2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHERE TO EVEN BEGIN WITH THIS 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA V8 SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT SMELLS LIKE IT'S ON FIRE. I SEE WHERE GM HAD A RECALL LAST YR BUT THE AURORA IS NOT INCLUDED, AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT ALSO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT , IT ALSO DIES WHEN DRIVING IT. *TR

PURCHASED USED OLDS AURORA 2001 V-8 HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, 3 MO AFTER HAVING IT, USED SUNROOF FOR FIRST TIME, HEARD LOUD POP, HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE SUNROOF, NOT COVERED OF COURSE. NOW WHENEVER IT RAINS, THE MATERIAL IS WET AND HANGS DOWN. BUT THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR WHEN AT STOP LIGHT WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND ALMOST DIE, IF I COAST FORWARD A LITTLE IT STOPS FOR A MIN. IF I WANT TO SIT IN MY CAR TO WARM IT UP, IT WILL DIE AFTER A MIN OR SO. A DEALER SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE..NOT CHEAP BUT REPLACED, IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THE CAR ALSO DIES WHILE DRIVING IT. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT IS ON FIRE, STRONGER THAN BURNING OIL SMELL TOO. LEAVES GET INTO AIR VENTS OR...

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY VEHICLE RUNNING. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING FLAMES CAME OUT OF MY DASHBOARD BURNING MY HANDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2001 AURORA'S ARE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000; HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. SHE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO ADD THE AURORAS TO THE RECALL AND RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,167. UPDATED 05/07/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED OIL WAS LEKAING FROM THE VALVE COVER. UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB

AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS OF THE OLDSMOBILE AURORA 2001 I AM HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS REGARDING CHECK ENGINE WHEN GOING INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICE THEY STILL STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD STALL/STUMBLE ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR VERY SLOW SPEED. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. *SC

COOLANT LEAK HAS BEEN SERVICED ABOUT SIX TO SEVEN TIMES. MY AURORA IS CURRENTLY IN THE ROUND ROCK, TEXAS CLASSIC GM DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER TRY. ALSO, THE CAR IS BEING OUTFITTED WITH A DEVICE WHICH WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE /ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE WHY THE ENGINE QUITS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ENTERING A FREEWAY WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PRESS AN INSTALLED BUTTON THE NEXT TIME THE ENGINE STALLS. I OFTEN GET A HARD SHIFT WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME. TOLD THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER.*JB