1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue Visibility Problems

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 *TR

NHTSA ID

10914244

Incident

Sep 6, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

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. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595894

Incident

May 29, 2014

Mileage

96,884 mi

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? *TR

NHTSA ID

10449652

Incident

Mar 13, 2001

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........*NM

NHTSA ID

10182506

Incident

Dec 31, 2006

Mileage

120,000 mi

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. *NM

NHTSA ID

10167088

Incident

Apr 15, 2004

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 ID

10121299

Incident

May 10, 2005

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115506

Incident

Mar 7, 2005

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10110352

Incident

Jan 5, 2005

Mileage

73,000 mi

MY WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAVE BOTH GONE OUT. A CO-WORKER TOLD ME HIS AUNT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE RIGGED TO STAY UP AND ARE INOPERABLE.

NHTSA ID

10096188

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OUT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, NOW THE WIPERS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE WIPER ARM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10054183

Incident

Nov 11, 2003

Mileage

47,400 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10049636

Incident

Dec 10, 2003

Mileage

86,000 mi

ALL THREE PROBLEMS (ABS FAILURE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ OIL LEAK) DESCRIBED BY DEALER AS "VERY COMMON" FOR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES. MR

NHTSA ID

767949

Incident

Sep 25, 2002

IF DRIVING AT 45MPH VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE, ALSO STEERING COLUMN WILL MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SHAFT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO A POPPING NOISE, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOPW STICKS.*JB

NHTSA ID

8017205

Incident

Aug 14, 2002

WINDSHILED WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8011891

Incident

Apr 12, 2002

HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE DOOR PANELS REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLING WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, BESIDES THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS NOTED IN THE SURVEY, I AM NOW REPLACING THE CABLES ON THE TWO LEFT SIDE WINDOWS DUE TO KINKING LEAVING THE WINDOWS INOPERABLE.

NHTSA ID

749319

Incident

Jun 11, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT IS WAS CONSUMER'S FAULT THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS HAD WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ALREADY TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

881580

Incident

Feb 1, 1999

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WHINE REPORTED TO DEALER AT 31360 MILES (DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE). TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 40976 MILES (ENGINE REVS ROSE AND CAR SLOWED - ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH), TRANSAXLE REPLACED AND WHINE NO LONGER PRESENT. EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY, OLDSMOBILE PAID HAFL OF THE $2800.00 BILL, BUT FEEL THAT FAILURE AT THIS MILEAGE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. COMPLAINT TO OLDS AT THEIR WEB SITE GOT A RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE SORRY, ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. BEARING IN HVAC MOTOR FAILED AT 34909 MILES. CLUNK IN STEERING FIXED BY REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK AND INTERIM SHAFT. *AK

NHTSA ID

740393

Incident

Mar 9, 2000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF ALL VENTILATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS AFTER ONE HOUR OF OPERATION RESULTING IN NO AIR FLOW IN THE PASSNGER COMPARTMENT, DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH RESULTS IN FOG THERE IS NO WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

NHTSA ID

785237

I HAVE HAD TWO DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD "TIGHENTED" A BOLT AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. IT DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR THE WIPER TO QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN - THE SECOND WAS WHILE USING THE WIPER WASHER CONTROL - WHY CANT THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

719196

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEM CORRECTED PUMP & RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM REAR BRAKES WARPED DEALER REFUSED TO FIX WOULD DO ONLY FRONT DEFECTIVE PITTED ROTORS UNDER WARR.PROBLEMS REPORTED WHEN FIRST PURCH.CAR STEERING IS A DANGER WANTED TO RETURN CAR TOO MANY REPAIRS AND NOT FIXED

NHTSA ID

718804

Incident

Jun 12, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO PARK CORRECTLY. THEY PARK UP IN THE FIELD OF VIEW. *AK

NHTSA ID

718210

Incident

Jan 25, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE DEFECTIVE BOLTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

855109

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TRIED TO OPEN PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW AND HAD TROUBLE OPENING IT. FINALLY, OPENED AND IT PULLED THE RUBBER MOULDING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW. ALSO BACK SEAT DRIVER WINDOW MOULDING COMING OFF, COULD CAUSE WATER DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

852122

Incident

Sep 5, 1999

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

850188

Incident

Sep 7, 1999

DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE WATER HOSE, THE HOSE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING THE HOSE TO MELT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED GOODYEAR, GOODYEAR HAS REPLACED THE WATER HOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

847565