1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

CAR USES TOO MUCH OIL. TOLD BY SERVICE CENTER THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL. HOWEVER VEHICLE USES 6 QUARTS VERSES 5 QUARTS AND 500 MILES LATER, LOW OIL INDICATOR COMES ON. SERVICE CENTER CAN NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ANY INSIGHT FOR THE EXCESS OIL USED EVERY TIME SERVICE IS REQUIRED. ALSO HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMMED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD BECOME SO DIM THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DISPLAYED A FLICKERING EFFECT. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURRED UP TO FIVE MINUTES, THEN STOP AND OCCURS AGAIN. *SC *JB

PAINT PEEL ON BOTTOM DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOORS, BOTH SIDES. CONTACTED GM AND ASKED THAT I VIST THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER WHERE I FREQUENT. THE DEALTER INDICATED THAT THE PAINT PEEL IS DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GM SIDED WITH THE DEALER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE REASON FOR THE PAINT PEEL. HOWEVER THE DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST TO REPAIR THE PAINT PEEL. HOWEVER IT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WILL PREVENT THE PAINT PEEL FROM OCCURRING IN THE SAME LOCATIONS AGAIN. HOW CAN THE PAINT PEEL BE DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS WHEN THE 1999 OLDSMOBILE STANDARD OR OPTIONAL FEATURES DO NO INCLUDE SPASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS

AFTER W/S WIPERS WERE ARRESTED BY SNOW IN THE GUTTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, THEY ENDED UP STOPPING IN A VERTICAL POSITION INSTEAD OF IN THE GUTTER RECESS.

STEERING BROKE. CAR WAS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. WENT INTO A STEEP DITCH WITH A MOM AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE FACING OUT LIKE STEERING COLUMN BROKE.

THE ENGINE WILL DIE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED, WHICH IS A SAFTY HAZARD. WHEN ENGINE DIES... IT IS VERY HARD TOO STEER AND LOOSES BRAKING POWER. THE ENGINE THEN MAY NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MIN. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPPS TO GET GOING AGAIN. IF A PERSON HAD TO GET TO A HOSPITAL ON TIME IT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH. WE FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM...FREE...AND SOON!!! THANKS JOHN & DAWN

WITHIN 30 DAYS, THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ESTIMATES ON EACH WINDOW IS BETWEEN $370.00 AND $400.00 DOLLARS. I CAN SEE ONE WINDOW FAILING, BUT THREE WITHIN 30 DAYS IS A STATISTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY. AM AWAITING WORD FROM GM, OLDSMOBILE AND THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THEY ARE GOING TO DO.

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. AT THE SAME TIME VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GLS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE FREEWAY, HE HEARD A MECHANICAL NOISE WHICH RESULTED IN POWER STEERING LOST FOR LEFT TURNING ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE STALLING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, THE WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, A PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, HOWEVER A ROAD TEST ONLY FOUND TIRE NOISE, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL FILTER, BATTERY AND REMOTE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK. *JB