2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOPPING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 3.5 BACK TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF EXHAUST FUMES GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OLDSMOBILE SERVICE KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT SEE OR SMELL ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE OBD 11 ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS WOULD TURN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE USED A DIGITAL HOME CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IT HAS REGISTERED FROM 7 PPM TO 27 PPM.\ I DRIVE TO WORK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR ONE HALF HOUR, SEVENTEEN MILES EACH WAY. WHEN I ARRIVE MY ARMS HAVE A PURPLE COLOR. MY VOICE HAS BECOME WEAK. I AM SLURRING MY WORDS. I OPEN THE CAR WINDOWS NO MATTER HOW COLD IN AN EFFORT TO GET FRESH AIR. MY BEHAVIOR HAS BECOME ERRATIC. ON THE WEEKEND I STAY AT HOME TO TIRED TO GET UP AND GO OUT. ON SUNDAY NIGHT I START TO FEEL MY ENERGY RETURN TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL LIKE EXERCISING. MONDAY MORNING I GET UP DREADING THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE TO WORK BECAUSE THE CYCLE WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE GONE AWAY ON VACATION AND USED A RENTAL CAR AND MY ENERGY STARTS TO RETURN. MY OPINION IS THAT MY GM CAR IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE IS A PERSON ON THE WEB WHO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM. HTTP://WWW.COHEADQUARTERS.COM/COMOTOVEH/COMOTOVEH1.HTM IS THERE A WAY TO TEST MY CAR TO SEE IF IT IS THE CAUSE OF MY HEALTH PROBLEMS? TOM. *LA

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY PATROL STOPPED THE CONSUMER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS PROBLEM SINCE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. CONSUME STATED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS ADVISED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND IT WAS THE AIR PUMP. THEY CONSIDERED THIS NORMAL. *PH *JB

I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 3.5 WITH 10,000 MILES. WHEN I DRIVE IT I GET SLEEPY, HEADACHES AND MY FACE TURNS RED. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE EXHAUST FUMES GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS AFTER 2 TIMES IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT HEAR OR SEE ANY EXHAUST LEAKS. MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL FALL ASLEEP WHILE AT THE WHEEL AND PEOPLE WILL GET HURT. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT?*AK

DT: THE WHEELS BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED 10 TIRES AND STEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 YESTERDAY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO REPLACED 1. THERE CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM WHEELS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE CORROSION BUILD UP. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT WERE WORSE.*AK THE VALVE STEMS WERE LEAKING. *JB

FAIL TO START AND IT WAS AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES, WE DIDN'T GET RECEIPTS, AND THEY SAY 2 TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND WE WENT WEEKS AND MONTHS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. IT STARTED AGAIN THIS FEB AND "EVERY" TIME WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT, WE HAD TO JUMP IT. THE DEALER TOOK IT IN THIS PAST MONTH AND SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY TODAY WE ARE PAYING TO HAVE A PRIVATE REPAIR MAN FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH WE THINK IS A STARTER. WE DO NOT HAVE RECORDS OF WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, ONLY THE YEAR, SO THEREFORE I'M PUTTING IN JAN 1 FOR ASTERIK.

CONSUMER STATES HER HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT ANY TIME-WITHOUT WARNING, SHE HAS HAD THE AUTO REPAIRED AND LOOKED AT ABOUT THREE TIMES. THE LAST 2 TIMES HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. SHE ALSO STATES SHE HAS HAD TO DRIVE THIS AUTO ABOUT 3 MILES AT APPROX 3 AM IN THE MORNING WITH NO LIGHTS. MR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A "DELAY" WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE WILL THEN SURGE FORWARD INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PH

REAR SHOULDER BELTS LOCKS UP, AND IS UNABLE TO USE IT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER RAN HEAD ON INTO A STEEL GATE, AND THEN HIT THREE TREES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND LOOK YELLOWISH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, AND ALL SWITCHES ON DASH GET VERY HOT. CONSUMER IS AFRAID A FIRE MAY START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD DIM WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURE HAS SUBMITTED A REPORT ABOUT THE "DIM" FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE FAILURE, SO NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED, PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A SHORT TERM VOLTAGE DROP WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HAS EVEN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT ISSUE.*AK