2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue Problems & Complaints

The contact owns a 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start as intended. The contact turned the key to the on position; however, the vehicle failed to start immediately. The contact stated that the vehicle started after several attempts; however, occasionally the vehicle took one or two days to start. The contact stated that several independent mobile mechanics had stopped by the residence to inspect the vehicle and it was confirmed that the body control module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

PARKED CAR AT WORK, SAT FOR 7 HOURS, WOULD NOT START AT END OF SHIFT. ACTED LIKE DEAD BATTERY BUT WITH NO CLICK. JUMP STARTED, WHILE DRIVING NOTICED THE FOLLOWING NOT WORKING: SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TRIP MILEAGE, FUEL GAGE, DASH LIGHTS, TACHOMETER, OTHER WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP. PARKED AT HOME, SHUT ENGINE DOWN, RESTARTED, ALL AREAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LEFT OVER NIGHT, NEXT MORNING SAME PROBLEMS WITH EXCEPTION DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. ALL LIGHTS DIM WHEN IGNITION IS ENGAGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE ODOMETER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TAIL LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CABLE DAHMER BUICK GMC OF INDEPENDENCE (3107 S NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I HAVE A 02 OLDS INTRIGUE AND IT HAS A FLICKERING IN INTENSITY ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A DRIVING DISTRACTION NOT JUST FOR ME BUT ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME ...AS THEY MAY FEEL BRIGHTED OR IT MAY DISTRACT THEM AND THEY MAY VERE AWAY FROM ME. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE SLOW DOWN WHEN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS SIGNALING THEM WITH MY LIGHTS, ALSO GOD FORBID A COP EVER SEE MY CAR DOING THIS HERE IN MO THEY MAY THINK I'M WARNING OTHERS OF A COP IN THE AREA. I'VE READ UP ON THIS AND GM SAYS ITS NORMAL OPERATION BUT YET MANY OF US OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THEY PUT OUT DIFFERENT ALTENATORS BUT THE ONLY ONE I'VE READ ABT SUCCESS WITH COST UPWARDS OF $400+ DOLLARS. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ALTENATOR ISSUE THAT DROPS OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THATS WHAT CAUSES THE PULSING OF LIGHTS. IF I WANTED TO BE IN A DANCE HALL I WOULD GO, MY VISION IS ALREADY COMPROMISED AND THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION.

SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND MELTED MY COAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT KICK INTO FIRST GEAR UNTIL AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY THREE BLOCKS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCK. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKES JERKED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND DISAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED THE CONTACT HOW TO TEMPORARILY LOCK THE SECURITY SYSTEM FROM THE TRUNK UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURES RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND NUMEROUS TIMES ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

OWNER NOTICED CAR WAS GOING THREW OIL. AT FIRST NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND OWNER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING IT INTERNALLY. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS FOR ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WAS OCCURRING AT THE TIME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR MANIFOLD. TOOK A LOOK AND IT TURNS OUT VALVE COVERS ARE LEAKING. CAR WAS SWITCHED FROM CONVENTIONAL OIL TO SYNTHETICS WHICH HAD MADE IT MORE NOTICEABLE. EARLIER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT WITH THE 2002 MODELS. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 09V116000. VEHICLE HAS HAD NO LOSS IN PERFORMANCE.

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *SMD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START THE BRAKE AND SECURITY LIGHTS WERE ON. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ALTERNATOR EMITTED A LOUD NOISE AND NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

WITH NO REASON THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF, LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO STEER OR MOVE. HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE. I THINK IT IS THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $ 500.00. WILL GENERAL MOTORS PAY FOR THIS? SHOULD THIS NOT BE ON THE RECALL LIST? THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AS SOMEONE COULD HIT ME WHEN IT STALLS.

THE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND SOCKET HAD TO REPLACE 3 TIMES ON PASSENGERS SIDE AND ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE SOCKET OVER HEATS AND MELTS SO THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD FLASHES FAST .IT IS A ON GOING PROBLEM .I REPLACED THE SOCKET PIG TAILS AT 45.00 EACH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED DEALER WHO HAS REPLACED THE COIL PACK, ELECTRICAL GROUND AND SPARK PLUGS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED SHORTLY AFTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING NORMALLY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UPSET THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/23/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES ALL FAIL AS WELL. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCURS SPORADICALLY, SOMETIMES 3 TIMES A DAY. UPDATED 2/23/2015 *JS

ENGINE CUTS OFF, NO ABILITY TO STEER OR CONTROL. HAVE TO TURN OF KEY AND RESTART HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR PLACES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. THIS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING, ALSO WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL CUT OFF. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS. PLACED KEY IN THE IGNITION, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED HOWEVER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TRIED TO START THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, AFTER WAITING A BIT LONGER TURNED ON AC FAN, TURNED THE KEY AND VEHICLE STARTED. DROVE CAR TO TECHNICIAN WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVEN DAYS. TECHNICIAN FOUND A SECURITY ERROR CODE IN THE COMPUTER, WHICH HE CLEARED OUT. TECHNICIAN RETURNED VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIRS. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF DASH CLUSTER LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROL LIGHTS,GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS,CLIMATE CONTROL LIGHTS GOING COMPLETELY OUT OR IN OPERATIVE. TURNING HEADLAMP SWITCH TO ON POSITION VS. AUTOMATIC SETTING MAKES NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT NATURE IS ALSO TIED TO DISPLAY IN RADIO FLASHING BRIGHT A FEW TIMES AND THEN ALL AFFECTED LIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2002 GL OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE STABILIZER LINKS AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. *JB

FLASHER INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY POSITION SELECTED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE ENGINE RPMS ALSO INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE WELD ON THE RACK OPINION HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE MECHANICAL ISSUES AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICES AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TOLD, THAT A MECHANICAL CHECK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER SHE INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. AFTER SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC, SHE WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT NEEDED A NEW SOCKET, AND THE LEFT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BATTERY DIED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A AN IGNITION CYLINDER, AND ALTERNATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR FAILURES. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED RECURRING FAILURES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN THE HAZARDS LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW OPENED. THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE LIGHT SHUTS ON AND OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT NEED AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON AND OFF. THE FAILURES HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. KEY WILL NOT TURN, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM RECOGNIZING THE KEY. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE A NEW KEY CODED AND THIS STILL DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. DEALER LOOKING TO CHARGE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. *TR

2002 OLDS STARTING ISSUES AND MOTOR QUITS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AND FELT ALL THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED LUBRICATION. THE LUBRICATION DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, WHICH WAS WORN OUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,566 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,665. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

FAILED TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 05/28/08 *BF THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE ON VACATION IN 2006 AND THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEATED SEATS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER SEAT BECOMING VERY HOT. SHE SMELLED SMOKE, BUT DID NOT SEE FLAMES. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SEATS CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PAYMENT UP FRONT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE BURNT SEATS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000. UPDATED 2/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE DEFECT DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND UNABLE TO START CAR FOR AT LEAST 1/2 HOUR. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO BRINGING TO DEALER. PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. REPLACED IGNITION AND PASS LOCK. *JB

PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT ALLOW STARTING OF VEHICLE. *TR

2002 OLDS INTRIGUE GX. BOUGHT IT 3 WEEKS AGO. NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE OR GRADUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 3 HOURS-- MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT; STILL WORKS FOR RIGHT TURNS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT CITY DRIVING SPEEDS (10 - 35 MPH), AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN PARKING. POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS OKAY. NO REPAIRS YET BY THE DEALER. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS!!! THIS POSES ENOUGH OF A DANGER, EVEN IF YOU KNOW OF IT IN ADVANCE AND ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL MANUALLY. I BELIEVE GM DID A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THEIR 1998 INTRIGUE, IN 2004. ARE THEY JUST WAITING UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE INJURED IN THE 2002 MODELS TO DECIDE TO DO THE RIGHT THING? WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $1300 FOR THE DEALER TO FIX A FAULTY/CHEAP/IRRESPONSIBLE DESIGN ON GM'S PART, ONE THAT PERSISTED FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER THE INITIAL DESIGN. *JB

TURNED CAR OFF AND WIPERS STAYED UP IN VIEW OF DRIVER AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON. SAME TIME LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPED WORKING! ONLY HIGH BEAM WORK!*JB

I DRIVE AN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 2002 WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. IT FLASHES WHILE DRIVING OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO AND TODAY IT LEFT ME AND MY DAUGHTER STRANDED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR LATER IT DID START. I FOUND MANY WEB POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY DEALERS CAN ONLY REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO MAKE THIS BETTER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE OUTER TIE RODS WERE ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED 05/23/06. *JB

SEAT BELT LATCH PULLED UP APPROX 8 TO 10 INCHES. FOUND BOLT ON FLOOR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY SITUATION WHERE BELT WAS PUT UNDER STRESS. *NM

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WEEKLY. SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM RECOGNIZING THE KEY. I HAVE TO WORK WITH THE KEY FOR 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL IT FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE KEY AND STARTS. *NM

DT: THE WHEELS BEEN LEAKING AIR DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED 10 TIRES AND STEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 YESTERDAY, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO REPLACED 1. THERE CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM WHEELS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE CORROSION BUILD UP. DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHERS THAT WERE WORSE.*AK THE VALVE STEMS WERE LEAKING. *JB

FAIL TO START AND IT WAS AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES, WE DIDN'T GET RECEIPTS, AND THEY SAY 2 TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND WE WENT WEEKS AND MONTHS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. IT STARTED AGAIN THIS FEB AND "EVERY" TIME WE TRIED TO DRIVE IT, WE HAD TO JUMP IT. THE DEALER TOOK IT IN THIS PAST MONTH AND SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, OF COURSE, IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY WITH ONLY TODAY WE ARE PAYING TO HAVE A PRIVATE REPAIR MAN FIND AND FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH WE THINK IS A STARTER. WE DO NOT HAVE RECORDS OF WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, ONLY THE YEAR, SO THEREFORE I'M PUTTING IN JAN 1 FOR ASTERIK.

I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 3 WEEKS. WHEN TAKING THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE BEFORE BUYING IT, I NOTICED A "CLICKING" IN THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FIXED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CAR IN 3 TIMES, AND THE PART IS STILL NOT FIXED. AFTER BRINGING IT TO AN INDEPENDANT DEALER, TURNS OUT THE SR COIL NEEDS REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR REVS LOUDLY UNTIL 30MPH. THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE ENGINE FAN BEING BLOWN. I ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND I WASN'T GETTING ANY TRACTION. APPARENTLY THE TRANSFER CASE CLUTCH PLATES ARE SLIPPING! NOT ONLY WAS THIS VEHICLE ALLOWED TO BE SOLD WITH THESE MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS ALSO FIGHTING COVERING THE COSTS. I RESEARCHED THE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE (AFTER BUYING IT), AND FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN SEEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR A MULTITUDE OF THINGS. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED!*AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE CAM SHAFT IS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATES IT CAN RESULT IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER'S LOCK KEY MALFUNCTIONED. AS RESULT, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK...PASSENGER'S LOCK KEY INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START, RESULTING IN A 10 SECOND DELAY UNTIL COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN OR MOVE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING PUMP/HOUSING SHAFT, AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING PUMP/HOUSING SHAFT, AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING PUMP/ HOUSING SHAFT AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED......ALSO, ENGINE PULLEY WAS OFF DUE TO ABROKENBOLT AT ALTERNATOR BRACKET. REPLACED ACCESSORY DRIV EBELT. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING PLACE THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISES. AFTER EXITING THE PARKING PLACE THE POWER STEERING IS SLUGGISH, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS SOME TIME YOU CAN TURN WITH NO PROBLEM, OTHER TIME IT TAKES ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO MOVE THE STEERING. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!! I SUPPOSE IT COULD TOTALLY FAIL AT ANY TIME ALSO!! THE OLDSMOBILE GARAGE (BURKE) HAS ORDERED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND WILL INSTALL IT NEXT WEEK AT A COST OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NINTH FOUR DOLLARS TO ME. THEY SAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. OLD PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN REMOVED NEXT WEEK .*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOPPING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:I HAVE TAKEN MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 3.5 BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES COMPLAINING OF EXHAUST FUMES GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OLDSMOBILE SERVICE KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT SEE OR SMELL ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE OBD 11 ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS WOULD TURN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE USED A DIGITAL HOME CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IT HAS REGISTERED FROM 7 PPM TO 27 PPM. I DRIVE TO WORK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR ONE HALF HOUR, SEVENTEEN MILES EACH WAY. WHEN I ARRIVE MY ARMS HAVE A PURPLE COLOR. MY VOICE HAS BECOME WEAK. I AM SLURRING MY WORDS. I OPEN THE CAR WINDOWS NO MATTER HOW COLD IN AN EFFORT TO GET FRESH AIR. MY BEHAVIOR HAS BECOME ERRATIC. ON THE WEEKEND I STAY AT HOME TO TIRED TO GET UP AND GO OUT. ON SUNDAY NIGHT I START TO FEEL MY ENERGY RETURN TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL LIKE EXERCISING. MONDAY MORNING I GET UP DREADING THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE TO WORK BECAUSE THE CYCLE WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE GONE AWAY ON VACATION AND USED A RENTAL CAR AND MY ENERGY STARTS TO RETURN. MY OPINION IS THAT MY GM CAR IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE IS A PERSON ON THE WEB WHO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM. HTTP://WWW.COHEADQUARTERS.COM/COMOTOVEH/COMOTOVEH1.HTM ONE COLD AND RAINY DAY I HAD TO DRIVE ONE HALF HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE WINDOWS UP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I WAS IN A DIZZY STATE OF MIND AND BACKED INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC BUMPER. IS THERE A WAY TO TEST THE AIR QUALITY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY CAR TO SEE IF IT IS THE CAUSE OF MY HEALTH PROBLEMS? TOM.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 3.5 BACK TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF EXHAUST FUMES GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OLDSMOBILE SERVICE KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT SEE OR SMELL ANYTHING WRONG. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE OBD 11 ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS WOULD TURN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I HAVE USED A DIGITAL HOME CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IT HAS REGISTERED FROM 7 PPM TO 27 PPM.\ I DRIVE TO WORK MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FOR ONE HALF HOUR, SEVENTEEN MILES EACH WAY. WHEN I ARRIVE MY ARMS HAVE A PURPLE COLOR. MY VOICE HAS BECOME WEAK. I AM SLURRING MY WORDS. I OPEN THE CAR WINDOWS NO MATTER HOW COLD IN AN EFFORT TO GET FRESH AIR. MY BEHAVIOR HAS BECOME ERRATIC. ON THE WEEKEND I STAY AT HOME TO TIRED TO GET UP AND GO OUT. ON SUNDAY NIGHT I START TO FEEL MY ENERGY RETURN TO THE POINT THAT I FEEL LIKE EXERCISING. MONDAY MORNING I GET UP DREADING THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO DRIVE TO WORK BECAUSE THE CYCLE WILL START ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE GONE AWAY ON VACATION AND USED A RENTAL CAR AND MY ENERGY STARTS TO RETURN. MY OPINION IS THAT MY GM CAR IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. THERE IS A PERSON ON THE WEB WHO IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS I AM. HTTP://WWW.COHEADQUARTERS.COM/COMOTOVEH/COMOTOVEH1.HTM IS THERE A WAY TO TEST MY CAR TO SEE IF IT IS THE CAUSE OF MY HEALTH PROBLEMS? TOM. *LA

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY PATROL STOPPED THE CONSUMER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS PROBLEM SINCE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. CONSUME STATED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS ADVISED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND IT WAS THE AIR PUMP. THEY CONSIDERED THIS NORMAL. *PH *JB

I HAVE A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 3.5 WITH 10,000 MILES. WHEN I DRIVE IT I GET SLEEPY, HEADACHES AND MY FACE TURNS RED. I SUSPECT THAT THERE ARE EXHAUST FUMES GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DOES NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS AFTER 2 TIMES IN FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT THEY CANNOT HEAR OR SEE ANY EXHAUST LEAKS. MY FEAR IS THAT I WILL FALL ASLEEP WHILE AT THE WHEEL AND PEOPLE WILL GET HURT. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT?*AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED, PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A SHORT TERM VOLTAGE DROP WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HAS EVEN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT ISSUE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A "DELAY" WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. VEHICLE WILL THEN SURGE FORWARD INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PH

THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD DIM WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURE HAS SUBMITTED A REPORT ABOUT THE "DIM" FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE FAILURE, SO NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES HER HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT ANY TIME-WITHOUT WARNING, SHE HAS HAD THE AUTO REPAIRED AND LOOKED AT ABOUT THREE TIMES. THE LAST 2 TIMES HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. SHE ALSO STATES SHE HAS HAD TO DRIVE THIS AUTO ABOUT 3 MILES AT APPROX 3 AM IN THE MORNING WITH NO LIGHTS. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER RAN HEAD ON INTO A STEEL GATE, AND THEN HIT THREE TREES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REAR SHOULDER BELTS LOCKS UP, AND IS UNABLE TO USE IT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND LOOK YELLOWISH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR, AND ALL SWITCHES ON DASH GET VERY HOT. CONSUMER IS AFRAID A FIRE MAY START. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK