IllustrationBRAKES CONTINUE TO VIBRATE AND ROTORS WEAR PREMATURELY. REPLACED PADS, TURNED ROTOR THREE TIMES IN 75000 MILES, PROBLEM OF VIBRATION AND SHAKING REAPPEARED AFTER 15000 MILES EACH TIME BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *NM
1998 Oldsmobile Aurora
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 33.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →49Owner complaints
Model-year median: 33
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Inspection summary
1998 Oldsmobile Aurora
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 49 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 10 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 9 reports
- Electrical System: 7 reports
- Fuel System, Gasoline: 4 reports
- Power Train: 4 reports
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Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 49 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports2 fire reports0 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
9 reportsVEHICLE TAKES A LONG WAY TO STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT WILL EVEN FEEL LIKE IT IS SLOWING DOWN.
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FILLS VEHICLE IS BRAKING, BUT FOOT IS NOT ON BRAKES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE MAJOR FAILURES. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY, AND NOW THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED REQUIREING REPLACEMENT OF THEM AND THE PADS AGAIN. *AK
THE FRONT-PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD HAS WORN DOWN TO THE SQUEALER WHILE THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD SHOWS LITTLE WEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE OLDSMOBILE REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND HE HAS OPENED A CASE REPORT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN AT 16000-17000 MILES IT WAS COVERED UNDER…
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THE FRONT-PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING UNEVENLY. THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD HAS WORN DOWN TO THE SQUEALER WHILE THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD SHOWS LITTLE WEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE OLDSMOBILE REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND HE HAS OPENED A CASE REPORT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN AT 16000-17000 MILES IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SOLUTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO REBUILD THE CALIPER, REPLACE THE PADS AND TURN THE ROTORS. WHILE TALKING TO THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS CURRENTLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING OTHER MODELS AS WELL, WHICH HAS GM ENGINEERS SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.*AK
DEFECTIVE FRONT ROTORS,CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ONLY OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED OF 50 MPH. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AFTER SECOND INCIDENT, WITHIN THREE WEEKS APART, DEALER TURNED/ REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. *AK
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
THE CAR HAS A PRONOUNCED 'SHUDDER/VIBRATION' AT LOW SPEED (AROUND 25MPH). THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIES WHEN TURNING RIGHT, ESPECIALLY OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE ROTORS APPEAR TO BE WARPED AS THEY ALSO VIBRATE UNDER BRAKING, CAUSING THE SHUDDER TO AGAIN INTENSIFY. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A 'COMMON' PROBLEM WITH AURORA'S..? *…
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THE CAR HAS A PRONOUNCED 'SHUDDER/VIBRATION' AT LOW SPEED (AROUND 25MPH). THE PROBLEM INTENSIFIES WHEN TURNING RIGHT, ESPECIALLY OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE ROTORS APPEAR TO BE WARPED AS THEY ALSO VIBRATE UNDER BRAKING, CAUSING THE SHUDDER TO AGAIN INTENSIFY. THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A 'COMMON' PROBLEM WITH AURORA'S..? *AK
Recall campaigns
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
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