1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

CONSUMER WAS ONLY REIMBURSED HALF OF HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES PRIOR TO RECALL. *PH RECALL #03V527000. *JB

WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. POWER STEERING MECHANISM MAKES LOUD GROWLING NOISE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEMS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB

THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL 03V527000 REGARDING RACK AND PINION BECAUSE THE RACK AN PINION LEAK WAS NOT DUE TO THE BEARINGS. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL ON OCTOBER 31, 1997. *LA

RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TURNING LEFT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND DID NOT RETRACT. DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, TWICE DUE TO RECALL, PROBLEM STILL OCCUR. *LA

CLUNKING IN RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND FIXED TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EACH TIME THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, BUT WHEN I CALLED OLDSMOBILE THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN ONE NIGHT, AND MY 17TH MONTH OLD SON SOME HOW SQUIRMED HALF WAY OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT. HE PROCEEDED TO PULL ON THE HAND OF THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR AND IT CAME OPEN. IT DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, BUT IF HE HAD PUT ANY WEIGHT AT ALL ON THE DOOR, HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN RIGHT OUT. WE WERE GOING 55 MPH AND LUCKILY I HEARD THE WIND WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. MY CAR IS EQUIPED WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK AND THEY ARE ENGAGED, SO I GUESS THEY JUST DON'T WORK. (CHILD SAFETY LOCKS IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I DECIDED ON THIS CAR, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN) THE CARS DOORS SHOULD NOT OPEN EVEN IF THE CAR IS IN GEAR. I DID CHECK ALL THE OTHER 3 DOORS, AND THEY DO NOT OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR. SO THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THERE IS NOT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WANTED IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO GET AND ESTIMATE FROM THEM AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR ME. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MY COMPLAINT AND FILED TO SEE IF IT WOULD QUALIFIY FOR A RECALL. ISN'T A RECALLS FOR SAFETY ANYWAYS? LUCKILY MY MOM WAS WATCHING TV ONE MORNING AND SAW THIS WEB SITE AND TOLD ME. I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS MATTER INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION, IT COULD HAVE TAKEN MY SON'S LIFE. SINCERELY, BRANDY LAYFIELD

NHTSA RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNIN STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3/10/2004 TO RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW LOWER PINION BEARING, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. DEALER REQUIRE DTHE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR REPLACE MENT OF GEAR ASSEMBLY.*AK