1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE BATTERY POST LEAKED ACID WHICH MELTED AND FUSED THE POST. THE COOLANT LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THE A/C CONTROL HEAD DID NOT READ PROPERLY. *SC

THE FINISH ON THE RIMS PEELED OFF AND THE VALVE STEM LEAKED AIR. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MY WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. A CO-WORKER TOLD ME HIS AUNT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE RIGGED TO STAY UP AND ARE INOPERABLE.

BOLT HEAD BROKE OFF. BOLT ATTACHED REAR CONTROL ARM TO WHEEL BEARING. EXTERNAL PORTION OF BOLT HEAD LOOKS FINE, BUT PORTION WHERE THE HEAD ATTACHES TO THE THREADS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I SAW THE BROKEN BOLT HEAD ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, OTHERWISE I NEVER WOULD HAVE CHECKED FOR IT. WITH THE HEAD BROKEN OFF, THE BOLT COULD POSSIBLY FALL OUT OF THE HOLE, AND THE FRAME WOULD DROP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THAT WHEEL. THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE LIKELY KEPT THE BOLT IN PLACE. IT COST $51 TO HAVE THE BOLT REPLACED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP. THE OLD BOLT HEAD IS AVAILABLE. *NM

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAD ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS SEVERE GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION.*AK ALLOY WHEELS ON VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL CAUSING TIRE TO LOOSE AIR REPLACED ON 8/10/04 AT A COST OF 313.00. *TC

CONCERN REGARDING THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. *SC

RECALL 00V044000, REAR SHOULDER BELTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY DUE TO BEING TWISTED AND NOT RETRACTING FAR BACK ENOUGH. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FAILED TO CORRECT THE INITIAL PROBLEM OF TWISTED BELT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AL

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. *AK DURING INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS WAS ISSUED HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM