Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 09V116000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 1497516 | 04/09/2009 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/08/2009 | 04/08/2009 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | General motors is recalling 1,497,516 my 1997-2003 buick regal, my 1998-2003 chevrolet lumina, monte carlo and impala, my 1998-1999 oldsmobile intrigue, my 1997-2003 pontiac grand prix vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 naturally aspirated engine. some of these vehicles have a condition in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the exhaust manifold through hard braking. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the manifold is hot enough and the oil runs below the heat shield, it may ignite into a small flame and may spread to the plastic spark plug wire channel and beyond increasing the risk of an engine compartment fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will remove the spark plug wire retention channel at the front of engine and install two new spark plug wire retainers free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during may 2009. owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537, and pontiac at 1-800-620-7668 or http://www.pontiac.com or http:www.gmownercenter.com. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 09047.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 010601007A | 07/01/2001 | 010601007 | 620835 | Experiencing excessive engine coolant consumption, or an engine coolant leak near or under the throttle body area of the upper intake manifold. *tt | 08/31/2001 |
| 010601007 | 09/01/2007 | 010601007C | 619176 | Engine coolant consumption or coolant leak (inspect for material degradation/replace intake manifolds) *tt updated 11/02/07 *nj | 05/17/2001 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 040601021 | 06/01/2004 | 10012148 | New rear main seal and special tool for installation. *tt | 02/15/2005 | |
| 010601008A | 05/01/2002 | 010601008 | 634813 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010601008 | 02/01/2001 | 619177 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 05/17/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| 040601017 | 06/01/2004 | 10008471 | New upper intake manifold and gasket kits. *tt | 08/02/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 110000 | ||
| I am writing this for my husband. my daughter's car (which is in my name) was parked in her driveway for 3 weeks while she was out of the country. this morning approx. 10:30am., tue. 17th. 2012, her dad wanted to get it cleaned up for her before she came home tonight. her dad put the key in but the car would not start. he figured that the battery was dead (the battery was only a few months old). he pulled his vehicle next to the 1998 olds intrigue and hooked up the battery cables. when he went to start the intrigue, there was a very loud boom (he descibed it like an m-80 going off) and he then saw flames!!! underneath the hood. he ran and got a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. as the smoke cleared, he saw pieces of broken plastic/metal on the driveway in front of the car and the intake manifold had blown 10 to 15 feet into the garage!!! if someone had been standing near the front of the car, they might have been very seriously injured or even killed. my husband talked to a couple of people he knows (one is a mechanic), after the explosion, and they had never heard of anything like this happening to a vehicle! i just thank god no one was standing in front of that car!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||
| 03/13/2001 | |||
| 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 approproate 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? | |||
| 12/29/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that oil was dripping onto the manifold abnormally, causing smoke to be released from the front end of the vehicle. the dealer was contacted and advised the contact that her vin had not been included in nhtsa campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the current and the failure mileages were 140,000. kmj | |||
| 12/29/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that oil was dripping on the manifold when she noticed smoke coming from the front end of the vehicle. the dealer advised the contact that her vin had not been included in nhtsa campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was aware of the failure. the current and the failure mileages were 140,000. bw | |||
| 11/22/2011 | 180000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owned a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked and shut off when the engine engulfed into flames. the contact also stated that the vehicle was shut off for approximately thirty minutes prior to the failure. the fire department appeared on the scene to extinguish the fire. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent repair shop. the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 180,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that the front passenger vent released smoke while driving. the contact inspected the vehicle and found flames in the engine area. the contact was able to extinguish the flames and the vehicle was towed to the contact's home but was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that the front passenger vent released smoke while driving. the contact inspected the vehicle and found flames in the engine area. the contact was able to extinguish the flames and the vehicle was towed to the contact's home but was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 11/15/2011 | 1000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated while driving the front passenger vent released smoke. the contact inspected the vehicle found flames in the engine area. the vehicle was towed to the contact home. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin information was not available. the approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000. li | |||
| 11/02/2007 | 1 | 08/01/1998 | |
| 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. consumer writes in regards to safety recall on vehicle that caught fire *tgw the consumer stated she received a second recall notice on june 8, 2011 regarding a possible engine fire. however, the vehicle caught on fire november 2, 2007. the vehicle was destroyed. prior to the fire, the consumer experienced several other problems with the vehicle, such as; transmission problems, the dash/steering instrument panel and cruise control compartment would become extremely hot.*jb | |||
| 03/05/2011 | 165000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact noticed that the vehicle had caught on fire from under the hood. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact did not inform the dealer or manufacturer of the failure. the current and failure mileage was 165,000. | |||
| 04/19/2010 | 282083 | ||
| 98 olds inrtrigue, coming home from school, tried to avoid a car coming off the onramp. had car on cruz hit the gas alittle and the car took off. tried to stop, after several attemps the car finally stop, almost hitting the car in frount of me. after i got out the engine caught on fire. the car is a total lose. | |||
| 04/01/2010 | 115000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the vehicle was parked, and engulfed into flames. the vehicle was completely destroyed. the failure occurred after a recall repair was performed under nhtsa campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was notified of the failure which there was no resolution. the failure mileage was 115,000. | |||
| 01/08/2010 | 215000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. he stated that after parking the vehicle he noticed that there was oil leaking.he also noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood.there were flames that caused the engine and the whole front end to burn. the dealer was contacted and they stated that they would send someone to diagnose it. there have been no repairs done to the vehicle. there is a recall, nhtsa campaign id number: 09v116000 component: engine and engine cooling.the failure and current mileage was 215000. updated 5/20/2010 *cn updated 06/17/10*jb | |||
| 12/17/2009 | 110000 | 1 | |
| Intake manifold failure on a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue, coolant leaked into oil causing a hydrolock. this could have easily caused the engine to explode if i had been on an interstate. supposedly this is a common problem with these vehicles according to the mechanic. this leak can also cause a fire. i had to have repairs conducted to the tune of more than 2k. *tr | |||
| 01/31/2009 | 145000 | 1 | |
| I had bought a 98 oldsmobile intrigue around the middle of january from a private owner out of the classifieds. about 2 weeks later, the day i got induced to have a child, my car had started a fire in the hospital parking lot. then in may, i got a safety recall notice in the mail. i wanted to know what exactly i can do to fix this problem, we had to junk the car because it was not fixable. i do still have the title though. *tr | |||
| 06/19/2009 | 127873 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). the contact took his vehicle to the dealer for the recall repair, but the parts were unavailable. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle caught fire. the contact pulled the vehicle over and extinguished the fire before the fire department arrived. there were no injuries. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 127,873. | |||
| 05/22/2009 | 104000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. while driving 3 mph, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. the contact stopped the vehicle and extinguished the fire with a rag. he burned his fingers in the process. he allowed the vehicle to cool down and noticed that it started back up roughly. he then taped the two burned spark plugs. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 09v116000. the dealer repaired the spark plugs. the manufacturer has not been notified. the current and failure mileages were approximately 104,000. | |||
| 08/23/2005 | 140000 | 45 | 07/20/2000 |
| Dt: 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. while driving at any speed the vehicle stalled. the dashboard lights came on only after the car stalled. had coast to the side of the road, tried several times to restart vehicle. it finally restarted. after several days vehicle stalled again. had the car on diagnostic test and they could not duplicate the problem or find anything anything wrong. diagnostic test was done twice. replaced all the gaskets, the brain box, fuel filter. spent several thousands of dollars for repairs. this problem started about 6 months ago. *ak updated 11/02/05 | |||
| 03/18/2004 | 88000 | 1 | |
| My 1998 olds intrigue has been leaking oil for over a year. has been worked on by numerous mechanics and nobody can seem to can seem to find the cause or where exactly the oil leak is coming from! please provide any info possible! *jb | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| The piston rod blew a 2.5 inch hole through the engine casing at 158000 km. we had to completely replace the engine. the engine warning light never came on to warn us that a major part failure was about to take place. the back shoulder belts have never functioned properly. the brakes seem to need frequent replacement due to corosion of parts. could you please let me know if anyone else has complained about a blown out engine? thank you | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 56994 | ||
| For the 6th time my a/c has failed to operate properly. it has previously been repaired on 4/20/99, 5/5/99, 9/11/01, 1/8/02 and 7/9/02. the problem always seems to be the same whereby the air is not blowing out the proper vents and the actuator had to be either replaced or adjusted each time. is this some sort of defect in the manufacture of this part? | |||
| 03/15/2003 | 78000 | ||
| This car has had many small problems. many electrical problems in the air conditioning. the transmission had to be rebuilt at 78000. the biggest problem is in the steering. the intermediate shaft wears out after about 20,000 miles. i am about to have the intermediate shaft replaced for the third time. the first was taken care of by the warranty. the second came out of my pocket and now i am about to have it replaced again. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/18/2006 | 102046 | 1 | 03/17/1998 |
| Intensive leak of cooling fluid from manifold case full loose power... so, with speed 65 mph my car was without brakes and ... . *nm | |||
| 07/14/2004 | 2 | ||
| While driving temperature gauge registered hot. a loud knocking noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. consumer contacted the dealer, and mechanic informed the driver that the vehicle had to be driven in for analysis. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2097 | |||
| Water pump leak at 47,000 miles. fixed by dealer. sound of fluid or water rushing through hoses when steering wheel is turned or when taking off from a stop. fan on heater/ac makes screeching noise when turned on. sound was originally a chirping or whistling sound, like bleeding air. dealer has tried everything from squirrles nesting in engine to coolant leaking on motor belt. problem is not in motor, it is in air conditioning system. now vent button indicator lights stay on all the time even when fan is not on. have to drive car tomorrow to nh and need problem fixed. hopefully, i will get results from dealer tomorrow.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 07/20/2009 | 150000 | 1 | |
| I received a letter in may stating that gm was recalling my car for possible engine fires (recall 09047). i called the number provided and was routed to one of the local dealers, who told me that they couldn't do anything with it until late july or august and to call back for an appointment then. yesterday, 7/20/09, my car burned to a crisp. according to the firemen, it was an electrical fire that started under the hood somewhere and it burned so hot and so fast that they were unable to salvage it. the fire engines are kept literally a block away from where the fire occurred. they responded within minutes and still the entire engine contents fried right up. my car is a total loss. today i have spent just over two hours on the phone with gm customer service, i have had to escalate the calls twice and call back to them twice and once to the local dealer and all anyone will say is they will contact me within 5 business days and to save the vehicle so they can investigate it. i have nowhere to store this car in it's current state. it is a major fire hazard-especially with our current warm weather/dry conditions and it's full tank of gas. gm informed me that if i make the decision to have it moved to a junk yard to take lots of pictures before that happens. i informed them that i cannot keep the vehicle here, due to it's fire hazard to the other residents on my block-their half a million dollar homes and their vehicles that are parked in the same area. *tr | |||
| 08/29/2008 | 80000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. a few minutes after the vehicle was parked in the garage, it caught fire. the fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. a report was filed and there were no injuries. the fire occurred in august of 2008. the contact called the manufacturer and they stated that they could not assist because the vehicle was too old. the failure mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 02/01/2009 | 135000 | 1 | |
| I have received a recall notice in the mail for a car i owned(98 olds intrigue). i bought the car o6..or 05...i really liked this car .but all at once it started chugging on my way home one night.. i got home and just left the car sit. next morning i tried to start it but it would start... i was told to get a new battery...i did.. that wasn't it.... i was told to buy a new starter... still didn't work... finally had it towed to local shop.... when he tried to start it and backfire very loud and started on fire... i was told.. the engine was no good... i ended up selling the car for 600...that hurt.... being i had to find rides to work for about a month... i had to borrow money to get a much cheaper car that im not real happy with but had no choice... must get to work. i guess im just wondering if there is any thing that i would be entitled to because i now know it was to do with a plastic sparkplug wire when it was made? my dates are all approx. *tr | |||
| 04/18/2009 | 1 | ||
| I was out running errands and returned home in atl ga. i was in the house for about 10-15mins. and i heard like a small boom sound i proceed to the door where i notice white smoke coming from my car. i ran outside and proceed to open the hood where when i did the motor was fully on fire and ran and grab the water hose and put the fire out. i then went back inside and called olds. dealership. where the checked for recalls and i then explained what had happen. they informed me too called the fire dept. who came out and made sure fire was fully extinguished. *tr | |||
| 03/13/2009 | 155152 | 1 | |
| My son was driving the car and he was at a friends house when they noticed smoke from under the hood. they opened the hood and the engine had caught on fire.. they were lucky enough to have a 2 liter bottle of soda nearby and managed to put out the fire. however not before extensive damage had been done. i was told by the mechanic who fixed it, that it looks like the oil caught on fire possibly by arcing of spark plugs?? i had over $300.00 in damages. i just heard today that these were recalled.. 04/14/09.. repaired parts were spark plug wires, oil dipstick, oil cover.. the engine cover is still melted and smoke damage is still apparent under the hood. *tr | |||
| 08/06/2001 | 52363 | 2 | 12/06/1999 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. the contact stated that the service engine warning light was illuminated. the dealer stated that the upper and lower manifold gaskets needed to be replaced. the same failure previously occurred and that gasket was replaced. the current mileage is 106,000 and failure mileage was 52,363. | |||
| 11/27/2005 | 21114 | 1 | 10/08/1998 |
| While changing oil i noticed a coolant leak, i looked into the leak further and noticed it was leaking from the upper intake and throttle body area. i was informed by a gm tech that there is a problem with these plastic upper intake manifolds on the gm 3800 series ii engines and gm came out with a better quality and reinforced egr port on the replacement manifolds. i had to get another upper intake replaced on my 1998 park ave at 50,000 miles. now my 1998 olds intrigue with 21,000 miles needs replaced. besides the two that i own, the gm tech that informed me of this problem, also said he had to change the upper intakes on his own vehicles (2) of them. there is definitely a problem defect here and i should be reimbursed. *jb | |||
| 11/12/0200 | 1 | ||
| While driving 65 mph check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. suddenly, the vehicle stalled. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, an d mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 08/19/2003 | 79732 | 1 | 08/15/1998 |
| Catastrophic failure of oil pump without warning (i.e., oil pressure lamp did not remain illuminated after engine start) resulted in extensive engine damage that required replacement of engine. *la | |||
| 1 | 12/07/2001 | ||
| While driving the consumer heard a pop then the vehicle stalled and caught on fire. *mr *ts *nlm | |||
| 02/18/2003 | 1 | ||
| The engine cracked, which rendered the vehicle inoperative.*jb | |||
| 10/02/2002 | 52596 | 1 | 07/21/1998 |
| Dealer indicates vehicle has multiple oil leaks, which are premature for vehicle mileage, and are result of failed gaskets. dealer replaced valve cover gaskets and intake manifold gasket, resolving problem. | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2098 | |
| All three problems (abs failure/ windshield wipers/ oil leak) described by dealer as very common for 1998 oldsmobile intrigues. mr | |||
| 04/01/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving heard something falling off, suddenly steering wheel locked up. vehicle had to be towed. mechanic stated that drive belt idler pulley fell off. *ak *yh | |||
| Engine bolts have fallen from rocker and have embeded in top of gaskets, rendering vehicle inoperable.*ak | |||
| 12/01/1998 | |||
| When driving through a very small puddle of water, the water splashed up into the hood, wetting different parts of the right side of engine, including the alternator. owner noticed the mud after opening the hood on december 12th to check the engine compartment. *ak *ml | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 17 | 09/10/1998 | |
| Dealer states may 19, 1998 after harving car for 1 week that they could not get it to duplicate, however it has occurred many times while i was driving. another problem is that the cruise control button and stereo become very hot. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 01/31/2003 | 03/27/1999 | ||
| Upper intake manifold had to be replaced on 1998 intrigue with 57000 miles. my mechanic and his partner are scheduled to fix three of these next week. my inquiries have lead me to understand that this is a very comon problem caused by a poor design | |||
| 11/24/2002 | |||
| While car is in motion, engine shuts down with out warning. ph | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2098 | |
| All three problems (abs failure/ windshield wipers/ oil leak) described by dealer as very common for 1998 oldsmobile intrigues. mr | |||
| 09/01/2001 | |||
| Ongoing problem with engine stalling/shut down intermittently. vehicle been in dealer shop on several occasions, and problem still reoccurring. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 03/09/2000 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| 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 | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle would stall while stopped at a stop light or stop sign. *slc | |||
| While drinving at highway speeds engine will suddenly die. this has happened several times. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||
| 08/11/2000 | 4 | 12/01/1998 | |
| At time, my car will not start; the dash lights, air, radio, etc. come on, but the engine will not turn over. after a few minutes and continually turning the ignition on, it finally will start. this hapened for the first time 4/13/00. after it started, i went immediatly to the oldsmobile dealership (mcgough). they could find nothing wrong. this happened again 7/26/00. i took my car to mcgough the following day. they replaced the ignition switch and said this had been the problem. car would not start 7/28/00. took it to mcgough the following day. on advice of technical assistance (engineer), they checked and tightened all connections and terminal ends. car would not start again on 8/11/00. took car to mcgough the following day. they could find nothing wrong. mcgough told me the second time i had my car in for this problem that there were several other intrigues in this area with the exact same problem and they had been unable to pinpoint what the problem. my conern is that one of these time, the car will not start at all even after several attempts. there has got to be something causing this problem. it is very inconvenient to leave my car for an entire day (four times so far) and have nothing done to alleviate the problem. i would like to know if you have had other complaints with this problem | |||
| 06/29/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving 5mph over speed bumps in an apartment complex engine & transmission had fallen out. transmission was a replacement for the original that was not shifting properly.*ak | |||
| 04/07/2000 | |||
| While driving vehicle just died without any kind of warning. manufacturer has been notified about the probem. vehicle was serviced for this problem a couple of times. but, problem has not been corrected. please provide any further nformation. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| This car has died four times in ten months, three of these in the last six weeks. the dealer has been unable to duplicate the problem in spite of having the car for at least 14 days. after 1/2 hour the car starts again with no problem. they replaced a fuel valve but the car failed again after that. i need reliable transportation and can no longer trust the reliability of this car. what can i do???? help??????*ak | |||
| 05/14/1999 | 12 | 10/01/1998 | |
| Engine stalls repeatedly at various speeds and conditions. manufacturer has agreed to repurchase vehicle. *ak | |||
| 09/18/1999 | 9 | ||
| Since september 18th the vehicle has stalled 9 times for no reason. this happened while driivng at any speed and pulling off after a stopping. dealership was not able to find out what was causing this problem. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1998 | |||
| Engine stalls when the temperate gauge goes pass 1/2 way mark will travelling at all speed. | |||
| 1 | 11/21/1998 | ||
| The vehicle cuts off at random times. has to sit for awhile to be started again. sometimes it will cut off again after less than 3 miles. dealer cant find the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/06/1998 | 2 | 03/07/1998 | |
| Vehicle experiencing intermittent engine failure resulting in the vehicle shutting down while driving, faulty starter replaced however engine still experiencing failures. | |||
| 10/08/1997 | |||
| Fuel pump/steering rack and pinion/both front struts/battery,and engine failures. | |||
| 05/15/1998 | 2 | 01/12/1998 | |
| Engine buring oil | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 3 | |||
| When going over water puddles serpentine belt gets wet, causing loss of power steering and wheel lockup which could result in an accident. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/29/2009 | 109300 | 1 | |
| There were no events leading up to the engine compartment fire on may 29th at about 10:00pm. except that prior to the incident whenever the vehicle was driven there was a burning odor inside the vehicle. we had a recall done on the vehicle that we thought would correct the burning odor but it however didn't fix that. the recall number was 09047. we had a small engine compartment fire in may of 2007 but there wasn't any damage. however, with the engine compartment fire or thermal event as gm calls it there was major damage totaling the vehicle as when the oil drips down on to the hot exhaust manifold there was no where for the oil to drip down to the ground so therefore it resulted in a fire. the recall #09047 did nothing to solve the burning odor smell or an engine compartment fire. the vehicle did have small amounts of smoke that would come out of the engine compartment when it was driven starting 6 months prior to the final engine compartment fire on june 29, 2009. then after the recall was done was when we started noticing the burning odor or smell when the vehicle was driven. *tr | |||
| 07/08/2008 | 143000 | 1 | |
| I was the second owner and bought the car in february 2003. had to replace the radiator twice. kept having trouble with the temperature showing high. 06 bought a radiator. summer of 08 going up escondido mtn traveling to california... caught fire. had to replace the exhaust manifold. engine temp kept reading high and service could not find the reason why. replaced radiator again and traveling to nm may 2009 the temp kept reading high again and i had to pull over and then stay in second gear with the heater on full blast. finally had to replace the vehicle. the intrigue was a very nice car with leather seats and drove really good when it was working correctly, but since the engine fire i've had noting but trouble and maintenance repairs. can i be reimbursed at all for any of those expenses? *tr | |||
| 07/08/2006 | 98000 | 1 | |
| Car wouldn't start. had repaired . coolant and water leaking onto manifold exhaust. repaired in 2006. now it is leaking again. saw recall on '99 olds intrigue. i have a '98 intrigue, could it be similar? the recall for the '99 is dated sept. 1998. the repair was a replacement of a gasket in the manifold exhaust system but it took several hours to repair and $730.00 . now it is leaking again. what is my next step? *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 08/01/1998 | |||
| This car has died four times in ten months, three of these in the last six weeks. the dealer has been unable to duplicate the problem in spite of having the car for at least 14 days. after 1/2 hour the car starts again with no problem. they replaced a fuel valve but the car failed again after that. i need reliable transportation and can no longer trust the reliability of this car. what can i do???? help??????*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 06/29/2009 | 52363 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. while driving at an unknown speed, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the upper and lower intake manifolds needed to be replaced. the contact has had the part replaced on three different occasions, which originated with the check engine light illuminating. the current mileage was 117,000 and failure mileage was 52,363. | |||
| 05/22/2008 | 170000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. when the contact started his vehicle, it backfired from the exhaust. next, the upper intake manifold shattered and the engine caught fire. the contact did not call the fire or police departments. he called the manufacturer and they stated that someone will get back in touch with him as soon as possible. no repairs have been made to the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 170,000. | |||
| 09/16/2004 | 128300 | 1 | |
| When starting the vehicle smoke came from under the hood. consumer was informed that intake manifold blew out. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.*ak | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 31000 | 1 | |
| Concern regarding the plastic intake manifold. *mr the engine was leaking coolant and the intake manifold required replacement. the consumer requested a refund. *sc | |||