2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

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.

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HEADKLIGHTS FLICKER. AND, WEHN I SAY FLICKER I MEAN THEY ALMOST GO TOTALLY OUT THEN COME BACK ON. I AHVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAVE RAN A COMPUTER SCAN ON IT, WHICH SHOWED NO ERROR CODES, THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR KICKING ON. I ADMIT IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS HAPPENING. WHICH, IS CONSTANTLY. AS LONG AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS A FLICKER, I CHECKED THE BULBS, THERE IS NO COROSION AROUND THE CONNECTORS, ALL CONNECTIONS ARE TIGHT. I HAVE JOINED AN ONLINE FORUM FOR THE MODEL VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND ALMOST ALL OF THE OTHER USERS IN THE GROUP HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHO TO CONTACT. I HAVE A WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN, SO, NATURALLY I WANT THE VEHICLE TO BE SAFE. THE DEALER (SIMMONS-ROCKWELL IN HORNELL, N.Y.) OR WWW.SIMMONS-ROCKWELL.COM. THEY INSIST THAT IT IS THE A/C. WELL, IT HAS BEEN BELOW 40 DEGREES PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY SINCE HALLOWEEN OF THIS YEAR. AND I HAVEN'T EVER TURNED ON THE A/C IN THE CAR NOT ONCE. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AND I KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE ME THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT, DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THANK YOU.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS DIM WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDTIONAL INFORMATION. TS

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

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. POWER LOSS AND POSSIBLY SURGES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE VEHICLE. REPLACING ALTERNATOR WILL NOT SOLVE ISSUE. ALL WIRING IS TIGHTLY CONNECTED.

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENLY FLICKER ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM IS "NORMAL" OPERATION WITHIN VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY. TS

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

THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING. WARNING LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 30MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM

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 .