1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

ON SAT, MAY 9, I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND PARKED IN THE BUSINESS PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, LEFT THE VEHICLE TO GO INSIDE AND CHECK ON MY EMPLOYEES.. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER A CO-WORKER NOTIFIED ME THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY VEHICLE. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I NOTICED A FIRE BURNING FROM THE MANIFOLD INTO THE ENGINE COVER AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND GET MY DOG OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WAS A STRONG OIL SMELL. THE INCIDENT WAS OBSERVED BY CO-WORKERS AND CAPTURED BY SECURITY CAMERAS. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER AND HAD IGNITED ON THE MANIFOLD AND BURNED VARIOUS PLASTIC PARTS OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AND, ACCEPT FOR A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE, WAS DRIVABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT ISSUE WAS PART OF A RECALL. WAS TOLD CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE HELD FOR 2-3 WEEKS FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF CAUSE BEFORE THE MINOR REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE. WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT MY WORK REQUIRES DRIVING, THE DEALERS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY TYPE OF VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD I COULD TAKE MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS RECALLED, WITHOUT ANY OF THE REPAIRS BEING MADE TO MAKE IT SAFE FROM CATCHING FIRE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE A LOUD EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000, WHICH STATED THAT IF THE MANIFOLD IS HOT ENOUGH AND THE OIL RUNS BELOW THE HEAT SHIELD, IT MAY IGNITE INTO A SMALL FLAME AND SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL AND BEYOND, INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR A WEEK AND A HALF, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CREATED A SMALL FIRE. THE WATER HOUSING JACKET WAS NEWLY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION THAT SHOOK HER VEHICLE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. A RELATIVE, WHO IS ALSO A MECHANIC, STATED THAT THE FLUID ON THE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN SMOKING AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD ALSO HAVE CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK AND SMOKE TO APPEAR. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PISTONS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 137,000.

I HAVE A 1999 OLDS INTRIGUE, AND I SAW THE RECALL ON THE ENGINE. MY ENGINE IS A 3.8L V6. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE-OIL LEAK -I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR LAST WINTER AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR I HEARD A LOUD POP AND SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE I WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOUSE THE ENGINE FIRE WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WOULD LIKE COMPENSATION FOR THE DAMAGES SINCE MY CAR INSURANCE DID NOT COVER THE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RPMS WOULD DROP AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD DIM. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE REVVING. DURING THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED ALONG WITH OTHER REMEDIES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

I HAVE A 1999 INTRIGUE THAT PERIODICALLY DOES NOT WANT TO START, I HAVE READ SO MANY FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE: WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER (BELOW 40 DEGREES F), ALL LIGHTS DIM AND THEN BRIGHTEN RANDOMLY, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS MOMENTARILY DIM SO MUCH AS TO MAKE DRIVING TEMPORARILY UNSAFE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY WINTER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. GM DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT SOME WEB SITES SAY A REPLACEMENT BOSCH ALTERNATOR (APPROX. $450 PLUS INSTALLATION) CAN CURE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REPEATED ANNOYANCE THAT COULD CAUSE A FATAL CRASH. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON CONSISTENTLY. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TROUBLE WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. DEALER WOULD SAY IT WAS NEVER THE SAME CODE. AFTER THE SECOND YEAR OF THIS, I PURCHASED A GOOD ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER AND THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE CAR. (THE SAME 3 BOOKS THAT THE DEALER USES). MOST CODES WERE THE SAME AND ALMOST ALWAYS THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES AT ONE TIME. IN 2004 THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALER 17 TIMES FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAD MULTIPLE CODES, WITH THE SAME NUMBERS COMING UP. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE CODE(IT WAS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PAID EXTRA FOR) BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 1 DAY OF GETTING IT BACK. IT TOOK THEM 5 DAYS TO INSPECT THE CAR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE LIGHT TO STAY OFF LONG ENOUGH TO PASS THE EMISSION PART. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME CODES BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE WARRANTY ENDED A WEEK AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT (100,000 MILES). MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVE EVER SINCE THE YEARLY INSPECTION EXPIRED BECAUSE THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THEM TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ALREADY. THE CAR HAS PROBABLY GOT A SHORT SOMEWHERE OR THE COMPUTER HAS MESSED UP AGAIN. I STILL HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING EVERYTHING I'VE SAID. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER DID, WAS WASTE TIME AND CHARGE OLDSMOBILE $$$$$ UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS UP . THEY NEVER FIXED THE CAR,THEY HAD IT MORE THAN I DID IN 2004. I SEE EXACTLY WHY OLDSMOBILE IS GONE, BUT DID THEY HAVE TO STEAL EVERYBODY'S MONEY BY SELLING US GARBAGE AND NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I KNOW OLDS IS GONE BUT......GENERAL MOTORS IS STILL HERE. I WILL NOT EVER BUY A GM PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS. AND MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WORKS FOR GM. SO TAKE THE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT AND STICK IT, BECAUSE NO DISCOUNT IS WORTH THE TRASH THAT GENERAL MOTORS MAKES. *TR