Three problems related to battery have been reported for the 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
Battery that is placed under right rear seat came loose/ broke and sprayed battery acid over entire interior of vehicle.
Vehicle was inspected after an accident and battery acid was found throughout the entire back interior.