10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
50,000 miles

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problem #3

May 052009

Aurora 8-cyl

  • 150,000 miles
The contact owns a 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora. The contact stated that his vehicle was stored in a garage during the winter. He hooked up a battery charger to recharge the battery and noticed smoke inside the passenger compartment. He opened the door and observed flames coming from the steering wheel area. As he was extinguishing the fire, the fire department arrived. He was at a commercial building at the time and the fire department helped him extinguish the fire. The fire department observed a hole in the middle of the driver's seat where the fire originated, and stated that this was an electrical fire. There were no injuries and a fire report was filed. The failure mileage was 150,000. Updated 06/09/09. Updated 06/09/09.

- Sinclairville, NY, USA

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problem #2

Oct 021996

Aurora

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Back seat came loose, during accident.

- Annapolis, MD, USA

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problem #1

Mar 251996

Aurora

  • miles
Vehicle was impacted at 6:00, at speed 20 mph, drivers seat went into reclining position and would not release.

- Denver, IA, USA

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