1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

VEHICLE HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED BECAUSE THEY GOT TOO HOT. WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE FRONT END OF CAR SHUTTERED VERY BADLY. GMC REPLACED ROTORS AT 10,000 MILES AND 20,000 MILES; HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY TOOK OFF ROTORS AND GRINDED THEM SMOOTHLY. AT 40, 000 MILES PROBLEM WAS WORSE. *AK HEAVY DUTY ROTORS ON 98 OLDS OVER HEAT DURING NORMAL USAGE CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP AND RESULTING IN SHUDDERING OF FRONT END WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. *YH

THE ABS MOTOR IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER, AS TOLD BY THE DEALER. I'M GUESSING I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. THE COST QUOTED BY THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR IS $687.89 FOR THE PART & $195.50 FOR THE LABOR.

REAR SEAT BELTS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WERE JAMMED. FAILED TO RELEASE TO BE USED. WEBBING HAS JAMMED INSIDE THE MECHANISM. BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5MPH OVER SPEED BUMPS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ENGINE & TRANSMISSION HAD FALLEN OUT. TRANSMISSION WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL THAT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.*AK

I'VE READ 40 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT "CLUNKING" IN THE STEERING/GEAR BOX/SUSPENSION AND REPEATING FAILURES. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE AFTER ALL THESE COMPLAINTS? MY DEALER HAS FAILED TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES AS IN MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS.

REAR SEAT BELT WOULD TWIST WHENEVER IT RETRACTED. IT WOULD JAM UP & COULD NOT BE RELEASED. BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES, BUT IT STILL WOULD HAPPEN. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED ABS LIGHT ON, DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS MOTOR PACK WAS DEFECTIVE. *SLC

CLAIM #005003683; WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE COUNTINUED TO TRAVEL. DEALER STATED BRAKES ROTORS FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BOTH REAR SET SHOULDER RESTRAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE GET JAMMED WHEN RETRACTING. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, NHTSA #00V044000, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

AT TIME, MY CAR WILL NOT START; THE DASH LIGHTS, AIR, RADIO, ETC. COME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND CONTINUALLY TURNING THE IGNITION ON, IT FINALLY WILL START. THIS HAPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME 4/13/00. AFTER IT STARTED, I WENT IMMEDIATLY TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP (MCGOUGH). THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 7/26/00. I TOOK MY CAR TO MCGOUGH THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SAID THIS HAD BEEN THE PROBLEM. CAR WOULD NOT START 7/28/00. TOOK IT TO MCGOUGH THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON ADVICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (ENGINEER), THEY CHECKED AND TIGHTENED ALL CONNECTIONS AND TERMINAL ENDS. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN ON 8/11/00. TOOK CAR TO MCGOUGH THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. MCGOUGH TOLD ME THE SECOND TIME I HAD MY CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER INTRIGUES IN THIS AREA WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PINPOINT WHAT THE PROBLEM. MY CONERN IS THAT ONE OF THESE TIME, THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR AN ENTIRE DAY (FOUR TIMES SO FAR) AND HAVE NOTHING DONE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM