Interior Problems

[MBowen574]

We have a 2001 Aurora 4.0. We bought it last April (nearly one year ago) with just 12,000 miles. Since, we have put an addition 15,000 on. It's a wonderful car, despite the problems (usual stuff... stalling on decel, flickering lights, steering int. shaft going bad). However, something that's really worrying me is the build quality. Ours is a very early-run model, which I didn't take into consideration when we bought. Since we've had it, the interior has practically begun to fall apart. The wood trim encircling the center stack is "peeling" off away from the plastic, the lights in the radio have been burning out at an alarming rate, the passenger heated seat switch has fallen through the wood trim, and the dash skin is receeding in 3 places around the center stack (away from the wood "frame"). This raises serious questions as to whether this car will stay together for 100,000 miles! It's practically new and it acts like it's falling apart. Also, we've had two rear-parcel-shelf Bose speakers go bad, and the third is clapping out-of-sync, so it's about to go bad again. I love this car, but it's really wearing on our patience. If it's this bad at 26k miles, what will it be like at 60,000 or 80,000? Can anyone give me a good experience with a newer Aurora that will assuage my fears?

[onehunglow]

Wow...it really seems like your vehicle is deteriorating rapidly before its time. I have teh same car but besides the dash lights going from time to time, I don't have any of those other major issues you are having...switches falling thru the console? And wood peeling away? Sounds like someone spilled something pretty corrosive on your center console...

[97 silverbullet]

i guess your gm factory warranty is passed then. But I've never heard of any new aurora doing that, i just think you got a lemon. There's always a lemon in every manufacture especially chrsyler may I emphasize JUNK !!!!!

[MBowen574]

Originally Posted by 97 silverbullet

i guess your gm factory warranty is passed then. But I've never heard of any new aurora doing that, i just think you got a lemon. There's always a lemon in every manufacture especially chrsyler may I emphasize JUNK !!!!!

I don't really think so. I believe it's just the early build date. I have seen now five or so with the same center console problems (very visible... the lower dash skin just peels away from the outer perimeter of wood trim) , two with the heated seat switch problem, one with the wood-coming-unglued problem, and have been reading/hearing about all of the Auroras with the same mechanical problems as ours. I'm wishing now we would have waited for a 2002 to come around...

[chris_fit]

Originally Posted by MBowen574

I don't really think so. I believe it's just the early build date. I have seen now five or so with the same center console problems (very visible... the lower dash skin just peels away from the outer perimeter of wood trim) , two with the heated seat switch problem, one with the wood-coming-unglued problem, and have been reading/hearing about all of the Auroras with the same mechanical problems as ours. I'm wishing now we would have waited for a 2002 to come around...

My early 1995 Aurora model, on the other hand, seems pretty solid. 150,000 Miles and going strong! Only major things that went bad are Radiator $400, Master Cylinder $120, and Shift Cable $510, wheel bearing $100. Cosmetically inside it's great.... lots of dings on the exterior but that's no fault of the car :-/

[MBowen574]

Originally Posted by chris_fit

My early 1995 Aurora model, on the other hand, seems pretty solid. 150,000 Miles and going strong! Only major things that went bad are Radiator $400, Master Cylinder $120, and Shift Cable $510, wheel bearing $100. Cosmetically inside it's great.... lots of dings on the exterior but that's no fault of the car :-/

Any clue what month it was manufactured in? If I'm not mistaken, '95 Aurora production started in July '94, and '01 Aurora production started in February '00. Ours was built in March '00, just one month in. I know that I'm trying to excuse something that shouldn't be excuseable (such enormous quality gaps in a very new, very pampered, very low-mileage $38,000 automobile), but I think this has at least something to do with it.