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2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

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Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Mar 17, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 200 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

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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