2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. PLACED KEY IN THE IGNITION, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TRIED TO START THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, AFTER WAITING A BIT LONGER TURNED ON AC FAN, TURNED THE KEY AND VEHICLE STARTED. DROVE CAR TO TECHNICIAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVEN DAYS. TECHNICIAN FOUND A SECURITY ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER, WHICH HE CLEARED OUT. TECHNICIAN RETURNED VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIRS. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF DASH CLUSTER LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROL LIGHTS,GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS,CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS GOING COMPLETELY OUT OR IN OPERATIVE. TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH TO ON POSITION VS. AUTOMATIC SETTING MAKES NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT NATURE IS ALSO TIED TO DISPLAY IN RADIO FLASHING BRIGHT A FEW TIMES AND THEN ALL AFFECTED LIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2002 GL OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE STABILIZER LINKS AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY POSITION SELECTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE RPMS ALSO INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE WELD ON THE RACK OPINION HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE MECHANICAL ISSUES AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICES AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TOLD, THAT A MECHANICAL CHECK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER SHE INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. AFTER SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC, SHE WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT NEEDED A NEW SOCKET, AND THE LEFT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BATTERY DIED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A AN IGNITION CYLINDER, AND ALTERNATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR FAILURES. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED RECURRING FAILURES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN THE HAZARDS LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW OPENED. THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE LIGHT SHUTS ON AND OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF. THE FAILURES HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. KEY WILL NOT TURN, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM RECOGNIZING THE KEY. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE A NEW KEY CODED AND THIS STILL DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. DEALER LOOKING TO CHARGE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.