We had trouble with starting the car off and on since we acquired it in the fall of 2014. May of 2015 it finally simply wouldn't start and was diagnosed as an ignition switch malfunction and replaced. The replacement is now not working either.
Oldsmobile Aurora won't start problems
15 of the 785 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Aurora describe won't start, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 15
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical mileage
- 82,257
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 3Fuel pump 3Fuel leak 2Overheating 1Fuel smell 1Fire or smoke 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 oldsmobile aurora. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly stall. In addition, while attempting to start the vehicle a mist was present coming from the engine compartment and the engine would not start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the number 8 cylinder failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
My RPM shoots up to red and so I have to turn off car and restart. Often car won't start right away. Then awhile later it just dies on me. Quite a few times it has died on the highway and once I almost got rearended and second time I almost ran into the guard rail on the bridge because I had no power and steering locked up, now my gas gage moves to full then down to low fuel and engine light comes on. Had my car put on machine and couldn't read any codes and couldn't find anything. Scared to drive it because I could possibly be involved in an accident when it dies on me again. But have to drive it meaning its my only transportation.
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 oldsmobile aurora. The contact stated that her vehicle does not shift properly. When the key is placed in the ignition, the vehicle does not crank. The contact must exit and re-enter the vehicle before it will start. In addition, she smelled gasoline while seated in the passenger compartment. She has not taken her vehicle to a dealer or mechanic to determine the cause of the failures. The VIN and mileages were unknown.
Vehicle would not start on the first try, but would always start on the second try. Also noticed a gasoline odor while idling and driving at slow speeds. The odor progressively got stronger until a pinhole leak was discovered in one of the plastic fuel lines attached to the fuel rail. When I called oldsmobile about this they said that there were no open recalls on this and that I would be responsible to pay for a proper diagnosis (and of course repair) at a gm dealership. The ironic thing is that I had previously been contacted by gm (about two years ago) about the fuel rail recall and took the car in to have the fuel rail replaced even though now oldsmobile is saying that the recall never effected my VIN.
The vehicle would not start properly. So I took my aurora in to have it serviced and found out it was the fuel tank pressure sensor, which then I was told this defective part could have caused a fire. This sounds like a very unsafe part and I looked the part up and found out that it had been recalled at one point, just not on the my make of vehicle. Something needs to be done about this before someone gets killed.
Tried starting car. Would not turn over. Car backfired under hood. Restarted car and parked it in garage. Car had an unusual odor. 35 minutes later, car was found on fire, resulting in a total loss to vehicle and damage to garage. Fire department stated fire started in/near area of fuel injector. No sure of oem. Consumer is requesting compensation.
1995 oldsmobile aurora would not start. *bf the second time the vehicle came to halt while on the interstate. After a deep diagnosis, it was determined that the pump assembly was burnt and a new pump module needed to be installed. The wiring to the fuel pump had overheated and melted the insulation off one of the wires.
While driving, the consumer smelled gas, got home, and noticed that the plastic fuel line system was leaking gasoline, and causing stalling. The engine wouldn't start again. The dealership indicated to the consumer that there was a recall, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. *ak recall# 04v110000. High pressure heavy flow fuel leak under the hood from the lines from the tank to rail on the fuel line. The leak was heavy.
Car will not start no sound from the engine and security light remains on. Usually starts after several hours. All other electrical functions work. New battery, alternator and computer installed. Security light still on. Please help.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Oldsmobile Aurora won't start
Which Oldsmobile Aurora years have won't start problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (6 complaints), 1996 (5 complaints) and 1997 (2 complaints).
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