OLDSMOBILE Complaints

2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACEMENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST STOP, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, SHE DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE BROKE TWICE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 95 IN MANNING SO. CAROLINA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS BIG BANG AND SAW MY WINDSHIELD SMASHED AND THEN NOTICED THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED! I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING NOR ANYTHING HIT ME NOR HIT ANY BUMPS! I WAS TRAVELING FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN CAUSING A T-BONE COLLISION. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF MY AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING I HIT MY HEAD ON THE FRONT WINDOW PANE. IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE NEVER HIT THE FRONT WINDOW CAUSING MY TWO HEAD CONTUSIONS, SPRAINED NECK, AND HERNIATED DISCS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN INTO THE ON POSITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE PASS LOCK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE DEALER WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE WITH THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE, AND THE ALARM AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT A MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 12/11/14*JB

THE NEWS HAD THE AIR BAG RECALL AND THE GM PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE TO WAIT A MIN. OF 60 DAYS FOR THE NOTICE. THE GM DEALER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF AIRBAG RECALL !! ALSO,THE FUEL GAUGE HAS GONE BAD ON SEVERAL OLDSMOBILE VANS AND YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS CAR HAS THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY AND A RECALL WAS NEVER DONE ON FUEL GAUGES. *TR

FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS KNOW MY AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS LIFTED UP IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. *TR

2001 OLDMOBILE ALERO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ENGINE CRANKS BUT WONT START .SPUTTERS A BIT THEN STALLS OUT I CAN HEAR THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING. *TR