2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Exterior Lighting:headlights (14) · Exterior Lighting:turn Signal (9) · Electrical System (9)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
62 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:ignition 2014-07-03 · campaign 14V400000 · 5,877,718 vehicles
Defect: This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-200
Risk: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Service bulletins (336)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-02-20 · PIP5358D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. technician will need to
Electrical System 2024-10-25 · PIP4723J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the tire pressure monitor, active fuel injector tester, multi media tester, pico scope, gr8 starting/charging tester and vehicle data recorder tools, giving website address and ste
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Unknown Or Other 2024-09-12 · PIT5099H · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the heater-vent-air conditioning blows warm air. before calling general motors technical assistance center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and ven
Electrical System 2024-08-26 · General Communication · Service Campaign
vehicle wide programming (vwp) is a new process to update software on gm vehicles. it provides the ability via a single selection within techline connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). the updating of modules is com
Showing the 6 most recent of 336 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-08-14 · Engine · 57,000 mi“transmission failure on city street…”
2019-08-19 · Unknown Or Other · 223,958 mi“car would not go from drive to park then i shurtoff the car and came back now it will not come outta park position.!!!!!.... car was started both times…”
2017-02-06 · Air Bags · 💥 crash“tl* the contact owned a 2001 oldsmobile intrigue. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle struck a bump in the road. the contact lost all steering control and crashed into a tree. the air bags did not deploy. a police report was filed. the contact sustained back injuries, which required medical attention. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the manufact…”
2016-04-19 · Suspension“automatic transmission 4t65-e had to be rebuilt with only 70k miles in 14 years of very moderate driving, which averages out 5000 miles per year. cost of rebuild was $1500.00.…”
2016-04-03 · Exterior Lighting“takata recall while driving my lights were dimming while driving on the highway. my car cut off on me twice. the first time it cut off while i was driving and the second time it cut off while i was at a traffic light. sometime the car won't start. after the third or forth attempt the car will start. my gas pedal is sticking now this just start happ…”
2015-12-02 · Electrical System · 85,700 mi“takata recall- while the car is in motion it will simply stop, nothing will work. it must be restarted to resume and continue. it may not drive for long though. it does not happen all the time but it seems that this is very dangerous .at times the power will shut off momentarily but the car will continue driving. the lights will dim while driving…”
2015-11-13 · Exterior Lighting · 100,000 mi“in the past few years, my 2001 olds intrigue has been having numerous issues. at first, i thought it may just be my car, but after much research, i'm finding that all of these things are also happening to many others. the first thing that i noticed was the random dimming of my headlights while driving. i have checked my lights, battery cables, and …”
2015-09-15 · Electrical System · 170,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2001 oldsmobile intrigue. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was not notified of the failu…”
2015-05-20 · Exterior Lighting · 74,000 mi“driving anywhere day or night at any given speed, radio goes in and out, turn signal work on and off at random moments, headlights will dim for no reason, interior dash lights dim for no reason. also will occasionally cause car to stall for no reason. have been pulled over by law enforcement several times and warned about not using turn signals whe…”
2015-04-27 · Electrical System · 139,000 mi“while driving the vehicle approaching a turn, the vehicle goes dead and completely blacks out. the vehicle is operating perfectly prior to all electrical current begin cut from the car, this happens with no warning. it has been diagnosed with a bad electronic ignition switch which is cutting all power to the vehicle. obviously with out a running e…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.