1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

FOR THE 6TH TIME MY A/C HAS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. IT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ON 4/20/99, 5/5/99, 9/11/01, 1/8/02 AND 7/9/02. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME WHEREBY THE AIR IS NOT BLOWING OUT THE PROPER VENTS AND THE ACTUATOR HAD TO BE EITHER REPLACED OR ADJUSTED EACH TIME. IS THIS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS PART?

COMPUTER WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. PAINT CHIPPING ON ALL FENDER EDGES. CONSTANT FLAT TIRES, ONE NEAR WRECK ON FREEWAY DUE TO LEAKING RIMS THAT MECHANIC SAYS SHOULD NEVER BE DRIVEN IN THE WINTER BECASUE THE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD UP TO THE WEATHER.

THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS. MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 78000. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WEARS OUT AFTER ABOUT 20,000 MILES. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE WARRANTY. THE SECOND CAME OUT OF MY POCKET AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OUT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, NOW THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE WIPER ARM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. FIRST TRIP TO DEALER WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER NEAR CRASH RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED STEERING. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND IS AGAIN A SAFETY HAZARD. PARTICULARLY BAD ON SLOW SPEED LEFT TURNS AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD.*AK

98 OLDS INTRIGUE W MODEL DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT, LOSS OF POWER INABILITY TO COMPLETE TURN

A BROKEN POSITIVE CABLE POST CAUSED THE BATTERY TO LEAK ACID. *AK BATTERY WAS INSTALLED BY DEALER WITH A WARRANTY ON 05/24/00 AT 13,522 MILES. THE BATTERY HAS SIDE MOUNT CONNECTIONS AND THE POSITIVE SIDE DISCONNECTED FROM THE PLASTIC OF THE BATTERY. THIS OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. *PH

I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. GM ANNOUNCED A RECALL TODAY OF CERTAIN 1998 INTRIGUES BUILT BETWEEN 11/96 AND 10/97. MINE WAS BUILT 8/98 I BELIEVE. HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V527000. WILL ADDITIONAL VEHICLES BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED/PARKED IN THE STRAIGHT UP POSITION, CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS COLD . *AK

MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS ALWAYS KNOCKED SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS NORMAL. AT 57,000 MILES I NOTICED IT BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT. IT JUST BECAME WORSE. RIGHT HAND TURNS WERE EASY BUT LEFT TURNS TOOK LOTS OF MUSCLE AND I COULD HERE A SLIGHT GRINDING. DEC. 2003 I HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION PUT ON CAR. LOOKING AT THIS SIGHT, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO FORK OUT THE $$$ BECAUSE OF COURSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE! *LA