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2001 Oldsmobile INTRIGUE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

108 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

62,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: . 62 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 22 of 108 complaints (20.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior1614.8%
Transmission and shifting1413.0%
Electrical and battery issues1413.0%
Engine operation1110.2%
Braking behavior98.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
22
Exterior Lighting:Headlights
19
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
11
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal
10
Exterior Lighting
9
Steering
6
Engine
5
Interior Lighting
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System22
Exterior Lighting:Headlights19
Power Train:Automatic Transmission11
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal10
Exterior Lighting9
Steering6
Engine5
Interior Lighting5

Electrical System: 22; Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 19; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 11; Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal: 10; Exterior Lighting: 9; Steering: 6; Engine: 5; Interior Lighting: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
4
25,000 to 49,999
20
50,000 to 74,999
20
75,000 to 99,999
7
100,000 to 149,999
8
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0004
25,000 to 49,99920
50,000 to 74,99920
75,000 to 99,9997
100,000 to 149,9998
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 20; 75,000 to 99,999: 7; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 3

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (20). 46 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001
4
2002
19
2003
15
2004
14
2005
7
2006
9
2007
6
2008
6
2009
3
2010
2
2013
2
2014
10
2015
6
2016
2
2017
1
2019
1
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20014
200219
200315
200414
20057
20069
20076
20086
20093
20102
20132
201410
20156
20162
20171
20191
20201

2001: 4; 2002: 19; 2003: 15; 2004: 14; 2005: 7; 2006: 9; 2007: 6; 2008: 6; 2009: 3; 2010: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 10; 2015: 6; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2019: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10052999 · 2004-01-12 (January 12, 2004)

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END THE STEERING HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES UP TO 1999 BUT MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT'S BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

Owner-reported narrative. 58,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052999 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10062355 · 2004-03-16 (March 16, 2004)

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK & PINION GEAR SPOKE VALVE FOR A COST OF $758.69. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND CLEARING THE ADAPT CELLS FOR A COST OF $758.55. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I ALSO PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INOPERABLE CRANK SENSOR FOR THE COST OF $292.60. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 77,258 miles reported. Look up ODI 10062355 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10016231 · 2003-04-20 (April 20, 2003)

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF THIS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I FIRST REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID AND NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF STEEL IN THE FILTER TRAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEED TO BE CLEANED. IT CONTINUED, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND THE PINION GEAR HAD BROKE AND THEREFORE CAUSED MY GEARS TO BE STRIPED. COST TO ME WAS 2100.00 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016231 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10048828 · 2003-11-29 (November 29, 2003)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048828 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10071219 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

SHORTLY AFTER 36,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, PCS, ABS, SES LIGHTS WOULD COME ONE & STAY ON. STALLING BECAME MORE AND FREQUENT UNTIL IT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERYTIME WITHIN 120 SECONDS OF COLD START (OVER COURSE OF 2,000 -4,000 MORE MILES. NEARLY GOT BROADSIDED BY CEMENT TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY (AFTER ALREADY DOING ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST STALL AFTER COLD START). DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. GM WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART AND I WAS LEFT WITH DIAGNOSIS AND LABOR BILL. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10071219 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10134212 · 2005-08-25 (August 25, 2005)

HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS ON INTRIGUES ARE DUE TO WIRING THAT HAS BECOME DRIED UP AND IS CRACKING OFF THEREBY CREATING SHORTS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. REPAIR WILL REQUIRE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRING HARNESS.

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Owner report 10071298 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RATHER EARLY FOR THIS SENSOR TO GO!

Owner-reported narrative. 89,065 miles reported. Look up ODI 10071298 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010212 · 2003-03-10 (March 10, 2003)

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN STOPPING - WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010212 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026252 · 2003-06-30 (June 30, 2003)

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT 40-45 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO THREES AND A POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

108 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

57.4%Usable mileage62 / 108 records
96.3%Valid incident date104 / 108 records
100.0%Valid filing date108 / 108 records
96.3%Ordered incident and filing dates104 / 108 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component1996199719981999200020012002
Electrical System
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

234.5%
ODI 10017640

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE LIGHTS BECAME DIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAD NOT FOUND A REMEDY. *JB

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3112.1%
ODI 10018080

WHILE BRAKING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. *NLM

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5226.0%
ODI 10000031 · 34,000 mi

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. POWER LOSS AND POSSIBLY SURGES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE VEHICLE. REPLACING ALTERNATOR WILL NOT SOLVE ISSUE. ALL WIRING IS TIGHTLY CONNECTED.

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2220.4%
ODI 10011881 · 940 mi

THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THEY CONTINUED TO GO DIM AND THEN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

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2335.9%
ODI 10139203

2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WEEKLY. SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM RECOGNIZING THE KEY. I HAVE TO WORK WITH THE KEY FOR 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL IT FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE KEY AND STARTS. *NM

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Steering:Rack And Pinion
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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6813.3%
ODI 10013715 · 43,000 mi

THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. STEERING SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT (AS IF NO POWER STEERING AT ALL). IF YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN EASILY TURN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, LEFT HAND TURNS ARE IMPOSSIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP MAKING THE REPAIR AGREED TO PAY 1/2 OF THE COST BECAUSE THEY AGREED THE PART WAS FAULTY AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME LET ALONE TWICE. GM, HOWEVER, REFUSED TO PAY FOR EITHER OF THE REPAIRS AND WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIRS . *NLM

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228.6%
ODI 10008389 · 52,000 mi

WHILE INITIATING A LEFT TURN IN MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR (RACK AND PINION) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING I LOGGED ONTO THE NHTSA WEB SITE TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG INTRIGUE OWNERS. IT APPEARS IT IS. IN CALLING TO SOLICIT REDUCED PRICES FOR THIS $1200+ BILL A NUMBER OF DEALERS ADMITTED THA…

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73.5%
ODI 10037440 · 62,000 mi

WE HAVE A 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE. WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY WE HAD THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACE AND THE STEERING TIE ROD REPLACED. THE STEERING HAS ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE A PROBLEM. 2000+ MILES AFTER THE WARRENTY WENT OUT THE POWER STEERING RACK WENT OUT WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1200. THERE WAS A POP NOISE WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AND FROM THAT POINT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FOR LEFT TURNS BUT FOR ONLY RIGHT TURNS. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOOD THING I HAD NOT DRIVEN BECAUSE THE ENTIRE STEE…

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21.9%
ODI 10062355 · 77,258 mi

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK & PINION GEAR SPOKE VALVE FOR A COST OF $758.69. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND CLEARING THE ADAPT CELLS FOR A COST OF $758.55. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I ALSO PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INOPERABLE CRANK SENSOR FOR THE COST OF $292.60. *JB

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23.1%
ODI 10156287 · 32,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE OUTER TIE RODS WERE ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED 05/23/06. *JB

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Steering
00.0%

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00.0%

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428.2%
ODI 10018091

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S STEERING POWER. *NLM

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228.6%
ODI 10000052 · 19,584 mi

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER STEERING SHORT, FAILED. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT 19,584 MILES. 1995 THRU 1998'S WERE RECALLED

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168.0%
ODI 10003227

BOUGHT CAR OCT 2000 AS A USED AUTO. IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR EACH OF THESE 4-5 TIMES AT LEAST. IT HAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. MIDSHAFT WAS REPLACED, BUT IT RETURNED. OLDS DID SAY THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS. ORDERED A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. BEEN ALSO IN SHOP FOR LIGHTS FLICKERING, HEATER SURGING, TEMP GAUGE RUNNING HOT. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AFTER A 3 WEEK STAY AT THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM RETURNED 3 DAYS BEFORE MIDSHAFT WAS T…

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65.6%
ODI 10052999 · 58,000 mi

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END THE STEERING HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES UP TO 1999 BUT MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT'S BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

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710.9%
ODI 10098269 · 43,500 mi

POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHEN PULLING OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING PLACE THE POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING NOISES. AFTER EXITING THE PARKING PLACE THE POWER STEERING IS SLUGGISH, BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS SOME TIME YOU CAN TURN WITH NO PROBLEM, OTHER TIME IT TAKES ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO MOVE THE STEERING. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT!! I SUPPOSE IT COULD TOTALLY FAIL AT ANY TIME ALSO!! THE OLDSMOBILE GARAGE (BURKE) HAS ORDERED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP AND WILL INSTALL IT NEXT WEEK AT A COST OF FIVE HUNDRED AND NINTH FOUR DOLLA…

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Exterior Lighting:Headlights
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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228.6%
ODI 10049630 · 55,000 mi

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 CHA…

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2713.5%
ODI 10000560 · 68,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HEADKLIGHTS FLICKER. AND, WEHN I SAY FLICKER I MEAN THEY ALMOST GO TOTALLY OUT THEN COME BACK ON. I AHVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HAVE RAN A COMPUTER SCAN ON IT, WHICH SHOWED NO ERROR CODES, THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR KICKING ON. I ADMIT IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS HAPPENING. WHICH, IS CONSTANTLY. AS LONG AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THERE IS A FLICKER, I CHECKED THE BULBS, THERE IS NO COROSIO…

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1917.6%
ODI 10000062 · 30,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER RANDOMLY AT NIGHT. TYPICALL NUMBER OF FLICKERS PER MINUTE IS 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM.

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34.7%
ODI 10040339

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY PATROL STOPPED THE CONSUMER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS PROBLEM SINCE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. CONSUME STATED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS ADVISED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND IT WAS THE AIR PUMP. THEY CONSIDERED THIS NORMAL. *PH *JB

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Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

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295.7%
ODI 10568356 · 168,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WHILE SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE REAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE IGNITED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND RULED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:…

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166.3%
ODI 10524248 · 37,000 mi

ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPS INSTANTLY. EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. DURING RESTART THE VEHICLE CRANKS LONGER (5-6 SECONDS) BEFORE STARTING AND MISSES FOR 3-4 SECONDS. THEN RUNS STRONG AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. SOME TIMES TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING AFTER A RESTART AND OTHER TIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING WHETHER THE VEHICLE STALLED OR NOT. AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45MPH +) THE VEHICLE WILL FREQUENTLY SHUT OFF BUT INSTANTLY COME BACK ON. *TR

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52.5%
ODI 10632607 · 214,839 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…

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54.6%
ODI 10499459 · 148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN MATTER OF SECONDS, THE SMOKE COLOR CHANGE FROM WHITE TO DARK BLACK SMOKE BEFORE FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

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57.8%
ODI 10627415 · 40,000 mi

ENGINE CUTS OFF, NO ABILITY TO STEER OR CONTROL. HAVE TO TURN OF KEY AND RESTART HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR PLACES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING TO FIX. THIS HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING, ALSO WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL CUT OFF. *TR

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Engine And Engine Cooling
00.0%

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00.0%

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244.7%
ODI 10069029 · 78,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS. MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 78000. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WEARS OUT AFTER ABOUT 20,000 MILES. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE WARRANTY. THE SECOND CAME OUT OF MY POCKET AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN.

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166.3%
ODI 10018015

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM

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63.0%
ODI 10047729 · 70,071 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

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43.7%
ODI 10071219 · 25,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER 36,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, PCS, ABS, SES LIGHTS WOULD COME ONE & STAY ON. STALLING BECAME MORE AND FREQUENT UNTIL IT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERYTIME WITHIN 120 SECONDS OF COLD START (OVER COURSE OF 2,000 -4,000 MORE MILES. NEARLY GOT BROADSIDED BY CEMENT TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY (AFTER ALREADY DOING ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST STALL AFTER COLD START). DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. GM WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART AND I WAS LEFT WITH DIAGNOSIS AND LABOR BILL. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WIT…

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11.6%
ODI 10265147

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE OIL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE RESERVOIR TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE VALVE COVER GASKET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AN…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

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00.0%

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356.9%
ODI 10102143 · 76,000 mi

HAVE HAD AINTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND RELEASE EVERY 5 SECONDS.IT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT DO IT EVERYDAY, IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE THE PROBLEM, I HAD MY ROTORS REPLACED IN FRONT AND TURNED IN THE BACK, THIS STILL HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS, AND NOW THE FAN THAT BLOWS AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, WILL WORK ONCE AND AWHILE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT IN IT, WHICH MEANS NO HEAT, AND NO AIR. IT WILL COST 264.00-300.00 TO FIX. I HAVE HAD M…

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62.3%
ODI 713577

CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. CAR STRANDED ME SEVERAL TIMES..PURCHASED CAR ON NOV 20, 1998,RECEIVED LETTER FROM OLDMOBILE DEC 9,1998 ADVISING OF RECALL..CALLED DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE CAR SERVICED LOCALLY AS I DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING CAR BACK TO WINSTON SALEM FOR RECALL...TOOK CAR LOCALLY TO BE REPAIRED...CAR WAS KEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 DAYS, I WAS NEVER OFFERED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED AND I HAD WARRANTIY COVERAGE WHICH NO ONE SEEM TO RECOGNIZE... I TOOK MY MOM TO THE BANK IN THE CAR AND T…

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42.0%
ODI 738940

REAR BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM LIKE THEY ARE INTENDED WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 25 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO "SLAM" ON THE BRAKES OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS, CAN FEEL THE REAR TIRES DRAG/SLIP AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISE. WORSE YET, THE DISTANCE THAT IT TAKES THE CAR TO STOP IT MUCH TOO LONG COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES IN ITS CLASS WITH ABS. THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, COUPLED WITH THE SENSATION THAT YOUR REARS TIRES ARE SLIPPING, IS A V…

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10.9%
ODI 10039095 · 100 mi

ONGOING INTERMITTENT FLICKERING/LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. LOUD VIBRATING SOUND OF BRAKES AT EVERY STARTUP. *JB

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

173.3%
ODI 10000795 · 52,596 mi

DEALER INDICATES VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS, WHICH ARE PREMATURE FOR VEHICLE MILEAGE, AND ARE RESULT OF "FAILED GASKETS." DEALER REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKETS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, RESOLVING PROBLEM.

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166.3%
ODI 10011525 · 15,292 mi

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

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63.0%
ODI 10004111

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

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21.9%
ODI 10029814

THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS SEALS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAD TO ADD MORE COOLANT THAN NORMAL. *AK *JB

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23.1%
ODI 10105409 · 56,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATES THE CAM SHAFT IS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATES IT CAN RESULT IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electrical System48,782–100,000 mi74,000 mi15
ODI 10011881 · 940 mi

THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THEY CONTINUED TO GO DIM AND THEN ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10196418 · 45,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; HEADLIGHTS DIM ON A WHIM; BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY; DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW LOCKS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND LAST BE NOT LEAST TRANSMISSION WHINES AND CLUCKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS--INTERMITTENTLY OF COURSE. ON GOING FOR LAST 3 YEARS. *TR

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Exterior Lighting:HeadlightsToo few reports for a range32,350 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10000062 · 30,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER RANDOMLY AT NIGHT. TYPICALL NUMBER OF FLICKERS PER MINUTE IS 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX PROBLEM.

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ODI 10036944 · 100 mi

LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND OR DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10047768 · 34,700 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES, " THERE IS NO FIX". PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission43,000–66,500 mi45,000 mi7
ODI 10016231 · 37,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF THIS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I FIRST REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID AND NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF STEEL IN THE FILTER TRAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEED TO BE CLEANED. IT CONTINUED, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND THE PINION GEAR HAD BROKE AND THEREFORE CAUSED MY GEARS TO BE STRIPED. COST TO ME WAS 2100.00 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY HA…

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ODI 10048828 · 44,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

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ODI 10050951 · 42,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GEAR TEETH IN TRANSMISSION PAN AT 42,000 MILES. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR: $1800-2400 AND 5 DAYS WITHOUT A VECHICLE.*AK

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Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal42,000–65,000 mi48,026 mi9
ODI 10038712 · 48,026 mi

THE HAZARD SWITCH ON MY 2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WILL NOT WORK ALL THE TIME,AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ON A OFF AND ON BASIS,JUST LIKE THE RECENT RECALL OF THE 2001ALEROS,GRAND AMS,AND OTHERS.

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ODI 10046864 · 28,000 mi

THE HAZARD SWITCH ON MY 2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WILL NOT WORK ALL THE TIME, AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THESE PROBLEMS SOMETIME OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AND MAKE EVERYDAY DRIVING UNSAFE. *LA

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ODI 10065155 · 42,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.*AK

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Exterior Lighting71,000–97,625 mi82,250 mi6
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10282995 · 40,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE USED IN FEBRUARY 2004. AFTER USING THE HAZARD LIGHTS IN AUGUST 2004, THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE WITHOUT CONTINUOUSLY HOLDING THE BUTTON IN MANUALLY. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL WORK FINE FOR A WHILE, AND THEN COMPLETELY STOP. THIS OCCURS ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO REPEATEDLY PRESS THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH OVER AND OVER WHICH CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS AND TAKES …

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ODI 10365339 · 100,000 mi

DIRECTIONAL LIGHT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AFTER 2 WEEKS OF USE AND LOUD AND REPEATING CLICKING NOISE ACCOMPANIES OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO USE AFTER THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS. *TR

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SteeringToo few reports for a range87,000 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10052999 · 58,000 mi

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END THE STEERING HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES UP TO 1999 BUT MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT'S BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

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ODI 10235677 · 32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIM…

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ODI 10565503 · 116,000 mi

I RAN UP A CURB TO AVOID REAR-ENDING A VEHICLE AND A PART CALLED THE POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE (GMPART # 26074657) WAS DAMAGED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THEREFORE THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM GM, THE PART IS FLIMSYLY INSTALLED WITH RETAINERS THAT DO NOT SECURE THE HOSE PROPERLY. OVER TIME THE HOSE COULD DISMOUNT FROM THE RETAINERS AND ANYTHING THAT HITS IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AT THE MOMENT AN OTHERWISE GOOD VEHICLE IS DISABLED DUE TO THE LACK OF THIS PART. CAN …

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EngineToo few reports for a range120,000 mi3 (sparse)
ODI 10499459 · 148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN MATTER OF SECONDS, THE SMOKE COLOR CHANGE FROM WHITE TO DARK BLACK SMOKE BEFORE FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

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ODI 10568504 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. *TR

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ODI 11349342 · 57,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON CITY STREET

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Interior LightingToo few reports for a range70,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 247 reports

2001: 47 complaints · 2002: 18 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2001142647
200251018
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
200110341
20026121

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectrical SystemExterior Lighting:HeadlightsPower Train:Automatic TransmissionExterior Lighting:Turn SignalExterior LightingSteeringEngineInterior Lighting
Electrical System—0
2
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10196418 · 45,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; HEADLIGHTS DIM ON A WHIM; BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY; DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW LOCKS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND LAST BE NOT LEAST TRANSMISSION WHINES AND CLUCKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS--INTERMITTENTLY OF COURSE. ON GOING FOR LAST 3 YEARS. *TR

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1
ODI 10174396

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE ON A DAILY BASIS. I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY 80 MILES A DAY. THE TURN SIGNALS MAY BLINK RAPIDLY, NORMALLY, OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS CAN ALL OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THEM TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR PUMP THAT PUMPS AIR INTO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM TWICE, AND IT IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR RUNS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE DIMMING LIGHTS WHICH IS CAUSED BY …

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10365339 · 100,000 mi

DIRECTIONAL LIGHT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AFTER 2 WEEKS OF USE AND LOUD AND REPEATING CLICKING NOISE ACCOMPANIES OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO USE AFTER THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS. *TR

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ODI 10679293 · 90,500 mi

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITHIN MY TURN SIGNALS IS ERRATIC. ONE MOMENT THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS, THE NEXT MOMENT IT DOESN'T. THIS MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT COMMUTE. THERE IS A CURRENT SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO VEHICLES MADE BY GM DURING THE TIME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE GM VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THAT THERE WAS FAULTY SODDERING AT FAULT IN THE CASE OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE ATTACH…

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ODI 10235677 · 32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIM…

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ODI 10582824 · 200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE KEY HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO THE IGNITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE KEY WAS NOT FULLY SECURED INTO THE IGNITION AND WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE AND APPLY FORCE IN ORDER TO PUSH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINAT…

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0
1
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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Exterior Lighting:Headlights0—000
1
ODI 10189468

CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL, FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE ON THE THIRD COMPLAINT, AT WHICH TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. *TR

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0
3
ODI 10116897

I HAVE ALMOST HAD MY CAR A WHOLE 2 WEEKS . I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS, DASH AND HEAD LIGHTS, FLICKERING. I CALLED DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND ALL I GOT WAS A GUY THAT TOLD ME IT WAS IN THE INTRIGUES NATURE TO DO THAT . THE FLICKERING IS HAPPENING WHEN THE AIR PUMP IS CYCLING ON AND OFF HE SAID, AGAIN, ITS JUST IN THE INTRIGUES NATURE. IN ITS NATURE OR NOT ITS NOT SAFE ! I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND I CAN'T AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE A CAR HAS A DEFECT ! AND TO TOP IT OFF NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT !! *AK

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ODI 743185

HEADLIGHTS/INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH 2000 INTRIGUE-GM REPLACED

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ODI 762624

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY, NO DEALER FIX TO THE PROBLEM AS OF NOW. THIS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
2
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10196418 · 45,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN; HEADLIGHTS DIM ON A WHIM; BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY; DRIVER'S ELECTRIC WINDOW LOCKS UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION INTERMITTENTLY AND LAST BE NOT LEAST TRANSMISSION WHINES AND CLUCKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS--INTERMITTENTLY OF COURSE. ON GOING FOR LAST 3 YEARS. *TR

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0—0
1
ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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1
ODI 10179263

1) HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND CREATE A ROAD HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC OFTEN FLASH BRIGHT LIGHTS AT YOU BECAUSE THEY FEEL YOU ARE FLASHING AT THEM. 2) STEERING HAS CLUNKING IN IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP OFTEN TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THOUGH EVERYONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR OR RIDES IN IT CAN FEEL THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. IT STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NOW THAT THE WARR…

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0
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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal
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ODI 10174396

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE ON A DAILY BASIS. I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY 80 MILES A DAY. THE TURN SIGNALS MAY BLINK RAPIDLY, NORMALLY, OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS CAN ALL OCCUR WITHIN A FEW MILES. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK THEM TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR PUMP THAT PUMPS AIR INTO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM TWICE, AND IT IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR RUNS FINE, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. I ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE DIMMING LIGHTS WHICH IS CAUSED BY …

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10365339 · 100,000 mi

DIRECTIONAL LIGHT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AFTER 2 WEEKS OF USE AND LOUD AND REPEATING CLICKING NOISE ACCOMPANIES OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO USE AFTER THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS. *TR

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ODI 10679293 · 90,500 mi

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITHIN MY TURN SIGNALS IS ERRATIC. ONE MOMENT THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS, THE NEXT MOMENT IT DOESN'T. THIS MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT COMMUTE. THERE IS A CURRENT SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO VEHICLES MADE BY GM DURING THE TIME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE GM VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THAT THERE WAS FAULTY SODDERING AT FAULT IN THE CASE OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE ATTACH…

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10583000

FRAUDULENT VEHICLE INSPECTION & EMISSIONS DONE ON A REGARDING 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, PURCHASE DATE, MARCH 17, 2014. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEIR APPROVED SHOPS AND MY USUAL MECHANIC TAKING AN EXCESSIVE TIME FROM WORK TO TRY TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION, THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS AREN'T FIRING WHICH WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ALSO ON. ALL THESE TH…

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10235677 · 32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIM…

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ODI 10582824 · 200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE KEY HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO THE IGNITION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE KEY WAS NOT FULLY SECURED INTO THE IGNITION AND WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO INSERT. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHAKE AND APPLY FORCE IN ORDER TO PUSH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINAT…

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ODI 10189468

CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL, FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE ON THE THIRD COMPLAINT, AT WHICH TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. *TR

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ODI 10179263

1) HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND CREATE A ROAD HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN. ONCOMING TRAFFIC OFTEN FLASH BRIGHT LIGHTS AT YOU BECAUSE THEY FEEL YOU ARE FLASHING AT THEM. 2) STEERING HAS CLUNKING IN IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP OFTEN TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OR CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THOUGH EVERYONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR OR RIDES IN IT CAN FEEL THE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END AND SEE THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. IT STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NOW THAT THE WARR…

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ODI 10583000

FRAUDULENT VEHICLE INSPECTION & EMISSIONS DONE ON A REGARDING 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, PURCHASE DATE, MARCH 17, 2014. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEIR APPROVED SHOPS AND MY USUAL MECHANIC TAKING AN EXCESSIVE TIME FROM WORK TO TRY TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION, THE FRONT TURN SIGNALS AREN'T FIRING WHICH WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL LIGHT & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ALSO ON. ALL THESE TH…

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10116897

I HAVE ALMOST HAD MY CAR A WHOLE 2 WEEKS . I HAVE NOTICED THE LIGHTS, DASH AND HEAD LIGHTS, FLICKERING. I CALLED DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND ALL I GOT WAS A GUY THAT TOLD ME IT WAS IN THE INTRIGUES NATURE TO DO THAT . THE FLICKERING IS HAPPENING WHEN THE AIR PUMP IS CYCLING ON AND OFF HE SAID, AGAIN, ITS JUST IN THE INTRIGUES NATURE. IN ITS NATURE OR NOT ITS NOT SAFE ! I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND I CAN'T AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT JUST BECAUSE A CAR HAS A DEFECT ! AND TO TOP IT OFF NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT !! *AK

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ODI 743185

HEADLIGHTS/INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY. SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH 2000 INTRIGUE-GM REPLACED

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ODI 762624

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM FREQUENTLY, NO DEALER FIX TO THE PROBLEM AS OF NOW. THIS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *AK

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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ODI 10169858 · 70,000 mi

1. LOOSE DASHBOARD CAUSING PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO RATTLE AND THE COVER TO LIFT ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEPLOYMENT AT ANYTIME OF THE AIRBAG. 2. TURNING SIGNAL FAILS TO BLINK ON EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHEN ENGAGED, USUALLY ABOUT TWICE A DAY. THIS COULD LEAD TO ME GETTING A TICKET OR INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH CASE THE AIRBAG WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE. 3. HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM AT NIGHT. 4. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT CERTAIN TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTED AND INSTANTLY PUT INTO GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN N…

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

11 mentions · 10.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,533 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10071219 · 25,000 mi

SHORTLY AFTER 36,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, PCS, ABS, SES LIGHTS WOULD COME ONE & STAY ON. STALLING BECAME MORE AND FREQUENT UNTIL IT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERYTIME WITHIN 120 SECONDS OF COLD START (OVER COURSE OF 2,000 -4,000 MORE MILES. NEARLY GOT BROADSIDED BY CEMENT TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY (AFTER ALREADY DOING ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST STALL AFTER COLD START). DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. GM WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART AND I WAS LEFT WITH DIAGNOSIS AND LABOR BILL. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WIT…

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ODI 10071298 · 89,065 mi

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RATHER EARLY FOR THIS SENSOR TO GO!

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ODI 10248694

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS AND HESITATES. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, WHICH HELPED WITH THE STALLING AND HESITATION; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. DAYS AFTER THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLASHED ON AND OFF. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START T…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 4.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 77,629 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10062355 · 77,258 mi

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK & PINION GEAR SPOKE VALVE FOR A COST OF $758.69. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND CLEARING THE ADAPT CELLS FOR A COST OF $758.55. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I ALSO PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INOPERABLE CRANK SENSOR FOR THE COST OF $292.60. *JB

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ODI 10148935 · 78,000 mi

STEERING LOCKING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT ON A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AT 78,000 MILES. RACK AND PINION PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 49,351 WHEN SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN APRIL 2004.

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ODI 10235677 · 32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIM…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 4.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 94,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10070332

COMPUTER, EMISSION AND FUEL THEY SAID IT WAS A EMISSION SENSOR AND IT DOES NOT WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER 150 MILES, POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER JUST WENT OUT, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT GENERAL MOTORS GOOD FAITH I ONLY PAID $625. SUSPENSION THEY REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE RODS. HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ALIGNMENT. STEERING NUT WAS FIXED THE DAY I TEST DROVE THE CAR .

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ODI 10136852 · 62,000 mi

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MALFUNCTION DETERMINED TO BE SERVICE CODE 410, RELATED TO A.I.R. PUMP, PUMP REPLACED WITH MODIFICATION KIT BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. UNABLE TO GET VEHICLE INSPECTED DUE TO PROBLEM. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *NM

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ODI 10175138 · 127,000 mi

2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WITH A COMPUTER CHECK IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A BROKEN AIR PUMP THAT MAY HAVE WATER INSIDE IT. *NM

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 85,700 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10808024 · 85,700 mi

TAKATA RECALL- WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION IT WILL SIMPLY STOP, NOTHING WILL WORK. IT MUST BE RESTARTED TO RESUME AND CONTINUE. IT MAY NOT DRIVE FOR LONG THOUGH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS .AT TIMES THE POWER WILL SHUT OFF MOMENTARILY BUT THE CAR WILL CONTINUE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS WILL DIM WHILE DRIVING, ALSO. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNTIL THE THIRD CRANK OF THE KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY STREETS WITH MY NEW 17 YEAR OLD DRIVER AT THE WHEEL. I WILL BE CALLING A DEALER SOON. THEY …

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ODI 10853134

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING MY LIGHTS WERE DIMMING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR CUT OFF ON ME TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE SECOND TIME IT CUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SOMETIME THE CAR WON'T START. AFTER THE THIRD OR FORTH ATTEMPT THE CAR WILL START. MY GAS PEDAL IS STICKING NOW THIS JUST START HAPPENING. SOMETIMES I HAVE A TIME TRYING TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE TO JIGGLE WITH THE SWITCH A FEW TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE TO GO DOWN. I HAD TWO CRANK SENSORS AND ONE CAM SE…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

2 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 32,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10026252

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT 40-45 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO THREES AND A POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

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ODI 10235677 · 32,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SIGN OR SLOWED DOWN FROM 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTER THE FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED 90% OF THE TIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIM…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 767154

STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I PRESSED THE AND ACCELLERATOR, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND. THEN IT LURCHED AS IF THE GEAR FINALLY CAUGHT. WITHIN 2 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST SIGN OF THIS, I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. AGAIN, IT LURCHED AFTER A SECOND OR TWO. ALSO, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A CRUNCHING SOUND AND NOW THE ENGINE RATTLES. NLM

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ODI 8017703

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL JERK,MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS CHANGING GEARS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b