Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / AURORA / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000068668 Incident Date: Jul, 13 2000
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AURORA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3GR62C7T4 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 04 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel return line: foul smell in car, took to emich olds but failed to correct. returned due to continued smell, finally diagnosed and repaired leak. fuel rail/fuel regulator: strong, sickening fumes entered car interior, then car lost power and barely maintained 20mph on way home. after i parked in my driveway, a large quantity of gasoline leaked onto the driveway. i had to call the fire department to assess safety before towing car for repair. after repair was made, strong gasoline fumes remained in engine compartment and continued seeping into car. emich was finally able to apply a cleaning treatment to remove smell. crankcase seal: repair was done incorrectly by emich olds, had to be repeated. note: there were a large number of other mechanical repairs needed on this car, particularly in the last year, too many to report here. many required more than one trip to emich to diagnose/repair. this car is a lemon!!!this car is a lemon!!!, had to be repeated a second time by emich olds. driveway at home, a large. *ak