The 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 8,132 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 180 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC00V1140002000-04-178,132 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
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.
Complaints by component
STEERING
17
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
16
1crashes1fires
ENGINE
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
8
1crashes
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
1fires1injuries
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
6
Total complaints180
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The engine randomly dies or stalls while in traffic at random times and will not turn back on for several minutes, the vehicle is in motion when the stalling occurs and thankfully only on city streets. Codes have not been present but the stalling and idle leads me to believe it is faulty…”
“The engine randomly dies or stalls while in traffic at random times and will not turn back on for several minutes, the vehicle is in motion when the stalling occurs and thankfully only on city streets. Codes have not been present but the stalling and idle leads me to believe it is faulty…”
“The engine randomly dies or stalls while in traffic at random times and will not turn back on for several minutes, the vehicle is in motion when the stalling occurs and thankfully only on city streets. Codes have not been present but the stalling and idle leads me to believe it is faulty…”
“I recently purchased four (4) goodyear eagle ultra grip gw-3 tires (235/55r17) from sams club in dover, delaware and they were shipped from the goodyear warehouse all with a dot date of 3614 almost 4-years old! I dont believe goodyear should be selling tires with a dot date of 3614. If you provide…”
“Power steering pump line was melted into the bolt near the line , also the body over a year began to rust...so it took 800.00 to fix it”
“Power steering pump line was melted into the bolt near the line , also the body over a year began to rust...so it took 800.00 to fix it”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 oldsmobile aurora. When the contact started the vehicle, the air bag, stability, and brake indicators illuminated. Also, the traction control was not working. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 oldsmobile aurora. When the contact started the vehicle, the air bag, stability, and brake indicators illuminated. Also, the traction control was not working. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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