Oldsmobile Aurora Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 786 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Oldsmobile Aurora (1993–2003). The most-complained-about year is 1995.
Pick your Oldsmobile Aurora model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Oldsmobile Aurora | 2 | 7 |
| 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora | 2 | 25 |
| 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora | 1 | 119 |
| 2000 Oldsmobile Aurora | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 Oldsmobile Aurora | 2 | 33 |
| 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora | 0 | 49 |
| 1997 Oldsmobile Aurora | 1 | 125 |
| 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora | 2 | 100 |
| 1995 Oldsmobile Aurora | 2 | 321 |
| 1994 Oldsmobile Aurora | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 Oldsmobile Aurora | 0 | 1 |
What Oldsmobile Aurora owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 786 complaints with NHTSA. The 1995 model year has the most, with 321.
All Oldsmobile Aurora recalls (8)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Oldsmobile Aurora, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Some passenger vehicles equipped with 4.0l v8 engines have a condition in which the nylon tubing used in the fuel rail construction may degrade and crack. Additionally, the 1995 model year uses a unique underhood fuel return line that may crack. Cracking of the fuel rail or return line tubing can result in a fuel leak into the engine…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the engine fuel rail with a new stainless steel fuel rail. Dealers will also install a revised chassis fuel return line. The recall began on june 2, 2004, for 1996-1997…
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
On certain cadillac deville and seville passenger vehicles, funeral coaches, and limousines equipped with a v8 (4.6l) engine, oldsmobile aurora passenger vehicles equipped with a v8 (4.0l ) engine, and pontiac bonneville ssei passenger vehicles equipped with a supercharged v6 (3.8l) engine, the fuel tank pressure sensors are unusually…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tank pressure sensor. Owner notification began on october 17, 2003. Owners should contact cadillac at 1-866-982-2339; oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537; or pontiac at 1-800-620-7668.
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Air bags: frontal
Certain passenger, MINI vans, and sport utility vehicles have an air bag inflator on the driver's side that could fracture at a weld during a deployment.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect, and replace, if necessary, the air bag module assembly on the driver's side. Owner notification began august 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…
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Foundation components (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.
Model years: 2001
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Webbing (seat belts)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The rear shoulder belt(s) do not retract. A retainer could separate from a rear seat shoulder belt retractor which results in the retractor return spring becoming disengaged.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect both rear shoulder belt retractors for correct function and install a spring cover retaining strap to each retractor. If a retractor does not function correctly, it will be replaced.
Model years: 1995
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Vacuum (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake booster to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.
Remedy: Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to specified torque.
Model years: 1999
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Disc (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with incorrect front brake rotor, brake caliper assembly, brake pads, and caliper mounting bracket on either the left or right side of the vehicle.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect for correct brake parts and replace any incorrect rotors, caliper assemblies, brake pads, and caliper mounting brackets.
Model years: 1999
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Electrical system: control module
These vehicles were assembled with a malfunction alarm, lighting and locking (mall) module that can contain a damaged capacitor. If the capacitor is damaged, the "key in the ignition" warning chime and the driver seat belt unbuckled warning chime and indicator lamp may not work. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 114,…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if required, replace the mall module.
Model years: 1996
Other Oldsmobile models
- Alero1,957 complaints
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- Intrigue1,140 complaints
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- Cutlass Supreme296 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.