1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

MY CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FUEL RAILS INSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 225,000

MOTOR STARTED ON FIRE AND GM FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 225,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. ON OCTOBER 24, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN HIS POSSESSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS AND THEN FLAMES APPEARED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS OF OCTOBER 23, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000) AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA. WHILE CIRCLING THE BLOCK AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED FLAMES. A POLICE OFFICER GAVE HIM AN EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH ALL OF THE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. ON OCTOBER 22, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V110000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HO

Mileage: 80,000

TRIED STARTING CAR. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CAR BACKFIRED UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED CAR AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. CAR HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR. 35 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS FOUND ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO GARAGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN/NEAR AREA OF FUEL INJECTOR. NO SURE OF OEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION.

Mileage: 125,325

TRIED STARTING CAR. WOULD NOT TURN OVER. CAR BACKFIRED UNDER HOOD. RESTARTED CAR AND PARKED IT IN GARAGE. CAR HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR. 35 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS FOUND ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS TO VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO GARAGE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN/NEAR AREA OF FUEL INJECTOR. NO SURE OF OEM. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING COMPENSATION.

Mileage: 125,325

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT GM REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY. *AK ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER THE FIRE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL IN REFERENCE TO NYLON TUNING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL WHICH COULD CRACK AND RESULT IN A FUEL LEAK OR FIRE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 116,494

TRIED TO START VEHICLE, VEHICLE BACKFIRED. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR, AND THE ICE ON THE VEHICLE WAS MELTING. I OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BLANKET.*AK

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH. AIR BAG HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FACE. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR FACIAL BRUISES. MANUFACTURER/DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 89,721

WHILE DRIVING, A GAS ODOR WAS COMING OUT FROM THE VENT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE DRIVER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL RAIL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE FUEL RAIL HAD A HOLE INSIDE THIS CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK ON TO THE ENGINE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *LA

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *LA

Mileage: 160,000

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. UPON DRIVING INTO THE BAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE HARNESS WIRES, AND STARTER HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND AN OFFER TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK WAS MADE. A RECALL 04V110000 WAS LOCATED ON SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. *LA

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

Mileage: 110,000

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE,THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL RAIL TUBING RECALL (RECALL NUMBER 04V1110000); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE'S VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *LA

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE---APPARENTLY STARTED AS I APPROACHED MY HOME ---BURNED IN GARAGE---TOTAL LOSS OF CAR---GARAGE DAMAGED. *AK

Mileage: 142,000

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM THE MOTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 8,000

WHEN DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT A PERSON WALKING FLAGGED DOWN THE DRIVER AND INFORMED HIM THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 76,000

ON JANUARY 28, 2004 MY 1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAR AFTER PULLING THE CAR TO THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY AND MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE CAR TO GO TO WORK WHEN SHE SAW A FLASH, THEN SMOKE. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT INJURED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IS DECLARING THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. MY SECOND CAR.... A 1997 SEVILLE STS...ALONG WITH THE AURORA IS MENTIONED IN A REPORT POSTED ON MSNBC ON NOV. 4

Mileage: 112,730