1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE THE DEFOGGER WAS USED, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE CRACK WAS THE RESULT OF STRESS CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE AIR, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT DIMMING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. *SLC

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM DIM TO BRIGHT TO DIM TO BRIGHT. WILL OCCUR EVERY WEEK OR SO FOR 5-30 MINUTES OF CONSTANT FLICKERING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM BRIGHT TO DIM UNTIL THEY FINALLY JUST SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ALWAYS AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK AFTER THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. *YH

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE HAD STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH EMISSIONS AND THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHT ENOUGH, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN AND THE CRANKCASE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START, POSSIBLE IGNITION OR ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND RUNNING LAMPS FLICKER OFF AND ON, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

FUEL INJECTOR GETS CLOGGED UP WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DROP 1 CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED FUEL INJECTOR.. THIS WAS THIRD TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER. *AK

DURING COLD WEATHER HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY FLICKER AND DIM TO THE POINT WHERE DRIVING IN THE DARK IS UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2000. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST OLDSMOBILE DEALER. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING DIFFERENT THINGS TO FIX IT WITH THE LAST BEING THE ALTERNATOR. BY THE TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, IT WAS SPRING AND THE WEATHER WAS WARMER AND WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS FIXED. IN OCTOBER, WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLD AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY. OLDSMOBILE HAS ALSO ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN AND SAY THEY ARE HAVING ENGINEERS DESIGN A NEW ALTERNATOR. THEY SAID WE SHOULDN'T BE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BELIEVE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRYING TO SEE WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH US AND ON COMING VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP AND OLDSMOBILE SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT A FIX BY MID NOVEMBER WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. OLDSMOBILE ALSO CONFIRMED WE HAD OUR CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW LONG SHOULD WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION? *AK

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, FAN AND TAIL LIGHTS) ALL FLICKER ON & OFF OFTEN MAKING IT HAZARDOUS DRIVING. *AK