2001 Oldsmobile Aurora

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Aurora years

Owner complaints for the 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora are substantially higher than 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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119Owner complaints

Model-year median: 33

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2001 Oldsmobile Aurora

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 119 owner complaints · 1 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)

Steering: 29 reports
Electrical System: 19 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 16 reports
Exterior Lighting: 12 reports
Power Train: 12 reports

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Recall links

00V114000 — Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Steering

29 Electrical System

19 Engine And Engine Cooling

16 Exterior Lighting

12 Power Train

All reported categories

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

11 Vehicle Speed Control

6 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

2 Fuel System, Gasoline

1 Fuel/propulsion System

1 Interior Lighting

1 Seats

1 Traction Control System

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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65 reports with mileage · 54 unknown

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.

Steering. Review the 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports4 fire reports2 injury reports

Wheels complaints

2 reports

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36,446 miles · Jan 15, 2008

Wheels

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE RIMS FAILED DUE TO INNER CORROSION AND DETERIORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHROME WAS PEELING AND AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIMS. ONE TIRE CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR, SO THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TIRES BEGAN LOSING AIR AGAIN DUE TO DETERIORATED AND CORRODED RIMS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,446. UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN

NHTSA ODI #10214940

Mileage unknown · Jan 25, 2002

Wheels

POSSIBLE DUE TO DROPPING OR POOR HANDLING AT MANUFACTURE, THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD A SMALL HOLE IN IT ABOUT THE DAMAGED WHEEL, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY DROPPING THE RIM ON THE FLOOR, RESULTED IN A SLOW LEAK AND THEN A FLAT.

NHTSA ODI #9006002

Recall campaigns

00V114000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components

Apr 17, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.

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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.