2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY, AND ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TWO CAR CRASHES - ONE AT ~35MPH COLLIDING WITH A TREE (IN LATE 2006) NEARLY HEAD-ON AND A SECOND (JANUARY 21ST, 2008) AT ~65MPH COLLIDING WITH AN INTERSTATE GUARD RAIL ALSO NEARLY HEAD-ON - NEITHER OF WHICH TRIGGERED A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE IS QUESTIONABLE AS THE CAR EXPERIENCED FLASHES OF THE HEADLIGHTS, TEMPORARY FAILURE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEFORE THE MOST RECENT ACCIDENT. *TR

2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH 40,000 MILES JUST SUFFERED IT'S 5TH POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. CURRENT FAILURE IS DRIVER'S FRONT, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED JULY 19, 2006. ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE HAD FAILURES AND THEY ARE RARELY USED. *TR

2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD**CC THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY STARTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY. *JB

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; HEADLIGHTS DIM ON A WHIM; BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY; DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW LOCKS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND LAST BE NOT LEAST TRANSMISSION WHINES AND CLUCKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS--INTERMITTENTLY OF COURSE. ON GOING FOR LAST 3 YEARS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND I AM EXPERIENCING A FAMILIAR PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM VIA OLDSMOBILE OWNER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE SEEN OTHER OWNERS OF THE INTRIGUE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM INTERESTED TO KNOW WHY GM DIDN'T ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR/REPLACE THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE ONES LISTED ON THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER? *TR

CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL, FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE ON THE THIRD COMPLAINT, AT WHICH TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. *TR

1) HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND CREATE A ROAD HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC OFTEN FLASH BRIGHT LIGHTS AT YOU BECAUSE THEY FEEL YOU ARE FLASHING AT THEM. 2) STEERING HAS CLUNKING IN IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP OFTEN TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THOUGH EVERYONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR OR RIDES IN IT CAN FEEL THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. IT STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OFF I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. IT HAS BECOME A MATTER OF SAFETY TO ME. 3) TRANSMISSION OFTEN HESITATES WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND CLEANED AND STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ALL I GET IS "WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" SO THEREFORE IT MUST NOT EXIST. I KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO START HAVING PROBLEMS AS IT GETS A HIGH PITCHED WHINE LIKE WHEN THE STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT. 4) I AM HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING CAR TO START OR STAY RUNNING. IT ACTS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING GAS. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, IT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS STARTED OCCURRING WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *NM

P0410 CODE: HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS VEHICLE INSPECTED IN 2 YEARS. REPLACED A.I.R. PUMP AND ALTERNATOR TO NO AVAIL. CLEARED CODE BUT ALWAYS COMES BACK AFTER 50 MILES OF DRIVING. SEEMS TO BE A FALSE P0410 CODE SINCE PUMP IS ACTUALLY FUNCTIONING AND GOING THROUGH STARTUP TESTS WHEN VEHICLE FIRST STARTED. SKEPTICAL ABOUT TAKING VEHICLE TO GM DEALERSHIPS. THERE'S ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ANOTHER "FAILURE" AFTER YOU DRIVE FROM DEALERSHIPS. *JB

2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH A COMPUTER CHECK IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A BROKEN AIR PUMP THAT MAY HAVE WATER INSIDE IT. *NM