Electrical System Problem on the 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE
Car problem(s) with the 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE.
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Feb 11, 2015 - Owensboro, KY - Electrical System
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON VEHICLE.
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Feb 05, 2015 - Russellville, AR - Electrical System
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED. AFTER WAITING 45 TO AN HOUR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ALSO, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. RECENTLY, THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, AND CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
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Dec 04, 2014 - Northford, CT - Electrical System
200 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. . THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE READING OF THE KEY. THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE FOR $300. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER # 14V40000 THREE WEEKS LATER.
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Oct 29, 2014 - Saint Charles, MO - Electrical System
2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO.
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Oct 29, 2014 - Joliet, IL - Electrical System
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACEMENT. 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.
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Oct 01, 2014 - St Louis, MO - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THAT APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
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Sep 30, 2014 - Birmingham, AL - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Sep 18, 2014 - Marion , OH - Electrical System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,000.
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Apr 10, 2014 - Kalkaska, MI - Ignition
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. UPDATED 7/30/14
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Apr 01, 2014 - Richland, MI - Electrical System
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BECAME HARD TO TURN HAVE HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL IS HAPPENING I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SENSE 2007 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON RECALLS OR SERVICE UPDATES.... TURN SIGNALS ALL HAVE FUNCTIONING LIGHTS BUT FRONT LIGHTS WILL NOT BLINK ON THEIR OWN.
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Oct 18, 2010 - Yakima, WA - Electrical System
BLINKERS ON A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WILL QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. MULTIPLE TAPS ON THE HAZARD SWITCH WILL RESTART THE BLINKERS TEMPORARILY. THIS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE OLDS ALERO OF THE SAME PERIOD. SEE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA02037.
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May 27, 2010 - Clymer, PA - Electrical System
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A.I.R. PUMP THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. THE WHEELS WERE NO GOOD. THE PLATING ON THE INSIDE WOULD COME OFF AND CREATE PROBLEMS FOR THE TIRES SEALING PROPERLY, THEREFORE AN UNEVEN WEAR OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE BEGAN TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS, THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS COMING ON THE DASH AND GOING OFF, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THE PART THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WAS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE MODULATOR WHICH COST $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WHINE WHILE DRIVING. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK OR THEY WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE BLINKING. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, AND THE TURN SIGNAL OR HEAD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THE SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED. ALSO, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK AT TIMES. THE HEATED SEATS WERE TOO COOL ON LOW AND TOO HOT ON HIGH.
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May 06, 2010 - Courtice, 00 - Electrical System
NO INJURIES AS OF YET BUT A DEFAULT IN THE LEFT SIDE DIRECTIONAL (SIGNAL) TURNING LIGHT. WORKS FOR A DAY AND THEN BURNS OUT CREATING BURN PLASTIC IN THE SOCKET, COULD LEAD TO A WIRING PROBLEM CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR AND SUCH TO BURN OUT.
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Feb 12, 2010 - Bridgeport, CT - Electrical System
COMPLETE POWER INTERRUPTION WHILE DRIVING FOR JUST A SECOND, CAUSING ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. AS WELL AS FLICKER HEADLIGHTS.
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Sep 24, 2009 - Indianapolis, IN - Electrical System
THE 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE RANDOMLY DOES NOT START AND SOMETIMES LEAVES THE FAMILY STRANDED. AFTER 30 MINUTES OR SO OF WAITING, IT MAY START RIGHT UP. IT HAS TAKEN UP TO A DAY TO RESTART. IT STARTED WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS OF PURCHASE, BUT HAS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. RANDOMLY OCCURS 1 TO 2 TIMES PER WEEK. THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM.
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Aug 29, 2008 - Tulsa, OK - Electrical System
I BELIEVE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME ISSUE AS ADDRESSED IN INVESTIGATION #EA02037. HOWEVER, I HAVE A 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE. I HAVE TRIED CHECKING THE FUSES AND WIRING, BUT RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT BY MOVING THE HAZARD SWITCH, THE BLINKERS START WORKING AGAIN. CURRENTLY I HAVE FLAKY TURN SIGNALS AND WHEN THEY DO WORK, ONLY THE BACK SIGNALS LIGHT AND BLINK, WHILE THE FRONT SIGNAL LIGHT COMES ON, THE FRONT SIGNALS DO NOT BLINK. I HAVE TO "JIGGLE" THE HAZARD SWITCH DAILY AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK FINDING A REPLACEMENT SWITCH. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHILE TURNING LEFT BECAUSE THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME CANNOT SEE A WORKING SIGNAL. PLEASE ADVISE.
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Jul 07, 2008 - Columbia, , MD - Ignition, Anti-Theft Controller
PASSLOCK PROBLEM, THE CAR WILL NOT START. I WAIT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. THIS IS A RANDOM EVENT AND HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS.
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Jul 07, 2008 - Columbia, , MD - Electrical System
PASSLOCK PROBLEM, THE CAR WILL NOT START. I WAIT 15 MINUTES AND IT STARTS. THIS IS A RANDOM EVENT AND HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS.
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Dec 05, 2006 - Marshfield, WI - Electrical System
HEADLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, AND FAN DIM AND OR FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS COLDER AND DURING ACCELERATION. HOWEVER PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS UNDER NORMAL CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RADIO DOES NOT FALTER DURING THE DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED FOLLOWING TSB 010603001 ONE YEAR AGO. PROBLEM APPEARED RESOLVED UNTIL COLD WEATHER SET IN AGAIN.
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Jul 10, 2006 - Winston Salem, NC - Electrical System
MY RACK AND PINION WENT OUT ON CAR. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY COULD NOT MAKE A LEFT TURN. ALSO MY LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD COME AND GO AND MY TURN SIGNALS WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO. MY HEAD LIGHTS DIM ON AND OFF AT NIGHT .
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Jun 24, 2006 - San Diego, CA - Electrical System
2000 OLDS INTRIGUE WILL NOT CRANK INTERMITTENTLY. ONCE IT CRANKS CAR STARTS AND RUNS PERFECTLY. HAS BEEN INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED 2/2006 AT MY EXPENSE. IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN CRANKING PROBLEM. ALSO HAS FLICKERING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS. ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AT GM'S EXPENSE.
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Oct 07, 2005 - Phoenix, AZ - Wiring
VIN #[XXX] GM 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 4- DOOR SEDAN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAUSES COMPLETE STALL OF ENGINE. RESTART NOT IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL SENSOR READINGS & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT & TRAC OFF LIGHT & TEMPERATURE GAUGE OFF & ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 140 MPH & RPM JUMPS TO 7,000 PLUS RPM. NO CODES REPORTED BY GM DEALERSHIP COULTER CADILLAC IN PHOENIX, AZ 85014-3270 (800-942-1189). GM SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES, INTERMITTENT UNSOLVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SHORT/OPEN CIRCUIT. GM ORDERS REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY OF R/R WINDOW REGULATOR [XXX], ALSO FUEL SENDING UNIT KIT IN FUEL TANK [XXX], ALSO REMANUFACTURED PCM [XXX]. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CIRCUIT BREAKERS INTERMITTENT, POSSIBLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE JARS LOOSE SPOTS ON ARMATURE OF R/R WINDOW REGULATOR [XXX] (NEW [XXX]). INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT UNRESOLVED. UPDATED 07/18/2012 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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Jul 08, 2005 - Prescott Valley, AZ - Electrical System
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).
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May 09, 2005 - Norway, ME - Electrical System
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
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Apr 20, 2005 - Babylon, NY - Ignition, Anti-Theft Controller
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.
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Jan 10, 2005 - Washburn, ND - Wiring, Interior/Under Dash
THE HEADLIGHTS PULSATE AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECOME DIM, THEN BECOME BRIGHT. THE DEALER FINDS NO DEFECTS.
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Aug 14, 2004 - Trezevant, TN - Ignition, Switch
I LOVE MY INTRIGUE EXCEPT FOR THE BUGS THAT SEEM TO KEEP POPPING UP. MY CAR STARTING CUTTING OFF JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WOULD START BACK UP BY ITSELF. I TOOK IT TO A OLDS DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THEN IT SHOWED THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND EVERYTHING IS NOW GOOD. IT EVEN STOPPED THE DIMMING OF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT, WHICH SEEMED TO BE PROBLEMS ON ALL INTRIGUES I HAVE READ ABOUT.
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Aug 12, 2004 - Mount Tabor, NJ - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED THE COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY, WHEN HITTING A BUMP ON THE ROAD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
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Apr 26, 2004 - Greensburg, PA - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
THE ALTERNATOR RIPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT.
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Apr 20, 2004 - Prestonsburg, KY - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR ALSO WENT UP AND DOWN WHILE THE HEADLIGHT WERE DIMMING.
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Apr 07, 2004 - Kyle, TX - Electrical System
2000 OLDS INTRIGUE - CAR PURCHASED NEW. 3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED AT $600 PER WINDOW WITHIN THE LAST 9-12 MONTHS. CAR PRESENTLY HAS 57K MILES. TRANSMISSION REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE 6K MILES. STEERING NOISE PRESENT SINCE ALMOST NEW BUT SEEMS FUNCTIONAL (DEALER STATED THIS IS "NORMAL"). ALTERNATOR AND THERMOSTAT/ASSEMBLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
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Feb 12, 2004 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ignition
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. IGNITION SWITCH LOOSES CONTACT INTERMITTENLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL.
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Jan 27, 2004 - Negaunee, MI - Electrical System
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM. WHEN USING THE HEATER FAN IT WOULD GO FROM HIGH TO LOW OR FROM LOW TO HIGH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER SAID THAT THIS CONDITION HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES DURING COLD WEATHER. ALTERNATOR WAS REDESIGNED BUT DIDN'T CORRECT THE CONDITION BEING EXPERIENCED BY CONSUMER.
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Dec 26, 2003 - Marinette, WI - Electrical System
PURCHASED MY INTRIQUE IN OCTOBER OF 1999, AT THAT TIME I NOTICED IN THE EVENING WHILE DRIVE THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS WOULD BRIGHTEN AND DIM EXTENSIVELY, WHERE TO THE FACT ONCOMING DRIVERS WOULD FLASH THEIR BRIGHT LIGHTS IN MY EYES CAUSING ME HARD TIME VIEWING THE ROAD, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THEY THOUGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS WERE DOING THIS TO THEM, AND WHO KNOWS HOW GRIGHT THE BEAM WAS IN THEIR EYES, BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS A POWER SURGE GOING ON. WITH NO CONTROLOF MINE. I ALSO NOTICE THE BLOWER WHILE ON DEFROST HAS THE SAME TYPE OF SURGING GOING ON AND THATS WHEN THE LIGHTS GO WITH A MIND OF THEIR OWN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACE MY ALTENATOR, SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE. NOW, EACH YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD AND YOU NEED THE HEATER ON HIGH, FOR DEFROST MODE THE LIGHTS AND BLOWER WILL DO THIS AGAIN, I HAVE NO WARRENTY LEFT ON MY VEHICLE, I HAVE NOTICE JUST THIS PAST WEEK THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT STAYS ON FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME MY ENGINE SEEEMS TO BE STARTING HARDER, BUT AS THE CAR WARMS UP THINGS SEEM TO BE BETTER NOT FINE , BUT BETTER. I AM A SINGLE PERSON NOW, I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WAS SAFE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE PARENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY DIABLED NO AND RELY ON ME FOR VARIOUS REASONS, AND THAT INCLUDES USING MY NEWER CAR. I WORK IN A PISTON PLANT THAT MAKES MANY GM PISTONS, SO I KNOW HOW PARTICULAR CAR COMPANYS, FEEL ABOUT WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THESE ENGINES, AND I KNOW THE EFFECTS IF WE HAPPEN TO FAIL TO DO OUR QUATLITY JOB. SO WHY, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO TAKE BEFORE, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTING AND ELECTRICALL COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLES ENGINE, BEFORE SOME ONE DIES DUE TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WITH THE CAR AGING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE THIS COULD BE DOING TO THAT COMPUTER, WITH THE POWER SURGES, BEFORE ON OF US OWNERS LOOSE ALL POWER AND PLOWS IN TO A TREE, ANOTHER CAR, WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GO OUT AND KILL PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY, OUR CARS ARE TO TO BE DRIVEN, NO AT WEAPON ION THE ROAD, WITH A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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Dec 24, 2003 - Ephrata, WA - Electrical System
LIGHTS DIMMING AND FLICKERING, STARTED AT 7,000 MILES. REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM WHICH WAS DISENGAGED FROM WIPER TRANSMISSION @ 29,318 MILES. LIGHTS WENT TOTALLY OFF AT NIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON @ 40,269 MILES. DEALER CHANGED. ALTERNATOR AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. DEALER SAID TO USE AC AIR FILTER INSTEAD OF FRAM AIR FILTER. WIPER ARM BROKE AGAIN @ 43,349 MILES, DEALER REPLACED WIPER TRANSMISSION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT @ 63,455 MILES. DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) INDICATES (MAF) MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. CODE WAS CLEARED AND THEN CAME BACK ON @ 64,355 MILES. SAME MAF CODE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR WILL HICUP, LIGHTS GO OUT AND ENGINE STALLS FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THIS LAST TIME THE DTC INDICATED THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 62 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT TIRE WORE TO THE CORD IN 38,000 MILES. REAR LEFT TIRE WITH INSIDE TIRE WEAR IN 10,000 MILES. DISCUSSED PROBLEMS WITH FACTORY REP WITH NO RESULTS. CAR APPEARS TO BE A SAFTY PROBLEM.
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Nov 19, 2003 - Rockford, IL - Ignition, Module
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR STALLED IN THE TRAFFIC. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE MAKING THE PASSENGERS COUGH. FLOOR GEAR CONSOLE WAS BURNING HOT. FLOOR OF THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY HOT ,FORCING ME TO STOP THE ENGINE AND ABANDON THE CAR FOR FEAR OF EXPLOSION.
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Jun 20, 2003 - Saint Albans, VT - Electrical System
RIGHT DIRECTIONAL BULB FAILURE. REPLACED. FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC CHECKED AND IT BEGAN WORKING. NOW FAILED AGAIN. WE ALSO HAVE 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. SAME SIDE, SAME SCENARIO... LOCATED IN DIFFERENT STATE CURRENTLY.
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Apr 21, 2003 - Haughton, LA - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
HEADLIGHTS DIM ON AND OFF, HEATER FAN GOES ON AND OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE REGULATOR IS BAD. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND IT FIXED PROBLEM.
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Jan 22, 2003 - Barre, MA - Electrical System
HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER/FAN DIM CONSTANTLY. MOST NOTABLE UPON ACCELARATION. TEMP GAUGE ALSO FLUCTUATING FROM NORMAL TO OVER HEAT STATUS.
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Jan 22, 2003 - Dublin, GA - Electrical System
BOUGHT CAR OCT 2000 AS A USED AUTO. IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR EACH OF THESE 4-5 TIMES AT LEAST. IT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. MIDSHAFT WAS REPLACED, BUT IT RETURNED. OLDS DID SAY THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS. ORDERED A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. BEEN ALSO IN SHOP FOR LIGHTS FLICKERING, HEATER SURGING, TEMP GAUGE RUNNING HOT. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 WEEK STAY AT THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM RETURNED 3 DAYS BEFORE MIDSHAFT WAS TO BE REPLACED THE 2ND TIME. CALLED DEALERSHIP THAT WAS GOING TO REPLACE SHAFT, AND DECIDED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL WE COULD SETTLE THIS WITH OLDS. OLDS IS NOT TRYING TO RECTIFY EASILY. I AM REPORTING THIS TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AT THIS TIME.
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Dec 12, 2002 - Waseca, MN - Electrical System
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. POWER LOSS AND POSSIBLY SURGES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE VEHICLE. REPLACING ALTERNATOR WILL NOT SOLVE ISSUE. ALL WIRING IS TIGHTLY CONNECTED.
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Apr 19, 2002 - Feyville, NC - Ignition, Module
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONSUMER IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. NLM
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Mar 12, 2002 - Diamond, OH - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. DEALER IS UNSYMPATHITAC TOWARDS THIS PROBLEM. DEALERS AND REPAIR SHOPS ARE INCONSISTENT IN THEIR DIAGNOSES OF THE PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A SEVERE PROBLEM EXISTS UNTIL SOMEONE BECOMES INJURED OR GETS KILLED BECAUE OF IT. THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND GM STILL IS UNPHASED AN APETHETIC TOWARDS THE PLIGHT OF THE CONSUMER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
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Mar 01, 2002 - Blasdell, NY - Fuses And Circuit Breakers
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON/ OFF AND GO DIM. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE AND MORE INFORMATION.
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Feb 24, 2002 - Camarillo, CA - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
THE HEADLIGHTS FILCKER AT VARIOUS TIMES AND THIS ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL THAT THEY CAN, BUT THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 3.5L ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT THE 'FLICKERING' HAS BECOME MORE REGULAR AND SEEMS TO HAPPENS FOR A LONGER DURATATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO A SOLUTION FROM GM ON THIS.
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Sep 04, 2001 - Lodi, WI - Electrical System
THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ALSO THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT FOR BATTERY GROUND CABLE BOTTOMED OUT IN BLOCK NOT ALLOWING CABLE TO GROUND CONSISTANTLY, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM AGAIN, DEALER INSPECTED THE WIRE HARNESS, INSTALLED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE, DEALER STATED LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN AIR WAS COMMANDED ON, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY.
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Sep 04, 2001 - Lodi, WI - Electrical System
THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, ALSO THE HEADLAMPS FLICKER AND HAVE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE BOLT FOR BATTERY GROUND CABLE BOTTOMED OUT IN BLOCK NOT ALLOWING CABLE TO GROUND CONSISTANTLY, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEM AGAIN, DEALER INSPECTED THE WIRE HARNESS, INSTALLED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE, DEALER STATED LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN AIR WAS COMMANDED ON, HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY.
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Aug 17, 2001 - Woonsocket, RI - Wiring, Interior/Under Dash
I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE FOG LAMP SWITCH GET VERY HOT. PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. I DID NOTICE THAT THE FOGLAMP SWITCH COOLED OFF A BIT IF I TURNED THE FOG LAMPS ON. THE LOWER PART OF THE RADIO AND THE TOP PART OF THE CLIMATE CONTROLS STAY HOT. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND POSSIBLY A FIRE HAZARD. THAT'S HOW HOT THE AREA CAN BECOME. THE WIRING IN A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE GENERATING THAT MUCH HEAT. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET. I WILL BE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND I WILL MENTION IT AT THAT TIME.
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Jun 26, 2001 - Victorville, CA - Fuses And Circuit Breakers
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
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Jun 22, 2001 - Lodi, WI - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, WITHOUT ANY WARNING HEADLIGHTS WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ,CAUSING POOR VISIBIITY FOR DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. INTERMITTENTLY, THE HEAD LAMPS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF. ALTERNATOR FAILED. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE, ONCE BECAUSE IT WAS CHARGING 14.2 VOLTS. LEFT REAR TIRE CUPPED BADLY, CAUSING NOISE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN.
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Apr 01, 2001 - Brookfield, CT - Fuses And Circuit Breakers
THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLARE AND FLICKER AS IF THEY ARE SHORTING OUT. GM HAS CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL WAIT FOR A REMEDY THAT BEING A REDISIGNED ALTERNATOR GM STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANICS AT MY DEALERSHIP HAVE TRIED BUT FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM . THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE BY THE DEALER IN DESPERATION AND AGAIN WHEN THE NEWLY REDESIGNED FROM GM ARRIVED AFTER NEARLY 6 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF A FIX CAME IN .MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR WILL FAIL WITH ALL THE POWER SURGES BEING PUT THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF ALREADY WITH THE NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR. AS THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A VEHICLE FREE FROM DEFECTS. I HOPE THAT THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN INTO A MONEY PIT. THANK GOODNESS THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY HOPEFULLY GM WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AFTER IT EXPIRES.
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Apr 01, 2001 - Brookfield, CT - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLARE AND FLICKER AS IF THEY ARE SHORTING OUT. GM HAS CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL WAIT FOR A REMEDY THAT BEING A REDISIGNED ALTERNATOR GM STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANICS AT MY DEALERSHIP HAVE TRIED BUT FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM . THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE BY THE DEALER IN DESPERATION AND AGAIN WHEN THE NEWLY REDESIGNED FROM GM ARRIVED AFTER NEARLY 6 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF A FIX CAME IN .MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR WILL FAIL WITH ALL THE POWER SURGES BEING PUT THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF ALREADY WITH THE NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR. AS THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A VEHICLE FREE FROM DEFECTS. I HOPE THAT THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN INTO A MONEY PIT. THANK GOODNESS THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY HOPEFULLY GM WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AFTER IT EXPIRES.
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Apr 01, 2001 - Brookfield, CT - Electrical System
THE MAJOR COMPLAINT I HAVE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLARE AND FLICKER AS IF THEY ARE SHORTING OUT. GM HAS CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR AND AFTER A SUBSTANTIAL WAIT FOR A REMEDY THAT BEING A REDISIGNED ALTERNATOR GM STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANICS AT MY DEALERSHIP HAVE TRIED BUT FAILED TO FIND THE PROBLEM . THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE BY THE DEALER IN DESPERATION AND AGAIN WHEN THE NEWLY REDESIGNED FROM GM ARRIVED AFTER NEARLY 6 MONTHS FROM THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF A FIX CAME IN .MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR WILL FAIL WITH ALL THE POWER SURGES BEING PUT THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYTEM. IN MY OPINION THIS HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF ALREADY WITH THE NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER IN THIS CAR. AS THIS AUTO WAS PURCHASED NEW I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A VEHICLE FREE FROM DEFECTS. I HOPE THAT THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN INTO A MONEY PIT. THANK GOODNESS THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY HOPEFULLY GM WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR THE WARRANTY AFTER IT EXPIRES.
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Jan 22, 2001 - Fredrick, MD - Electrical System
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM.
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Jan 17, 2001 - Amissville, VA - Alternator/Generator/Regulator
ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SPONTANEOUSLY DIM. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALTERNATOR, AND INSPECTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. DEALER IS ORDERING ANOTHER ALTERNATOR.
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Jul 05, 2000 - West Chester, PA - Electrical System
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON USING THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO GETS VERY HOT TO THE POINT THAT ONE CAN'T TOUCH IT. ALSO, NOT A CHANGE WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. RADIO REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.
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