1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

STEERING PROBLEM, LOSE OF STEERING ASSIST WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN#: 03V527000. WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 60373 MILES AND FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PLACES HER FOOT ON THE BREAK AND HOLDS DOWN THE GEAR SHIFT SHE HAS A HARD TIME MOVING THE SHIFT FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER, AND IT WON'T GO INTO 1ST GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN THE CAR. THE CONTACT IS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR, BUT IT TAKES A WHILE. *NM

I HAVE A 98 OLDS. INTRIGUE WITH THE 4T65E AND IT HAS A WHINE NOISE WHEN IT IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL ONLY. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE NOISE. SO THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANS STOP WORKING. HAD THE NOISE FOR 3 YEARS NO FAILURES NO ACCIDENTS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN TURNING LEFT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000, REGARDING THE STEERING; RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

A 1998 OLDSMOBLIE INTRIGUE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL BELOW. DEALER EVALUATED VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ACTION THE RECALL RECOMMENDED. BUT MY VEHICLE IS VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RECALL. RECALL - STEERING GEAR PINION BEARING SEPARATION BULLETIN NO: 03062 CAR HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. POWER ASSIST IS NORMAL IN RIGHT HAND TURNS.*JB *JB

I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND HAVE HAD 3 OF THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN I WAS DOING NOTHING MORE THAN JUST DRIVING ALONG. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE DIVISION AND THEY APPARENTLY DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM THAT IS RECALLED. WHEN I WAS IN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THAT TIME CASUALLY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR ALOT OF THESE ON THIS MODEL, AS WELL AS, THE ALERO. I MIGHT COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS JUST 1 WINDOW. I WOULD PROBABLY THINK THAT IT WAS JUST A FAULTY PART, BUT FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO 3 WINDOWS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! THE GM LADY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS TO VISIT WITH ME ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD WAITED TOO LONG TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HAD BEEN WAITING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IT COSTS SO MUCH AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I TOLD HER THAT I ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IS THAT IS ALL THEY COULD DO TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY NEEDED IT. TO GET THESE WINDOWS FIXED IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE IT HAPPENED AND I WOULD DESPERATELY LIKE TO HAVE THEM FIXED, BUT AFFORDING IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I VERY FREQUENTLY SEE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 3 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED PINION BEARING, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL 03V527000. WHEN SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL THEY DETERMINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

INTENSIVE LEAK OF COOLING FLUID FROM MANIFOLD CASE FULL LOOSE POWER... SO, WITH SPEED 65 MPH MY CAR WAS WITHOUT BRAKES AND ... . *NM

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. WHEN I START MY CAR THE ABS GOES TO SET ITSELF AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT. AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS ON THE CAR, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT HIS PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY COSTLY FIX DEALING WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS. MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS A VERY SOLID CAR, BUT I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM ON THEM DUE TO THE HUB ASSEMBLIES. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR SUCH A REPAIR THAT I HAVE SEEN IS $500- $1100. MANY DRIVERS OF THESE CARS ARE NOT GETTING THEM FIXED AS IT IS COSTLY. THUS THIS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INTRIGUES AROUND WITH THE ABS TURNED OF INCREASING THE CHANCES OF BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $1300. UPDATED 07/07/06. *JB