2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM DOWN AND COME BACK UP. ALSO, THIS HAPPENS WITH AIR CONDITIONING, IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP. DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS MAY SEND WRONG SIGNALS TO ANOTHER DRIVER. *AK *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ICE AND SNOW. THE "TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" UNHOOKED DUE TO THIS. AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD EXISTED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2-27-01. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW BUT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT THEY WILL JUST REPAIR IT WHEN IT HAPPENS. A SECOND DEALER SAID THEY ARE GETTING 5-6 A WEEK WITH THIS PROBLEM ( THIS WAS DAVE CROSS MOTORS 816-524-2233 . I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR IN SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WITHOUT FEAR OF THE WIPERS STOPPING AND CAUSING A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT BUT GM DOESNT FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM "JUST CLEAR THE SNOW AND ICE AWAY AND IT WONT HAPPEN". I WANT THEM TO DESIGN SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING NOT MERELY FIX IT WHEN IT HAPPENS. I ALSO WANTED THIS TO BE ON FILE FOR OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE THESE CARS TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT . THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

MY RIM CRACK RIGHT ON THE SEAL WHERE THE SEEM WAS AND PER THE DEALER MY WARRENTEE WON'T COVER THE EXPENSE.*AK

HEADLIGHTS AND LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WILL DIM TO A VERY LOW LIGHT WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT 20 MPH LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL LUG NUTS HAVE A DEFECT IN THE METAL AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE. *AK THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING DAMAGE TO CHASSIS AND ENGINE. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONSUMER IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. NLM

I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING OFF. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY OF 4 IT IS DANGEROUS TO OTHERS DRIVING TOWARDS ME. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE BOUGHT IT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS AFTER 2 ALTERNATORS AND A COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEY DID HOWEVER FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, IT IS SOME SORT OF SENSOR THAT DETECTS WHEN A WHEEL ISNT TURNING FAST ENOUGH AND IT KICKS A MOTOR IN THAT MAKES IT CATCH UP CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE LIGHTS, THUS CAUSING THEM TO DIM. THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE BRAVADA, S10, GMC ENVOY, JIMMY AND SONOMA. THEY SAID IT IS SERVICE BULLETIN CQB00-18. IT STATES THAT THE EBCM LOSES A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL AND IT WILL ACTIVATE THE ABS MOTOR MONENTARILY, SINCE THE MOTOR MAY DRAW UP TO 100 AMPS THE LIGHTS WILL DIM OR FLICKER DURING THE CYCLE. THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN. THE LOSS OF SIGNAL COULD BE CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING, A BAD WHEEL SPEED SENSOR OR SENSOR RING OR AIR GAP (WORN BRAKES). NONE OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THIS DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST IN OVER 200,000 INTRIGUES OF THE SAME YEAR. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKING THE DEALERSHIPS REAPIR THIS PROBLEM BY ISSUING A SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK

REAR BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM LIKE THEY ARE INTENDED WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 25 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO "SLAM" ON THE BRAKES OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS, CAN FEEL THE REAR TIRES DRAG/SLIP AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISE. WORSE YET, THE DISTANCE THAT IT TAKES THE CAR TO STOP IT MUCH TOO LONG COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES IN ITS CLASS WITH ABS. THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, COUPLED WITH THE SENSATION THAT YOUR REARS TIRES ARE SLIPPING, IS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. BOTH THE DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT "OLDSMOBILE'S ARE JUST DESIGNED LIKE THAT." *AK

TO MINIMIZE WINDSHIELD WIPER BREAKAGE MANUFACTURER HAS CONVERTED THE CAR INTO A DEATHTRAP. SNOW AND ICE MUST BE REMOVED FOR PROPER OPERATION OF THE WIPERS. IF WIPER OPERATION IS TESTED TO DETERMINE IF THE WIPERS ARE FREE, AND THIS INDEED NOT THE CASE, A SERIOUS PROBLEM ARISES. THE NUT HOLDING THE WIPER ASSEMBLY LOOSENS VERY READILY UNDER VERY LITTLE STRAIN. AFTER SOME INTERVAL THE DRIVER OPERATING UNDER INCLEMENT CONDITIONS FINDS HE HAS VERY LIMITED OR NO VISIBILITY WHEN THE WIPERS CEASE TO FUNCTION OR FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. IN MY CASE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE RIGHT WIPER CAME OVER THE LEFT WIPER, PINNING BOTH IN PLACE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER I FOUND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON, FREQUENT OCCURENCE VERY FAMILIAR TO THEIR MAINTAINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE WIPERS CAN NOT NORMALLY BE REPAIRED OR RENDERED OPERABLE ON THE SPOT, (WHO CARRIES THE CORRECT SIZE METRIC WRENCH OR IS AWARE OF THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENT ?). THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT WARN OF THIS DEADLY HAZARD, OR PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REPAIR OR ADJUSTMENT. I DO NOT BELIEVE AN AUTOMOBILE SO EQUIPPED IS SAFE TO DRIVE IN WINTER WHEATHER. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE OCCURRED IN MY CASE. THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE AND DEATH, HOWEVER, SEEM ENORMOUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME AND TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONING OR WHEN TURNING ON HEATER, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTATCED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT " IT'S A NORMAL CONDITION, AND THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED."*AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENEDON THREE OCCASIONS. DRY CONDITIONS, NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING. NLM

THE HEADLIGHTS FILCKER AT VARIOUS TIMES AND THIS ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THAT THEY CAN, BUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 3.5L ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT THE 'FLICKERING' HAS BECOME MORE REGULAR AND SEEMS TO HAPPENS FOR A LONGER DURATATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO A SOLUTION FROM GM ON THIS.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

BOUGHT CAR OCT 2000 AS A USED AUTO. IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR EACH OF THESE 4-5 TIMES AT LEAST. IT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. MIDSHAFT WAS REPLACED, BUT IT RETURNED. OLDS DID SAY THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS. ORDERED A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. BEEN ALSO IN SHOP FOR LIGHTS FLICKERING, HEATER SURGING, TEMP GAUGE RUNNING HOT. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 WEEK STAY AT THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM RETURNED 3 DAYS BEFORE MIDSHAFT WAS TO BE REPLACED THE 2ND TIME. CALLED DEALERSHIP THAT WAS GOING TO REPLACE SHAFT, AND DECIDED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL WE COULD SETTLE THIS WITH OLDS. OLDS IS NOT TRYING TO RECTIFY EASILY. I AM REPORTING THIS TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AT THIS TIME.

CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD ON AND BOTH AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC

ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIM. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, AND INSPECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK DEALER IS ORDERING ANOTHER ALTERNATOR. *YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GLOWING UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

1. DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING (SPORADIC) 2. CLUNKING NOISE/VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL 3. WATER ON PASSENGER FLOOR 4. THROTTLE STICKS DURING ACCELERATION. *NM

THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLARE AND FLICKER AS IF THEY ARE SHORTING OUT. GM HAS CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL WAIT FOR A REMEDY THAT BEING A REDISIGNED ALTERNATOR GM STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANICS AT MY DEALERSHIP HAVE TRIED BUT FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM . THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE BY THE DEALER IN DESPERATION AND AGAIN WHEN THE NEWLY REDESIGNED FROM GM ARRIVED AFTER NEARLY 6 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF A FIX CAME IN .MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR WILL FAIL WITH ALL THE POWER SURGES BEING PUT THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF ALREADY WITH THE NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR. AS THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A VEHICLE FREE FROM DEFECTS. I HOPE THAT THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN INTO A MONEY PIT. THANK GOODNESS THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY HOPEFULLY GM WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AFTER IT EXPIRES.*AK

CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAMMED INTO IT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE PCS LIGHT CAME ON, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DURING A BLIZZARD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *JB

LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, FUEL PUMP WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE AND NOW CAR WILL NOT START. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DIM AND BRIGHTEN AT UNEXPECTED TIMES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON DEMAND. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON RTE 95 AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. FROM THIS POINT ON WE WATCHED AND REALIZED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM THE MIDDLE POINT UP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE FREQUENTLY. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WERE TOLD THAT GM SAID THAT THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE WAS ANYWHERE IN THE WHITE ZONE. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE DROVE ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME AND TWICE THE CAR OVERHEATED. THE 3RD TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER HAPPENED ON A DAY THAT GM FIELD TECHS WERE IN THE DEALER SERVICE AREA. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, THESE TECHS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO "SHIM" THE THERMOSTAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT GM IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CAR CAN FAIL ANYWHERE AND GM IS NOT TELLING THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THE SITUATION. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A BREAKDOWN. THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION. *AK

METAL "SHIMS" THAT HOLD THERMOSTAT IN PLACE FAILED - CAUSING THERMOSTAT TO DISLODGE AND CREATE A RESTRICTION, HENCE CAUSING SUPERHEATED AIR BUBBLES TO FORM DIRECTLY UNDER THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THIS CAUSED A FALSE WARNING EMERGENCY ALERT ON THE DASH WHICH INFLUENCED ME TO PULL OVER ON BUSY INTERSTATE 95 WHERE I BECAME A ROAD HAZARD AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A 18 WHEELER. TOOK THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, WHO FIXED IT. BUT IT CAME BACK 2 WEEKS LATER AND I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN. IT HAS SINCE NOT RETURNED. *AK

PURCHASED MY INTRIQUE IN OCTOBER OF 1999, AT THAT TIME I NOTICED IN THE EVENING WHILE DRIVE THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS WOULD BRIGHTEN AND DIM EXTENSIVELY, WHERE TO THE FACT ONCOMING DRIVERS WOULD FLASH THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS IN MY EYES CAUSING ME HARD TIME VIEWING THE ROAD, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THEY THOUGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS WERE DOING THIS TO THEM, AND WHO KNOWS HOW GRIGHT THE BEAM WAS IN THEIR EYES, BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS A POWER SURGE GOING ON. WITH NO CONTROLOF MINE. I ALSO NOTICE THE BLOWER WHILE ON DEFROST HAS THE SAME TYPE OF SURGING GOING ON AND THATS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO WITH A MIND OF THEIR OWN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACE MY ALTENATOR, SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE. NOW, EACH YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD AND YOU NEED THE HEATER ON HIGH, FOR DEFROST MODE THE LIGHTS AND BLOWER WILL DO THIS AGAIN, I HAVE NO WARRENTY LEFT ON MY VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICE JUST THIS PAST WEEK THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT STAYS ON FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME MY ENGINE SEEEMS TO BE STARTING HARDER, BUT AS THE CAR WARMS UP THINGS SEEM TO BE BETTER NOT FINE , BUT BETTER. I AM A SINGLE PERSON NOW, I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WAS SAFE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE PARENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY DIABLED NO AND RELY ON ME FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND THAT INCLUDES USING MY NEWER CAR. I WORK IN A PISTON PLANT THAT MAKES MANY GM PISTONS, SO I KNOW HOW PARTICULAR CAR COMPANYS, FEEL ABOUT WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THESE ENGINES, AND I KNOW THE EFFECTS IF WE HAPPEN TO FAIL TO DO OUR QUATLITY JOB. SO WHY, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE BEFORE, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING AND ELECTRICALL COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLES ENGINE, BEFORE SOME ONE DIES DUE TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WITH THE CAR AGING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE THIS COULD BE DOING TO THAT COMPUTER, WITH THE POWER SURGES, BEFORE ON OF US OWNERS LOOSE ALL POWER AND PLOWS IN TO A TREE, ANOTHER CAR, WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GO OUT AND KILL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, OUR CARS ARE TO TO BE DRIVEN, NO AT WEAPON ION THE ROAD, WITH A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

BOTH INSTRUMENT AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. DEALER UNCONCERNED. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON USING THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO GETS VERY HOT TO THE POINT THAT ONE CAN'T TOUCH IT. ALSO, NOT A CHANGE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. RADIO REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML

HORN LOCATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL PADS ARE HARD TO FIND WHEN NECESSARY. WHENEVER HORN IS HIT WITHOUT LOOKING DIRECTLY FOR THE PADS, IT WOULD NOT SOUND OFF. WOULD HAVE TO SEARCH FOR A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE PAD TO HIT FOR HORN TO SOUND. HITTING AREA OF AIR BAG MAKES HORN BLOW. FEAR OF HITTING STEERING WHEEL COVER TO HARD MIGHT CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *AK IT IS HARD TO FIND THE SPOT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *YH

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, WHEN PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WAS LIKE STEPPING ON A SPONGE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED AND HIT AN TREE AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

OUR LIGHTS DIM,HEATER FAN CUTS OUT,HEAT GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY TO HOT,INTERIOR BUTTONS ARE SO HOT YOU CANNOT TOUCH,OIL HEADLIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RESET IT AND OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, WITHOUT ANY WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ,CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY FOR DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK INTERMITTENTLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YH ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, ONCE BECAUSE IT WAS CHARGING 14.2 VOLTS. LEFT REAR TIRE CUPPED BADLY, CAUSING NOISE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TURNING CORNERS, AND STARTING UP. ITS GETTING WORSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FILE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT DETERMINED HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SLC

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE FOG LAMP SWITCH GET VERY HOT. PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. I DID NOTICE THAT THE FOGLAMP SWITCH COOLED OFF A BIT IF I TURNED THE FOG LAMPS ON. THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE TOP PART OF THE CLIMATE CONTROLS STAY HOT. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY A FIRE HAZARD. THAT'S HOW HOT THE AREA CAN BECOME. THE WIRING IN A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE GENERATING THAT MUCH HEAT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET. I WILL BE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND I WILL MENTION IT AT THAT TIME.*AK

WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT IS ON, CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. NOTICED ON LONGER TRIPS.*AK

MECHANICS OPINION IS LEFT CV JOINT/ LEFT STRUT ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DIM, CAUSING POOR VISION OF THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL "FLICKER" WHILE DRIVING, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE ONLY THING THAT HE COULD DO WAS TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD COMPLETELY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL "AFTER MARKET" EQUIPMENT INSTALLED THAT COULD BE CAUSING A "STRAIN" ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY DIM AND BRIGHTEN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER (DOWNTOWN OLDS, WARREN, OHIO) AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG COULD BE FOUND.)*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES PEDAL, ITWOULD TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS OPERATE POORLY. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER/FLASH. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ENGAGED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURRED. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TIE ROD BROKE AND CAUSED TREAD TO SEPARATE ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CAR DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS . BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES . THE DEALER CHANGED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE . THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY ONCE. WHEN CAR DIES IT WILL NOT START UNTILL IT COOLS THEN IT WILL RUN NORMALLY UNTILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. DEALER HAS SAID GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD A BAD BATCH OF CRANK SENSORS . WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AT SPEED IT IS VERY DANGEROUS .ONCE IT HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE , IM AFRAID OF A BAD ACCIDENT IF THEY CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM .

WHEEL BEARINGS AND HUB FAILED. THIS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF STEERING AND TIRE CONTACT WITH ROAD. ALSO CAUSES TIRE TO "TOE" IN OR OUT WHEN TURNING, CAUSING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. FORD CURRENTLY RECALLING FOCUS FOR SAME DEFECT. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND RAN INTO A CURB. THE RIGHT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 327 000, HOWEVER THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLASHER UNIT. *TS *JB