Oldsmobile INTRIGUE transmission problems
39 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,011 owner complaints analyzed
11 distinct recall campaigns
76,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1996 to 2002 model years. Data snapshot: . 486 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
39 of 1,011 complaints match this topic (3.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10025915 · 2003-07-11 (July 11, 2003)
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 25,608 MILES ON A CAR THAT IS FIVE YEARS OLD. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 25,608 miles reported. Look up ODI 10025915 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10069029 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10069029 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10194045 · 2007-06-23 (June 23, 2007)
1998 OLDS INTRIGUE. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. WHY?? ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T EVEN START, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON, AND MAY NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES, OR 24 HOURS...I HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HAD THE CAR SCANNED, BUT NO CODES COME UP. I HAVE CHANGED THE BATTERY, THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN CHECKED, AND RECENTLY HAD THE KEY SWITCH CHANGED. THE VERY NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN!!! I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ALL OF MY DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. THE PASSLO…
Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10194045 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10418951 · 2011-08-11 (August 11, 2011)
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
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10418951 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 740393 · 2001-02-03 (February 3, 2001)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 740393 at NHTSA ↗