2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT I HAVE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICING DUE TO SPORATIC SHUT OFFS WHILE DRIVING TO THE SERVICING DEPARTMENT CARMAX. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN REPEATLY OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS . THE CARS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON, THE POWER IN THE VEHICLE DEMINISHES AT SPORATIC TIMES TURNS OFF LOCKS THE FRONT WHEELS AND WILL TURN ON ONCE WE GET THE WHEELS TO UNLOCK THERE IS NO SIGN THE CAR IS ABOUT TO TURN OFF. IT HAS TURNED OFF ON THE STREET , IN THE EXPRESSWAY AND LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED OR INJURED OTHERS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT MAKING AN EFFORT TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE THEY CLAIM DUE TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NOT TURNING ON THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE LEFT THE OLDS AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM DRIVE IT AROUND UNTIL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE GOTTENS CALLS FROM THE DEALER STATING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG . NOW I NEED YOUR HELP WHAT CAN I DO? I AM UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING RESOLVED .

COMMUNICATION FAILURE FROM MAIN COMPUTER CAUSES CAR TO STALL AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN START AS WELL AS A/C HEATER AND CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ONCE AND A WHILE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD A PERSON FROM THE SERVICES DEPT WOULD CALL ME BACK. THEY DIDN'T. TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON AND TOLD THEN ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AND NOT STARTING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS EITHER THE FUEL FILTER OR THE FUEL PUMP. REPLACE FUEL FILTER, DIDN'T HELP CHECKED FUEL PUMP BUT IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY MANY TIMES AND HAS BUT MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY CHILDRENS LIFES IN DANGER. WHEN IT DIES THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. JUST TODAY I HAD A BASIC COMPUTER SCAN DONE WHICH TOLD ME THE PROBLEM. THE PLACE THAT DID THE TEST INFORMED ME THAT IS THE #1 PROBLEM WITH THE OLDSMOBILE FROM 1997-2001. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A DEATH RESULTS FROM IT. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE ALERO'S (2000 MODEL).

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND THE GASKET. *AK

CAN NOT MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SMOOTHLY. TURNING RIGHT IS FINE BUT GO TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN YOU HAVE TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THEIS WITH THE 98 OLDS INTRIGUE BUT NO RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODEL I HAVE THE 2000 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THJERE SHOUOLD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT THE 98 AND 2000 MODELS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME. NOTHING WAS DOEN TO RPAIR THIS DEALERS JUST WANT YOIU TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHILCLE. NEEDS FIXED SOON COULD CAUSE VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH ....

DT: THE OWNER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ITS JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. CONSUMER WANTS THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES, AND IT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. THE CAR HAS JUST STARTED JERKING IN THE PAST WEEK. THE CAR HAS NOT LEFT THE OWNER STRANDED ANYWHERE YET. OWNER HAD THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE CAR ,AND THE DEALERSHIP GAVE THE OWNER A $1000.00 CHARGE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS TA PRESSURE SOLENOID ERROR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF YET.*AK

WHILE MAKING AN UPHILL LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND WENT OVER A SIDEWALK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER (NO LOCAL OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN AREA). THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, DRIVER COULD NOT APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FEMALE DRIVER HAD ADULT MALE TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE POWER STEERING RACK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED AND FRONT END ALIGNED. *TT *NM

HEADLIGHTS AND ALL ELECTRICAL WILL DIM AND FAN FOR HEATER WILL SLOW AND THE POWER OF THE ENGINE WILL LULL FOR A FEW SECONDS DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING NOTICEABLE MOSTLY AT NIGHT WITH USE OF HEAD LIGHTS

THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK THE STARTER AT TIMES (ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK). SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO TRIES, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 35 TRIES, IT WILL NOT CRANK OVER. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL ITEMS WORK FINE, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK OVER. WHEN IT EVENTUALY DOES THE CAR STARTS FINE AND RUNS FINE.*AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY FAR FROM HOME. THIS OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 8 VISITS TO NUMEROUS GM DEALERSHIPS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF LOST COOLANT. OVER $3,000 IN REPAIRS LATER, WE DISCOVED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MAKING A LEFT TURN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THE 1998 AND 1999 MODELS FOR THIS DEFECT BUT THE 2000 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AS OF YET. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE CAN TURN RIGHT WITH ONE HAND BUT IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO TURN LEFT. *TC