2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

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

MY CAR IS LEAKING OIL TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE CAR. WITHIN 3000 MILES ALL OF THE OIL HAS COMPLETELY LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO OIL IS EVIDENT IN ANY PARKING SPOT. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR ALL OF THE TIME BUT HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK

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

RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BULB FAILURE. REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC CHECKED AND IT BEGAN WORKING. NOW FAILED AGAIN. WE ALSO HAVE 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. SAME SIDE, SAME SCENARIO... LOCATED IN DIFFERENT STATE CURRENTLY. *NLM

RUN-AWAY IDLE SPEED. PRIOR TO INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 15 HIGHWAY MILES BEFORE STOPPING AT A STORE - FULLY WARM. UPON RESTART 5 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE HAD ABNORMALLY HIGH IDLE, 1500 TO 2500 RPM. IDLE DID NOT DROP DURING 6-MILE. *AK DRIVE HOME. HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN "3" OR "2" VERSUS "D", JUST TO TRY AND KEEP VEHICLE SPEED UNDER THE 35 MPH LIMIT ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS. ONCE HOME IN DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK - IDLE CLIMBED TO 2600 RPM. SCARY ! AMBIENT WEATHER WAS ABOUT 70 F, WITH CLEAR SKIES. OPENED HOOD NEXT MORNING. THE ACCELERATOR / FOOT-FEED SEEMS TO WORK SMOOTHLY, AND I AND SAW NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THROTTLE LINKAGE. THE OIL CHANGE "COUNTER" HAD BEEN RE-SET 2 DAYS EARLIER, VIA THE FOOT-FEED. STICKY CABLE?? VEHICLE: 2000 OLD INTRIGUE GX VIN: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER REQUEST SERVICE RELATED TO POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

HEADLIGHTS DIM ON AND OFF, HEATER FAN GOES ON AND OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS BAD. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IT FIXED PROBLEM. *JB

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

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE SPRING FROM A GM DEALER. NOW, THAT IT'S IN THE WINTER, WHEN IT'S COLD, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BADLY. IT'S DANGEROUS. IT'S TIED TO ENGINE RPM. AT IDLE, THE LIGHTS ARE FINE. AS YOU ACCELERATE THE ENGINE, THE LIGHTS FLICKER DOWN.....THEY GET DIM AND FLASH BACK TO NORMAL. I JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IT'S GOT TO BE IN THE ALTERNATOR/VOLTAGE REGUALTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THE LIGHTS ON EVERY OTHER CAR.... IT'LL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLCATE BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.

HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER/FAN DIM CONSTANTLY. MOST NOTABLE UPON ACCELARATION. TEMP GAUGE ALSO FLUCTUATING FROM NORMAL TO OVER HEAT STATUS.