1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED HIS VEHICLE, IT BACKFIRED FROM THE EXHAUST. NEXT, THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD SHATTERED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE FIRE OR POLICE DEPARTMENTS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SOMEONE WILL GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

THIRD INSTANCE OF TIRE FAILURE IN PAST YEAR. TREAD COMES COMPLETELY OFF DURING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVEL. FORTUNATELY THE TIRES DID NOT LOSE AIR AND I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE (SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR WILL NOT START) - FOLLOWED MANUAL AND ALLOWED "SECURITY SYSTEM" TO RECYCLE ITSELF (LEAVE KEY ON TIL LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, TURN OFF KEY AND START CAR). APPEAR TO HAVE SOLVED PROBLEM BY HAVING A NEW KEY MADE AT THE DEALER FROM THE VIN. *TR

PURCHASED (4) SUMMIT RADIAL TRAC PLUS HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES. HAD (2) TIRES FAIL WITHIN (2) MONTHS WITH LESS THAN (2,000) MILES. BOTH TIRES HAD IDENTICAL BLOWOUTS IN A RADIAL DIRECTION. THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED & HAD NO PUNCTURE MARKS. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT IS LIT AND THE CAR WON'T START THE IS THE KEY SWITCH IT HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE FORUMS ARE TYPING ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED AND THAT GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 106,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,363.

1998 OLDS INTRIGUE. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. WHY?? ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T EVEN START, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AND MAY NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES, OR 24 HOURS...I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE CAR SCANNED, BUT NO CODES COME UP. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED, AND RECENTLY HAD THE KEY SWITCH CHANGED. THE VERY NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!! I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. THE PASSLOCK SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, DISABLING THE CAR'S ABILITY TO START. GM HAS SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE INTERNET OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST THE FACT THAT IT MAY COME ON WHILE I'M DRIVING IS A SERIOUS HAZARD IN ITSELF. *TR

GOODYEAR REGATTA 225/65R16 SIDEWALL FAILURES - FOUR TIRES OF THIS BRAND HAVE FAILED ON OUR 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE. THREE ARE FROM A REPLACEMENT SET PURCHASED AROUND 2002, AND ONE OF THE PRO-RATA WARRANTY REPLACEMENTS JUST FAILED. THE FIRST THREE WERE FULL-ON BLOWOUTS AT LOW SPEEDS WITHOUT HITTING ANY BUMPS AND THE MOST RECENT WAS MULTIPLE LARGE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALL AND A FLAT TIRE DEVELOPED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORN KIT AND FUSES HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 20,429 MILES, WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW AUTOMATICALLY THREE TIMES. AT 22,201 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES BEFORE THE HORN STOPPED BLOWING. AT 22,334 MILES, THE CONTACT PRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE TO LOCK THE DOOR AND THE HORN FAILED TO BLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AT 23,000 MILES, THE HORN EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,429. THE CONSUMER STATED NEW BATTERY INSTALLED ON 01/27/07 BY AAA WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE 4TH TIME HE HAS TO HAVE THE HORN REPLACED AND FEELS THIS IS THE SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A FIRE OR AIR BAG RELEASE. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN A VERTICAL POSITION INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL HORIZONTAL POSITION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SHIP, THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS HAPPENS DUE TO THE STOPPING MECHANISM GETTING WET. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS A WEATHER RELATED REPAIR. I GUESS I AM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH A BIG TARP OVER IT, SO THAT NOTHING GETS WET? I PAID $300 TO GET A NEW WIPER MOTOR ETC. ABOUT 10 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I AM NOT PAYING ANOTHER $300 TO FIX IT, IF IT IS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS BEING A RECALL. IF SOMETHING IS GETTING WET INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR, AND $300 ISN'T GOING TO FIX IT........*NM