1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING COLUMN BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. RECALL 03V527000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

1. RACK & PINION FAILURE, 2. SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILURE (@APPROX 45000 MI) 3. L RR SEATBELT INSTALLED TWISTED AT FACTORY- SHOULDER STRAP WOULDN'T LOCK FOR CHILD SAFETYSEAT, DEALER FIXED. 4. WARPED FRONT ROTORS, 5. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DASH GOING HAYWIRE OR COMPLETELY OUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE SENSATION OF A SLIPPING TRANS AND SLUGGISH/CLUNKING STEERING (TWICE, ONCE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE R&P FAILURE) 6. TWO TIRES HAVE HAD BELT SEPARATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. RECALL03V52700 WAS ISSUED. MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK

FRONT LEFT TIRE AND THE REAR RIGHT TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. DEALER PUT TEMPORARY SEALS ON THE RIMS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

AT LOW SPEEDS IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS. DEALER DETERMINED THE BEARINGS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

ALTHOUNH GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON A STEERING RACK AND PINION FOR THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAVING THE RECORDED SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM REPORTED, IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT A PLANT THAT SUPPOSEDLY RECIEVED THE FAULTY PARTS. TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE (BY THE ORIGINAL DEALER) SINCE I PURCHAED THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A POLE, TOTALING THE VEHICLE. RACK AND PINION STEERING, INCLUDING LINKAGE AND STEERING ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED. *AK

1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, STEERING FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CAR TO VEER OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. THE CAR IS TOTALED.

THE PISTON ROD BLEW A 2.5 INCH HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE CASING AT 158000 KM. WE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO WARN US THAT A MAJOR PART FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. THE BACK SHOULDER BELTS HAVE NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE BRAKES SEEM TO NEED FREQUENT REPLACEMENT DUE TO COROSION OF PARTS. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT A BLOWN OUT ENGINE? THANK YOU