Oldsmobile / Intrigue / 1999
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue problems
Owners have filed 371 complaints about the 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 17.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 17%.
Complaints371
Crashes16
Fires15
Injuries17
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Steering 17.8% · 66
Electrical system 17.0% · 63
Engine and engine cooling 14.3% · 53
Exterior lighting 7.8% · 29
Visibility 5.9% · 22
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.9% · 22
Engine 4.3% · 16
Power train 4.3% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 16 describe a crash, 15 describe a fire, 17 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Oldsmobile Intrigue in this data, 1999 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 1998 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 21 in the last three years against 25 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 68,305 miles.
In owners' own words
The engine will die going down the road at any speed, which is a safty hazard. When engine dies... It is very hard too steer and looses braking power. The engine then may not restart for several min. Takes several attempps to get going again. If a person had to get to a hospital on time it could make the differance between life or death. We feel this should be fixed by gm...Free...And soon!!! Thanks john & dawn Steering
I have a 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue that is having the same problems with power steering loss at low speeds that gm is having with their cobalt and pontiac models. There has been no recall on the Intrigue for this problem. The mechanic can't find what is wrong with it because it does not happen all the time. This has been going on for close to 2 years. The loss of steering occurs more in hot weather. Steering · reported at 99,000 miles
Steering rack changed by the dealer-stiffness and clicking were the symptoms, transmition selonoid change by the dealer $600- banging into gear when outside temperatures were hot; water leak on passenger floor- dealer tried to repair twice problem ongoing; windshield tends to fog very rapidly I have noticed this problem with many Intrigue's that I see on the road. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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