1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH ITS STEERING PROBLEMS. I CAN NOT EVEN TRADE IT IN.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PERIODIC STALLING WHILE DECELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER STATED THE COMPUTER INDICATED A CODE FOR LOW SPEED STALL AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RESURFACED, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR WAS BAD.*JB

FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS. IS INTERMITENT. HAVE LOCATED 6 OTHER RELATED COMPLAINTS ON WEBSITE (8006686, 865102, 876204, 891030, 891223, 891505). DEALER FIRST DETERMINED CODE, NEEDED TO UPGRADE COMPUTER. NOW, NEW CODE INDICATES FAULTY CRANKCASE POSITION SENSOR. WHEN ENGINE DIES, NO INDICATION ON DASHBOARD. LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

CAR NEEDED RACK AND PINION 4 STEERING SHAFTS PUT IN INSTEAD OF NEEDED PART WHEN IT COMPLETELY BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FREE SPINNING AND WE HAD JUST EXITED I95 AND HAD PULLED INTO A TIRE PLACE.WE ARE NOW VERY FRIEGHTENED OF THIS AUTO BECAUSE WE CAME SO CLOSE TO GETTING KILLED AND WE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY WOULD NOT BUY THE CAR BACK AND NEITHER WOULD THE DEALERSHIP. THIS PART NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A RECALL. AS WE UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION, THE RACK AND PINION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALL THESE TIMES INSTEAD OF THE 4 STEERING SHAFTS THAT WERE PUT IN AUTOMOBILE. *AK

MY POWER STEERING HAS NOT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS NOW; IT FEELS VERY TIGHT. I READ THE NY TIMES ARTICLE (6/7/02) ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MADE CALLS TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE YET. I'VE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6/13 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT EVEN WITH MY SERVICE WARRANTY, THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WILL BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT.*AK

CONSUMER STATES IT IS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DEALER DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH HOOD. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED A BEARING WENT OUT IN ENGINE, AND THERE WAS NO OIL COMING TO TOP OF ENGINE. *AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONETS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK