2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

HEADLIGHTS AND LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WILL DIM TO A VERY LOW LIGHT WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM DOWN AND COME BACK UP. ALSO, THIS HAPPENS WITH AIR CONDITIONING, IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP. DIMMING OF THE HEADLIGHTS MAY SEND WRONG SIGNALS TO ANOTHER DRIVER. *AK *SLC

WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT IS ON, CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. NOTICED ON LONGER TRIPS.*AK

THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ALSO THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT FOR BATTERY GROUND CABLE BOTTOMED OUT IN BLOCK NOT ALLOWING CABLE TO GROUND CONSISTANTLY, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM AGAIN, DEALER INSPECTED THE WIRE HARNESS, INSTALLED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE, DEALER STATED LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN AIR WAS COMMANDED ON, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY.*JB

I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE FOG LAMP SWITCH GET VERY HOT. PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. I DID NOTICE THAT THE FOGLAMP SWITCH COOLED OFF A BIT IF I TURNED THE FOG LAMPS ON. THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE TOP PART OF THE CLIMATE CONTROLS STAY HOT. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY A FIRE HAZARD. THAT'S HOW HOT THE AREA CAN BECOME. THE WIRING IN A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE GENERATING THAT MUCH HEAT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET. I WILL BE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND I WILL MENTION IT AT THAT TIME.*AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENEDON THREE OCCASIONS. DRY CONDITIONS, NO PRIOR WARNING. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY.*AK THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN HEADLIGHT ASSEMEBLY WHICH CAUSED HEADLIGHTS TO COMPLETELY TURN OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE DUE TO A SERVICE BULLETIN, DEALER ALSO FOUND ON ONE OCCASION THAT THE BOLT FOR THE BATTERY GROUND CABLE HAD BOTTOMED OUT IN THE BLOCK NOT ALLOWING CABLE TO GROUND CONSISTENTLY, DEALER ALSO FOUND THAT WHEN THE AIR PUMP ENGAGES THE LIGHTS DIM, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE LIGHTS FLICKERING IS NORMAL, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AS THEY PLEASE. NOISE HEARD FROM THE REAR, DEALER FOUND RIGHT REAR TIRE CUPPED BADLY, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC TIRE INFORAMTION. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TURNING CORNERS, AND STARTING UP. ITS GETTING WORSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON FILE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER GM HAS NOT DETERMINED HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, WITHOUT ANY WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ,CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY FOR DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK INTERMITTENTLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YH ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, ONCE BECAUSE IT WAS CHARGING 14.2 VOLTS. LEFT REAR TIRE CUPPED BADLY, CAUSING NOISE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC