1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

RACK & PINION FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON 9/23/05 I HAD TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. OLD PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I BECAME AWARE THAT OLDSMOBILE HAD A RECALL FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM ON OVER 750,000 OF THEIR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE TOLL FREE NUMBER REGARDING THE RECALL. THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY ONLY CERTAIN INTRIGUE'S WERE RECALLED AND OTHER'S WERE NOT. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIQUE'S AND ISSUED A RECALL, IT SHOULD COVER ALL OF THE UNITS AFFECTED. THIS COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR. IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE LED TO STEERING FAILURE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. OLDSMOBILE RECALL MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # IS 03062 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 03V527000. *JB

WHILE CHANGING OIL I NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK, I LOOKED INTO THE LEAK FURTHER AND NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER INTAKE AND THROTTLE BODY AREA. I WAS INFORMED BY A GM TECH THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON THE GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES AND GM CAME OUT WITH A BETTER QUALITY AND REINFORCED EGR PORT ON THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLDS. I HAD TO GET ANOTHER UPPER INTAKE REPLACED ON MY 1998 PARK AVE AT 50,000 MILES. NOW MY 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH 21,000 MILES NEEDS REPLACED. BESIDES THE TWO THAT I OWN, THE GM TECH THAT INFORMED ME OF THIS PROBLEM, ALSO SAID HE HAD TO CHANGE THE UPPER INTAKES ON HIS OWN VEHICLES (2) OF THEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM DEFECT HERE AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *JB

TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION - MY CAR TURN SIGNAL DO NOT WORK EITHER. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND WANTED TO EXPLORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . *NM

FAILURE OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING OF RACK AND PINION STEERING IDENTICAL TO DESCRIPTION FOUND IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V527000 OF DECEMBER 11, 2003. WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING BECOMES AS DIFFICULT AS IF THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL AND WHEN I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE HAD THE "CORRECTION" MADE AT MANUFACTURER. SO, I ASK, WHY DOES IT STILL DO EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL? I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED, INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AT OLDSMOBILE'S EXPENSE. PLEASE ADVISE.*JB

1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GEAR LOWER PINION BEARING SEPARATION. *MR RECALL# EA02003. THE STEERING PROBLEMS DID NOT OCURR UNTIL THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHCILE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD PICKED THE VEHCILE UP, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND RIGHT TURNS WERE DIFFICULT. *SC

DT: 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON ONLY AFTER THE CAR STALLED. HAD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT FINALLY RESTARTED. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. HAD THE CAR ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANYTHING ANYTHING WRONG. DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE TWICE. REPLACED ALL THE GASKETS, THE BRAIN BOX, FUEL FILTER. SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *AK UPDATED 11/02/05

98 OLDS INTRIGUE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO PROVOCATION. OFTEN THE CAR DECIDES NOT TO START AND I AM LEFT STRANDED FOR UP TO HALF AN HOUR WHILE THE SECURITY SYSTEM RESETS. *NM

MY 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL FOR OVER A YEAR. HAS BEEN WORKED ON BY NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO CAN SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OR WHERE EXACTLY THE OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM! PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFO POSSIBLE! *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE STEERING GEAR PINION BEARING SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03062 DUE TO VIN. *AK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING RACK HAD NOT POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. *NM

DT: CALLER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CONCERNING RACK AND PINION STEERING DUE TO VIN. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT HER EXPENSE. *AK