Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES WHITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED FOR CUT ON DAUGHTER'S SKIN. *AK THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT DEFECTIVE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
LOW COOLANT AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO TECHNICIAN FOR REPAIRS WHERE DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM WAS WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKET THAT HAD BLOWENOUT.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET BLOW OUT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEALER FAILING TO PUT INPROPER AMOUNT OF OIL DURING OIL CHANGE. *YH
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE THE DEFOGGER WAS USED, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE CRACK WAS THE RESULT OF STRESS CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE AIR, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WINDSHIELD UNDER WARRANTY. *SLC
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM DIM TO BRIGHT TO DIM TO BRIGHT. WILL OCCUR EVERY WEEK OR SO FOR 5-30 MINUTES OF CONSTANT FLICKERING. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT DIMMING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. *SLC
WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM BRIGHT TO DIM UNTIL THEY FINALLY JUST SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ALWAYS AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK AFTER THE LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. *YH
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE HAD STALLED AND WOULD NOT START, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH EMISSIONS AND THAT THE GAS CAP WASN'T TIGHT ENOUGH, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN AND THE CRANKCASE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START, POSSIBLE IGNITION OR ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND RUNNING LAMPS FLICKER OFF AND ON, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
FUEL INJECTOR GETS CLOGGED UP WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO DROP 1 CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER CHANGED FUEL INJECTOR.. THIS WAS THIRD TIME THAT VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER. *AK
DURING COLD WEATHER HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY FLICKER AND DIM TO THE POINT WHERE DRIVING IN THE DARK IS UNSAFE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2000. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST OLDSMOBILE DEALER. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD TRY REPLACING DIFFERENT THINGS TO FIX IT WITH THE LAST BEING THE ALTERNATOR. BY THE TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, IT WAS SPRING AND THE WEATHER WAS WARMER AND WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS FIXED. IN OCTOBER, WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLD AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE AGAIN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT OLDSMOBILE DIRECTLY. OLDSMOBILE HAS ALSO ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VEHICLE DESIGN AND SAY THEY ARE HAVING ENGINEERS DESIGN A NEW ALTERNATOR. THEY SAID WE SHOULDN'T BE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WE BELIEVE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRYING TO SEE WITH YOUR HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND DIMMING IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH US AND ON COMING VEHICLES. THE DEALERSHIP AND OLDSMOBILE SAID THEY HAVE SEVERAL CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT A FIX BY MID NOVEMBER WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED. OLDSMOBILE ALSO CONFIRMED WE HAD OUR CAR IN 8 TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOW LONG SHOULD WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION? *AK
THIS VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 15-20MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, BOTH ON HOT SUMMER DAYS. EACH TIME I WAS CHANGING LANES, TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THIS LEAVES YOU WITH NO CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONCE YOU GET THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY AND WAIT A 1-2 MINUTES THE CAR WILL START UP ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY. THIS CAR ALSO REFUSES TO START ABOUT 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK. YOU TURN THE KEY AND GET NOTHING. OR YOU TURN THE KEY AND GET RADIO AND AIR BUT NOTHING ELSE. SOMETIME IT CAN TAKE 10-15 TRIES BEFORE THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY START. DEALER HAS BEEN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND HAS SAID THAT THERE ARE "NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER".*AK
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, FAN AND TAIL LIGHTS) ALL FLICKER ON & OFF OFTEN MAKING IT HAZARDOUS DRIVING. *AK
STEERING RACK CHANGED BY THE DEALER-STIFFNESS AND CLICKING WERE THE SYMPTOMS, TRANSMITION SELONOID CHANGE BY THE DEALER $600- BANGING INTO GEAR WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE HOT; WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER FLOOR- DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR TWICE PROBLEM ONGOING; WINDSHIELD TENDS TO FOG VERY RAPIDLY I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY INTRIGUE'S THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD.
TWO UNRESOLVED REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR STEERING PROBLEM--INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED ON FIRST OCCASION, STEERING GEAR REPLACED ON SECOND ATTEMPT
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE THEN REVERSING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, BRAKES HAD GONE OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONER HAD BLOWNOUT HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COOL AIR. HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. WENT TO USE FACTORY EQUIPPED JACK, BUT IT WOULD NOT HOLD UP VEHICLE ,IT JUST FOLDED UP AND COLLAPSED.*AK THE JACK SIMPLY COLLAPSED ON LEVEL GROUND UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. *YH
HEAD REST WILL NOT STAY IN THE RAISED POSSITION. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT TALL DRIVERS WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO PREVENT WHIPLASH.
3 OF THE FOUR TIRES, BOTH FRONT AND ONE REAR, HAVE BUBBLING ON INSIDE EDGE WITH TREAD SEPERATION. IT SOUNDS SIMULAR TO THE FIRESTONE PROBLEMS. I FIND IT PERPLEXING THAT THESE TIRES LASTED LESS THEN 37000 MILES BEFORE THEY HAD TREAD SEPERATION. AS SOON AS I NOTICED, I REPLACED ALL THE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO RISK A BLOWOUT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO NOTICE THIS PARTICULAR SEPERATION BECAUSE IT OCCURED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE REAR TIRES. I NOTICED IT ONLY BECAUSE SOMETHING DID NOT SOUND RIGHT AND I LOCATED THE FAULTY AREAS BY FEEL. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, SOME MIGHT NOT NOTICE BEFORE THE SEPERATION BECOMES WORSE AND/OR A BLOW OUT OCCURS.( DOT NUMBER: M6XOBMWR24 TIRE SIZE: P22560R16 )
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED @ 25,000 MILES - FIXED @ 30,000 MILES. ROTORS WARPED AGAIN @40,000 MILES - NOT YET FIXED. CONCERENED THAT THE CONTINUED VARIATION OF BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN BRAKING CREATED BY THE PULSATING BRAKES FROM THE WARPED ROTOR HAVE A DETRIMENTAL AFFECT ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OF THIS CAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC WITH THIS CAR THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE BULLETIN BOARDS ON EDMUNDS.COM DEVOTED TO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC CAR.
RECALL 00V044000; REAR SEAT SHOULDER BELTS BECOME JAMMED WITHIN THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO BECOME UNUSEABLE. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK
REAR PASSENGER'S SEATBELT GETS JAMMED AND TWISTED, JAMMING THE RETRACTOR WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
THE CAR IS WAS 6 MONTHS OLD AND I HIT A STORM DRAIN.THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED,ALSO OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RIGHT STRUT,THE LEFT AXLE, 3 TIRES.THE STEERING STARTED SHAKING AFTER THE 'REPAIR'. THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO REPAIR SHOPS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER PAST 6 MONTHS. LAST AUTO REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMS,IT IS NOT FROM THE WHEELS.
WHILE DRIVNG ABOUT 10-15 MPH, DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON JULY 10TH, AFTER VEHICLE HIT A SMALL BUMP. VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKES FAILED, ABS, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND LOW TRAC LIGHT COME ON AT TIMES, CLANKING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN PULLING AWAY, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FROZE UP AND FLOODED INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BLOWING WARM AIR. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNCKING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING AND A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. DEALER CLAIMED STEERING MECHANISM NEEDED OT BE REPLACED.*AK
CAR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL DIM AND THEN BRIGHTEN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO ACT UP MORE IN COLDER TEMPERTURES BUT IS STILL ACTING UP IN WARMER WEATHER. FAN SPEED FOR AIR & HEATER WILL FLUCUATE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ALTENATOR BUT IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO HAVING PROBELMS WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR. ACTS LIKE IT IS "MISSING" BUT NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP TRIED RUNNING A FUEL INJECTOR FLUID THROUGH IT BUT HASN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE CAR HAS A ROARING NOISE AS YOU ARE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER THEY GOT UPSET AND TOLD ME COME THAT I WAS WASTING MY TIME. *AK
CAN'T OVERRIDE AUTOMATIC HEAD LIGHTS AND DIM OR TURN OFF LIGHTS AT NIGHT.*AK
THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT TWO DEALERS HAVE TRIED TO FIX, THEN TELL ME THAT THE CONDITION IS NORMAL. THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED, IT TOOK THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY WAS CHARGED TWICE ON BRAKE REPAIR WHEN ONLY ONE REPAIR WAS DONE. DEFROSTER FUNCTION ON CAR WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO WATER COLLECTING IN AC UNIT. AC HAS MOLDY SMELL THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH DEALERSHIPS THAT TRY TO REPAIR CAR. *AK
STEERING RACK MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING TIGHT TURNS AND/OR WHEN BREAKING ON BUMPY ROADS. UNRELATED, LEFT STRUT FAILED AT 13,500 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
POWER SURGES WHEN CONSUMER HEARS THE FAN MOTOR . THEN VEHICLE WOULD BE SLOWING DOWN. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER HAS HEADLIGHTS ON AT NIGHT, THEY GET BRIGHTER AND DIMMER WHEN HE APPLIES THE ACCELERATOR. *AK
AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE IT'S HARD TO FIND THE HORN. CONSUMER FEELS THAT ITS A DESIGN FLAW. IF SOMEONE STEPS OFF THE PAYMENT AND DRIVER CAN'T BLOW THE HORN, THAT'S UNSAFE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BUT NO RESPONSE. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED,THEY FLICKER OFF AND ON. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. THIS IS CONSUMER'S SECOND VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS SINCE I PURCHASED IT 1/31/00, TODAY IS 3/22/00. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK *TT
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INDICATIONTONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD, PULLED OVER, AND WITHIN MINUTES, FLAMES HAD ENGULFED VEHICLE. TOTAL LOSS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
WHEN ACCELERATING A STOPPED POSITION, THE LOW TRACK WHICH DOWNSHIFTED VEHICLE FAILED, ENGINE CUT OFF. DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
THE AIR INTAKE IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE GROUND BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. YH
THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE HEADLIGHTS TO BE SELECTED "OFF" WHEN IT SENSES DARKNESS. THIS PRESENTS SEVERAL PROBLEMS. AMONG THEM ARE BLINDING DECK PERSONNEL WHEN EMBARKING/DEBARKING FERRYBOATS, CREATING SECURITY CONCERNS WHEN ENTERING/LEAVING MILITARY BASES, AND THE PERCEPTION OF A HEAD-ON COLLISION THREAT BY OTHER DRIVERS WHEN VEHICLES ARE ON THE "WRONG" SHOULDER OF A ROAD AT NIGHT (PICKING UP MAIL, ETC.). IT IS ALSO AN EXTREME ANNOYANCE AT DRIVE-IN MOVIES. IN SOME SITUATIONS, IT COULD PROVOKE A "ROAD-RAGE" RESPONSE FROM OTHER DRIVERS, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FATALITIES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF AUTOMATION THAT'S "RUN AMUK". IT IS THE RESULT OF ENGINEERS/COMPUTER GEEKS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION. AUTOMATION IS FINE, BUT IT MUST ALWAYS HAVE MANUAL OVER-RIDES. THE INTRIGUE'S DESIGNERS ARROGANTLY (AND INCORRECTLY) DECIDED THAT THEY KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR DRIVERS. FWIW, I AM NOT A TECHNOPHOBE. OUR HOME HAS 5 PC'S THAT ARE USED REGULARLY, PLUS A FEW OTHERS. I AM AN AIRLINE PILOT, FLYING THE BOEING 757/767, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A SOPHISTICATED FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. I AM THE AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION'S "NATIONAL EXPERT" ON FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, REPRESENTING THEM IN NATIONAL SAFETY FORUMS. I AM A STAUNCH ADVOCATE OF USING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY. OLDSMOBILE DESIGNERS DID NOT USE AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY. THEIR ARROGANCE AND STUPIDITY IS APPALLING. I ASK THAT THE NHTSA DIR
THIS VEHICLE HAS A PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SEATBELTS) IN THE REAR SEAT. THE UPPER STRAP OF THESE 3-POINT BELTS EMERGE FROM REAR PLATFORM BENEATH THE REAR WINDOW. THE STRAP IS GUIDED THROUGH THE PLATFORM BY A PLASTIC EYELET. THIS EYELET HAS A SLOT IN THE SIDE FACING THE PASSENGER. ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS THAT I CAN RECALL, MY CHILDREN HAVE PUT ON THESE SEATBELTS WHILE SITTING IN THE BACK. WHILE PULLING THE BELT FORWARD, THE STRAP PULLS ITSELF INTO THE SLOT AND CONTINUES DOWN A MATCHING SLOT IN THE SEAT-BACK. THE BELT THEN CANNOT BE TENSIONED ONCE THE CLIP IS ATTACHED. THE BELT REMAINS LOOSE AROUND THE WEARER'S WAIST, OFFERING NO PROTECTION DURING A CRASH. *AK
MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS THAT OPERATE WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS THE DASH LIGHTS, DOME LIGHT, TRUNK LIGHT, ETC ALL FLICKER/DIM DRAMATICALLY AND INTERMITTENTLY AND AT THE SAME TIME WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. IT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED 5 TIMES BY THE DEALER, AND IS NOW AT THE OLDSMOBILE TECH ASSISTANCE LEVEL. PARTS SUCH AS THE DEALER MODULE AND THE ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. OLDS IS SAYING THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING TAC CASE #3668071 FOR OTHER 1999 INTRIGUES EXPERIENCING THE SIMILAR PROBLEM ACROSS THE US, BUT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. ALL THE WHILE, I AM BEING TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND BE PATIENT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THESE LIGHTS MAY SOMEDAY JUST NOT FLICKER, BUT TOTALLY GO OUT! OLDS HAS NOT OFFERED ANY INFO OTHER THAN THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THIS AT THE ENGINEERING LEVEL, AND THAT THEY SUSPECT IT IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT NEEDS A SOFTWARE FIX. I AM JUST UPSET THAT I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS POTENTIALLY VERY UNSAFE! AND GETTING WORSE. ANY ASSISTANCE RENDERED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACE ROADS AND MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE'S STEERING RACK MAKES NOISE AND BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *MJS
THE AIR INTAKE IS LOCATED SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND THAT THE VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT ON SLIIGHT DIP IN ROAD. YH
TRANSMISSON STOPPED WORKING, WOULD NOT SHIFT OR ALLOW VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. FRONT DOOR MOLDING SLIDES BACK TOWARD REAR DOORS, CAUSING DOORS TO BE JAMMED. *AK
CAR BATTERY WENT DEAD IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. CAR STRANDED ME SEVERAL TIMES..PURCHASED CAR ON NOV 20, 1998,RECEIVED LETTER FROM OLDMOBILE DEC 9,1998 ADVISING OF RECALL..CALLED DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE CAR SERVICED LOCALLY AS I DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING CAR BACK TO WINSTON SALEM FOR RECALL...TOOK CAR LOCALLY TO BE REPAIRED...CAR WAS KEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 DAYS, I WAS NEVER OFFERED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED AND I HAD WARRANTIY COVERAGE WHICH NO ONE SEEM TO RECOGNIZE... I TOOK MY MOM TO THE BANK IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WENT DEAD.. I HAD TO CALL SERVICEMAN OUT TO GET MY VEHICLE STARTED.. I CALLED FLOW MOTORS AND ADVISED.. I WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE MGR AT THE TIME, JIM BENNING TO RUN THE CAR TO BUILD BATTERY BACK UP... THE NEXT OCCASSION MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK CAR OUT, STOPPED AT LOCAL RUN IN, CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN... AGAIN WE HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE IN GETTING CAR CRANKED... AT THIS POINT I CARRIED CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP,,SERVICE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND FOUND BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVEAND BATTERY WAS REPLACED... AT PRESENT I NOTICED A SNAP CRACKLE POP UNDER THE HOOD ON LEFT SIDE EACH TIME I TURNED MY CAR TO THE LEFT, MY ANT LOCK, BRAKES AND TRAC LIGHT WERE COMING ON AT WILL WHILE DRIVING ON OPEN ROAD.. MY WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE WOULD STICK AT WILL AND ETC...I HAVE NOT HAD A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW CAR WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
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