1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Electrical System Problems

CAR WILL NOT START, NOT TURN OVER OR ANYTHING. SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START. HAVE BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 72 HRS. HE HAS CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE GOOD. HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS PUT ON HIS CODE READER AND NOTHING COMES UP. CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHENEVER. HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 79,300

SPEEDOMETER, TEMPATURE GAGE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. CAR STILL OVER HEATS AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. COOLING FANS STAYS ON WHILE OFF. POTENTIAL FIRE BECAUSE OF OIL COMPARTMENT FIRE. VISIBLE LEAK.

Mileage: 247,967

SIGNAL LIGHTS STARTED CAUSING PROBLEMS APPROX. 5 YEARS AGO. BLOWING BULBS, WORKING SOME TIME BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. BULB SOCKETS OVERHEATING AND MELTING. REPLACED FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY RIGHT AND LEFT. NOT THE PROBLEM. STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WILL STOP WORKING, ONE SIDE AT THE TIME AND FOR NO RATIONAL REASON WILL START AGAIN AS IF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RUNNING LIGHTS WORK PART OF TIME. WE HAVE REPLACED A TON OF BULBS BUT TO NO AVAIL. CAN SOMEONE ON THIS EARTH PLEASE TELL ME WHERE THE SWITCHES ARE LOCATED IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SO THIS VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. SO FAR, NO LUCK IN THIS EFFORT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 330,000 MILES PLUS AND SO FAR THIS IS ALL THAT IS WRONG.

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE AND CRANK SENSOR WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A RECENT PROBLEM DEVELOPED, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE OTHER TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OUT. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, IT WOULD DISENGAGE BY ITSELF AND AIR ONLY BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT DOUBLE VENT AND THE LEFT DOUBLE VENT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

I'D BEEN NOTICING THAT MY CAR WOULD QUIT AT RANDOM TIMES A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, AT FIRST ONCE EVERY MONTH OR THREE, THEN GRADUALLY WORKED UP TO MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WHEN I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK MY KEY OFF MY KEY RING. I HAD NO FURTHER QUITTING INCIDENTS UNTIL I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER OCTOBER 31ST. THEY DID THEIR THING WITH MY KEY, AND MY CAR QUIT TEN MINUTES LATER, ON THE WAY TO AN URGENT APPOINTMENT. I GOT IT STARTED AGAIN, THEN IT QUIT AGAIN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY APPOINTMENT, 5 MINUTES LATE. I PUT ASIDE THE "NEW" KEY, USED A SPARE FROM THEN ON, AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT ON MONDAY MORNING I DROVE TO THE GYM TO WORK OUT, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I FINISHED MY WORKOUT AND I WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK. IT STARTED FINE THAT EVENING, THEN AGAIN THIS MORNING, BUT CONKED OUT HALF WAY TO WORK AGAIN. I GOT IT STARTED AGAIN BEFORE IT COASTED TO A STOP, BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. I THINK THE RECALL IS A FAILURE, AND GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING MUCH MORE THAN REPLACING THE KEY HEAD FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE. IF I WASN'T A STRONG MAN, I COULD HAVE HAD MANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BY NOW. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

2009 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE. LD THE CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

GM SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE INFAMOUS IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT. THE CHEAP REMEDY THAT THEY PROPOSE, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH A KEYRING THE RESTRICTS ADDING ADDITIONAL KEYS TO THE KEYCHAIN, IMPOSES AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE CAR OWNER BEYOND WHAT WAS REQUIRED WHEN THE OWNER PURCHASED THE CAR. THE REMEDY PROVIDED BY GM IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. INSTEAD, GM SHOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AS THEY ARE DOING IN NEWER CARS. ALTERNATIVELY, GM SHOULD BUY THE CARS BACK AT ITS CURRENT KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

3 MONTHS AGO MY ELECTRICAL STARTED GOING HAYWIRE. TURN SIGNALS, DASH, LIGHTS, WINDOWS. MOST OCCUR WHILE TURNING CAR ON. IT'S HIT AND MISS WHETHER IT STARTS. BATTERY DRAINS SOMETIMES NO RHYME OR REASON. IT STARTS WITHOUT INCIDENT ONE DAY AND THEN NEEDS RECHARGED THE NEXT. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE TELL ME AN ARAY OF DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES, ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH, BATTERY, WORN DOWN KEY, LEAVING SOMETHING ON ETC. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM OCCURS BECAUSE THE KEY CAN COME IN AND OUT WHILE IN ANY POSITION. BECAUSE OF THIS I BELIEVE THE BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT THEY ARE REMOVING THE KEY WHILE IT IS STILL IN THE ACC OR ON POSITION. THIS DOESNT EXPLAIN WHY VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AREN'T WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY ALL THE TIME. I DID NOTICE THAT THE HIT AND MISS QUALITY WASN'T AS SEVERE ONCE I REMOVED ALL EXTRAS FROM THE KEY AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE A WEEK AGO. I STARTED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS GOING ON TO SEE IF PERHAPS THE ISSUE WAS RELATED LAST SUNDAY THE BATTERY SEEMED DEAD AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I GOT THINGS TO LIGHT UP BUT THEN THE KEY SLIPPED OUT WHILE TRYING TO START IT. I SLIPPED THE KEY BACK IN AND NOW IT WON'T TURN TO EITHER THE OFF OR START POSITIONS. IT REMAINS IN ACC OR ON POSITIONS ONLY. EVEN IF I CHARGED THE BATTERY I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO START IT OR TURN THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES OFF TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING AGAIN. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THE RECALL DOESN'T ACTUALLY REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH IT ONLY MODIFIES THE KEYS TO KEEP THE IGNITION SWITCH FROM BECOMING FAULTY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS ALREADY OCCURRED? EVEN THOUGH THE PART THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CAUSED MY PROBLEM, WILL I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE ACTUAL PROBLEM? WHO DO I CONTACT IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 107,400

ON THE MORNING OF JULY 5 2008, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE SHE WAS A MILE FROM HOME WHEN SHE RAN OFF OF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO PULL HER CAR BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHE COULD NOT CONTROL IT, THE CAR WENT OFF AND CRASH INTO A DEEP DITCH AND HIT A TREE. SHE WAS BADLY INJURED BUT THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR WAS KILL FROM A HEAD INJURED. I KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY PERSONAL CAME OUT AND INVESTIGATER THE SCENE, WE NEVER FIND OUT WHAT CAUSE THE CAR TO HAVE NO CONTROL, SO NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE KEY TURNING IN THE IGNITION AND FALL OUT, I NEED TO KNOW IF OR WHAT I CAN DO TO SEE IF THIS IS WHAT CAUSE HER TO CRASH. WE NO LONG HAVE THIS VEHICLE BUT I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS A WAY TO FIND OUT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AFTER THE CRASH HER KEYS WAS IN THE FLOOR IN THE VEHICLE. IS THERE SOME WAY TO FIND OUT THE REPORT THAT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY FILED..UPDATED 10/02/14 *BF *TR

OUR IGNITION WENT OUT ON OUR CAR, WE PAID $193.58 IN PARTS AND $200 IN LABOR AND THEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 14350 AND THEY WON'T REIMBURSE US. *TR

THIS CAR IS AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE. THE INTRIGUE SEEMS TO HAVE SO MANY OF THE SAME ALERO PROBLEMS, BUT NO RESOLUTION FROM GM REGARDING THEM. VEHICLE CONTINUALLY WILL: NOT START, START AND THEN DIE, HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GO HAYWIRE (ALL GAUGES DROP TO THE BOTTOM, THEN JUMP BACK UP, LIGHTS COMING ON THEN GOING OFF - ABS, CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE ENGINE, ETC) ADDITIONALLY - SECURITY (PASSLOCK) LIGHT WILL COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES NUTS, AND THEN WILL STAY ON. THIS OFTEN LEADS TO A NO-START CONDITION. IF BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THIS WILL USUALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SOMETIMES, WHEN THERE'S A NO-START (NO CRANKING) - TURNING THE CAR TO ACC, AND THEN MOVING THE SHIFTER THROUGH A COUPLE GEARS, WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WHEN THERE'S A NO-START (WITH CRANKING) - THIS CAN EVENTUALLY BE RESOLVED BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR A LONG TIME. THE GAUGES GOING CRAZY WHILE DRIVING: OFTEN, WHEN NOT ACTIVELY PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE GAUGES WILL DROP TO THE BOTTOM (EMPTY GAS TANK LIGHT COMES ON, RPM, GAS, AND HEAT NEEDLES DROP TO ZERO; SPEED USUALLY REMAINS FUNCTIONAL). WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THEY ALL POP BACK UP TO FUNCTIONAL (ONLY TO DROP AGAIN WHEN THERE'S NO ACCELERATION). THE KEY - CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING, WITH NO RESISTANCE. I HAVE REPLACED: BATTERY MULTIPLE TIMES, BATTERY CABLES ONCE, THE IGNITION SWITCH & CYLINDER HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE BY A MECHANIC TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE; WIRING HARNESSES WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH -- WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2012 WITH A NEW GM DEALER PART -- TURNS BY ITSELF TO THE ACC SETTING WHILE DRIVING (ENGINE CUTS OUT AND POWER STEERING LOSES POWER). I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THIS MODEL IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, I AM ENCOUNTERING A CHALLENGE TO GET IT REPAIRED. PLEASE PHONE ONLY -- NOT AN E-MAIL USER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN DRIVING MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH I HIT A VERY LARGE POT HOLE IN THE STREET. IT JARRED THE VEHICLE AND SWITCHED THE IGNITION IN MY VEHICLE OFF. I LOST POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND MY ABILITY TO PROPERLY STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS THANKFULLY IN A LANE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER WITHOUT ISSUE (POWER STEERING WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE WHEEL WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND IT REQUIRED A LOT OF PULLING TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER) AND RESTART THE CAR. I DID HAVE A LARGE/HEAVY KEY RING ON MY KEYS AT THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 98,001

PASS LOCK SYSTEM STARTED TO NOT WORK SPORADICALLY. FROM THEN ON IT JUST GOT WORSE IT WOULD QUIT AT TIMES LEAVING YOU STRANDED FOR PERIODS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ENGINE AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPS INSTANTLY. EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. DURING RESTART THE VEHICLE CRANKS LONGER (5-6 SECONDS) BEFORE STARTING AND MISSES FOR 3-4 SECONDS. THEN RUNS STRONG AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. SOME TIMES TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING AFTER A RESTART AND OTHER TIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WILL STOP WORKING WHETHER THE VEHICLE STALLED OR NOT. AT HIGHER SPEEDS (45MPH +) THE VEHICLE WILL FREQUENTLY SHUT OFF BUT INSTANTLY COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE CAR ON INTERMITTENT BASIS, WILL NOT START. ALL SYSTEMS CHECK, GOOD BATTERY-STARTER-FUEL PUMP PRIMES UP,BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. GIVE IT 5-10 MINS, THEN STARTS RIGHT UP. HAPPENS AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS PROBLEM BEEN ON AND OFF FOR LAST TWO YEARS. HAD CAR AT DEALER, SAID IT WAS THE STARTER-CHANGED STARTER, STILL PROBLEM EXISTED. ALSO SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 81,203

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHERS.ON OCCASION WILL NOT WORK PERIOD, OR TURN ON WITH NO BLINKING. WIGGLING THE HAZARD SWITCH CAN BRING BACK THE FLASHING/FLICKERING. REPLACED PART ONCE FOR THE SAME REASON, WAS GOOD FOR THREE MONTHS,BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN. THE IRONY, THE CAR HAS AN NO START/SECURITY LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT WHEN I INSTALLED THE NEW HAZARD FLASHER, I DID NOT HAVE THE NO START PROBLEM UNTIL THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED AGAIN. NOW IT MAKES ONE WONDER IF THE HAZARD SWITCH PLAYS A ROLL IN THE SECURITY/PASSKEY NO START SCENARIO. SECONDLY, I SEE THE RECALL FOR THE IMPALA/MALIBU/ MONTE CARLOGRAND AM/ GRAND PRIX/ALERO. THE SECURITY LIGHT AND PASSLOCK ISSUE, IF TRIPPED WILL CUT FUEL SUPPLY, I STILL HEAR THE FUEL PUMP PRIMING, AS PASSKEY IS NOT A STARTER KILL, IT IS RATHER A FUEL KILL. I ALSO REPLACED THE STARTER/AND IGNITION SWITCH, AND STILL THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. THEREFORE, I HAVE TWO ISSUES, FIRST THE TURN SIGNAL THAT DIES OUT, UNTIL YOU WIGGLE THE HAZARD SWITCH MIGHT BRING IT BACK. AND A SECOND INDEPENDENT ISSUE OF THE SECURITY LIGHT/NO START ISSUE. THE SECURITY LIGHT CAN BE ON, AND THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART NO PROBLEM, AND TIMES WITH NO SECURITY LIGHT , AND NO START. I MEAN BY NO START, THE CAR WILL NOT TURN/CRANK PERIOD. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER, THESE ARE DEFECTIVE PARTS, THAT ARE WIDESPREAD AND NOT JUST AT RANDOM. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ACT PROPERLY, AND THE NHTSA SHOULD FOLLOW UP ON THIS MATTER CLOSELY TO FIND A PROPER REPAIR RATHER THAN GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 114,902

I HAVE A 1999 INTRIGUE THAT PERIODICALLY DOES NOT WANT TO START, I HAVE READ SO MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE: WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 40 DEGREES F), ALL LIGHTS DIM AND THEN BRIGHTEN RANDOMLY, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS MOMENTARILY DIM SO MUCH AS TO MAKE DRIVING TEMPORARILY UNSAFE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY WINTER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. GM DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT SOME WEB SITES SAY A REPLACEMENT BOSCH ALTERNATOR (APPROX. $450 PLUS INSTALLATION) CAN CURE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REPEATED ANNOYANCE THAT COULD CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

ALL ELECTRIC WILL NOT REMAIN STABLE.IE. LIGHTS FLICKER,RADIO VOLUME UP/DOWN,HEAT & A/C FAN VARIES BY ITSELF. REPORTED IT THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR APRIL 29,1999 ( <10 MILES ON ODEOMETER).DEALER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. IT STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM.CONTINUOUS.. *TR

Mileage: 50

CAR FAILED TO START AFTER NOTICING SECURITY LIGHT ON, HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MIN BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. *TR

OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1999 RANDOMLY THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR EXACTLY 10 MINUTES. IT HAS BECOME VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE "BROKEN PART", BUT STILL AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT COMES BACK AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T START. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT DAYS, NOT JUST THE SINGLE DATE I WAS FORCED TO ENTER. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

THE POWER WIRES FEEDING THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BURNED. THE UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THEY WERE NEVER DAMAGED, OR CORRODED. THE AREA BURNED WAS EXTERNAL TO THE FAN AND HAD CONSIDERABLE COMBUSTIBLES SURROUNDING IT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT SERVICE BULLETIN AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 112,284

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR WILL NOT START, KEY 'CHIP' FADING. *NM

THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I KEPT TRYING AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMS AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT. THE SWITCH WAS $185.00 AND WITH LABOR THE BILL CAME TO $350.00. THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER SAID THIS WAS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT THEY KEEP MANY SWITCHES IN STOCK.

Mileage: 78,000

BLINKERS HAVE FAILED. AT FIRST, ONLY THE LEFT SIDE WOULD WORK. NOW, BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED. THE FRONT AND REAR BULBS AS WELL AS THE SOCKETS ARE FUNCTIONAL. THE FLASHER MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE HAZARD FLASHERS WORK NORMALLY, HOWEVER. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO WAY OF ALERTING OTHER DRIVERS OF MY INTENTIONS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN SIGNAL IS BY STICKING MY ARM OUT THE WONDOW.

Mileage: 79,000

PASSLOCK (ANTI THEFT DEVICE) LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T START YOUR CAR

Mileage: 68,000

FADING/DIMMING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, FAILED POWER WINDOW, 4 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING ASSIST (RACK/PINION-LONG SHAFT) UNIT SECOND FAILURE. *BF THE RIGHT REAR WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, TIRE NOISE, RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE, CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING, THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR 20 MINUTES BUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS ACTUALLY COOLANT LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND DIES, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH, FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, REMOTE WAS NOT WORKING, LOST POWER STEERING ON A LEFT TURN AND STILL HAD POWER ON RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. *SC

Mileage: 3,589

THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS ON. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SC

Mileage: 67,700

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY OR SLIPPERY ROADS, THE LOW TRACKING INDICATOR CAME ON SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO RESTART IT. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT OUT. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLANK, AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WINDING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. WINDOWS BEGAN TO ROLL UP AND DOWN, WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK OFF AND ON. DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

Mileage: 45,500

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMMED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD BECOME SO DIM THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DISPLAYED A FLICKERING EFFECT. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURRED UP TO FIVE MINUTES, THEN STOP AND OCCURS AGAIN. *SC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GLS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE FREEWAY, HE HEARD A MECHANICAL NOISE WHICH RESULTED IN POWER STEERING LOST FOR LEFT TURNING ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE STALLING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, THE WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, A PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, HOWEVER A ROAD TEST ONLY FOUND TIRE NOISE, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL FILTER, BATTERY AND REMOTE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK. *JB

SO MUCH FOR INVESTING IN AMERICAN-MADE VEHICLES. I, LIKE OVER A DOZEN OTHERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AM EXPERIENCING THE FLICKER AND DIM OF ALL LIGHTING DURING THE EVENING HOURS - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER'S COLDER. IT IS UNNERVING TO ME, AND I'M SURE TO THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME, TO DRIVE WITH QUESTIONABLE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. AND, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, GM DOES NOT VIEW THIS AS A "SAFETY ISSUE". WHAT SAY THEY HAVE THEIR SPOUSE, OR THEIR CHILD, DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" AND SEE IF THEIR VIEW DOESN'T CHANGE? I WORK, AND WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, THIS MEANS I AM TRAVELLING HOME IN THE DARK -- WITH MY ONE-YEAR-OLD AND NINE-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. NONE OF THIS MATTERS TO THE FOLKS AT GM. BECAUSE THEY CAN POINT TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET THEM OFF THE HOOK, THEY ARE. THE FACT THAT THEY ISSUED A "BULLETIN" REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN FEB01 DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. $650+LABOR FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THAT, APPARENTLY IS MY MONEY TO INVEST IN A POSSIBLE, BUT NOT GUARANTEED, SOLUTION. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER FILINGS HERE, IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO PROMISING, SO I'M LEFT WITH THE DEBATE OF DUMP THIS MONEY TO *MAYBE* FIX THE PROBLEM OR LET IT BE UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS? MY CAR IS TOO OLD AND HAS TOO MANY MILES FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING FOR WHICH THEY, GM, WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-65 MPH RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. WHICH IS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT ON 7/5/03 THAT RESULTED IN DEATH AND INJURY. *LA

Mileage: 91,000

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 30-65 MPH WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE...THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS A VERY LIKELY POSSIBILITY HOWEVER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SINCE CAR HAS BEEN DESTROYED. **************WILL PROVIDE VIN NUMBER WHEN I CAN LOCATE IT*********

WHILE BRAKING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE APPLIED PRESSURE ON HORN AND THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND/OR FLICKER. THE ENGINE POWER DECREASES WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT 32,00 MILES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR PATTERN RELATED TO WEATHER OR DRIVING CONDITIONS.

DEALER UNABLE TO KEEP HORN WORKING. *AK

I DO NOT HAVE A FAX, BUT PROGRAM WOULD NOT LET ME CONTINUE UNLESS I LIED. THE CAR WAS A DEMO. IT WAS DELIVERED WITH 4920 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, BUT HORN WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. IT HAS FAILED ABOUT TWELVE TIMES SINCE AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WITH A HORN FAILURE. THE DEALER IS BAFFLED. DO YOU HAVEOTHER INTRIGUES WITH THIS PROBLEM? I HOPE THAT YOU WILL EXCUSE OUR NOT HAVING A FAX AND ALLOW US TO REPORT. WHY IS THE HORN NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT? IT SEEMS THAT A HORN IS NECESSARY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL ISSUE A CITATION FOR A NON-FUNCTIONING HORN. *AK

OUR CAR HAS STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BEGINNING TO GO SOMEWHERE. ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND BLINK ON AND OFF AND ACT CRAZY AND AFTER TRYING TO RESTART 10 OR SO TIMES IT WILL FINALLY KICK IN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THINKING IT MIGHT BE A FUEL FILTER/INJECTION PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED US AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A COMUPTER PROBLEM, THAT THE COMPUTER WAS SHOWING NUMEROUS "CODES". THE NEW COMPUTER WAS INSTALLED AND NOW WE ARE TOLD IT IS SHOWING DIFFERENT "CODES" AND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CRANK SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US THAT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW FAR TO GO WITH IT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!*AK

HEAD LIGHTS/INSTRUMENT LIGHTS/TAILS LIGHTS AND HEATER FAN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK *JB

HORN IS VERY HARD TO USE AND DOES NOT SOUND UNLESS HIT VERY HARD - SO IT MISSES ITS PURPOSE AS A WARNING DEVICE. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT START AND IT COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, DEALER FOUND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SUPPLY CABLE. *SLC

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT WOULD NOT START AND IT COULD NOT BE JUMP STARTED, DEALER FOUND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN SUPPLY CABLE. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT DIMMING AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. *SLC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS HORN IS VERY HARD TO PRESS BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION WHICH CAUSES THE HORN TO BE INOPERATIVE. ALSO, THERE IS A REFLECTION ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH IMPAIRS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VIEW TO THE DRIVER. WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUNLIGHT THE VISION IMPAIRMENT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK