1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  POWER STEERING AND RACK, BALL BEARINGS. *TR

• 12/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER ONLY 40000 MILES ALSO MET SOMONE WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEIHICLE WITH 39998 MILES AND TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT , PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME AS SOON A POSSIBLE ON ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT COULD BE DONE. THANK YOU. *AK

• 12/23/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE UNDER THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/14/18*JB *CN

• 12/22/1999· WHEELS

  DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL RIM CRACKED, PUNCTURING A HOLE IN THE TIRE, CAUSING A SLOW LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAT TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK *YC

• 12/21/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AN D MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/21/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING/SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/17/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE MONTH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 12/17/2015· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE BLEW UP BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/15/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN TURNING LEFT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000, REGARDING THE STEERING; RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 12/15/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL/RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS DUE TO THE SAME DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V547000 FOR THE DRL TURN SIGNAL BULB REPLACEMENT, BUT THIS MAKE/ MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

• 12/12/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED/PARKED IN THE STRAIGHT UP POSITION, CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS COLD . *AK

• 12/12/2001· STEERING

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE PULLS AND MAKES A CREAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK BRAKES, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE GEAR RACK. CONTACT GMC, AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK *JG

• 12/11/2008· SEAT BELTS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN HER VEHICLE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT FROM THE HARNESS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

• 12/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A BRAKE SHOP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE SANDED BY MANUFACTURER TO THE WRONG SIZE. *AK MICROMETER READINGS TAKEN OVER THE UNWORN RIM OUTSIDE OF THE BRAKE PAD WEAR AREA SHOWED .035'' BELOW LOW MACHINE DIMENSION. BRAKES WERE NOT SERVICED PRIOR TO THIS. *YH

• 12/11/1997· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS UPOVE 45 MPH.

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS ALWAYS KNOCKED SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS NORMAL. AT 57,000 MILES I NOTICED IT BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT. IT JUST BECAME WORSE. RIGHT HAND TURNS WERE EASY BUT LEFT TURNS TOOK LOTS OF MUSCLE AND I COULD HERE A SLIGHT GRINDING. DEC. 2003 I HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION PUT ON CAR. LOOKING AT THIS SIGHT, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO FORK OUT THE $$$ BECAUSE OF COURSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE! *LA

• 12/10/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL GETS TIGHT CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID RACK AND PINION GONE BAD. TS

• 12/10/1998· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATES WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND BACKING OUT MOVEMENT, CONSUMER HEARS A CLICK IN THE FRONT BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING NO PROBLEM,. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THIS WAS A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AKTHE CLICK IS BECOMING MORE & MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER YOU MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, ALSO POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED. *ADJ

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS STOLEN AND BY GOING BY THE POLICE REPORT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH IN RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATE RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE AT 25 MPH VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 12/09/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON FOLLOWED BY THE TRACTION LIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPEND 5 TIMES AND ALL THE TIME THE COMPUTER ACORDING TO THE DEALER DOES NOT LEAVE ANY CODES. THIS LAST TIME ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED FOLLOWED WITH STERING WHEEL LOCKING WITH ALL PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. WIFE SPINED OUT OF CONTROL AND STOPED AT THE MEDIUM AT A MAJOR HIGHWAY. DEALER WAS INFORMED, THEY GAVE WIFE A HARD TIME UNTIL I TALKED TO THEM AND REQUESTED THAT VEHICLE BE PICKED UP AT MY WIFES WORK. JUST THE WEEK BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND TRACKING LIGHTS. AGAIN DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT IF THE WIFE WAS TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE OR SYSTEM FAILURE THAT I WOULD MAKE IT MY SOLE PURPOSE IN LIFE TO SUE THEM. THIS WEEK IT HAPPEND. LUCKY ENOUGH THAT SHE DID NOT TURNED OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT. ON 8 DEC 98 I NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT WE WOULD NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THEY FIND THE PROBLEM.

• 12/07/1998· STRUCTURE

  FRONT DOORS HAVE SHARPENED ANGLE--CAUSED A DEEP SCRATCH ON MY LEFT SIDE BELOW AN ARMPIT WHEN ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED IN DURING ENTRY.

• 12/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HAVE HAD AINTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND RELEASE EVERY 5 SECONDS.IT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT DO IT EVERYDAY, IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE THE PROBLEM, I HAD MY ROTORS REPLACED IN FRONT AND TURNED IN THE BACK, THIS STILL HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS, AND NOW THE FAN THAT BLOWS AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, WILL WORK ONCE AND AWHILE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT IN IT, WHICH MEANS NO HEAT, AND NO AIR. IT WILL COST 264.00-300.00 TO FIX. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS, AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT.*AK

• 12/04/1998· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THEY GRIND AND SQUEAK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STRUTS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/03/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

• 12/02/2003· STEERING

  STEERING TO THE LEFT EXTREMELY HARD WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT IMPROVES. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO DRIVE THE CAR, UNLESS I LET IT WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES. *AK

• 11/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE CHANGING OIL I NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK, I LOOKED INTO THE LEAK FURTHER AND NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER INTAKE AND THROTTLE BODY AREA. I WAS INFORMED BY A GM TECH THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLDS ON THE GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES AND GM CAME OUT WITH A BETTER QUALITY AND REINFORCED EGR PORT ON THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLDS. I HAD TO GET ANOTHER UPPER INTAKE REPLACED ON MY 1998 PARK AVE AT 50,000 MILES. NOW MY 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH 21,000 MILES NEEDS REPLACED. BESIDES THE TWO THAT I OWN, THE GM TECH THAT INFORMED ME OF THIS PROBLEM, ALSO SAID HE HAD TO CHANGE THE UPPER INTAKES ON HIS OWN VEHICLES (2) OF THEM. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM DEFECT HERE AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *JB

• 11/29/1998· VISIBILITY

  DISTORTION IN LOWER LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) OF WINDSHIELD

• 11/28/1998· STEERING

  THEIR IS A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A SLOW SPEED USUALLY WHEN COLD. THE NOISE ALSO OCCURS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STANDSTILL. FIRST NOTICED NOISE WHILE TRAVELING OVER SMALL ROAD BUMPS WHEN CAR IS STILL COLD. THIS NOISE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.

• 11/27/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE REAR SEAT BELT BECAME STUCK IN THE RETRACTOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AFTER REPAIR WAS COMPLETED THE CONSUMER WAS BILLED FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NLM

• 11/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRINVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 11/25/2008· STEERING,WHEELS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHENEVER THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE LIFTS UP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.

• 11/23/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE ENGINE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/23/2004· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT DOES NOT SECURELY HOLD A CHILD CAR SEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LATCH SYSTEM FOR CAR SEATS COULD NOT BE INSTALLED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MADE FOR THAT MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. THEY SAID SPECIFICALLY THAT THE TETHER STRAP WAS NOT MADE FOR THIS MODEL CAR AND THAT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO.*AK

• 11/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SINCE SEPTEMBER 18TH THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED 9 TIMES FOR NO REASON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIIVNG AT ANY SPEED AND PULLING OFF AFTER A STOPPING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/21/1998· TIRES

  VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH TIRES OVERINFLATED TO 45 PSI, RESULTING IN RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILURE & WHEEL RIM DAMAGE (CRACKED). DEALER REIMBURSED TIRE REPLACEMENT ($137.00) BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WHEEL ($ 413.00 ).( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

• 11/19/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THE REAR SEAT BELT IN THE BACK MIDDLE SEAT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GO AROUND A CHILD SAFTEY SEAT. THIS IS THE SAFEST PLACE FOR A CAR SEAT YET THE SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT. I NEED A LONGER SEAT BELT OR AN EXTENDER. PLEASE HELP ME MY CHILD IS RIDING IN AN UNSAFE POSITION. *AK

• 11/19/1998· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS LOCK UP IN PARTIALLY EXTENDED STATE, SO PASSENGERS CANNOT USE THEM. PROBLEM IS A VERTICAL SLOT IN THE BELT RETRACTOR GUIDE, WHICH IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR THE HORIZONTALLY RETRACTING BELT TO SLIDE INTO, RESULTING IN A TWISTED BELT THAT LOCKS UP. OLDS CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THEY 'OPERATE AS DESIGNED'. HOW CAN ANYONE IN 1998 'DESIGN' A SEAT BELT THAT RENDERS ITSELF USELESS IN NORMAL SERVICE????????? NEW CARS ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND SOONER OR LATER SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T USE THEIR SEAT BELT.

• 11/17/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER VENT RELEASED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FLAMES IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/17/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF OIL PUMP WITHOUT WARNING (I.E., OIL PRESSURE LAMP DID NOT REMAIN ILLUMINATED AFTER ENGINE START) RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. *LA

• 11/17/2000· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V044, HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONSUMER WENT TO BUCKLE THE SEATBELT AND IT WOULDN'T COME OUT. *SLC

• 11/15/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES A SERIOUS WIRING PROBLEM EXISTS BETWEEN BATTERY'S SIDE MOUNTED POSITIVE TERMINAL AND THE VEHICLE'S CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT WIRING WAS VERY TIGHT AND CLOSE TO BATTERY HOLDER RESULTING IN A SHORT. CONSUMER STATES AFFECTING WIRING COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TO FAIL SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. TS

• 11/14/2003· STEERING

  A CLUNKY NOISE ORIGINATING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE REQUIRED A $150 STEERING COLUMN LUBRICATION TO REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS DETAILED IN TWO TSB'S ON NHSTA'S WEB SITE: #051101 AND 010232001B. I CONSIDER THIS CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS BASED ON THE FACT THAT IN THE NEARLY 50 YEARS I'VE OWNED CARS, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A STEERING COLUMN REQUIRING LUBRICATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN EITHER A DESIGN OR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT GM IS MAKING ITS CUSTOMERS PAY FOR OVER AND OVER RATHER THAN CORRECTING. *LA

• 11/13/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE REAR LAP RESTRAINT BELT DOES NOT REMAIN TIGHT WHEN USING A REAR-FACING CHILD SEAT, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TYPE OF CHILD SEAT USED WILL NOT WORK IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC

• 11/13/1998· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK, AND THE CONSUMER CAN'T PULL THE STRAP OUT FAR ENOUGH TO USE THEM. CONSUMER SAID IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

• 11/13/1998· SEAT BELTS

  REAR SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK AND THAT IS A SAFETY DEFECT DUE TO OTHER CONSUMERS RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT ISN'T LONG ENOUGH AND CAN'T BE USED. *AK

• 11/12/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD 20 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 11/12/2003· STEERING

  STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *PH *NLM

• 11/12/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING.

• 11/10/2009· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE COULD NOT MAKE LEFT TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 03V527000, (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.