1998 Oldsmobile Aurora

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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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.

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49Owner complaints

Model-year median: 33

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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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

No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling

10 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

9 Electrical System

7 Fuel System, Gasoline

4 Power Train

All reported categories

1 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Seat Belts

1 Structure

1 Visibility

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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.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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

Unknown Or Other complaints

2 reports

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46,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004

Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

PAINT IS MINOR, EXCEPT DEALER DID PAINT CAR LEFT FRONT FENDER NEW AND SINCE THEN CLEAR COAT HAS RUBBED OFF. AIR IS ANOTHER. 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY UNTILL FAILURE AT 107,000. $1400 FOR NEW COMPRESSOR, HOSES AND TO MAKE UP FOR BAD DEAKLER WORK. CAR NOW HAS INTERMITTENT AIR FAILURE, SHUTTING OFF AND RE-START CAUSE COMPRESSOR TO CO…

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NHTSA ODI #10070581

Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 2002

Unknown Or Other

AFTER VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WILL LAUNCH FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

NHTSA ODI #8023084

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.