1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE, AS THE REPAIRS EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN WHITE SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND A COMPLETE ENGINE TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE OXYGEN SENOR WIRING WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS AND AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT OPERATE IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHERS.ON OCCASION WILL NOT WORK PERIOD, OR TURN ON WITH NO BLINKING. WIGGLING THE HAZARD SWITCH CAN BRING BACK THE FLASHING/FLICKERING. REPLACED PART ONCE FOR THE SAME REASON, WAS GOOD FOR THREE MONTHS,BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN. THE IRONY, THE CAR HAS AN NO START/SECURITY LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I INSTALLED THE NEW HAZARD FLASHER, I DID NOT HAVE THE NO START PROBLEM UNTIL THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. NOW IT MAKES ONE WONDER IF THE HAZARD SWITCH PLAYS A ROLL IN THE SECURITY/PASSKEY NO START SCENARIO. SECONDLY, I SEE THE RECALL FOR THE IMPALA/MALIBU/ MONTE CARLOGRAND AM/ GRAND PRIX/ALERO. THE SECURITY LIGHT AND PASSLOCK ISSUE, IF TRIPPED WILL CUT FUEL SUPPLY, I STILL HEAR THE FUEL PUMP PRIMING, AS PASSKEY IS NOT A STARTER KILL, IT IS RATHER A FUEL KILL. I ALSO REPLACED THE STARTER/AND IGNITION SWITCH, AND STILL THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. THEREFORE, I HAVE TWO ISSUES, FIRST THE TURN SIGNAL THAT DIES OUT, UNTIL YOU WIGGLE THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BRING IT BACK. AND A SECOND INDEPENDENT ISSUE OF THE SECURITY LIGHT/NO START ISSUE. THE SECURITY LIGHT CAN BE ON, AND THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART NO PROBLEM, AND TIMES WITH NO SECURITY LIGHT , AND NO START. I MEAN BY NO START, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN/CRANK PERIOD. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER, THESE ARE DEFECTIVE PARTS, THAT ARE WIDESPREAD AND NOT JUST AT RANDOM. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ACT PROPERLY, AND THE NHTSA SHOULD FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER CLOSELY TO FIND A PROPER REPAIR RATHER THAN GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THANK YOU *TR

THE CAR ON INTERMITTENT BASIS, WILL NOT START. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK, GOOD BATTERY-STARTER-FUEL PUMP PRIMES UP,BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. GIVE IT 5-10 MINS, THEN STARTS RIGHT UP. HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS PROBLEM BEEN ON AND OFF FOR LAST TWO YEARS. HAD CAR AT DEALER, SAID IT WAS THE STARTER-CHANGED STARTER, STILL PROBLEM EXISTED. ALSO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS WELL. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 55 AT 55 M.P.H. ON AUG. 12 AND THE ENGINE BEGIN SMOKING AND MAKING LOUD METALLIC NOISES. LUCKILY WAS AT OFF-RAMP FOR REST AREA AND MANAGED TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND OFF THE ROAD. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WAS THE DIAGNOSIS AT BLOOMINGTON, IL., CHEVROLET DEALER, NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED. *DT

I HAVE A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING LOSS AT LOW SPEEDS THAT GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR COBALT AND PONTIAC MODELS. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THE INTRIGUE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. THE LOSS OF STEERING OCCURS MORE IN HOT WEATHER. *TR

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE BEGIN UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION LIKE A BOMB. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AND IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED BY THE CONTACT IN STATING AN UNDER HOOD FIRE MAY OCCUR DUE TO DROPS OF ENGINE OIL SEEPING INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

CONSUMER HAS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND WANTS KNOW WHY IT TOOK TEN YEARS FOR GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *NJ