1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

BLINKERS HAVE FAILED. AT FIRST, ONLY THE LEFT SIDE WOULD WORK. NOW, BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED. THE FRONT AND REAR BULBS AS WELL AS THE SOCKETS ARE FUNCTIONAL. THE FLASHER MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE HAZARD FLASHERS WORK NORMALLY, HOWEVER. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO WAY OF ALERTING OTHER DRIVERS OF MY INTENTIONS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN SIGNAL IS BY STICKING MY ARM OUT THE WONDOW.

STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 - 70 MPH). DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

DUE TO TWO PREVIOUS SERVICES FOR NHTSA RECALL 00V044000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS DEALER WILL NOT SERVICE A THIRD TIME. *AK RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. CONSUMER HAVE BEEN DRIVING GM VEHICLES FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SEAT BELT FAILURE UNRELATED TO EXCESS WEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS A SAFETY ITEM , SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WITH A BELT THAT DOES NOT INCORPORATE THE FLAWS THAT SEEM TO ACCOMPANY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SHOWED NO INTEREST IN HELPING THE OWNER. *AK *NM

FADING/DIMMING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, FAILED POWER WINDOW, 4 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V044000 CONCERNING REAR SEAT BELT: BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS ARE TWISTED AND UNABLE TO RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS, AND THE CLIPS THAT GUIDE THE SEAT BELT ARE POPPING OFF THE SIDE PANEL. THIS PREVENTS REAR PASSENGER FROM USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND A RISK OF INJURY TO UNBELTED PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WAS ALREADY PERFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.*AK

THE REAR/FRONT PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN/CLOSE THE WINDOWS. *AK *JB THE DRIVER SIDE BACK REGULATOR BROKE IN OCT. 2004. THEN DRIVER FRONT REGULATOR WENT OUT ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT IS ALSO READY TO GO OUT. IT HAS NOT GONE OUT AS OF JAN., 2005 BUT IS VERY SLOW. CONSUMER PAID CASH FOR CAR AND FEEL THE REGULATORS GOING OUT ARE SOME KIND OF DEFECT. *BF

POWER STEERING ASSIST (RACK/PINION-LONG SHAFT) UNIT SECOND FAILURE. *BF THE RIGHT REAR WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, TIRE NOISE, RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE, CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING, THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR 20 MINUTES BUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS ACTUALLY COOLANT LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND DIES, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH, FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, REMOTE WAS NOT WORKING, LOST POWER STEERING ON A LEFT TURN AND STILL HAD POWER ON RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. *SC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK A DIRT PILE AT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK