Oldsmobile Intrigue
Owners filed 1,140 complaints across 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Intrigue. The 1998 drew the most (510).
Model years7
Complaints1,140
Recalls30
Fires57
Deaths3
Which Oldsmobile Intrigue years should you avoid?
Going by 1,140 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Oldsmobile Intrigue years to avoid are 1998 and 1999.
- 1998510 complaints, 2.5× a typical Intrigue year, most often about the steering; and 2.5× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (39 fires, 19 crashes).
- 19994.0× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (14 fires, 11 crashes, 3 deaths).
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
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 | |
| 1999Avoid | 256 | 8 | 14 | 11 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998Avoid | 510 | 8 | 39 | 19 | Steering › Rack and Pinion | High concern | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.