2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

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.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO ICE AND SNOW. THE "TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY" UNHOOKED DUE TO THIS. AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD EXISTED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 2-27-01. THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW BUT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT IT THEY WILL JUST REPAIR IT WHEN IT HAPPENS. A SECOND DEALER SAID THEY ARE GETTING 5-6 A WEEK WITH THIS PROBLEM ( THIS WAS DAVE CROSS MOTORS 816-524-2233 . I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR IN SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN WITHOUT FEAR OF THE WIPERS STOPPING AND CAUSING A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT BUT GM DOESNT FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM "JUST CLEAR THE SNOW AND ICE AWAY AND IT WONT HAPPEN". I WANT THEM TO DESIGN SOMETHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING NOT MERELY FIX IT WHEN IT HAPPENS. I ALSO WANTED THIS TO BE ON FILE FOR OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE THESE CARS TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT . THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

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 VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. BOTH THE DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT "OLDSMOBILE'S ARE JUST DESIGNED LIKE THAT." *AK