1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

ENGINE IS CONSUMING 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT OIL CONSUMPTION IS ACCEPTABLE UP TO 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 3,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER TO DIM; THEN, THEY GO TO BRIGHT AND BACK TO DIM. ALSO, ALL WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

BOLT THAT IS WELDED TO FRAME OF VEHICLE THAT HOLDS LAP AND SHOULDER BELT UNIT IN PLACE WORKED AWAY FROM NUT, CAUSING ENTIRE UNITE TO DISCONNECT FROM FLOORBOARD. *AK DEALER STATED THAT THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AT THE FACTORY. *SLC

EVERY 15OOO MILES ROTORS HAVE TO BE CHANGED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKE PADS ARE TOO CLOSE TO ROTORS. WHEN WATER OR MOISTURE GETS BETWEEN THEM IT CAUSES ROTORS TO WARP EXCESSIVELY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END HAS A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS. *SLC

GRINDUNG NOISES COMES FROM BRAKES, AND PEDAL WILL FROM TIME TO TIME KICK BACK WHEN EVER STEPPING ON BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT START AND IT COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, DEALER FOUND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SUPPLY CABLE. *SLC

WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT ONTO STREET WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HAD NO BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND VEHICLE PROCEEDED DIRECTLY INTO STREET. FINALLY, DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK BRAKES. COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES OR PEDAL. *AK

LOW COOLANT AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO TECHNICIAN FOR REPAIRS WHERE DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT HAD BLOWENOUT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET BLOW OUT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEALER FAILING TO PUT INPROPER AMOUNT OF OIL DURING OIL CHANGE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES WHITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR CUT ON DAUGHTER'S SKIN. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YH