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1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 24, 200428,000 milesOH

WHILE TURNING THE STEERING LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

Suspension › Front › Control ArmCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 21, 200412,000 milesPA

IN MINOR SIDEWAY SKID, RR LOWER CONTROL ARM BARS (2), BENT LIKE THEY WERE MADE OF COAT HANGARS. CAR ONLY HAS 12000 MILES ON IT, 1999 OLDS INTRIGUE, GARAGE KEPT. CAR FLIPPED ON TO RIGHT SIDE WHEN CONTROL ARM BARS BENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER ON TO SIDE. SON MATTHEW INJURED. THIS MAY BE ALL W BODIES IN GM LINE. CHEAPENED SYSTEM, NEW STANDARDS ARE NEEDED TO PREVENT VEHICLE ROLL OVER IN MINOR SKID. SON WAS NOT SPEEDING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. AFTER OWNING 38 GM CARS, THIS DISGUSTS ME. *JB

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Feb 19, 200483,500 milesAL

POWER STEERING HARD TO TURN LEFT, ESPECIALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. STEERING GETS TIGHT AND RELEASES. DEALERSHIP SAID THE RAC-N-PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 1.5 MILLION GM CARS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN 11/2002 AND AROUND 800,000 RECALLED IN THE U.S. IN 1/2004. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL.

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Feb 9, 200480,000 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Feb 1, 200445,500 milesOK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER BRIGHT TO DIM. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT. SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 27, 2004NY

CAR USES TOO MUCH OIL. TOLD BY SERVICE CENTER THAT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL. HOWEVER VEHICLE USES 6 QUARTS VERSES 5 QUARTS AND 500 MILES LATER, LOW OIL INDICATOR COMES ON. SERVICE CENTER CAN NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ANY INSIGHT FOR THE EXCESS OIL USED EVERY TIME SERVICE IS REQUIRED. ALSO HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Jan 23, 200455,000 milesWI

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIMMED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHTS HAD BECOME SO DIM THAT SHE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. *AK THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DISPLAYED A FLICKERING EFFECT. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURRED UP TO FIVE MINUTES, THEN STOP AND OCCURS AGAIN. *SC *JB

Steering
Filed Jan 15, 2004MI

WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. AT THE SAME TIME VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 15, 200492,000 milesTN

WITHIN 30 DAYS, THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. ESTIMATES ON EACH WINDOW IS BETWEEN $370.00 AND $400.00 DOLLARS. I CAN SEE ONE WINDOW FAILING, BUT THREE WITHIN 30 DAYS IS A STATISTICAL IMPOSSIBILITY. AM AWAITING WORD FROM GM, OLDSMOBILE AND THE DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THEY ARE GOING TO DO.

Steering
Filed Jan 15, 2004MI

THE ENGINE WILL DIE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED, WHICH IS A SAFTY HAZARD. WHEN ENGINE DIES... IT IS VERY HARD TOO STEER AND LOOSES BRAKING POWER. THE ENGINE THEN MAY NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MIN. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPPS TO GET GOING AGAIN. IF A PERSON HAD TO GET TO A HOSPITAL ON TIME IT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN LIFE OR DEATH. WE FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM...FREE...AND SOON!!! THANKS JOHN & DAWN

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 15, 2004LA

STEERING BROKE. CAR WAS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. WENT INTO A STEEP DITCH WITH A MOM AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. THE FRONT WHEELS WERE FACING OUT LIKE STEERING COLUMN BROKE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 200445,000 milesMI

AFTER W/S WIPERS WERE ARRESTED BY SNOW IN THE GUTTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, THEY ENDED UP STOPPING IN A VERTICAL POSITION INSTEAD OF IN THE GUTTER RECESS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 15, 200465,606 milesVT

PAINT PEEL ON BOTTOM DRIVE AND PASSENGER DOORS, BOTH SIDES. CONTACTED GM AND ASKED THAT I VIST THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER WHERE I FREQUENT. THE DEALTER INDICATED THAT THE PAINT PEEL IS DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GM SIDED WITH THE DEALER'S ASSESSMENT OF THE REASON FOR THE PAINT PEEL. HOWEVER THE DEALER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST TO REPAIR THE PAINT PEEL. HOWEVER IT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WILL PREVENT THE PAINT PEEL FROM OCCURRING IN THE SAME LOCATIONS AGAIN. HOW CAN THE PAINT PEEL BE DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS WHEN THE 1999 OLDSMOBILE STANDARD OR OPTIONAL FEATURES DO NO INCLUDE SPASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 15, 200478,200 milesUN

SPUN CAM SHAFT BEARING

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jan 14, 2004CA

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GLS.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE FREEWAY, HE HEARD A MECHANICAL NOISE WHICH RESULTED IN POWER STEERING LOST FOR LEFT TURNING ONLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS ENGINE STALLING SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, THE WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, A PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, HOWEVER A ROAD TEST ONLY FOUND TIRE NOISE, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE FUEL FILTER, BATTERY AND REMOTE WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK. *JB

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jan 13, 200470,000 milesMA

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. DEALER INDICATED RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jan 12, 200474,460 milesGA

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE - THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT. THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH LOOSE STEERING, ALONG THE CAR LOSING POWER STEERING AND STALLING. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 50-60 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR WILL CUT OFF ON YOU. I MAKE A HABIT TO DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER AND STALL OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRY AND STAY OFF THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE IF A TRUCK OR BAD DRIVER IS BEHIND ME THAT COULD REALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS (ACCIDENT/DEATH). I HAVE HAD MAJOR MECHANICAL REPAIRS DONE TO THIS CAR, NOTHING HELPS. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO AT THIS MOMENT GET ANOTHER CAR BUT AS SOON AS I AM ABLE I AM GOING TO GET RID OF IT. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOW TO SELL THIS TYPE OF DANGEROUS PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC. THESE INCIDENTS ARE STILL GOING ON PROBLEM. THE LATEST BEING YESTERDAY, I SUDDENLY LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *LA

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 12, 200355,000 milesCT

SO MUCH FOR INVESTING IN AMERICAN-MADE VEHICLES. I, LIKE OVER A DOZEN OTHERS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT, AM EXPERIENCING THE FLICKER AND DIM OF ALL LIGHTING DURING THE EVENING HOURS - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER'S COLDER. IT IS UNNERVING TO ME, AND I'M SURE TO THOSE DRIVERS AROUND ME, TO DRIVE WITH QUESTIONABLE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. AND, AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, GM DOES NOT VIEW THIS AS A "SAFETY ISSUE". WHAT SAY THEY HAVE THEIR SPOUSE, OR THEIR CHILD, DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE" AND SEE IF THEIR VIEW DOESN'T CHANGE? I WORK, AND WITH DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, THIS MEANS I AM TRAVELLING HOME IN THE DARK -- WITH MY ONE-YEAR-OLD AND NINE-YEAR-OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. NONE OF THIS MATTERS TO THE FOLKS AT GM. BECAUSE THEY CAN POINT TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET THEM OFF THE HOOK, THEY ARE. THE FACT THAT THEY ISSUED A "BULLETIN" REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN FEB01 DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. $650+LABOR FOR A NEW ALTERNATOR MAY OR MAY NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THAT, APPARENTLY IS MY MONEY TO INVEST IN A POSSIBLE, BUT NOT GUARANTEED, SOLUTION. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER FILINGS HERE, IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO PROMISING, SO I'M LEFT WITH THE DEBATE OF DUMP THIS MONEY TO *MAYBE* FIX THE PROBLEM OR LET IT BE UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS? MY CAR IS TOO OLD AND HAS TOO MANY MILES FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING FOR WHICH THEY, GM, WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN.*AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 5, 20039,600 milesAZ

THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, BACK AND PASSENGER DOOR WITH NO WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HER GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN THE POWER WINDOW NO LONGER WORKED, IT WOULD FALL INTO THE DOOR. *SCC *JB

SteeringCrash2 injured1 killed
Filed Oct 8, 200391,000 milesME

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-65 MPH RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITIES. WHICH IS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT ON 7/5/03 THAT RESULTED IN DEATH AND INJURY. *LA

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 2, 2003NE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SMELL/STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES ENTERED INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER FOUND FUEL REGULATOR WAS LEAKING GAS.*AK

Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device
Filed Sep 24, 2003MN

CONSUMER STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.*AK

Electrical System › IgnitionCrash2 injured1 killed
Filed Sep 23, 2003ME

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 30-65 MPH WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE...THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS A VERY LIKELY POSSIBILITY HOWEVER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SINCE CAR HAS BEEN DESTROYED. **************WILL PROVIDE VIN NUMBER WHEN I CAN LOCATE IT*********

Steering › Linkages
Filed Sep 23, 2003MI

WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL MAKE A CLUNKY NOISE. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION AND STEERING LINKAGES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 3, 200391,892 milesTN

WITHIN 32 DAYS, THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. CAR HAS 92400 MILES ON IT. OLDS CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE BROKEN CABLE, BUT MUST INSTALL NEW MOTOR ASSEMBLY. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR $1300.00 PLUS TAX. OLDS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ONLY OFFERED 10% OFF BILL, OR $1000.00 OFF NEW VEHICLE. NEVER HEARD OF THREE WINDOWS GOING OUT IN ONE MONTHS TIME, BUT AM USED TO GM TURNING ITS BACK ON CUSTOMERS.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 15, 200390,000 milesSC

GEAR RELEASE BUTTON (BUTTON YOU HAVE TO PUSH IN TO CHANGE GEARS) HAS COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE GEAR CONSOLE.*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 7, 200312,000 milesNY

WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON THE SEATBELT AND IT CAME APART. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Structure
Filed Jul 7, 2003MI

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN THE WINTER MONTH AND NOW THAT IT RAINS MY CAR LEAKS UNDER THE PASSENGER DASH. *AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jul 6, 200390,468 milesVA

STEERING OR RACK AND PINION MAKING NOISE .YOU HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ITEM..1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GL .*AK

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Jun 30, 200357,500 milesCT

STEERING PROBLEM IN 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. DIAGNOSED INDEPENDENTLY BY TWO NON-OLDSMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS AS: REPLACEMENT OF RACK & PINION STEERING SYSTEM, LOWER CONTROL ARM & BUSHINGS NEED REPLACEMENT. WHEN ENTERING LEFT TURNS, IT FEELS AS THOUGH POWER STEERING HAS CUT OUT, REQUIRING MUCH EFFORT TO CONTINUE TURN. CURRENT MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 57000. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN A LOCAL OLDSMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY/DEALERSHIP BEING DIAGNOSED. OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOWS NO CURRENT RECALL.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed May 22, 200365,606 milesVT

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. PAINT PEEL ON BOTTOM DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, BOTH SIDES. CONTACTED GM AND ASKED THAT I VISIT THE OLDSMOBILE DEALER WHERE I FREQUENT. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PAINT PEEL IS DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GM SIDED WITH THE DEALERS ASSESSMENT OF THE REASON FOR THE PAINT PEEL. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE TO SEND IN TO THE GM ZONE ADMINISTRATOR AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER DOING SO BECAUSE THE CAR'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HOW CAN THE PAINT PEEL BE DUE TO NO SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS WHEN THE 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE STANDARD OR OPTIONAL FEATURE DO NOT INCLUDE SPLASH GUARDS OR MUD FLAPS. *NLM

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed May 15, 2003NY

I HAVE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I FEEL IT WHILE I DRIVE AND ALSO WHILE MAKING TURNS. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE TIE RODS, SO I HAD THEM REPLACED ANOTHER SAID THE GEAR BOX. I STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM I THINK THIS IS JUST A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I DRIVE ON THE AUTOBAHN IN GERMANY SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. *JB

Electrical System
Filed May 2, 2003OH

WHILE BRAKING THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. *NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed May 1, 2003TN

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHICH CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *NLM

Steering
Filed Apr 30, 2003OH

WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 12, 200324,254 milesAZ

WE HAVE HAD SIX WINDOWS FAIL ON OUR 1999 OLDS INTRIGUE. GM REPLACED THREE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR OR PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THE WINDOWS THAT HAVE FAILED SINCE THE CAR ACCUMULATED OVER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE PAID FOR ONE REPAIR OURSELVES BUT REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE TWO REMAINING NON-FUNCTIONING WINDOWS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN DEC OF 1999. THE ONLY RESPONSE THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM GM IS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT "DIAGNOSED" AT OUR EXPENSE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT TWO OF THE CURRENTLY FAILED WINDOWS ARE ONES THAT THEY'VE ALREADY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE INCIDENT DATE GIVEN IS FOR THE FIRST FAILURE, THEY'VE BEEN FAILING REGULARLY EVER SINCE. WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE NOT ONLY A FUNCTIONAL PROBLEM BUT A SAFETY CONCERN AS WHEN THE WINDOWS FAIL THEY STAY IN EITHER THE UP OR DOWN POSITION, WE'VE NOW EXPERIENCED MULTIPLES OF EACH. IN THE DOWN THE POSITION THE CAR IS NOT SECURE AND IN THE UP POSITION A POSSIBLE AVENUE OF ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT IS ELIMINATED. *NLM

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Apr 2, 200389,000 milesNY

I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN I TURN LEFT! SOMETIMES IT WILL AND MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO BREAK A SWEAT. I HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL IS THERE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS OF GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE RACK AND PINION DEFICIENCIES. TO GET MY RACK AND PINION REPLACE IT WILL COST ME $600 FOR THE PART AND TEN HOURS OF LABOR. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE ENGINE JUST TO GET TO IT. NOW, I M A SERGEANT IN THE US ARMY AND I AM STATIONED IN GERMANY. THE CLOSEST THING I HAVE TO GM IS AN OPEL DEALER. I SPOKE TO OLDSMOBILE AND THEY SAY THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RACK AND PINION ON FILE. THIS IS BS. LOOK AT THE NHTSA WEB SITE AND YOU WILL FIND HUNDREDS OF THEM. OR JUST SEARCH FOR OLDS INTRIGUE STEERING PROBLEMS. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND I KEEP UP THE SERVICES. I EVEN HAD IT SPONSORED BY AUDIOBAHN DOING CAR SHOWS. I JUST WANT THE RIGHT ANSWERS. IS THIS MY PROBLEM OR IS IT THE MANUFACTURES? *NLM

Power Train
Filed Mar 26, 2003MA

WHILE DRIVING UP HILL AT ANY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DECELERATE EVEN WHEN THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. *NLM

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 12, 200315,292 milesNY

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 12, 200323,000 milesNY

THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE NOISE BECAME WORSE AS THE VEHICLE MILEAGE INCREASED.*JB

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Mar 4, 200352,000 milesPA

WHILE INITIATING A LEFT TURN IN MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING GEAR (RACK AND PINION) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING I LOGGED ONTO THE NHTSA WEB SITE TO SEE IF THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG INTRIGUE OWNERS. IT APPEARS IT IS. IN CALLING TO SOLICIT REDUCED PRICES FOR THIS $1200+ BILL A NUMBER OF DEALERS ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH INTRIGUES AND THAT IT MOST OFTEN AFFECTED LEFT TURNS. A SAFE STEERING MECHANISM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD WEAR OUT WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES AND THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE FAILURE, ALSO A COMMON COMPLAINT IN YOUR WEB SITE, IS VERY CONCERNING. *NLM

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 16, 2003TX

THE FOUR SIDE WINDOWS GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE. TWO WINDOWS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, AND THE OTHER TWO HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. MOST OF THE TIME THE DRIVER WINDOW IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. SCC PH

Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing
Filed Jan 7, 200335,000 milesIA

THE BEARINGS ON THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT WENT BAD, CAUSING A KNOCKING NOISE. TS *JG

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/WasherCrash
Filed Jan 3, 2003CA

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE MAKING VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE, IN RESULT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Steering
Filed Dec 14, 200219,584 milesMI

STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, POWER STEERING SHORT, FAILED. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT 19,584 MILES. 1995 THRU 1998'S WERE RECALLED

Wheels
Filed Dec 6, 2002OH

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING HE APPLY HIS BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SPEED OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Dec 5, 2002MN

GASOLINE BY PASSES THE O-RING AND POOLS ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. DT

Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Nov 14, 2002CA

HARD STEERING TO LEFT ONLY. MECHANIC STATES THAT THE RACK AND PINON STEERING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SEE APPROXIMATELY 18 REPORTS ON NHTSA SITE OF SAME PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE FORCE GM TO DEAL WITH THIS IN BUYING THE CARS BACK BEFORE MY DAUGHTER IS HURT OR WORSE. DT

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 6, 2002FL

WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD DIM, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF VISABILITY ON THE ROAD. MR *JG *JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 6, 2002MI

WHILE DRIVING IN THE COLD WEATHER THE HEAD LIGHTS DIMS CAUSING LOW VISABILITY ON THE ROAD. MR

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