Headlights and all electrical will dim and fan for heater will slow and the power of the engine will lull for a few seconds does not matter what speed I am going noticeable mostly at night with use of head lights
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue electrical complaints
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The car will not crank the starter at times (about 3 times a week). Sometimes it takes two tries, sometimes it takes 35 tries, it will not crank over. All of the electrical items work fine, but the engine will not crank over. When it eventualy does the car starts fine and runs fine.
The headlights pulsate at night. Also, the dashboard lights become dim, then become bright. The dealer finds no defects.
I love my intrigue except for the bugs that seem to keep popping up. My car starting cutting off just going down the road and it would start back up by itself. I took it to a olds dealership to have it checked out. They could not find anything wrong, so they replaced the computer and then it showed the problem. The computer showed the ignition switch was bad. They replaced it and everything is now good. It even stopped the dimming of the lights at night, which seemed to be problems on all intrigues I have read about.
While driving down the road at any speed the computer shuts down and the vehicle shuts down completely, when hitting a bump on the road. Provide further details. *nm
The alternator ripped out of the engine block. This resulted in the vehicle stalling on 3 separate occasions. When this occurred the vehicle lost power steering and brakes, which almost caused an accident. Mechanic indicated that he had never seen anything like this before, and didn't know what could have caused it.
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.
2000 olds intrigue - car purchased new. 3 of the 4 power window motors replaced at $600 per window within the last 9-12 months. Car presently has 57k miles. Transmission repaired twice before 6k miles. Steering noise present since almost new but seems functional (dealer stated this is "normal"). Alternator and thermostat/assembly have been replaced.
2000 oldsmobile intrigue. Ignition switch looses contact intermittenly causing the engine to stall.
While driving at night the head lights intermittently went from bright to dim. When using the heater fan it would go from high to low or from low to high. Please provide further information. *jb consumer said that this condition had occurred several times during cold weather. Alternator was redesigned but didn't correct the condition being experienced by consumer.
Purchased my intrique in october of 1999, at that time I noticed in the evening while drive the outside lights would brighten and dim extensively, where to the fact oncoming drivers would flash their bright lights in my eyes causing me hard time viewing the road, can you imagine what they thought when my lights were doing this to them, and who knows how gright the beam was in their eyes, because it seems as a power surge going on. With no controlof mine. I also notice the blower while on defrost has the same type of surging going on and thats when the lights go with a mind of their own. I brought it back to the dealer they replace my altenator, seemed to help for a while. Now, each year when the weather gets cold and you need the heater on high, for defrost mode the lights and blower will do this again, I have no warrenty left on my vehicle, I have notice just this past week that the low coolant light stays on for longer period of time my engine seeems to be starting harder, but as the car warms up things seem to be better not fine , but better. I am a single person now, I bought a new car so I was safe on the road. I have parents who are physically diabled no and rely on me for various reasons, and that includes using my newer car. I work in a piston plant that makes many gm pistons, so I know how particular car companys, feel about what goes on inside these engines, and I know the effects if we happen to fail to do our quatlity job. So why, what does it have to take before, this problem with the lighting and electricall complaints of this vehicles engine, before some one dies due to the bright lights in the oncoming traffic or with the car aging and who knows what else this could be doing to that computer, with the power surges, before on of us owners loose all power and plows in to a tree, another car, we have no right to go out and kill people in this country, our cars are to to be driven, no at weapon ion the road, with a disaster waiting to happen.
Lights dimming and flickering, started at 7,000 miles. Repaired windshield wiper arm which was disengaged from wiper transmission @ 29,318 miles. Lights went totally off at night and check engine light came on @ 40,269 miles. Dealer changed. *ak alternator and mass air flow sensor. Dealer said to use AC air filter instead of fram air filter. Wiper arm broke again @ 43,349 miles, dealer replaced wiper transmission. Check engine light @ 63,455 miles. Dtc (diagnostic trouble code) indicates (maf) mass air flow sensor. Code was cleared and then came back on @ 64,355 miles. Same maf code. When this happens the car will hicup, lights go out and engine stalls for a fraction of a second. This last time the dtc indicated the car was traveling at 62 MPH. In addition, the front tire wore to the cord in 38,000 miles. Rear left tire with inside tire wear in 10,000 miles. Discussed problems with factory rep with no results. Car appears to be a safty problem.
As I was driving, the car stalled in the traffic. Passenger compartment filled with smoke making the passengers cough. Floor gear console was burning hot. Floor of the car was extremely hot ,forcing me to stop the engine and abandon the car for fear of explosion.
Right directional bulb failure. Replaced. Failed again the next day. Mechanic checked and it began working. Now failed again. We also have 1998 olds intrigue with same exact problem. Same side, same scenario... Located in different state currently.
Headlights dim on and off, heater fan goes on and off, interior lights go on and off, took to dealer and was told alternator voltage regulator is bad. Replaced alternator and it fixed problem.
Headlights and heater/fan dim constantly. Most notable upon accelaration. Temp gauge also fluctuating from normal to over heat status.
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 to be replaced the 2nd time. Called dealership that was going to replace shaft, and decided to hold off until we could settle this with olds. Olds is not trying to rectify easily. I am reporting this to better business bureau at this time.
Electrical problems with vehicle. Power loss and possibly surges throughout entire vehicle. Replacing alternator will not solve issue. All wiring is tightly connected.
Consumer states that the computer on the vehicle malfunctions and causes the vehicle to shut off when the consumer is at a complete stop. Nlm
Problem seems to be getting worse. Dealer is unsympathitac towards this problem. Dealers and repair shops are inconsistent in their diagnoses of the problem. Gm refuses to acknowledge that a severe problem exists until someone becomes injured or gets killed becaue of it. The federal safety agency has opened an investigation into this persistent problem and gm still is unphased an apethetic towards the plight of the consumer. No safety defect listed.
Headlights flicker on/ off and go dim. Dealer will be notified. Please and more information.
The headlights filcker at various times and this alternator has been replaced 3 times. The dealer has done all that they can, but the alternator failure is a design flaw with the 3.5l engine. I have been told that this is not a major problem, but the 'flickering' has become more regular and seems to happens for a longer duratation. I look forward to a solution from gm on this.
The alternator has been replaced twice, also the headlamps flicker and have shut off while driving, dealer discovered that the bolt for battery ground cable bottomed out in block not allowing cable to ground consistantly, consumer began to experience problem again, dealer inspected the wire harness, installed a new body control module, dealer stated lights dimmed when air was commanded on, however consumer was informed that vehicle is operating normally.
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.
Intermittently headlights lights blink on and off, obstructing view of driver. Dealer has replaced various parts in electrical system, and has not been able to correct the problem.
When driving at night with headlights on, without any warning headlights will completely shut down ,causing poor visibiity for driver. Dealer has not been able to determine cause. *ak intermittently, the head lamps flicker and shut off. Alternator failed. *yh alternator was replaced twice, once because it was charging 14.2 volts. Left rear tire cupped badly, causing noise, no specific tire information given.
The major complaint I have with this automobile is the electrical system. The lights constantly flare and flicker as if they are shorting out. Gm has claimed that there was a problem with the alternator and after a substantial wait for a remedy that being a redisigned alternator gm still has not fixed the problem. The lights have flickered on and off since the auto was purchased. The mechanics at my dealership have tried but failed to find the problem . The alternator has been replaced twice one by the dealer in desperation and again when the newly redesigned from gm arrived after nearly 6 months from the original promise of a fix came in .my greatest fear is that the computer in this car will fail with all the power surges being put through the electrical sytem. In my opinion this has manifested itself already with the need to reprogram the computer in this car. As this auto was purchased new I would have thought I was purchasing a vehicle free from defects. I hope that this vehicle doesn't turn into a money pit. Thank goodness these problems began while under warranty hopefully gm will continue to honor the warranty after it expires.
Consumer was traveling on highway and without prior notice electrical system went out. Dealership was not able to resolve problem.*ak
All interior and exterior lights will spontaneously dim. Dealer has replaced alternator, and inspected electrical system, and could not find cause. Problem still occurs. *ak dealer is ordering another alternator.
Horn location on the steering wheel pads are hard to find when necessary. Whenever horn is hit without looking directly for the pads, it would not sound off. Would have to search for a certain spot on the pad to hit for horn to sound. Hitting area of air bag makes horn blow. Fear of hitting steering wheel cover to hard might cause the air bag to deploy. *ak it is hard to find the spot in case of emergency.
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