1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

CAR REFUSES TO START, LEAVING DRIVER HELPLESS. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. RESEARCH ON INTERNET IDENTIFIES THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM PASSLOCK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO A VULNERABLE PERSON DEPENDENT UPON THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON THIS 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS CONCERN. HARD TO STEER LEFT. THE WHEELS EVEN LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO PARK IT. I HAVE PUT EXCESS MONEY INTO THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE RACK AND PINION GOING BAD. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HE WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN THEY NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEY OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.. THEY WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A 2 LITER BOTTLE OF SODA NEARBY AND MANAGED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. HOWEVER NOT BEFORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT, THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE OIL CAUGHT ON FIRE POSSIBLY BY ARCING OF SPARK PLUGS?? I HAD OVER $300.00 IN DAMAGES. I JUST HEARD TODAY THAT THESE WERE RECALLED.. 04/14/09.. REPAIRED PARTS WERE SPARK PLUG WIRES, OIL DIPSTICK, OIL COVER.. THE ENGINE COVER IS STILL MELTED AND SMOKE DAMAGE IS STILL APPARENT UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD REPAIRED . COOLANT AND WATER LEAKING ONTO MANIFOLD EXHAUST. REPAIRED IN 2006. NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. SAW RECALL ON '99 OLDS INTRIGUE. I HAVE A '98 INTRIGUE, COULD IT BE SIMILAR? THE RECALL FOR THE '99 IS DATED SEPT. 1998. THE REPAIR WAS A REPLACEMENT OF A GASKET IN THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST SYSTEM BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS TO REPAIR AND $730.00 . NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? *TR

THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS JUST TURNING THE CAR ON. THE FAILURE IS THE DAYTIME/SIGNAL LIGHTS, IT OCCURS NOW UP TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. AFTER PUTTING A NEW LIGHT IN ITS PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT IS BURNING OUT AT THE CONNECTION PART. AS OF RIGHT NOW NOTHING IS BEING DON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT BUYING $5 LIGHT BULBS 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. *TR

FATHER IN LAW WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL AND ASKED US ( DAUGHTER AND SON IN -LAW) TO MOVE HIS CAR TO ARE HOUSE WHILE HE WAS GONE. I DROVE IT TO OUR HOUSE AND HAD A HARD TIME TURNING LEFT. I ASKED MY FATHER IN-LAW HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN LIKE THIS AND HE SAID ABOUT 3 YEARS. I STARTED ASKING FRIENDS AND LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR SOME ADVICE ON WHY. I FOUND SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOMEONE SUGGESTED THAT I CHECK FOR VEHICLE RECALLS. I FOUND ONE THAT FIT PERFECTLY, I CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE 800 NUMBER AND GAVE THE LADY THE CARS VIN # AND SHE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS LISTED THE VIN # WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT SHE SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY COULD INSPECT IT TO SEE IF IT FIT THE RECALL AND COULD BE ADDED I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SO I CALLED OLDSMOBILE BACK AND THEY SAID I WAS GIVEN INCORRECT INFORMATION. I WENT THROUGH ALL THE VEHICLE INFO AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FINE THE RECALL AT ALL (I GOT IT OFF YOU WEBSITE RECALL #03082). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN HER VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT FROM THE HARNESS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHENEVER THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE LIFTS UP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/5/08 *CN UPDATED 12/09/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK FOR 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN UNLOCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,537 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,536.