Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
361210018567Engine lifter tick noise. *tt01/06/2006
70909/01/200510018126Oil life system reset procedures - cars. gm tech link. *tt12/15/2005
04060402404/01/200410012634Powertrain control module will not properly communicate on board diagnostic freeze frame information to nontech2 service or test equipment. *eh03/09/2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
080408/01/200410014346Oil life system reset procedures - cars. *nm04/29/2005
04060102106/01/200410012148New rear main seal and special tool for installation. *tt02/15/2005
04060200708/01/200410011207Low engine coolant level indicator always on. *tt01/10/2005
31803180A10010868Dealers may comment on a chuggle, surge, misfire condition. *tt12/15/2004
300701/01/2004100087863.8l engine oil consumption. *tt08/23/2004
04060403706/01/200410008472Check engine light on, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0410 set, water in air pump. *tt08/02/2004
0158401/01/200410005424Diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0650 set after powertrain control module (pcm) replacement. sit bulletin 1413730. *tt02/25/2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
02060401403/01/2002632322Subject regarding the elimination of the service bay test procedure. *tt07/12/2002
01010101/01/2001623408Some vehicles equipped with the lx5 3.5 l engines may experience an oil leak from the front crank seal. *slc10/29/2001
08120012/08/2000617755Information on vehicles exhibiting valvetrain noise from the left bank of the engine. *tt03/26/2001

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
07/01/2004
 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 the vehicle, he had it jumpstarted. the vehicle was then able to start. while driving home, all of the lighting flashed and the vehicle suddenly shut off. the vehicle lost all electrical power and power steering ability. the contact managed to park the vehicle in a parking lot and had it towed the following day to a repair shop. the vehicle is currently still in the shop. the vehicle has been recalled in canada and he believes that it should also be recalled in the united states. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 106,000.
11/17/200332000
 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 times and they replaced the spark plugs, battery, and alternator; however, the failure persisted. the current mileage was approximately 100,000 and failure mileage was approximately 32,000.
10/15/200389065
 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!
11/15/200325000
 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 with defective part. claimed it belonged to gm. on electrical problem, battery would run down after car left sitting for 3-4 days in cold weather. would recharge battery and it would be ok. could not find cause, then finally at about 25,000 miles, battery went bad & would not recharge. dealer/gm replaced at no cost to me. however, problem continued. then one evening i noticed that the vanity lights on the sunvisor mirror were illuminated even when sunvisor was completely stowed. turns out the switch button is not depressing fully to disengage power switch to vanity lamp(s). dealer would not repair --out of warranty.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
03/15/200477258308/01/2002
 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
07/10/20031
 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
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
08/06/20071
 We have and oldsmobile intrigue 2001 was purchased in 2002. it was only used as dealer car. since buying it we have had problems with dimming headlights intermittent, turn signals work when they want, brakes that grind and pulsate, vibration from right front side. we have had rotors replaced, tie rods, brake pads, still nothing works the dealer tells me there are no recalls on these items. we also had a problem with the secondary air pump we replaced it not a few weeks later it went out again. we have had no success with this cars problems. *tr
02/09/200362000811/28/2001
 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
09/15/20030
 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 .
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL
11/10/200662000408/15/2001
 P0410 code: haven't been able to get this vehicle inspected in 2 years. replaced a.i.r. pump and alternator to no avail. cleared code but always comes back after 50 miles of driving. seems to be a false p0410 code since pump is actually functioning and going through startup tests when vehicle first started. skeptical about taking vehicle to gm dealerships. there's always seem to be another failure after you drive from dealerships. *jb
11/27/20061
 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 the air pump switching on and off. *nm
05/30/200362000312/11/2001
 Engine code 410 and aprox 3 not ready codes, causing auto to fail inspection. no repairs. engine light illuminated while driving. *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
12/04/20061270001
 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