2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue Complaint Log

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEMS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF WHILE ENGAGED, AND TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE HEATER WHEN OPERATING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VIN: [XXX] BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL/HUB BEARING ASSEMBLIES, VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS, FAILED AT 64K MILES AND 69K MILES RESPECTIVELY. PARTS REPLACED W/PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT BY GM... NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE AS A CONSUMER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE, SO GM SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED ME FULLY FOR THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I PURCHASED A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE USED IN FEBRUARY 2004. AFTER USING THE HAZARD LIGHTS IN AUGUST 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE WITHOUT CONTINUOUSLY HOLDING THE BUTTON IN MANUALLY. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE, AND THEN COMPLETELY STOP. THIS OCCURS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO REPEATEDLY PRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH OVER AND OVER WHICH CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS AND TAKES ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD WHEN TRYING TO TURN FROM BUSY STREETS. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A NEW HAZARD SWITCH FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS AND HESITATES. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, WHICH HELPED WITH THE STALLING AND HESITATION; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. DAYS AFTER THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLASHED ON AND OFF. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HAD IT JUMPSTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN ABLE TO START. WHILE DRIVING HOME, ALL OF THE LIGHTING FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD IT TOWED THE FOLLOWING DAY TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA AND HE BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I HAVE NOTICED A "PULSATION" IN MY STEERING, ESPECIALLY AS I INITIATE A TURN. AM TOLD BY THE DEALER I NEED A NEW STEERING RACK. I CAN'T BELIEVE A STEERING RACK HAS FAILED AT 93000 MILES OF PREDOMINATELY HIGHWAY DRIVING.*AK

CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL, FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE ON THE THIRD COMPLAINT, AT WHICH TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. *TR

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK & PINION GEAR SPOKE VALVE FOR A COST OF $758.69. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND CLEARING THE ADAPT CELLS FOR A COST OF $758.55. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I ALSO PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INOPERABLE CRANK SENSOR FOR THE COST OF $292.60. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND THEN RETURN TO THE NORMAL BRIGHTNESS ON MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHETHER THE LIGHTS ARE ON DIM OR BRIGHT. OTHER LIGHTS INSIDE THE CAR ARE NOT AFFECTED; THE PROBLEM IS ONLY WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO FLASH OFF FOR A SECOND, BUT IT'S MORE OF A DIMMING ACTION. IT'S FRUSTRATION THOUGH, BECAUSE ON-COMING TRAFFIC FLASHES THEIR HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU ARE DOING THE SAME TO THEM. GM NEEDS TO PROVIDE A FIX TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM CAUSES SOMEONE TO BE THE VICTIM OF ROAD RAGE. *LA

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END THE STEERING HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES UP TO 1999 BUT MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT'S BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GEAR TEETH IN TRANSMISSION PAN AT 42,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR: $1800-2400 AND 5 DAYS WITHOUT A VECHICLE.*AK

BLINKER/HAZARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THE HAZARD SWITCH BUZZES WHEN THE TURN INDICATOR LEVER IS ACTIVATED. TURN SIGNALS WORK APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE TIME. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

SHORTLY AFTER 36,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, PCS, ABS, SES LIGHTS WOULD COME ONE & STAY ON. STALLING BECAME MORE AND FREQUENT UNTIL IT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERYTIME WITHIN 120 SECONDS OF COLD START (OVER COURSE OF 2,000 -4,000 MORE MILES. NEARLY GOT BROADSIDED BY CEMENT TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY (AFTER ALREADY DOING ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST STALL AFTER COLD START). DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. GM WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART AND I WAS LEFT WITH DIAGNOSIS AND LABOR BILL. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH DEFECTIVE PART. CLAIMED IT BELONGED TO GM. ON ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BATTERY WOULD RUN DOWN AFTER CAR LEFT SITTING FOR 3-4 DAYS IN COLD WEATHER. WOULD RECHARGE BATTERY AND IT WOULD BE OK. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE, THEN FINALLY AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, BATTERY WENT BAD & WOULD NOT RECHARGE. DEALER/GM REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEN ONE EVENING I NOTICED THAT THE VANITY LIGHTS ON THE SUNVISOR MIRROR WERE ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN SUNVISOR WAS COMPLETELY STOWED. TURNS OUT THE SWITCH BUTTON IS NOT DEPRESSING FULLY TO DISENGAGE POWER SWITCH TO VANITY LAMP(S). DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR --OUT OF WARRANTY.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.*AK

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RATHER EARLY FOR THIS SENSOR TO GO!

THE HAZARD SWITCH ON MY 2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WILL NOT WORK ALL THE TIME, AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THESE PROBLEMS SOMETIME OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND MAKE EVERYDAY DRIVING UNSAFE. *LA

COMPUTER, EMISSION AND FUEL THEY SAID IT WAS A EMISSION SENSOR AND IT DOES NOT WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER 150 MILES, POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER JUST WENT OUT, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT GENERAL MOTORS GOOD FAITH I ONLY PAID $625. SUSPENSION THEY REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE RODS. HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ALIGNMENT. STEERING NUT WAS FIXED THE DAY I TEST DROVE THE CAR .

LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND OR DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS SITTING UP AND AWAY FROM THE DASH BOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE AIR BAG THROUGH THE GAP IN THE PANEL. THE DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS SEALS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD MORE COOLANT THAN NORMAL. *AK *JB

ENGINE CODE 410 AND APROX 3 NOT READY CODES, CAUSING AUTO TO FAIL INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE HAZARD SWITCH ON MY 2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WILL NOT WORK ALL THE TIME,AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ON A OFF AND ON BASIS,JUST LIKE THE RECENT RECALL OF THE 2001ALEROS,GRAND AMS,AND OTHERS.

WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER A FEW TIMES, RESULTING IN HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED PROBLEM BUT PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED WITH SAME REGULARITY AS BEFORE. *NLM

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF THIS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I FIRST REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID AND NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF STEEL IN THE FILTER TRAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEED TO BE CLEANED. IT CONTINUED, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND THE PINION GEAR HAD BROKE AND THEREFORE CAUSED MY GEARS TO BE STRIPED. COST TO ME WAS 2100.00 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY HAVE ACTUALLY DONE TRANSMISSION WORK FOR MY CAR DEALER AND THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL OLDS. WITH LOW MILEAGE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO. *JB

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN STOPPING - WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED.*JB

THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB *TS

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MALFUNCTION DETERMINED TO BE SERVICE CODE 410, RELATED TO A.I.R. PUMP, PUMP REPLACED WITH MODIFICATION KIT BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO PROBLEM. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *NM

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER RANDOMLY AT NIGHT. TYPICALL NUMBER OF FLICKERS PER MINUTE IS 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM.

STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I PRESSED THE AND ACCELLERATOR, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND. THEN IT LURCHED AS IF THE GEAR FINALLY CAUGHT. WITHIN 2 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS, I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. AGAIN, IT LURCHED AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. ALSO, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A CRUNCHING SOUND AND NOW THE ENGINE RATTLES. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL JERK,MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS CHANGING GEARS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER WILL TRY TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT LEVER OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FELL OFF. *YH

HORN ONLY OPERATES IF STEERING WHEEL IS POINTED BETWEEN ABOUT 10:00 AND 2:00. HORN DOES NOT OPERATE IN OTHER STEERING WHEEL POSITIONS.

WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, ONLY THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE REMAINED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY A PRO RATED PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE AND FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE TIRE SINCE IT FAILED, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FULL REFUND, GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA, P225/60R16. NLM

HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GET SEVERELY DIM AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY, NO DEALER FIX TO THE PROBLEM AS OF NOW. THIS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES, " THERE IS NO FIX". PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND AT TIMES WILL DIM WHILE THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK*JG

THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER/DIM WITH NO APPARENT STRAIN ON THE SYSTEM BY OTHER SOURCES. OUR WARRANTY WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT BIDDULPH ARROWHEAD, PEORIA AZ 623-933-3900 AS IT IS CLOSER THAN THE SELLING DEALER. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. IT IS ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER & ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE CONTACT THEM!*AK

ONGOING INTERMITTENT FLICKERING/LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. LOUD VIBRATING SOUND OF BRAKES AT EVERY STARTUP. *JB

THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THEY CONTINUED TO GO DIM AND THEN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON, WOULD NOT STAY ON AT NIGHT. HAD AT LEAST ONE FLASH (OFF THEN ON WITHIN ONE SECOND PERIOD) EVERY TIME I DROVE IN THE DARK. ONE TIME IT FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. AFFECTED ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I NOTIFIED DEALER AND ALSO CALLED OLDSMOBILE. DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE WHEN AN AIR PUMP NEAR THE ALTERNATOR TURNED ON.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY GOING OFF. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE, BUIT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE VIN/MILEAGE, AND ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENLY DIM THEMSELVES RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY WHEN NEEDED. MR

WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS HAVE A CONSTANT FLICKER, RESULTING IN HEADLIGHTS DIMMING WHILE DRIVNG AT NIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS CLICKRD OFF AND ON. *AK

DASHLIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS DIM AS ALTERNATOR ENGAGUES. IT IS MORE FREQUENT WITH INCREASED ELECTRICAL LOAD. IT IS LIKE A HOME WHICH HAS NOT BEEN WIRED PROPERLY AND WHEN A HEAVY USER OF ELECTRICY COMES ON LINE THE LIGHTS DIM. AM CONCERNED ABOUT LIGHTS GOING OUT OR POSSIBLE FIRE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE AIR PUMP ENGAGING AND THAT IS A NORMAL CONDITION, AS OF AUGUST 1, 2001 PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT OVER 40 MPH AND PUTTING DOWN REAR WINDOWS THERE IS A WIND TUNNEL THAT IS CREATED, MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, AND PUTS PRESSURE ON CONSUMER WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK