Engine oil leak after 22000 miles, recall for oil pan and gasket leak only could cause fire, not reported by gm oil pan should be replace and all gaskets.also
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue engine complaints
Page 2 of 4: complaints 11 to 40 of 97, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact noticed that oil was leaking from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear valve cover and the rear gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 04/22/16*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. While driving 55 MPH, smoke appeared from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received a recall notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (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 manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a failure of oil that leaked from the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. While the vehicle was at the mechanic, the technician noticed that the vehicle was leaking oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine, 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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 146,095. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v0757000 (engine, engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v400000 (electrical system) and 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the issues. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced leaking. The contact received notification of nhsta campaign number: 15v70100 (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 manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not provided. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
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
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
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. While driving approximately 40 MPH, a burning odor emitted from the vehicle without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred one month after the vehicle was serviced for an oil change. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
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.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while making a u-turn, the vehicle suddenly stalled causing the power steering and power brakes to also stop working. The contact lost control of the vehicle during the incident and crashed into a curb. The contact suffered a neck injury. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 200,000.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 oldsmobile intrigue. The contact stated that while drive approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk while smoke was emitted from the rear. Additionally, the entire instrument panel illuminated continuously. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane where the contact opened the hood and a fire ignited from the engine. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and ruled as destroyed. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.
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 described 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 appropriate 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?
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 the federal safety agency 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.
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.
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.
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.
1998 oldsmobile intrigue. December 23, 2009, husband was leaving work around 3:30 pm and when he came to a stop sign he noticed the vehicle smoking, and then noticed a small fire. No vehicle issues prior till. The fire department was called and fire put out. The vehicle has endured yet another issue. We left it with a mechanic and $1300 that same day; he claimed the car was repairable. He could never determine the cause of fire. We are trying to peruse legal issues with the mechanic because he never responded to us nor did he repair our vehicle and kept our money. We did not receive the recall notices till recently, nor did we know there was a recall issue involving small engine fires. I am a disabled veteran and at the time was pregnant. We endured a lot of heartache due to no vehicle that following year. Is my situation a lost cause or can you still help me with the issue? Unknown engine fire.
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. Updated 03/24/11
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history