Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 3097 | 01/01/2004 | 10010202 | Hvac side to side temperature difference. *sc | 11/04/2004 | |
| 990138005 | 12/01/1999 | 6089978 | Experiencing a lack of expected performance of the air conditioning system in hot humid weather. *tt | 03/01/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 839606 | 08/01/1998 | 609639 | Trunk mounted 12 cd changer ejects intermittently. yd | 04/05/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I am writing this for my husband. my daughter's car (which is in my name) was parked in her driveway for 3 weeks while she was out of the country. this morning approx. 10:30am., tue. 17th. 2012, her dad wanted to get it cleaned up for her before she came home tonight. her dad put the key in but the car would not start. he figured that the battery was dead (the battery was only a few months old). he pulled his vehicle next to the 1998 olds intrigue and hooked up the battery cables. when he went to start the intrigue, there was a very loud boom (he descibed it like an m-80 going off) and he then saw flames!!! underneath the hood. he ran and got a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. as the smoke cleared, he saw pieces of broken plastic/metal on the driveway in front of the car and the intake manifold had blown 10 to 15 feet into the garage!!! if someone had been standing near the front of the car, they might have been very seriously injured or even killed. my husband talked to a couple of people he knows (one is a mechanic), after the explosion, and they had never heard of anything like this happening to a vehicle! i just thank god no one was standing in front of that car!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| The piston rod blew a 2.5 inch hole through the engine casing at 158000 km. we had to completely replace the engine. the engine warning light never came on to warn us that a major part failure was about to take place. the back shoulder belts have never functioned properly. the brakes seem to need frequent replacement due to corosion of parts. could you please let me know if anyone else has complained about a blown out engine? thank you | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 75000 | ||
| Computer would not allow car to start. paint chipping on all fender edges. constant flat tires, one near wreck on freeway due to leaking rims that mechanic says should never be driven in the winter becasue the rims will not hold up to the weather. | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 1 | 02/12/1998 | |
| Dash cluster failed. yh | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| Heating and air conditioning performing poorly. | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| A/c loses prev settings upon engine restart, reverts to a/c=on, air source=recirc, auto=on. previous user settings a/c=off, air source=outside, auto=off. *ak | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| Heating and air conditioning performing poorly. | |||
| 10/01/1997 | 10/01/1998 | ||
| Compressor not turning while air conditioner was on. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | |||
| 09/15/2007 | 143000 | 10 | 08/08/2004 |
| Passlock system failure (security light flashes and car will not start) - followed manual and allowed security system to recycle itself (leave key on til light stops blinking, turn off key and start car). appear to have solved problem by having a new key made at the dealer from the vin. *tr | |||