2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue Engine Problems

1998 AND 1999 INTRIGUES BEING RECALLED FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK FIRE 2000 HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM 3.5 L ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

10806557

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

Mileage

185,000 mi

2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TA 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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10662837

Incident

Dec 12, 2012

WHEN I DROVE ON HIGH WAY OR LOCAL, SUDDENLY THE CAR IS POWER OFF, ENGINE AND POWER STEERING DO NOT WORK AT ALL, NEED PULL OVER RESTART SEVERAL TIMES, THEN DRIVE A WHILE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST YEARS. I GOT RECALL 14350 AND THE DEALER FIXED THE KEY RING, I THOUGHT THE POWER OFF PROBLEM IS GONE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS MAY CAUSE CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR THIS, I CANNOT AFFORD NEW CAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT SOLD THIS DEFECT CAR TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10658850

Incident

Oct 27, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE FAILURE BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID

10638060

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

64,000 mi

AFTER ROUNDING A CURVE AND SEEING A DEER AND THINKING HOW LUCKY I WAS THAT IT DIDN'T JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF ME, MY ENGINE DIED AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WENT OFF INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DITCH AND HIT A FIELD DRIVEWAY CULVERT WITH THE DIVERS SIDE TIRE, WHICH ULTIMATELY BENT THE FRAME AND TOTALED MY CAR.. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AND I HAD ONLY A MINOR INJURY. MY ELBOW WENT THROUGH A DRIVERS SIDE AIR VENT. SINCE MY CAR IS TOTALED AND THE RECALL SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS THE CAUSE, CAN I GET MY CAR FIXED OR SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION? I HAD A LOT OF KEYS ON MY CAR RING AS A WORK FOR THE CITY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632607

Incident

Jul 10, 2014

Mileage

214,839 mi

OVERHEATED ENGINE AFTER MECHANIC OPENED AND TOPPED OFF HOT SURGE RECOVERY BOTTLE WITH COLDER GM DEX COOL COOLANT & CREATED A SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHEN AN AIR POCKET FORMED DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT IN THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM DAMAGED BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. FIRE POSSIBLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10259805

Incident

Feb 9, 2009

Mileage

51,550 mi

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AC AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVERY SINCE I GOT IT ALSO. I HAVE FIXED EVERYTHING I CAN THINK TO FIX TO GET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT OFF AND IT STILL IS ON. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I GOT THE CAR FROM THEN THEY STARTED GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND B/C THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT TO FIX IT ANY MORE. THEN I TRIED TO GET IT FIXED WERE I LIVE AND ONE PLACE COULD NOT FIX IT B/C THEY SAID THAT I HAD A LIFE TIME WARRANTY ON IT SO I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER SHIP. THE ORIGINAL COMPANY SAID THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT AT ONE POINT. SO I TOOK IT TO THE OTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIXED IT ONE DAY , I CAN AND GOT IT A WEEK LATER AND KEEP IN MIND I WAS OUT OF A CAR AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PAY FOR A DAY OR TWO FOR THE RENTAL THEN WHEN I WENT PICK IT UP, IT STILL WAS NOT WORKING AND THEN I TOOK IT BACK TWICE AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE CONDENSER. SO I TOOK MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO JUST A REGULAR DEALERSHIP B/C THE AMT TO FIX IT WAS 1100 DOLLARS THERE. HE PUT DYE IN IT AND EVERYTHING AND THREE WKS TO SIX WKS LATER I AM BACK WERE I STARTED B/C IT IS NOT THE CONDENSER. I JUST WANT A TO GET THE AC FIX TO WERE IT WILL WORK AND KEEP WORKING. THIS IS A EVERY SUMMER THING AND IT IS TO HOT IN THE SUMMER PEOPLE DIE. IT IS 107 DEGREES OUT AND I ALREADY AM PAYING DOUBLE FOR A VEHICLE WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT. I DON'T LIKE TO RECYCLE CARS EVERY THREE YRS. I WANT TO PAY IT OFF AND BE DONE WITH IT. I WANT TO SAVE AND INVEST NOT PAY DEALER SHIPS THE REST OF MY LIFE. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET A RESOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10199539

Incident

Jul 16, 2005

Mileage

89 mi

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE BEGAN WITH HEATER MALFUNCTIONING DURING JANUARY 2007. THE SEYMOUR, WI. GUSTMAN DEALERSHHIP HANDLED MY COMPLAINTS. GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN THE COOLANT, AND THE RESULTING REPAIR BILL WAS $3025.00 I FEEL THAT THE OLDSMOBILE/GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND OUGHT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE IT BECAME KNOWN TO ME THAT THEY ALREADY HAD A REPAIR KIT , WHICH IMPLIED THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM BEFOREHAND.*AK UPDATED 10/15/07.

NHTSA ID

10186090

Incident

Mar 9, 2007

Mileage

67,000 mi

CAR STALLS, OR DOES NOT WANT TO START. ALSO STALLS , OR BEGINS TO STALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THEN SURGES FORWARD IN ORDER TO GIVE ITSELF GAS, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10167325

Incident

Aug 9, 2006

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160655

Incident

Feb 14, 2006

Mileage

57,000 mi

CAR LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE. NOW THE HEATER DOESN'T WORK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144902

Incident

Oct 21, 2005

HEAD GASKET FAILURE LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY FAR FROM HOME. THIS OCCURRED AFTER ABOUT 8 VISITS TO NUMEROUS GM DEALERSHIPS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF LOST COOLANT. OVER $3,000 IN REPAIRS LATER, WE DISCOVED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

10114662

Incident

Mar 24, 2005

Mileage

30,000 mi

2001 OLDS INTRIGUE OVERHEATS AT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 30 DEGREES. OLDS DID A REDESIGN ON THIS FAULTY THERMOSTAT BUT NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE COULD EASILY HEAT TO THE POINT OF ENGINE FIRE OR STRAND THE VEHICLE IN COLD CLIMATES. NEW REPLACEMENT IS NUMBER 12570248. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH AURORA VEHICLES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060099

Incident

Feb 26, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT 26,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 35,000 MILES, THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SNAP AND POP WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND OVER SMALL BUMPS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, WITH NO ANSWER UNTIL RECENTLY, IN WHICH THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE WINDOW MOTOR AND THERMOSTAT FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10053927

Incident

Oct 28, 2002

Mileage

26,000 mi

MY CAR'S ENGINE IS OVERHEATING. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE CAR. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER OLDS DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING, BUT THIS IS GOING TO COST ME. THIS CAR IS STILL UNDER IT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10047729

Incident

Nov 26, 2003

Mileage

70,071 mi

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

10047186

Incident

Aug 30, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

3 PROBLEMS. I THINK THEY ARE ALL ELECTRICALLY RELATED. FIRST, IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN NOTED ON THIS SITE ABOUT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEADLAMPS DIMMING OCCASIONALLY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SECOND IS THE RIGHT FRONT BLINKER DOESN'T ALWAYS BLINK WHEN SIGNALING, IT JUST STAYS ON. AT LEAST THE INTERIOR TURN SIGNAL BLINKS FAST TO INDICATE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. LASTLY, THE ENGINE HAS "MISFIRED" ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON. NOW, THIS PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" AT THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. FOR 2 MONTHS THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR. NOW IT OCCURS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045309

Incident

Jun 21, 2003

Mileage

76,000 mi

MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH THE 3.5L MOTOR OVERHEATED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY DEALER AND AFTER A WEEK WAS ADVISED THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REMOVED AND THE HEADS PULLED. APPARENTLY DUE TO THE REACTION BETWEEN THE STEEL HEAD BOLTS AND THE ALUMINUM MOTOR, THE THREADS CORRODED AND GAVE WAY ALLOWING THE HEAD GASKETS TO LEAK. SINCE THE CAR HAD 113,000 MILES ON IT, IT WAS PAST WARRANTY THOUGH I FEEL GM SHOULD HAVE PUT SOME TYPE OF COATING ON THE BOLTS TO KEEP THIS CORROSION FROM OCCURING. COST IN THIS CASE APPROACHED $4,000. *AK

NHTSA ID

10033328

Incident

Jul 23, 2003

Mileage

113,360 mi

MY CAR IS LEAKING OIL TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE CAR. WITHIN 3000 MILES ALL OF THE OIL HAS COMPLETELY LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO OIL IS EVIDENT IN ANY PARKING SPOT. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR ALL OF THE TIME BUT HAS HAPPENED 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10026118

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

HEADLIGHTS AND HEATER/FAN DIM CONSTANTLY. MOST NOTABLE UPON ACCELARATION. TEMP GAUGE ALSO FLUCTUATING FROM NORMAL TO OVER HEAT STATUS.

NHTSA ID

10003231

Incident

Jan 8, 2003

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE PCS LIGHT CAME ON, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DURING A BLIZZARD THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY WHICH RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10004111

Incident

May 30, 2000

CAR DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS . BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES . THE DEALER CHANGED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TWICE . THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY ONCE. WHEN CAR DIES IT WILL NOT START UNTILL IT COOLS THEN IT WILL RUN NORMALLY UNTILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. DEALER HAS SAID GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD A BAD BATCH OF CRANK SENSORS . WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AT SPEED IT IS VERY DANGEROUS .ONCE IT HAPPENED ON A BRIDGE , IM AFRAID OF A BAD ACCIDENT IF THEY CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM .

NHTSA ID

766277

ENGINE STALLING AT MULTIPLE SPEED, VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012655

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING. *MR *NLM

NHTSA ID

564590

Incident

Dec 20, 2001

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL, AND WITHIN 3,000 MILES ALL OF THE OIL HAS COMPLETELY LEAKED OUT OF VEHICLE . DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002105

Incident

Jun 1, 2001