Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. 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. 48 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.
The 25 most recent of 48, in the owner's own words
MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM WHICH IS DANGEROUS DURING NIGH TIME DRIVING, SO I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE WHEN ITS DARK OUT. ALSO MY BLINKERS WORK OFF AND ON. I FEEL GM SHOULD COVER A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMS.
I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING ON THEIR OWN ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I FIRST STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND VERY OFTEN. I HAVE HEARD THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCHING INTO DIFFERENT MODES LIKE THIS BOTH A NIGHT AND DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS POSES A SERIOUS DISTRACTION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS AND OTHER ROADS AND COULD CONFUSE OTHER DRIVERS AT STOP SIGNS. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY; I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME ISSUE. [NOTE: I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE MAY ALSO BE LINKED TO A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT BLINKER ISSUES AND FAILURES ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SINCE 2010, AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY SYSTEM SOLVES THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT FOR ME (FILED SEPARATE COMPLAINT FOR TURN SIGNAL ISSUES EXPERIENCED)]
MY BLINKERS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE (FRONT AND BACK) BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION AND WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN 2010. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKERS (FRONT AND BACK) BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION IN THE SAME MANNER ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. THIS WENT ON WITH BOTH SIDES WORKING ONLY INTERMITTENTLY FOR 2 YEARS. THEN, SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN MID 2012, THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER STARTED MAKING VERY LOUD ELECTRICAL GLITCH SOUNDS AND THEN COMPLETELY BLEW AND MY CAR DIED WITH IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR SHORTLY AFTER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKERS WORKED PERFECTLY, BUT I HAD TO DRIVE WITH OUT MY DRIVER'S SIDE BLINKERS UNTIL MID 2013, WHEN I COULD NOT PASS DMV REQUIRED INSPECTION. I PAID TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLINKER RELAY SYSTEM REPLACED AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT THEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BLINKERS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. WITHIN 1 MONTH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLINKER RELAY SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN (PASSENGER WORKS, EXCEPT I HAVE TO WIGGLE AND MESS WITH THE EMERGENCY HAZARDS LIGHTS TO GET IT TO EVEN TURN ON AT ALL). NOW I HAVE ONE PAIR OF BLINKERS NOT WORKING AT ALL, AND ONE THAT IS INTERMITTENT, 3/4 OF THE TIME IT WORKS BUT ONLY IF I DISTRACTEDLY WIGGLE MY HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON WHILE TRYING TO TURN OR CHANGE LANES. MECHANICS ARE BAFFLED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TOO TELL ME! THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR ANYONE TO BE DRIVING WITH AND I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOMEDAY SOON. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIMMING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY GM CONSUMERS SINCE I STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 2007. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER MECHANIC TO REPLACE MY DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL RELAY SYSTEM, JUST FOR IT FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THESE DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS IN MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. GM NEEDS TO ACT QUICKLY!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF DETACHED DAMAGING THE SUN ROOF FRAME AND VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LAMINATED MATERIAL HAD DETERIORATED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION THE HAZARDS LIGHT HAD TO BE ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.
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. *TR
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE - RANDOM BLINKER FAILURE USUALLY FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AFTER START. SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE THAT IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS AS THE RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 03V327000. CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME AS TO WHETHER IT IS COVERED AS WELL? *TR
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
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
THE 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE HAS THE TURN SIGNALS GO OUT ON OCCASION. THE HAZARD SWITCH IS CAUSING THIS. *JB
HEADLIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. SIMILAIR TO SOMEONE TRYING TO BLOW OUT A CANDLE. TO THE POINT IT LOOKED LIKE THE LIGHT WERE ALMOST GOING OUT. HAPPENED ON I-83 JUST NORTH OF I-695.*AK
THE HEADLIGHTS PULSATE AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECOME DIM, THEN BECOME BRIGHT. THE DEALER FINDS NO DEFECTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS DIMMED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR ALSO WENT UP AND DOWN WHILE THE HEADLIGHT WERE DIMMING. *NM
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING COLD NIGHTS (BELOW 30 DEGREES). CARS THINK I AM FLASHING MY HIGH BEAMS ON OR OFF AND WANT TO PASS. THIS HAS CAUSED A NUMBER OF DRIVERS TO BECOME ANNOYED WITH ME. *AK I HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS HAPPENING LATELY SINCE THE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ABOVE FREEZING AT NIGHT.
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING OFF. NOT ONLY IS THIS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY OF 4 IT IS DANGEROUS TO OTHERS DRIVING TOWARDS ME. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE BOUGHT IT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS AFTER 2 ALTERNATORS AND A COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THEY DID HOWEVER FIND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, IT IS SOME SORT OF SENSOR THAT DETECTS WHEN A WHEEL ISNT TURNING FAST ENOUGH AND IT KICKS A MOTOR IN THAT MAKES IT CATCH UP CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE LIGHTS, THUS CAUSING THEM TO DIM. THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE BRAVADA, S10, GMC ENVOY, JIMMY AND SONOMA. THEY SAID IT IS SERVICE BULLETIN CQB00-18. IT STATES THAT THE EBCM LOSES A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL AND IT WILL ACTIVATE THE ABS MOTOR MONENTARILY, SINCE THE MOTOR MAY DRAW UP TO 100 AMPS THE LIGHTS WILL DIM OR FLICKER DURING THE CYCLE. THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE TO BE APPLIED FOR THIS CONDITION TO HAPPEN. THE LOSS OF SIGNAL COULD BE CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING, A BAD WHEEL SPEED SENSOR OR SENSOR RING OR AIR GAP (WORN BRAKES). NONE OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THIS DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST IN OVER 200,000 INTRIGUES OF THE SAME YEAR. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKING THE DEALERSHIPS REAPIR THIS PROBLEM BY ISSUING A SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK
I OWN A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER REPORTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED IN THE 2000-2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS TO WORK AGAIN IS BY PRESSING THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH TWICE. SOMETIMES THIS WILL MAKE THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR UP TO A FEW WEEKS. WHAT CAN I DO FROM HERE?*AK
TURN SIGNAL-HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE. *LA
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
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 327 000, HOWEVER THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FLASHER UNIT. *TS *JB
I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT HAS HEADLIGHTS THAT DIM AND FLICKER. IT IS MORE PREVALENT IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE NOTICED IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT.*AK
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS DIM/FLICKER TO THE POINT THAT ONCOMING TURNING DRIVERS THINK I AM GIVING THEM THE HIGH BEAMS TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IN MY PATH. I NEARLY HAD ONE HIGH SPEED HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE DEFECT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO STREET LAMPS AND AMBIENT LIGHTS.*AK
LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, FUEL PUMP WILL NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE AND NOW CAR WILL NOT START. *AK
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE SPRING FROM A GM DEALER. NOW, THAT IT'S IN THE WINTER, WHEN IT'S COLD, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BADLY. IT'S DANGEROUS. IT'S TIED TO ENGINE RPM. AT IDLE, THE LIGHTS ARE FINE. AS YOU ACCELERATE THE ENGINE, THE LIGHTS FLICKER DOWN.....THEY GET DIM AND FLASH BACK TO NORMAL. I JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IT'S GOT TO BE IN THE ALTERNATOR/VOLTAGE REGUALTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. THE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THE LIGHTS ON EVERY OTHER CAR.... IT'LL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLCATE BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.
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