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2001 Oldsmobile INTRIGUE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

108 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

62,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data snapshot: . 62 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 22 of 108 complaints (20.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior1614.8%
Transmission and shifting1413.0%
Electrical and battery issues1413.0%
Engine operation1110.2%
Braking behavior98.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System
22
Exterior Lighting:Headlights
19
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
11
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal
10
Exterior Lighting
9
Steering
6
Engine
5
Interior Lighting
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System22
Exterior Lighting:Headlights19
Power Train:Automatic Transmission11
Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal10
Exterior Lighting9
Steering6
Engine5
Interior Lighting5

Electrical System: 22; Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 19; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 11; Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal: 10; Exterior Lighting: 9; Steering: 6; Engine: 5; Interior Lighting: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
4
25,000 to 49,999
20
50,000 to 74,999
20
75,000 to 99,999
7
100,000 to 149,999
8
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0004
25,000 to 49,99920
50,000 to 74,99920
75,000 to 99,9997
100,000 to 149,9998
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 20; 75,000 to 99,999: 7; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 3

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (20). 46 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001
4
2002
19
2003
15
2004
14
2005
7
2006
9
2007
6
2008
6
2009
3
2010
2
2013
2
2014
10
2015
6
2016
2
2017
1
2019
1
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20014
200219
200315
200414
20057
20069
20076
20086
20093
20102
20132
201410
20156
20162
20171
20191
20201

2001: 4; 2002: 19; 2003: 15; 2004: 14; 2005: 7; 2006: 9; 2007: 6; 2008: 6; 2009: 3; 2010: 2; 2013: 2; 2014: 10; 2015: 6; 2016: 2; 2017: 1; 2019: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10052999 · 2004-01-12 (January 12, 2004)

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY FRONT END THE STEERING HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL IN OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES UP TO 1999 BUT MY CAR IS A 2001 AND IT'S BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

Owner-reported narrative. 58,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052999 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10062355 · 2004-03-16 (March 16, 2004)

I OWN A 2001 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK & PINION GEAR SPOKE VALVE FOR A COST OF $758.69. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVES PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND CLEARING THE ADAPT CELLS FOR A COST OF $758.55. ON MARCH 15, 2004, I ALSO PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INOPERABLE CRANK SENSOR FOR THE COST OF $292.60. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 77,258 miles reported. Look up ODI 10062355 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10016231 · 2003-04-20 (April 20, 2003)

TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR. AFTER A FEW TIMES OF THIS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I FIRST REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID AND NOTICED LARGE CHUNKS OF STEEL IN THE FILTER TRAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT JUST NEED TO BE CLEANED. IT CONTINUED, SO I THEN TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND THE PINION GEAR HAD BROKE AND THEREFORE CAUSED MY GEARS TO BE STRIPED. COST TO ME WAS 2100.00 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THEY HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016231 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10048828 · 2003-11-29 (November 29, 2003)

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10048828 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10071219 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

SHORTLY AFTER 36,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY, PCS, ABS, SES LIGHTS WOULD COME ONE & STAY ON. STALLING BECAME MORE AND FREQUENT UNTIL IT BEGAN OCCURRING EVERYTIME WITHIN 120 SECONDS OF COLD START (OVER COURSE OF 2,000 -4,000 MORE MILES. NEARLY GOT BROADSIDED BY CEMENT TRUCK WHEN VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY (AFTER ALREADY DOING ITS TRADITIONAL FIRST STALL AFTER COLD START). DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED CRANK SENSOR. GM WOULD ONLY PAY FOR PART AND I WAS LEFT WITH DIAGNOSIS AND LABOR BILL. DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WIT…

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10071219 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10134212 · 2005-08-25 (August 25, 2005)

HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS ON INTRIGUES ARE DUE TO WIRING THAT HAS BECOME DRIED UP AND IS CRACKING OFF THEREBY CREATING SHORTS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT/TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. REPAIR WILL REQUIRE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WIRING HARNESS.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10134212 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10071298 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED AND WAS HARD TO RESTART. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. RATHER EARLY FOR THIS SENSOR TO GO!

Owner-reported narrative. 89,065 miles reported. Look up ODI 10071298 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10010212 · 2003-03-10 (March 10, 2003)

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN STOPPING - WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010212 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026252 · 2003-06-30 (June 30, 2003)

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL AT 40-45 MPH BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO THREES AND A POLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026252 at NHTSA ↗