1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue complaints

ALL ELECTRIC WILL NOT REMAIN STABLE.IE. LIGHTS FLICKER,RADIO VOLUME UP/DOWN,HEAT & A/C FAN VARIES BY ITSELF. REPORTED IT THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR APRIL 29,1999 ( <10 MILES ON ODEOMETER).DEALER COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. IT STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM.CONTINUOUS.. *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

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER DURING COLD WEATHER CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY. CLEANED GROUND WIRE W/O RESOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ROD FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT CONNECTED FROM THE POWER BOOSTER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 12/13/07 *TR

CAR FAILED TO START AFTER NOTICING SECURITY LIGHT ON, HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MIN BEFORE STARTING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO MOVE. HE HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE TIRES, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1999 RANDOMLY THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR EXACTLY 10 MINUTES. IT HAS BECOME VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE IT HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THEY CLAIM THEY REPLACED THE "BROKEN PART", BUT STILL AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT COMES BACK AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T START. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED FAILURE RELATED TO RECALL#98V241000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT, AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON PERIODICALLY. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,441. *AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHILE EXAMINING THE ENGINE, EXHAUST FUMES SHOT OUT INTO THE CONTACT'S FACE. THERE WAS A RECALL #98V241000 REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED OR REPAIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON START UP, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, PRIOR TO THE ENGINE POWER FAILING. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED BADLY AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT HOUSING WERE REPLACED. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS SERVICED AND THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED. THE STALLING CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE RIGHT PORTIONING VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED. THE OIL AND FILTER WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE POWER FAILED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE THE SALES MANAGER INFORMED THE CONTACT, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, REAR STRUTS AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/3/2006 - *NM

TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT DAYS, NOT JUST THE SINGLE DATE I WAS FORCED TO ENTER. *NM

(1) OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR; (2) DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR SHUT DUE TO THE FRAME/METAL TO WHICH THE DRIVER'S DOOR HINGE MOUNTS TO FLEXING CAUSEING THE DOOR TO BE MISALIGNED WITH THE LATCH. AFTER TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN WITH THE CONTROLS... (3) AT THE MOMENT THE WINDOW IS HELD UP WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIPS UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DOOR...*NM

WHILE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DRIVERS FRONT AND PASSENGERS BACK ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. CAR IS OWNED BY SINGLE ADULT, NO CHILDREN, WINDOWS ARE NOT ABUSED....WITHIN PAST 6 MONTHS DRIVERS FRONT, DRIVERS BACK, AND PASSENGERS FRONT ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE ALL FAILED. PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE CABLE HAS BROKEN ON ALL THREE WINDOWS...CABLE WINDS INSIDE OF MOTOR MAKING IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE REGULATOR AND MOTOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE MANIFOLD BLEW UP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. THERE ARE PICTURES AVAILABLE AND ONE INJURY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V090000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM GASOLINE DELIVERY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL AND VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #03V527000, REGARDING THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AS INSTRUCTED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 2/9/2006 - AS OF 2/24/2006 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. ON 2/10/06 THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *NM

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WOULD NOT START. I PUT THE HOOD UP AND TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND TO START THE CAR. WHEN SHE DID IT BACKFIRED INTO THE INTAKE AND BLEW UP IN MY FACE. I LOST HEARING IN MY LEFT EAR FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS. CAR GOT TOWED TO CHANCE'S AUTOMOTIVE IN EASTON, MARYLAND. SINCE I HAVE FULL COVERAGE ON THE CAR I GOT A RENTAL VEHICLE THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. WEEKS LATER THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR. HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY ANY MANUFACTURER SAYING SO. SINCE THERE WAS/IS A RECALL ON MY CAR THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE COST OF MY CAR BEING FIXED. SO I CALL A LOCAL GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP. THE GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECORD SAYING THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I HAVE CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY NUMEROUS TIMES TRYING TO FIND WHAT WEBSITE THEY WERE USING TO OBTAIN THIS INFORMATION. FINALLY AFTER WEEKS THEY GIVE ME YOUR WEBSITE. I SEARCHED THE REPORTS WITH 3 RECALL NUMBERS(WHICH 2 DO NOT EXIST;96V1160000 AND 03V473000) THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY GAVE ME. RECALL # 04V09000 IS LISTED IN YOUR DATABASE BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTION MY CAR, A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. HOWEVER THE MOTOR YOU SPECIFY IS THE SAME MOTOR IN MY CAR. FROM THIS INFORMATION I DO NOT KNOW WHOM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR A MONTH NOW FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY

THE POWER WIRES FEEDING THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR BURNED. THE UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THEY WERE NEVER DAMAGED, OR CORRODED. THE AREA BURNED WAS EXTERNAL TO THE FAN AND HAD CONSIDERABLE COMBUSTIBLES SURROUNDING IT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT SERVICE BULLETIN AT THIS TIME. *AK

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND THE MOTOR HAS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS WHEN I LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PRIOR TO A TURN IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, JUST AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1999 AND IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY (CRANK SENSOR). IT HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN TRACTION WAS LOST ON ICE AND REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 00V440000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAR WILL NOT START, KEY 'CHIP' FADING. *NM

DAD: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD COME ON AND HAD GONE OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO MONTHS. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONSULTATION WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK (11/22/05) THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAILING IGNITION SWITCH. *SC

THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I KEPT TRYING AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMS AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT. THE SWITCH WAS $185.00 AND WITH LABOR THE BILL CAME TO $350.00. THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER SAID THIS WAS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT THEY KEEP MANY SWITCHES IN STOCK.

BLINKERS HAVE FAILED. AT FIRST, ONLY THE LEFT SIDE WOULD WORK. NOW, BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED. THE FRONT AND REAR BULBS AS WELL AS THE SOCKETS ARE FUNCTIONAL. THE FLASHER MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE HAZARD FLASHERS WORK NORMALLY, HOWEVER. RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO WAY OF ALERTING OTHER DRIVERS OF MY INTENTIONS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN SIGNAL IS BY STICKING MY ARM OUT THE WONDOW.

PASSLOCK (ANTI THEFT DEVICE) LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T START YOUR CAR

STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60 - 70 MPH). DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.

DUE TO TWO PREVIOUS SERVICES FOR NHTSA RECALL 00V044000 CONCERNING SEAT BELTS DEALER WILL NOT SERVICE A THIRD TIME. *AK RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. CONSUMER HAVE BEEN DRIVING GM VEHICLES FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SEAT BELT FAILURE UNRELATED TO EXCESS WEAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 REPLACEMENT INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS A SAFETY ITEM , SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WITH A BELT THAT DOES NOT INCORPORATE THE FLAWS THAT SEEM TO ACCOMPANY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. *BF

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SHOWED NO INTEREST IN HELPING THE OWNER. *AK *NM

FADING/DIMMING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, FAILED POWER WINDOW, 4 FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V044000 CONCERNING REAR SEAT BELT: BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS ARE TWISTED AND UNABLE TO RETRACT FROM THE RETRACTORS, AND THE CLIPS THAT GUIDE THE SEAT BELT ARE POPPING OFF THE SIDE PANEL. THIS PREVENTS REAR PASSENGER FROM USING THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND A RISK OF INJURY TO UNBELTED PASSENGERS IN A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WAS ALREADY PERFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.*AK

THE REAR/FRONT PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN/CLOSE THE WINDOWS. *AK *JB THE DRIVER SIDE BACK REGULATOR BROKE IN OCT. 2004. THEN DRIVER FRONT REGULATOR WENT OUT ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT IS ALSO READY TO GO OUT. IT HAS NOT GONE OUT AS OF JAN., 2005 BUT IS VERY SLOW. CONSUMER PAID CASH FOR CAR AND FEEL THE REGULATORS GOING OUT ARE SOME KIND OF DEFECT. *BF

POWER STEERING ASSIST (RACK/PINION-LONG SHAFT) UNIT SECOND FAILURE. *BF THE RIGHT REAR WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, TIRE NOISE, RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE, CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING, THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR 20 MINUTES BUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS ACTUALLY COOLANT LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND DIES, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH, FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, REMOTE WAS NOT WORKING, LOST POWER STEERING ON A LEFT TURN AND STILL HAD POWER ON RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY. *SC

CONSUMER STATED REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PULL OUT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK A DIRT PILE AT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE IT MADE A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS ON. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *SC

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUIDS FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM, CAUSING WATER TO GET INTO THE OIL AND THE WATER PUMP. ALSO, THE INTAKE VALVE DISCHARGED WATER INTO THE CRANK CASE. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. *AK *JB

PE02005 IS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR DESIGN. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE WITH A NEWER DESIGN FREE OF CHARGE. THIS IS BY EXPERIENCE. *NM

BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSING A LOT TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR DOES NOT BREAK WELL. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. COST ME OVER $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM

LIGHTS DIMMING TO ALMOST DARK AND COMING BACK ON. HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HAVE HEARD THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY COMMON. THIS COST ME OVER $700 TO FIX. *NM

AT APPROXIMATELY 66000 MILES MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIQUE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS. IT WOU EXPERIENCE VERY HARD STEERING TO THE LEFT. IT PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $691. THEY LUBED TO INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT AS WELL. THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS THAT WAS SUPPOST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY OLDMOBILE.*AK

1.ENGINE OVERHEATED, 2.HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND PISTON WERE WARPED, . REPLACEMENT OF GASKETS AND PISTON. *AK

UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE REPAIRS MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER TIE ROD CORRODED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. *AK

HAVING DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS, ALMOST FEELS LIKE STEEREING WILL LOCK UP. TAKING TO MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHAT TROUBLE IS. SOUNDS LIKE SAME TROUBLE FROM RECALLED 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES. *LA

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY OR SLIPPERY ROADS, THE LOW TRACKING INDICATOR CAME ON SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO RESTART IT. *AK *SC *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED AT 71,000 MILES. 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON' LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER REPORTS THAT CODE INDICATES FAULTY TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER SOLENOID. AFTER REMOVING TRANSMISSION DEALER REPORTS THAT SHIFT SOLENOID, TORQUE CLUTCH CONVERTER AND VALVE BODY HAS FAILED AND TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED. GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT CONFIRMS DIAGNOSIS. *JB

I OWN A 1999 OLDS INTRIGUE AND THAT HAS HAD STEERING SHAFT PROBLEMS. ALMOST EVERY 25K MILES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT AT A COST OF OVER $400. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT THE LAST ONE I HAD TO PAY FOR. ADDITIONALLY IT APPEARS THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE SHAFT REPLACED AGAIN, WHICH WOULD BE THE 4TH SHAFT IN 120K MILES. OLDSMOBILE HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST. BASED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) FOR 1998 INTRIGUES, I BELIEVE THAT MY ISSUE MAY BE SIMILAR TO THE CAMPAIGN STATED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY/DRIVING HAZARD AND HOPE NHSTA CAN EXTEND THE 1998 STEERING PROBLEM TO 1999. THANK YOU FOR YOU ASSISTANCE. *JB

FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH NEAR PASSENGER SIDE MOUNT WITHOUT PRIOR AUDIBLE NOTICE. AREA OF TUBE BROKEN IS APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE TUBE BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT FOR MOUNTING TO CONTROL ARM. NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR UNUSUAL STRESS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS SLOWLY BEEN "WORKED" UNTIL IT COMP-LETELY CRACKED THROUGH, AND THEN THERE WAS A VERY AUDIBLE BANGING NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT OUT. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT BLANK, AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN WINDING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. WINDOWS BEGAN TO ROLL UP AND DOWN, WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK OFF AND ON. DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION STEERING WHEEL DRAGS OR IS NOT RETURNING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO STRAIGHT. *AK

REF: 010603001, 010603001A, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE02005, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 619178. 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIQUE, WITH DIMMING HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A CONSTANTLY OCCURING PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY SAY GM HAS NO SOLUTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE AND SMALL COUNTRY HIGHWAYS WHEN THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND ALMOST GO COMPLETELY OUT. NOTHING LIKE DRIVING 70 MPH IN BAD WEATHER WITH NO LIGHTS!!! THE HEADLIGHTS DIM EQUAL TO CANDLELIGHT. THESE EPISODES HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY DURING COLD WEATHER, BUT NOT ALWAYS. EACH EPISODE MAY LAST ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 30 MINUTES. SEVERAL TIMES I WAS FORTUNATLY ABLE TO BACK OFF AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 6 TIMES PER MONTH, BUT ONLY NOTICABLE AT NIGHT. MY VIN IS 1G3W$52HOXF311164.*AK