Oldsmobile Intrigue
Owners filed 1,140 complaints across 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Intrigue. The 1998 drew the most (510); the 1997 the fewest (1).
Model years7
Complaints1,140
Recalls30
Fires57
Deaths3
Every Oldsmobile Intrigue model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 200 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 1999 | 256 | 8 | 14 | 11 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 510 | 8 | 39 | 19 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | High concern | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine |
Which Oldsmobile Intrigue years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 510 complaints concentrated in the steering › rack and pinion. It carries 8 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.