77 of the
1,598 complaints filed about the Oldsmobile Intrigue
are about the glass, mirrors and wipers —
5% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1998.
77
Complaints
5%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES AND, SOMETIMES, THE WIPERS WOULD REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT
NHTSA complaint #10914244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUNROOF DETACHED DAMAGING THE SUN ROOF FRAME AND VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LAMINATED MATERIAL HAD DETERIORATED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTS TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION THE HAZARDS LIGHT HAD TO BE ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.
NHTSA complaint #10641981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE WORKED POORLY FOR YEARS AND ARE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. FOR A LONG TIME, THEY WOULD JUST STOP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AND THE REPAIR MAN SIMPLY TIGHTENED A BOLT. FROM THAT POINT ON, WE DID THAT ON OUR OWN WHENEVER THE WIPERS STOPPED. NOW FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES, JUST LIKE THE ONE LAST WEEK, WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK AND THE WIPERS STOPPED AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL! HE WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY, IN A HORRIBLE RAINSTORM, FOR 40 MINUTES. VERY UNSAFE. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, MONEY AND COUNTLESS WORRY ON THIS PROBLEM AND THINK IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS CAR TO OUR SON WHO IS LEAVING FOR COLLEGE IN A FEW MONTHS, BUT WORRY ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10595894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. OIL LOW LIGHT CAME ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND SWITCH INOPERATIVE. HEATER/DEFROSTER FAN SWITCH INOPERATIVE. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR AIR SWITCH INOPERABLE. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS RAINING. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN CAR WAS STARTED ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF AND CAR SEEMED OK. MECHANIC USED SCANNER AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. ON LINE SEARCH INDICATED THAT IS COULD BE DO TO IGNITION SWITCH. THUS, I THINK THE RECALLS FOR THIS SWITCH SHOULD BE EXPANDED.
NHTSA complaint #10584536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
RECALL ID 75918- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING GMC OWNER CENTER, I OWN A 1998 OLDSMOBILE AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILING, SIGNAL LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL, COOLING SYSTEM AND COOLANT WARNING LIGHT SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE IN 2000. ENGINE AND GASKETS HAVE BLOWN, WATER TEMP HAS BLOWN AND AFTER COSTLY REPAIRS, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT STILL GOES OFF AND ON. DEALERSHIP ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE LIGHT ON TO DETECT ISSUES AND STILL NEVER DETECT ANYTHING. MY COOLANT AND LEVELS ARE ALWAYS CHECKED AND FILLED AND THE LIGHT STILL TRIGGERS ON AND OFF FOR AWHILE THEN RETURN ON AGAIN THROUGHOUT CAR HISTORY. IN 2008 MY COOLANT LIGHT WAS ACTING UP AND I HAD VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AND FLUIDS AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL. VEHICLE ENDED UP OVERHEATING ON INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO REPLACE WATER PUMP AND SOMETHING ELSE. LIGHT WENT OUT FOR AWHILE AND VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. IN 2009 LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE CHECKED AND ALL FLUID LEVELS CORRECT. LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND BLINKS AND GOES OFF FOR AWHILE. SMELLS LIKE OIL OR SOMETHING BURNING IN CAR. I WAS ON CONSUMER RECALL SITE AND SAW THIS ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL FROM 2009 REGARDING THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETENTION. I DON'T RECALL RECEIVING THIS NOTIFICATION. I BELIEVE THE LAST RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED WAS IN 2008 REGARDING THE STEERING. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP FOR THAT AND CHECKED OUT AT THAT TIME. CAN I STILL HAVE MY SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINERS REPLACED FOR THIS RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #10449652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
OVER THE LAST 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE BECAUSE A PLASTIC PART BROKE. THE PART HOLDS THE CABLE THAT MOVES THE WINDOW IN THE DOOR. THESE REPAIRS HAVE COST ME ALMOST $1800.
NHTSA complaint #10239802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT PARK... HAVE REPAIRED EVERY YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001. REPAIR INVOLVED STRAIGHTENING A ROD AT THE WIPER ASSY. JUST THE WIPER BARELY FROZEN TO THE WINDSHIELD WILL CAUSE THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS WIPING WINDSHIELD IN SNOW STORMS. THE WIPERS PARK IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH HAVING A CLEAR VIEW FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SITE LISTS MANY INCIDENTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. A NEW WIPER ASSY IS THE ONLY FIX AND AT OVER $300 FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. ESPECIALLY IF THE NEW UNIT HAS THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A CLEAR DANGER....
NHTSA complaint #10214558 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2001 OLDS INTRIGUE WITH 40,000 MILES JUST SUFFERED IT'S 5TH POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. CURRENT FAILURE IS DRIVER'S FRONT, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED JULY 19, 2006. ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE HAD FAILURES AND THEY ARE RARELY USED.
NHTSA complaint #10199332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED IN A VERTICAL POSITION INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL HORIZONTAL POSITION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER SHIP, THAT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS HAPPENS DUE TO THE STOPPING MECHANISM GETTING WET. MY WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS A WEATHER RELATED REPAIR. I GUESS I AM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH A BIG TARP OVER IT, SO THAT NOTHING GETS WET? I PAID $300 TO GET A NEW WIPER MOTOR ETC. ABOUT 10 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. I AM NOT PAYING ANOTHER $300 TO FIX IT, IF IT IS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS BEING A RECALL. IF SOMETHING IS GETTING WET INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR, AND $300 ISN'T GOING TO FIX IT........
NHTSA complaint #10182506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
(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...
NHTSA complaint #10172024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10169244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AND HAVE HAD 3 OF THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AT THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN I WAS DOING NOTHING MORE THAN JUST DRIVING ALONG. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS OLDSMOBILE DIVISION AND THEY APPARENTLY DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM THAT IS RECALLED. WHEN I WAS IN THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THAT TIME CASUALLY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE TO REPAIR ALOT OF THESE ON THIS MODEL, AS WELL AS, THE ALERO. I MIGHT COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS JUST 1 WINDOW. I WOULD PROBABLY THINK THAT IT WAS JUST A FAULTY PART, BUT FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO 3 WINDOWS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! THE GM LADY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS TO VISIT WITH ME ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD WAITED TOO LONG TO DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. I HAD BEEN WAITING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IT COSTS SO MUCH AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I TOLD HER THAT I ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE IS THAT IS ALL THEY COULD DO TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY NEEDED IT. TO GET THESE WINDOWS FIXED IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE IT HAPPENED AND I WOULD DESPERATELY LIKE TO HAVE THEM FIXED, BUT AFFORDING IT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I VERY FREQUENTLY SEE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #10167088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I OWN A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE GL. TO DATE, I HAVE HAD THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK. THERE IS A SMALL PLASTIC "KEEPER" IMBEDDED INTO THE OTHERWISE METAL REGULATOR TRACK, THAT SECURES BOTH ENDS OF THE CABLE THAT TRANSPORTS THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN ON ITS TRACK. IN ALL CASES, THIS PLASTIC KEEPER HAS BROKEN, THUS RELEASING ONE OR BOTH ENDS OF THE REGULATOR CABLE, CAUSING THE WINDOW MECHANISM TO FAIL, AND ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. I HAVE TEMPORARILY SECURED THE WINDOWS IN THE UP POSITION TO KEEP THE WEATHER OUT. ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR REGULATOR REMAINS OPERABLE; PASSENGERS CAN NOT ROLL DOWN THEIR WINDOWS. THOUGH IT IS NOT A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION UNDER NORMAL OPERATION, IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM IF SOMEONE IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BY A MEANS OTHER THAN THE DOOR (SAY IN THE EVENT OF A SIDE-IMPACT COLLISION WHEN THE DOOR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED), AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. I AM DISTURBED THAT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. I'M WONDERING WHEN THE FOURTH ONE WILL FAIL, AND OF COURSE, FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF LEFT UNREPAIRED. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PROMOTE THESE PART FAILURES, AND PROPOSE THEY BE REPLACED. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10121299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. ABS LIGHT/CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON, WHICH THE OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAY NOT FUNCTION.
NHTSA complaint #10115506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEMS CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF WHILE ENGAGED, AND TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE HEATER WHEN OPERATING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, AND PROBLEM RECURRED.
NHTSA complaint #10111760 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WIPER BLADES MECHANISM FAILED; FIRST DRIVER'S SIDE THAN PASSENGER SIDE DURING THIS WINTER; INITIALLY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR UNDER LOAD (WIND LOAD AT HIGH SPEEDS) THAN MECHANICAL FAILURE UNDER SNOW LOAD.
NHTSA complaint #10110352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.