1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY OCTOBER 1, 2014. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2014 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO ALSO STOP WORKING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE INCIDENT AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A NECK INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

REFERENCE RECALL ID 14V400 (GM14350). REPEATED SWITCH FAILURES REQUIRED ME TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2013. I ONLY GOT THE GM SAFETY RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2014, OVER A YEAR AFTER I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE. GM REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS IN THE AMOUNT OF $545.84. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHEN IT HAPPENED EACH TIME SO COULD GET TO THE GARAGE SAFELY WITHOUT A WRECK, JUST LUCKY. PLEASE HELP ME GET REIMBURSED. I THANK YOU. *TR

MY CAR WOULD MAKE NOISE AND RATTLE ALSO STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT , HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. THE 2 ND THING IS THAT MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ANY WHERE ANY TIME AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOW I FIND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS ON BOTH THESE THINGS WHICH I NEVER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, EXCEPT FOR THE REAR SEAT BELTS. NOW , I, MY FAMILY OR NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I FIND OUT THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THESE THINGS AND NEVER TOLD ME? THAT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY AND I DON'T APPRECIATE ALL THE MONEY THAT FIXING THESE THINGS COST ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS FAULTY CAUSING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN UPDATED 7/15/15*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALSO, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, FLAMES IGNITED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE WORKED POORLY FOR YEARS AND ARE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. FOR A LONG TIME, THEY WOULD JUST STOP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND THE REPAIR MAN SIMPLY TIGHTENED A BOLT. FROM THAT POINT ON, WE DID THAT ON OUR OWN WHENEVER THE WIPERS STOPPED. NOW FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES, JUST LIKE THE ONE LAST WEEK, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE WIPERS STOPPED AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL! HE WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, IN A HORRIBLE RAINSTORM, FOR 40 MINUTES. VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, MONEY AND COUNTLESS WORRY ON THIS PROBLEM AND THINK IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS CAR TO OUR SON WHO IS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE IN A FEW MONTHS, BUT WORRY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY SON TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. INSPECTION SHOWS NO LEAKS OR BREAKS ANYWHERE IN THE COLUMN... IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE STEERING "BOX" IDENTICAL TO PROBLEM DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/AUTOS/OLDSMOBILE/INTRIGUE/RECALLS/000020836000202679000000008/RECALL.ASPX GM WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THAT THE VIN NUMBER HAS NO OPEN RECALLS. *TR