Oldsmobile Aurora
Registered from 1996 to 2003.
About this model
The Oldsmobile Aurora is a luxury sedan, manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 1994 until 2003 over two generations — sharing platforms with Buick Riviera and using the Cadillac-derived G platform. At the time of production, the Aurora was the flagship vehicle in the Oldsmobile lineup, having originated from the 1989 Oldsmobile tube concept.
From the Wikipedia article Oldsmobile Aurora, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1725 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1725 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1725 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1799 kg · 2890 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1799 kg · 2890 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1799 kg · 2890 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1799 kg · 2890 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Fuel rail leaks
Engineering analysis, opened February 2004, closed April 2004.
Fuel rail leakage
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2003, closed February 2004.
Rear seat belt retractor
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 1999, closed February 2000.
Rear compartment lid rod separation
Investigation SQ, opened June 1996, still open.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Oldsmobile filed 366 bulletins about the 2003 Aurora.
- Equipment: 137
- Engine and engine cooling: 50
- Electrical system: 49
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 19
- Power train: 16
- Engine: 14
- Structure: 10
- Wheels: 10
- Fuel system, gasoline: 8
- Visibility: 8
- Other: 45
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information. · April 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical… · September 2024
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires… · September 2024
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating… · August 2024
358 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.