Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE POWER WIRES FEEDING THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BURNED. THE UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THEY WERE NEVER DAMAGED, OR CORRODED. THE AREA BURNED WAS EXTERNAL TO THE FAN AND HAD CONSIDERABLE COMBUSTIBLES SURROUNDING IT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT SERVICE BULLETIN AT THIS TIME. *AK
FADING/DIMMING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, FAILED POWER WINDOW, 4 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT OUT. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLANK, AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WINDING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. WINDOWS BEGAN TO ROLL UP AND DOWN, WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK OFF AND ON. DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK
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
HEAD LIGHTS/INSTRUMENT LIGHTS/TAILS LIGHTS AND HEATER FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB
CAR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND THEN BRIGHTEN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO ACT UP MORE IN COLDER TEMPERTURES BUT IS STILL ACTING UP IN WARMER WEATHER. FAN SPEED FOR AIR & HEATER WILL FLUCUATE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ALTENATOR BUT IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAVING PROBELMS WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR. ACTS LIKE IT IS "MISSING" BUT NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP TRIED RUNNING A FUEL INJECTOR FLUID THROUGH IT BUT HASN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT OPERATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS THE DASH LIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, TRUNK LIGHT, ETC ALL FLICKER/DIM DRAMATICALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY AND AT THE SAME TIME WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED 5 TIMES BY THE DEALER, AND IS NOW AT THE OLDSMOBILE TECH ASSISTANCE LEVEL. PARTS SUCH AS THE DEALER MODULE AND THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. OLDS IS SAYING THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING TAC CASE #3668071 FOR OTHER 1999 INTRIGUES EXPERIENCING THE SIMILAR PROBLEM ACROSS THE US, BUT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. ALL THE WHILE, I AM BEING TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BE PATIENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THESE LIGHTS MAY SOMEDAY JUST NOT FLICKER, BUT TOTALLY GO OUT! OLDS HAS NOT OFFERED ANY INFO OTHER THAN THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THIS AT THE ENGINEERING LEVEL, AND THAT THEY SUSPECT IT IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT NEEDS A SOFTWARE FIX. I AM JUST UPSET THAT I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS POTENTIALLY VERY UNSAFE! AND GETTING WORSE. ANY ASSISTANCE RENDERED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT BE PROPERLY LOCK. THE TRACK DOES NOT LOCK. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
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