NHTSA Complaint #10638549 — 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE

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