62 of the 1,598 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Intrigue are about the suspension — 4% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1998.
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Complaints
4%
Share of all complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #10923768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PRE-EXISTING ISSUES AS OTHER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. SUCH AS THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV AND CALLED 18004249393 AND MY OLDSMOBILE CONSULTANT 1800442653. AS THE ONLY THING SAID IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED. I DO THINK MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND HERE ARE THE REASONS. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN 20 MPH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE HOME AND NOW CAN ONLY DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVER HEATING (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MILEAGE ANY WHERE FROM 10 TO 70 MPH.
NHTSA complaint #10909708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4T65-E HAD TO BE REBUILT WITH ONLY 70K MILES IN 14 YEARS OF VERY MODERATE DRIVING, WHICH AVERAGES OUT 5000 MILES PER YEAR. COST OF REBUILD WAS $1500.00.
NHTSA complaint #10860429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF AND NOW WON'T START.
NHTSA complaint #10649995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
MY CAR WOULD MAKE NOISE AND RATTLE ALSO STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT , HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. THE 2 ND THING IS THAT MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ANY WHERE ANY TIME AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOW I FIND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS ON BOTH THESE THINGS WHICH I NEVER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, EXCEPT FOR THE REAR SEAT BELTS. NOW , I, MY FAMILY OR NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I FIND OUT THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THESE THINGS AND NEVER TOLD ME? THAT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY AND I DON'T APPRECIATE ALL THE MONEY THAT FIXING THESE THINGS COST ME.
NHTSA complaint #10638719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL VEHICLE MECHANICAL ISSUES AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICES AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS TOLD, THAT A MECHANICAL CHECK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER SHE INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. AFTER SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD PARTY MECHANIC, SHE WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, THE RIGHT REAR FOG LIGHT NEEDED A NEW SOCKET, AND THE LEFT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BATTERY DIED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED. ALSO, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A AN IGNITION CYLINDER, AND ALTERNATOR.
NHTSA complaint #10515242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ALIGNMENT FAILED WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND AVS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
NHTSA complaint #10515110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
POWER STEERING AND RACK, BALL BEARINGS.
NHTSA complaint #10373287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A.I.R. PUMP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. THE WHEELS WERE NO GOOD. THE PLATING ON THE INSIDE WOULD COME OFF AND CREATE PROBLEMS FOR THE TIRES SEALING PROPERLY, THEREFORE AN UNEVEN WEAR OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE BEGAN TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS, THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS COMING ON THE DASH AND GOING OFF, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THE PART THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WAS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE MODULATOR WHICH COST $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WHINE WHILE DRIVING. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK OR THEY WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE BLINKING. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, AND THE TURN SIGNAL OR HEAD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THE SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED. ALSO, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK AT TIMES. THE HEATED SEATS WERE TOO COOL ON LOW AND TOO HOT ON HIGH.
NHTSA complaint #10331738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SWAY BAR BREAKAGE AT LINK ON 2000 OLDS INTRIGUE. R&R SWAY BAR & LINKAGE. STILL HAVE PARTS. ORIG BAR IS TUBULAR,REPLACEMENT IS SOLID BAR AFTER CHECKING,SONS 2001 INTRIGUE SAME WAY.
NHTSA complaint #10287440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WE HAVE AND OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 2001 WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. IT WAS ONLY USED AS DEALER CAR. SINCE BUYING IT WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH DIMMING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENT, TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT, BRAKES THAT GRIND AND PULSATE, VIBRATION FROM RIGHT FRONT SIDE. WE HAVE HAD ROTORS REPLACED, TIE RODS, BRAKE PADS, STILL NOTHING WORKS THE DEALER TELLS ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS. WE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP WE REPLACED IT NOT A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD NO SUCCESS WITH THIS CARS PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10284146 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
MY COMPLAINT IS THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR FOR MY CAR. I HAVE REPLACED IT ONCE WITH ANOTHER BAR. THIS IS THE THIRD BAR THAT HAS BEEN ON THIS CAR. THE BAR NEEDS TO BE MADE ALOT BETTER THAN IT IS CURRENTLY. I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE SAME PART?
NHTSA complaint #10216701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
WAS DRIVING BEHIND A SEMI AND CAR STARTED ROCKING VIOLENTLY. TURNED OFF AND WAS GOING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS AND HEARD A LOUD CLANK NOISE. WAS THEN UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SWAY BAR BROKE OFF OF ONE SIDE. WHEN ITEM WAS REPLACED ONE WHOLE SIDE WAS BROKE OFF AND THE OTHER SIDE WAS CRACKED. I RETAINED THE ORIGINAL PART.
NHTSA complaint #10118226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
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.
NHTSA complaint #10101807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
VIN: [XXX] BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL/HUB BEARING ASSEMBLIES, VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS, FAILED AT 64K MILES AND 69K MILES RESPECTIVELY. PARTS REPLACED W/PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT BY GM... NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE AS A CONSUMER TO PREVENT THE FAILURE, SO GM SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED ME FULLY FOR THE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #10100284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
BOLT HEAD BROKE OFF. BOLT ATTACHED REAR CONTROL ARM TO WHEEL BEARING. EXTERNAL PORTION OF BOLT HEAD LOOKS FINE, BUT PORTION WHERE THE HEAD ATTACHES TO THE THREADS IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I SAW THE BROKEN BOLT HEAD ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, OTHERWISE I NEVER WOULD HAVE CHECKED FOR IT. WITH THE HEAD BROKEN OFF, THE BOLT COULD POSSIBLY FALL OUT OF THE HOLE, AND THE FRAME WOULD DROP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THAT WHEEL. THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE LIKELY KEPT THE BOLT IN PLACE. IT COST $51 TO HAVE THE BOLT REPLACED AT AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP. THE OLD BOLT HEAD IS AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10095576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
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.
NHTSA complaint #10093875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR STOPPING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
NHTSA complaint #10081673 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION
COMPUTER, EMISSION AND FUEL THEY SAID IT WAS A EMISSION SENSOR AND IT DOES NOT WORK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AFTER 150 MILES, POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER JUST WENT OUT, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT GENERAL MOTORS GOOD FAITH I ONLY PAID $625. SUSPENSION THEY REPLACE BOTH OUTER TIE RODS. HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ALIGNMENT. STEERING NUT WAS FIXED THE DAY I TEST DROVE THE CAR .
NHTSA complaint #10070332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
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.
NHTSA complaint #10064019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.