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2001 Oldsmobile Aurora engine and engine cooling problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora13% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
13%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Mar 13, 2010

  • 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…

    filed Feb 11, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Aurora years

YearReportsShare
2002 Aurora14%
1999 Aurora412%
1998 Aurora1020%
1997 Aurora1814%
1996 Aurora1717%
1995 Aurora3912%
Aurora engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.