Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 160000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 75000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 9 | 08/01/1997 | |
| 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. | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 02/01/1998 | 2 | 03/02/1998 | |
| 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 | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 10/28/2004 | 67000 | 5 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/20/1999 | 33000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 49159 | 1 | 06/04/2001 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/21/2001 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 11/22/1999 | 05/01/1999 | ||
| 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 | |||