1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue Interior & seats Problems

WE PURCHASED A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IN OCTOBER OF 2009. WITHIN JUST A FEW WEEKS, WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. OUR KEYS WERE NOT BEING RECOGNIZED. THIS RESULTED IN PERIODIC STALLING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO START THE CAR AT ALL. MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE GM PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10318333

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

130,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH LOCKS AND LATCHES, WHERE AS THE DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT OPEN THE CAR, PREVENTING A PASSENGER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. PRESENTLY BOTH OF MY BACK DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT OPEN THE DOORS IN THE BACK. I PLAN ON TAKING THE CAR TO A OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE CAR IS A 1998 OLDSMOBIE INTRIQUE. AND I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH VARIOUS LOCKS ON THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA ID

10125919

Incident

Jun 20, 2005

Mileage

79,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TOWN ONE NIGHT, AND MY 17TH MONTH OLD SON SOME HOW SQUIRMED HALF WAY OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT. HE PROCEEDED TO PULL ON THE HAND OF THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR AND IT CAME OPEN. IT DID NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, BUT IF HE HAD PUT ANY WEIGHT AT ALL ON THE DOOR, HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN RIGHT OUT. WE WERE GOING 55 MPH AND LUCKILY I HEARD THE WIND WHEN THE DOOR OPENED, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENED. MY CAR IS EQUIPED WITH CHILD SAFETY LOCK AND THEY ARE ENGAGED, SO I GUESS THEY JUST DON'T WORK. (CHILD SAFETY LOCKS IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I DECIDED ON THIS CAR, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN) THE CARS DOORS SHOULD NOT OPEN EVEN IF THE CAR IS IN GEAR. I DID CHECK ALL THE OTHER 3 DOORS, AND THEY DO NOT OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR. SO THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THEY CHECKED AND SAID THERE IS NOT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I WANTED IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO GET AND ESTIMATE FROM THEM AND THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR ME. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MY COMPLAINT AND FILED TO SEE IF IT WOULD QUALIFIY FOR A RECALL. ISN'T A RECALLS FOR SAFETY ANYWAYS? LUCKILY MY MOM WAS WATCHING TV ONE MORNING AND SAW THIS WEB SITE AND TOLD ME. I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS MATTER INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION, IT COULD HAVE TAKEN MY SON'S LIFE. SINCERELY, BRANDY LAYFIELD

NHTSA ID

10062605

Incident

Feb 2, 2004

Mileage

101,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING CAN FEEL CONTROL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL BECOMING OVERHEATED. CONTROL BUTTONS ADJUST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON DASH. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL FOR RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR CONTROL PANEL GETS HOT. *YH

NHTSA ID

8005291

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

STEERING RACK HAS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN WHEN FIRST MOVING CAR & TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL PLUS IS HARD TO TURN. PARKING LAMP SOCKET FAILED CAUSING BULB TO MELT & FUSE MELTED PLASTIC INSIDE OF SOCKET, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A REPLACEMENT BULB TO BE REPLACED, BULB FAILS TO LIGHT UP FOR TURN SIGNALS. AIR CONDITIONING IS POOR AT BEST, WILL NOT COOL CAR DOWN.

NHTSA ID

708842

Incident

Jul 19, 1999

DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. YH

NHTSA ID

609010

Incident

Oct 1, 1998

RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT DOOR LATCH STICKING.

NHTSA ID

607986

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT (BACK SUPPORT) FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID

606625