Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / AURORA / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003246500 | Incident Date: Nov, 09 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ROLLING HILLS ESTATES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: AURORA | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:fuel rail |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 18 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1996 oldsmobile aurora exhibited an extremely strong gasoline odor while driving home and, especially, after being stored overnight in my garage. it was found by the dealer that the hoses in the fuel system have deteriorated and are leaking gasoline. dealer indicated that this was a known problem and that general motors has done nothing to address the problem. a potentially explosive situation could have occurred in that the vehicle was stored in my garage overnight and the fumes could have been ignited by the pilot flame of a gas water heater located in the garage.*ak |