1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Complaints

1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL ON VEHICLE THAT CAUGHT FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE ON JUNE 8, 2011 REGARDING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NOVEMBER 2, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS; TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE DASH/STEERING INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CRUISE CONTROL COMPARTMENT WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HOT.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. DECEMBER 23, 2009, HUSBAND WAS LEAVING WORK AROUND 3:30 PM AND WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP SIGN HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE SMOKING, AND THEN NOTICED A SMALL FIRE. NO VEHICLE ISSUES PRIOR TILL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND FIRE PUT OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ENDURED YET ANOTHER ISSUE. WE LEFT IT WITH A MECHANIC AND $1300 THAT SAME DAY; HE CLAIMED THE CAR WAS REPAIRABLE. HE COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE. WE ARE TRYING TO PERUSE LEGAL ISSUES WITH THE MECHANIC BECAUSE HE NEVER RESPONDED TO US NOR DID HE REPAIR OUR VEHICLE AND KEPT OUR MONEY. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICES TILL RECENTLY, NOR DID WE KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUE INVOLVING SMALL ENGINE FIRES. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND AT THE TIME WAS PREGNANT. WE ENDURED A LOT OF HEARTACHE DUE TO NO VEHICLE THAT FOLLOWING YEAR. IS MY SITUATION A LOST CAUSE OR CAN YOU STILL HELP ME WITH THE ISSUE? UNKNOWN ENGINE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE RACKET PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE RACKET PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ

IGNITION CYLINDER HAS FAILED AND PASS KEY IS PART OF FAILURE. OCCASIONALLY MY CAR WON'T START BECAUSE OF THIS; MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND GET ME TWO NEW KEYS AND RECODE THEM TO THE CAR. THIS WILL COST ABOUT $700-800. THE CAR WOULDN'T START 5 TIMES ALREADY AND MECHANIC SAYS ITS WILL ONLY GET WORSE TIL FINALLY IT DOESN'T WORK. *TR

LOST STEERING TO THE LEFT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS WAS THE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE IN THE RETAINER TABS. COST TO FIX THIS WOULD BE $82500 SERVICE STATION ADVISED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THIS. BOTH MYSELF AND THE SERVICE STATION CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NOTICED ON YOUR WEBSITE THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS DENIED OF ANY SUPPORT IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIGHT THIS WITH GM?

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT TURN THE BALL BEARINGS. THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND FELL ON THE GROUND WHICH NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE RETAINER WALL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN HE MADE THE LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND HE NOTIFIED THE GM MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V527000, COMPONENT: STEERING: RACK AND PINION. HE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.