1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Mar 6, 2018 · Engine · 170,000 miles · IL · fire

My son was driving the car and it started making a noise and I pulled over and checked and didn't see anything and continued driving. I noticed smoke coming from under the hood and pulled into a gas station and noticed the car was on fire and ran into the gas station and asked for a fire extinguisher. The attendant had one and went and put the fire. I have contacted gm and was told this was due to a recall which caused oil to leak onto the manifold and thus far they have been unable or unwilling to help with this issue. *js - (recall related incident) ts

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Engine · 148,000 miles · IN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that the engine caught fire independently. The contact extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a fire report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable. Updated 11/08/16

Filed May 23, 2016 · 160,000 miles · IL · fire

Car went to a meineke shop nov2015. In bolingbrook, il at 1330 w boughton rd. Not told the car was under recall at time of repair work-should I be compensated?!? Or at least the $$ returned for the original work done at the meineke shop nov2015? I have receipt. See below for details. Background: the 1998 oldsmobile intrigue the wheel did not turn, car seemed to be ready to die out-drove it to a parking lot at local park a few blocks away; called persons who knew something about cars; decided to drive it drive slowly-with flashers on to a local repair shop (meineke) in bolingbrook, il; they took a look; said a pulley broke/a new serpentine belt was needed. Never was there a mention up that this car was under recall! All they said was-"it is an older car. " I paid $350-$400 in repair work; drove the car 1-2 days. It kept dying out while driving. I went back to the same meineke shop; again no mention came up that the car was under recall! They just said"what can we say, iit is an older car. Unless you want to pay more $$$, we can't (or won't) do anything more for you" no more work was done by them; I decided to slowly drive the car back to the house, and leave it on the drive way, where it has been parked since that time. In late december/2015 I found out the car was in recall via a letter from gm; it is unsafe; do not drive it & parts would not be in until feb2016 -last week it was sold for parts & towed away should something more be done? Some sort of responsibly taken by the repair shop since it was under recall? Also, should gm have paid for any damage done by driving the car not knowing it was in recall? The car did start on fire a few months later-one last try at deciding what to do to have it before it was "junked" ; note: VIN # given here is actually the recall # on vehicle from gm

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Engine · 200,000 miles · IN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. While the vehicle was parked, the engine caught fire without warning. The fire was extinguished by a bystander. A police and a fire report were not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v700000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jan 4, 2016 · Engine · 115,000 miles · SC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, smoke emitted from the engine compartment. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed flames emitting from the engine, which melted all the wires and valve covers. The fire department was not contacted. A fire extinguisher was used to extinguish the fire and no injuries were reported. Four months after the failure occurred, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000..........updated 04/01/16

Filed Dec 23, 2015 · Engine · 100,000 miles · MS · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to smoke from the under the front hood of the vehicle. The contact stated that flames were coming from the hood of the vehicle. The contact pulled into a gas station and exited the vehicle. The vehicle became engulfed with flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact recently received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 04/14/16*lj; updated 05/14/18*jb

Filed Dec 17, 2015 · Engine · KS · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, smoke began to fill the vehicle. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact lifted the hood and noticed the engine was on fire. The fire department was contacted, but the vehicle blew up before the fire department arrived. A fire report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained as a result of the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the engine caught fire. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 23, 2015 · 160,000 miles · OH · fire

Was having an oil leak and could smell burnt oil. I was driving down the road and it started to no have any power so I turned into tsc and all of a sudden I seen smoke under the hood. I opened up the hood and it was on fire at the exhaust manifold. The manager from tsc came out with extinguisher and we go t the fire out right away before it was any bigger. A friend of mine just told me today that there was a recall on this for this reason. My dad had it taken in for that recall in russellville, arkansas. What every they did didnt fix the problem. I am just glad it was caught right away. He had just left the house and was only 3 to 5 miles down the road when it did this.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Engine · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, smoke was seen coming from the vehicle accompanied by an abnormal noise. The contact stated that suddenly the vehicle caught on fire. The fire was extinguished but the specifics were not available. A police/fire report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, there was a burning odor and the temperature gauge displayed that the vehicle was overheating. The contact opened the hood and discovered that the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police/fire report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. ..updated 12/03/14 *bf the vehicle was destroyed. Updated 12/11/14

Filed Sep 22, 2014 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · CO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle in the garage, flames emitted from the engine compartment. The vehicle was inspected by a technician, who stated that the fuel line was faulty causing the fire. The vehicle was completely destroyed. A fire and police reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Updated 10/29/14*cn updated 7/15/15

Filed Sep 18, 2014 · Engine · 170,000 miles · WI · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. While the engine was running, flames ignited under the hood of the vehicle on the driver side. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.