2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

THE 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE RANDOMLY DOES NOT START AND SOMETIMES LEAVES THE FAMILY STRANDED. AFTER 30 MINUTES OR SO OF WAITING, IT MAY START RIGHT UP. IT HAS TAKEN UP TO A DAY TO RESTART. IT STARTED WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS OF PURCHASE, BUT HAS GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. RANDOMLY OCCURS 1 TO 2 TIMES PER WEEK. THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *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

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

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

VIN #[XXX] GM 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 4- DOOR SEDAN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAUSES COMPLETE STALL OF ENGINE. RESTART NOT IMMEDIATELY POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING ERRATIC FUEL LEVEL SENSOR READINGS & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT & TRAC OFF LIGHT & TEMPERATURE GAUGE OFF & ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 140 MPH & RPM JUMPS TO 7,000 PLUS RPM. NO CODES REPORTED BY GM DEALERSHIP COULTER CADILLAC IN PHOENIX, AZ 85014-3270 (800-942-1189). GM SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES, INTERMITTENT UNSOLVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SHORT/OPEN CIRCUIT. GM ORDERS REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY OF R/R WINDOW REGULATOR [XXX], ALSO FUEL SENDING UNIT KIT IN FUEL TANK [XXX], ALSO REMANUFACTURED PCM [XXX]. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CIRCUIT BREAKERS INTERMITTENT, POSSIBLE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE JARS LOOSE SPOTS ON ARMATURE OF R/R WINDOW REGULATOR [XXX] (NEW [XXX]). INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT UNRESOLVED.*JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

COMMUNICATION FAILURE FROM MAIN COMPUTER CAUSES CAR TO STALL AND SOMETIMES NOT EVEN START AS WELL AS A/C HEATER AND CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ONCE AND A WHILE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD A PERSON FROM THE SERVICES DEPT WOULD CALL ME BACK. THEY DIDN'T. TALKED TO ANOTHER PERSON AND TOLD THEN ABOUT THE CAR STALLING AND NOT STARTING AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS EITHER THE FUEL FILTER OR THE FUEL PUMP. REPLACE FUEL FILTER, DIDN'T HELP CHECKED FUEL PUMP BUT IT WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY MANY TIMES AND HAS BUT MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY CHILDRENS LIFES IN DANGER. WHEN IT DIES THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND. JUST TODAY I HAD A BASIC COMPUTER SCAN DONE WHICH TOLD ME THE PROBLEM. THE PLACE THAT DID THE TEST INFORMED ME THAT IS THE #1 PROBLEM WITH THE OLDSMOBILE FROM 1997-2001. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A DEATH RESULTS FROM IT. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE ALERO'S (2000 MODEL).