1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING COLD WEATHER CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY. CLEANED GROUND WIRE W/O RESOLUTION. *TR

• 12/29/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM DIM TO BRIGHT TO DIM TO BRIGHT. WILL OCCUR EVERY WEEK OR SO FOR 5-30 MINUTES OF CONSTANT FLICKERING. *AK

• 12/29/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT DIMMING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. *SLC

• 12/25/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASS LOCK SYSTEM STARTED TO NOT WORK SPORADICALLY. FROM THEN ON IT JUST GOT WORSE IT WOULD QUIT AT TIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED FOR PERIODS. *TR

• 12/20/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM BRIGHT TO DIM UNTIL THEY FINALLY JUST SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/18/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/17/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/14/2002· STEERING

  STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER STEERING SHORT, FAILED. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT 19,584 MILES. 1995 THRU 1998'S WERE RECALLED

• 12/14/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE AIR INTAKE IS LOCATED SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT THE VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT ON SLIIGHT DIP IN ROAD. YH

• 12/12/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  SO MUCH FOR INVESTING IN AMERICAN-MADE VEHICLES. I, LIKE OVER A DOZEN OTHERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AM EXPERIENCING THE FLICKER AND DIM OF ALL LIGHTING DURING THE EVENING HOURS - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER'S COLDER. IT IS UNNERVING TO ME, AND I'M SURE TO THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME, TO DRIVE WITH QUESTIONABLE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. AND, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, GM DOES NOT VIEW THIS AS A "SAFETY ISSUE". WHAT SAY THEY HAVE THEIR SPOUSE, OR THEIR CHILD, DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" AND SEE IF THEIR VIEW DOESN'T CHANGE? I WORK, AND WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, THIS MEANS I AM TRAVELLING HOME IN THE DARK -- WITH MY ONE-YEAR-OLD AND NINE-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. NONE OF THIS MATTERS TO THE FOLKS AT GM. BECAUSE THEY CAN POINT TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET THEM OFF THE HOOK, THEY ARE. THE FACT THAT THEY ISSUED A "BULLETIN" REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN FEB01 DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. $650+LABOR FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THAT, APPARENTLY IS MY MONEY TO INVEST IN A POSSIBLE, BUT NOT GUARANTEED, SOLUTION. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER FILINGS HERE, IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO PROMISING, SO I'M LEFT WITH THE DEBATE OF DUMP THIS MONEY TO *MAYBE* FIX THE PROBLEM OR LET IT BE UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS? MY CAR IS TOO OLD AND HAS TOO MANY MILES FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING FOR WHICH THEY, GM, WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN.*AK

• 12/08/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ALWAYS AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK AFTER THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. *YH

• 12/06/2002· WHEELS

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HE APPLY HIS BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPEED OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 12/06/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE HAD STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH EMISSIONS AND THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHT ENOUGH, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN AND THE CRANKCASE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START, POSSIBLE IGNITION OR ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC

• 12/05/2017· ENGINE

  WE TAKEN TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT WANT STAY OUT IT KEEP COMING BACK ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.WHEN RUNNING AND WHEN IDLING FOR E CHECK.IT WANT PASS INSPECTION

• 12/05/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GASOLINE BY PASSES THE O-RING AND POOLS ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. DT

• 12/01/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND RUNNING LAMPS FLICKER OFF AND ON, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

• 11/29/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTOR GETS CLOGGED UP WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DROP 1 CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED FUEL INJECTOR.. THIS WAS THIRD TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER. *AK

• 11/29/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DURING COLD WEATHER HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY FLICKER AND DIM TO THE POINT WHERE DRIVING IN THE DARK IS UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2000. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST OLDSMOBILE DEALER. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING DIFFERENT THINGS TO FIX IT WITH THE LAST BEING THE ALTERNATOR. BY THE TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, IT WAS SPRING AND THE WEATHER WAS WARMER AND WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS FIXED. IN OCTOBER, WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLD AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY. OLDSMOBILE HAS ALSO ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN AND SAY THEY ARE HAVING ENGINEERS DESIGN A NEW ALTERNATOR. THEY SAID WE SHOULDN'T BE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BELIEVE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRYING TO SEE WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH US AND ON COMING VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP AND OLDSMOBILE SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT A FIX BY MID NOVEMBER WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. OLDSMOBILE ALSO CONFIRMED WE HAD OUR CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW LONG SHOULD WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION? *AK

• 11/28/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND THE MOTOR HAS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PRIOR TO A TURN IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, JUST AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1999 AND IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY (CRANK SENSOR). IT HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN TRACTION WAS LOST ON ICE AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

• 11/27/2001· SEAT BELTSCrash

  ON 11/11/2001 I WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTOMOBILE CRASH WITH MY 1999 OLDS INTRIGUE. I WAS WEARING MY SAFETY RESTRAINT PROPERLY, UPON IMPACT MY SAFETY BELT DIDN'T LOCK UP AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD THUS BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND IS NOW AT A SALVAGE POOL. PLEASE ADVISE IF I NEED TO PUT A HOLD ON THIS VEHICLE GOING TO AUCTION UNTIL THIS PROBLEM CAN BE EXAMINED FURTHER. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS

• 11/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

• 11/24/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHILE EXAMINING THE ENGINE, EXHAUST FUMES SHOT OUT INTO THE CONTACT'S FACE. THERE WAS A RECALL #98V241000 REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED OR REPAIRED.

• 11/22/2004· STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRES

  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

• 11/21/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ROD FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT CONNECTED FROM THE POWER BOOSTER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 12/13/07 *TR

• 11/17/2004· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATED REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PULL OUT. *AK

• 11/17/2000· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES BEGAN SHOWING SIGN OF WEAR PREMATURELY. NLM

• 11/15/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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.

• 11/14/2006· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON START UP, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, PRIOR TO THE ENGINE POWER FAILING. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED BADLY AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING WERE REPLACED. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS SERVICED AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE STALLING CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE RIGHT PORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED. THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE POWER FAILED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE SALES MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, REAR STRUTS AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/3/2006 - *NM

• 11/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT DAYS, NOT JUST THE SINGLE DATE I WAS FORCED TO ENTER. *NM

• 11/14/2002· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  HARD STEERING TO LEFT ONLY. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINON STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEE APPROXIMATELY 18 REPORTS ON NHTSA SITE OF SAME PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE FORCE GM TO DEAL WITH THIS IN BUYING THE CARS BACK BEFORE MY DAUGHTER IS HURT OR WORSE. DT

• 11/14/1999· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  TRANSMISSON STOPPED WORKING, WOULD NOT SHIFT OR ALLOW VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. FRONT DOOR MOLDING SLIDES BACK TOWARD REAR DOORS, CAUSING DOORS TO BE JAMMED. *AK

• 11/11/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, FAN AND TAIL LIGHTS) ALL FLICKER ON & OFF OFTEN MAKING IT HAZARDOUS DRIVING. *AK

• 11/11/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 15-20MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH ON HOT SUMMER DAYS. EACH TIME I WAS CHANGING LANES, TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS LEAVES YOU WITH NO CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONCE YOU GET THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY AND WAIT A 1-2 MINUTES THE CAR WILL START UP ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY. THIS CAR ALSO REFUSES TO START ABOUT 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK. YOU TURN THE KEY AND GET NOTHING. OR YOU TURN THE KEY AND GET RADIO AND AIR BUT NOTHING ELSE. SOMETIME IT CAN TAKE 10-15 TRIES BEFORE THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY START. DEALER HAS BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND HAS SAID THAT THERE ARE "NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER".*AK

• 11/09/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V440000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 11/08/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

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

• 11/07/2001· TIRES

  CONSUMER HAS GOODYEAR, EAGLE, P225/60R/16, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 31000 MILES. THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT TWO TIRES.*AK *JG

• 11/06/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE COLD WEATHER THE HEAD LIGHTS DIMS CAUSING LOW VISABILITY ON THE ROAD. MR

• 11/06/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD DIM, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VISABILITY ON THE ROAD. MR *JG *JB

• 11/05/2004· STEERING

  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

• 11/05/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, BACK AND PASSENGER DOOR WITH NO WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN THE POWER WINDOW NO LONGER WORKED, IT WOULD FALL INTO THE DOOR. *SCC *JB

• 11/04/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I'D BEEN NOTICING THAT MY CAR WOULD QUIT AT RANDOM TIMES A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AT FIRST ONCE EVERY MONTH OR THREE, THEN GRADUALLY WORKED UP TO MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK MY KEY OFF MY KEY RING. I HAD NO FURTHER QUITTING INCIDENTS UNTIL I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER OCTOBER 31ST. THEY DID THEIR THING WITH MY KEY, AND MY CAR QUIT TEN MINUTES LATER, ON THE WAY TO AN URGENT APPOINTMENT. I GOT IT STARTED AGAIN, THEN IT QUIT AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY APPOINTMENT, 5 MINUTES LATE. I PUT ASIDE THE "NEW" KEY, USED A SPARE FROM THEN ON, AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT ON MONDAY MORNING I DROVE TO THE GYM TO WORK OUT, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I FINISHED MY WORKOUT AND I WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK. IT STARTED FINE THAT EVENING, THEN AGAIN THIS MORNING, BUT CONKED OUT HALF WAY TO WORK AGAIN. I GOT IT STARTED AGAIN BEFORE IT COASTED TO A STOP, BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. I THINK THE RECALL IS A FAILURE, AND GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING MUCH MORE THAN REPLACING THE KEY HEAD FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE. IF I WASN'T A STRONG MAN, I COULD HAVE HAD MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BY NOW. *TR

• 11/03/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS ON. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SC

• 11/02/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR WILL NOT START, KEY 'CHIP' FADING. *NM

• 10/31/2002· STEERING

  MY 1999 INTRIGUE HAS HAD THE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED TWO TIMES AND LUBED TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE DEALER PUT ON THE PAPERWORK THAT IT WAS REPLACED "DUE TO POOR DESIGN". NOW THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY JUST LUBED IT. THEY SAID THAT GM IS SAYING THAT IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I WILL HAVE TO START PAYING FOR IT ($110.00 PLUS TAX). I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER HAVE I OWNED ONE THAT HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING SHAFT LUBED, MUCH LESS LUBED ON A "REGULAR BASIS". ANYBODY WITH HALF A BRAIN KNOWS THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. I ALSO KNOW THE PROBLEM IS IN SOME OF THE OTHER GM MODELS. I WAS READING SOME OF THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SIGHT AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT SOME OF THESE STEERING SHAFTS HAVE ACTUALLY BROKEN AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE STEERED. THIS CONCERNS ME ALOT. JUST HOW SAVE IS THIS CAR? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND PLEASE HAVE THESE CARS RECALLED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS. EVERYONE ISN'T GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO WRITE YOU GUYS AND COMPLAINT, SOME PEOPLE WILL JUST TRADE THEM IN. ON YOUR WEB PAGE ALONE THERE WERE AT LEAST 83 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE 1998 MODELS AND 24 ON THE 1999 MODES. I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LET ME KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND IF MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. RIGHT NOW I DON'T THINK IT IS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU, [XXX] DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/28/2006· VISIBILITY

  (1) OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR; (2) DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR SHUT DUE TO THE FRAME/METAL TO WHICH THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE MOUNTS TO FLEXING CAUSEING THE DOOR TO BE MISALIGNED WITH THE LATCH. AFTER TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN WITH THE CONTROLS... (3) AT THE MOMENT THE WINDOW IS HELD UP WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIPS UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR...*NM

• 10/27/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  CAR WILL NOT START, NOT TURN OVER OR ANYTHING. SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START. HAVE BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 72 HRS. HE HAS CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE GOOD. HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS PUT ON HIS CODE READER AND NOTHING COMES UP. CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHENEVER. HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM

• 10/25/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER WHEN IT RAINS. DEALER RESEALED THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

• 10/23/2002· STEERING

  THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT, PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PART WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *MR * SCC *NLM

• 10/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2009 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. LD THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 10/20/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DAD: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD COME ON AND HAD GONE OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONSULTATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK (11/22/05) THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAILING IGNITION SWITCH. *SC