Interior & seats
Filed Mar 17, 2010
1: NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO PROBLEM 2: THE PASS LOCK IN MY 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE IS "WORN" OUT, RANDOMLY CAUSING MY CAR TO TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. 3: APPX $500 "REPLACEMENT" COST. NOT COUNTING THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE OR TOWING. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10320558
- Incident
- Mar 17, 2010
- Mileage
- 155,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Dec 5, 2006
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. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10175157
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2006
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Jul 10, 2006
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 . *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10162035
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2005
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Jan 10, 2005
THE HEADLIGHTS PULSATE AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECOME DIM, THEN BECOME BRIGHT. THE DEALER FINDS NO DEFECTS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10107067
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 51,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 25, 2004
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT POWER DOOR WILL ENGAGE BY ITSELF AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE OR EXIT/ENTER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10097642
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2003
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
EngineInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Nov 3, 2003
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
Interior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Nov 9, 2001
HEADLIGHTS AND LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WILL DIM TO A VERY LOW LIGHT WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 898994
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2001
ElectricalInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Aug 17, 2001
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.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 750671
Interior & seats
Filed May 9, 2000
BOTH INSTRUMENT AND OUTSIDE LIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND A DISTRACTION TO DRIVER. DEALER UNCONCERNED. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 861652
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