1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue Other / unspecified Problems

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638719

Incident

Jun 11, 2002

Mileage

89,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10249865

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

THE FINISH ON THE RIMS PEELED OFF AND THE VALVE STEM LEAKED AIR. THE PART HAS BEEN REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10099187

Incident

Oct 28, 2004

Mileage

67,000 mi

VEHICLE HAD ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS SEVERE GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION.*AK ALLOY WHEELS ON VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL CAUSING TIRE TO LOOSE AIR REPLACED ON 8/10/04 AT A COST OF 313.00. *TC

NHTSA ID

10087590

Incident

Oct 20, 1999

Mileage

33,000 mi

FRONT LEFT TIRE AND THE REAR RIGHT TIRE DEFLATED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. DEALER PUT TEMPORARY SEALS ON THE RIMS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

NHTSA ID

10055497

Mileage

49,159 mi

COMPUTER WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. PAINT CHIPPING ON ALL FENDER EDGES. CONSTANT FLAT TIRES, ONE NEAR WRECK ON FREEWAY DUE TO LEAKING RIMS THAT MECHANIC SAYS SHOULD NEVER BE DRIVEN IN THE WINTER BECASUE THE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD UP TO THE WEATHER.

NHTSA ID

10069375

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

Mileage

75,000 mi

RIMS ARE SEVERLY CORRODED, CAUSING BRAND NEW TIRE TO LEAK SERVERLY. I HAVE A FLAT ONCE A WEEK ON TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030384

Incident

Aug 21, 2001

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

NHTSA ID

853224

Incident

Nov 22, 1999

OLDS CROME PLATED THE ORIGNAL STOCK ALUM. WHEELS MAKING THE WHEELS THICKER, THUS THE WHEELS THROW OFF THE WEIGHTS AND NOT THE WHEELS ARE PEALING INSIDE. IF THE WEIGHTS ARE FORCED DOWN IT BREAKES THE TIRE BEED CAUSING A FLAT. ALL THE INTRIGUE'S WITH CROME ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE AFFECTED I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE AUTOS ON DIFFERENT LOTS AND ALL ARE THE SAME. I WENT TO 5 DIFFERENT PLACES TO BALANCE THESE WHEELS TO NO AVAIL, AND AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES.

NHTSA ID

711800

Incident

Sep 1, 1997

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

NHTSA ID

832124

Incident

Feb 1, 1998