Total Complaints
18 filings
OLDSMOBILE OLDSMOBILE · model year
18 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995OLDSMOBILEOLDSMOBILE carries 18 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 1 injury, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 OLDSMOBILE is air bags with 2 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) (2) and steering:gear box (other than rack and pinion) (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 12 investigation files overlapping the 1995 OLDSMOBILE. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
18 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 2 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
Mileage: 103,000
1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, GM'S REAL WINNER HERE!!! WHERE DO I START? WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER HEATING PROBLEMS, AND HAVE CHANGED WATER PUMPS, RADIATOR, RADIATOR FLUSHES, THERMOSTATS, A HANDFUL OF ALTERNATORS, TWICE THE A/C SEIZED, MAJOR VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS AND STOPPING, CAUSED? OVER HEATED DISK BRAKES! ITS A REALLY NICE CAR; WE LOVE IT, BUT JUST CAN'T SEE THE END TO THIS FORESEEING WASTE OF CASH. OUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ALL POUND THIS CAR AROUND, CAN'T BEAR GIVING IT UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER INVESTING SO MUCH. SHIFTING IN REVERSE CAN HAVE YOU SLAPPING IT IN DRIVE SEEING THE CHIROPRACTOR FROM THE SUDDEN JOLT. PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL, IS LOOSE AS A GOOSE, LEAKING FLUIDS FROM UNKNOWN PLACES THAT SEEM TO DISAPPEAR WHEN GETTING THEM SERVICED? ENGINE MOUNTS IN NEED OF A 2ND REPLACEMENT OVERHEATING IS AN ERRATIC PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE IRREGULAR IDLES. THESE ISSUES ARE ALL STEMMED FROM THE REALLY BAD DESIGN PLANS, GIVING US THESE PROBLEMS THAT NEVER REALLY GET FIXED. THE CAUSE, MAJO
1995 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, GM'S REAL WINNER HERE!!! WHERE DO I START? WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER HEATING PROBLEMS, AND HAVE CHANGED WATER PUMPS, RADIATOR, RADIATOR FLUSHES, THERMOSTATS, A HANDFUL OF ALTERNATORS, TWICE THE A/C SEIZED, MAJOR VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS AND STOPPING, CAUSED? OVER HEATED DISK BRAKES! ITS A REALLY NICE CAR; WE LOVE IT, BUT JUST CAN'T SEE THE END TO THIS FORESEEING WASTE OF CASH. OUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ALL POUND THIS CAR AROUND, CAN'T BEAR GIVING IT UP, ESPECIALLY AFTER INVESTING SO MUCH. SHIFTING IN REVERSE CAN HAVE YOU SLAPPING IT IN DRIVE SEEING THE CHIROPRACTOR FROM THE SUDDEN JOLT. PROBLEMS WITH STEERING WHEEL, IS LOOSE AS A GOOSE, LEAKING FLUIDS FROM UNKNOWN PLACES THAT SEEM TO DISAPPEAR WHEN GETTING THEM SERVICED? ENGINE MOUNTS IN NEED OF A 2ND REPLACEMENT OVERHEATING IS AN ERRATIC PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE IRREGULAR IDLES. THESE ISSUES ARE ALL STEMMED FROM THE REALLY BAD DESIGN PLANS, GIVING US THESE PROBLEMS THAT NEVER REALLY GET FIXED. THE CAUSE, MAJO
I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE GM#04014 NHTSA #04V110000 FROM GM SEPT. 2004. SEPT. 14, 2004 SHOTTENKIRK, FORT MADISON, IA DID INSPECTION FOR RECALL-"NO REPLACEMENT REQUIRED". JUNE 2005 MYSELF/PASSENGERS (ONE WAS 2) WERE OVERCOME WITH FUEL FUMES. ELSTON AUTO REPAIR REPLACED THE FUEL REGULATOR AND "PATCHED" THE FUEL LINE-FUEL WAS SHOOTING OUT. TOTAL PAID $195.83. I FOUND ORIGINAL GM RECALL NOTICE AND 9/14/04 INVOICE FROM SHOTTENKIRK. 10/11/05 CALLED THE GM#800-630-6537, SPOKE WITH MICHELLE GONZALES. GAVE HER THE INFORMATION FROM MY RECALL NOTICE AND THE SHOTTENKIRK INVOICE. SHE RESPONDED WITH - THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS NEVER UNDER ANY RECALL NOR DOES IT HAVE ANY "OPEN" RECALLS. SHE REPLIED THAT I MUST HAVE GOTTEN A HOLD OF SOMEONE ELSE'S RECALL NOTICE OR IN SOME OTHER MANNER ATTAINED SUCH A DOCUMENT. THE GM NOTICE HAD MY VIN#, SHOTTENKIRK HAD DONE THE INSPECTION. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD CONTACTED BRENT AT SHOTTENKIRK, IF THEY HAD DONE THE INSPECTION IT WAS OUT OF COURTESY OR BY MISTA
Mileage: 121,941
VEHICLES OF AN AUTO PARTS DELIVERY FLEET (7)HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS..U- JOINTS, BALL JOINTS, CRACKED WINDSHIELDS, SIGNAL LIGHTS OUT I WAS TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING.BOUT THE NOTED DEFECTS AND MANAGEMNT WAS ANGRY THAT I COMPLAINED...BEING 60 YRS OF AGE AND HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE WAS THE REASON FOR TERMINATION GIVEN...ALSO COMPLAINTS OF NON-COMPENSATED OVER TIME...LUNCHES DELAYED AT TIMES TILL 5 PM ON DAYS WORK STARTED AT 8AM...SATURDAYS LUNCH WAS BOUGHT FOR YOU BUT YOU HAD TO EAT WHILE WORKING...ATLEAST 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FENDER BENDERS. *AK
VEHICLES OF AN AUTO PARTS DELIVERY FLEET (7)HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS..U- JOINTS, BALL JOINTS, CRACKED WINDSHIELDS, SIGNAL LIGHTS OUT I WAS TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING.BOUT THE NOTED DEFECTS AND MANAGEMNT WAS ANGRY THAT I COMPLAINED...BEING 60 YRS OF AGE AND HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE WAS THE REASON FOR TERMINATION GIVEN...ALSO COMPLAINTS OF NON-COMPENSATED OVER TIME...LUNCHES DELAYED AT TIMES TILL 5 PM ON DAYS WORK STARTED AT 8AM...SATURDAYS LUNCH WAS BOUGHT FOR YOU BUT YOU HAD TO EAT WHILE WORKING...ATLEAST 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FENDER BENDERS. *AK
VEHICLES OF AN AUTO PARTS DELIVERY FLEET (7)HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS..U- JOINTS, BALL JOINTS, CRACKED WINDSHIELDS, SIGNAL LIGHTS OUT I WAS TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING.BOUT THE NOTED DEFECTS AND MANAGEMNT WAS ANGRY THAT I COMPLAINED...BEING 60 YRS OF AGE AND HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE WAS THE REASON FOR TERMINATION GIVEN...ALSO COMPLAINTS OF NON-COMPENSATED OVER TIME...LUNCHES DELAYED AT TIMES TILL 5 PM ON DAYS WORK STARTED AT 8AM...SATURDAYS LUNCH WAS BOUGHT FOR YOU BUT YOU HAD TO EAT WHILE WORKING...ATLEAST 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FENDER BENDERS. *AK
VEHICLES OF AN AUTO PARTS DELIVERY FLEET (7)HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS..U- JOINTS, BALL JOINTS, CRACKED WINDSHIELDS, SIGNAL LIGHTS OUT I WAS TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING.BOUT THE NOTED DEFECTS AND MANAGEMNT WAS ANGRY THAT I COMPLAINED...BEING 60 YRS OF AGE AND HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE WAS THE REASON FOR TERMINATION GIVEN...ALSO COMPLAINTS OF NON-COMPENSATED OVER TIME...LUNCHES DELAYED AT TIMES TILL 5 PM ON DAYS WORK STARTED AT 8AM...SATURDAYS LUNCH WAS BOUGHT FOR YOU BUT YOU HAD TO EAT WHILE WORKING...ATLEAST 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FENDER BENDERS. *AK
VEHICLES OF AN AUTO PARTS DELIVERY FLEET (7)HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS..U- JOINTS, BALL JOINTS, CRACKED WINDSHIELDS, SIGNAL LIGHTS OUT I WAS TERMINATED FOR COMPLAINING.BOUT THE NOTED DEFECTS AND MANAGEMNT WAS ANGRY THAT I COMPLAINED...BEING 60 YRS OF AGE AND HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE WAS THE REASON FOR TERMINATION GIVEN...ALSO COMPLAINTS OF NON-COMPENSATED OVER TIME...LUNCHES DELAYED AT TIMES TILL 5 PM ON DAYS WORK STARTED AT 8AM...SATURDAYS LUNCH WAS BOUGHT FOR YOU BUT YOU HAD TO EAT WHILE WORKING...ATLEAST 2 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FENDER BENDERS. *AK
THE TRACTION SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING DEALER TO CORRECT THE TRACTION SAFETY FEATURE ON VEHICLE. *SLC
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING DEALER TO CORRECT THE TRACTION SAFETY FEATURE ON VEHICLE. *SLC
STEEL PIN THAT HOLDS GEARSHIFT LEVER IN PLACE CAME OFF. YH
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG KNOCKED THREE FRONT TEETH OUT AND BROKE LOWER BRIDGE OF DRIVER.
KEYLESS ENTRY WILL ONLY WORK REAR DOORS. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED, ALSO ROTORS HAD SAND HOLES IN THEM FROM MANUFACTURER.
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG - DUE TO HEIGHT LIMITATIONS DRIVER HAS TO PULL SEAT TO FOREMOST POSITION AND HAS CONCERNS OVER THE IMPACT OF A DEPLOYING AIR BAG - DRIVER WOULD LIKE THE AIR BAGS DISABLED.
BRAKES SQUEAL.
POWER STEERING BOX FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER. *AW
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.