1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03019 · opened Sep 15, 2003 · closed Dec 18, 2003 · led to recall 03V527000

  Gm's letter to nhtsa dated december 11, 2003, expands its original recall (nhtsa 02v286) to include certain w-body vehicles: 96-97 olds cutlass supreme; 98 olds intrigue; 97-98 olds cutlass; 97-98 chevy lumina, monte carlo and malibu; 96 pontiac grand prix; and 96-98 buick regal.the number of vehicles recalled is 750,2…

• POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ03001 · opened Jan 2, 2003 · closed Sep 15, 2003

  Gm conducted a safety recall (nhtsa # 02v286) to address a steering defect pertaining to a lower pinion bearing (lpb) within the rack and pinion steering gear (r&p). The recall covered 1,159,156 model year 1997-1998 pontiac grand prix vehicles built between march 1, 1996 and october 31, 1997, 1996-1998 pontiac trans sp…

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA02030 · opened Oct 22, 2002 · closed Mar 9, 2004 · led to recall 04V090000

  Ea02-030 is closed with gmea02-030 is closed with gm?s actions in 03v-473 and 04v-090 recalling approximately 529,000 my 1998-99 c- and h-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators.these vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some back…

• POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02003 · opened Apr 4, 2002 · closed Dec 10, 2002 · led to recall 02V286000

  The lower pinion bearing in the rack and pinion steering assembly may fail.gm will recall 1997-98 grand prix built between 1-mar-96 and 31-oct-97; and 1996-98 u-vans/j-cars built between 1-jan-96 and 31-oct-97.see attached summary.

• STEERING RACK AND PINION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE01038 · opened Nov 14, 2001 · closed Apr 4, 2002

  Odi has received 200 complaints fromt consumers and 1,238 from gm alleging failure or lockup of the steering rack and pinion unit (r&p).this alleged condition can result in the loss of steering control of the vehicle and a crash can result.gm has reported six crashes in which eight people have sustained injuries rangin…

• WINDSHIELD WIPER
  Engineering Analysis EA99024 · opened Aug 20, 1999 · closed Jan 13, 2000

  By letter dated december 12, 1999, gm notified nhtsa of its plans to conduct a safety related defect campaign to remedy 155,149 of the subject vehicles.the vehicle population for the campaign includes the 1997 buick regal/century and pontiac gran prix models built during the period from the start of production through …

• REAR SHOULDER BELT MALFUNCTION
  Engineering Analysis EA99019 · opened Jul 7, 1999 · closed Feb 22, 2000 · led to recall 00V044000

  The alleged defect concerns two major symptoms:failure to retract webbing and inability to extend the webbinng for use. The root cause of these symptoms is the design of the trim bezel through which the sebbing passes. Built into the rear package shelf, the bezel includes a vertical slot to facilitate vehicle assembly.…

• WINDSHIELD WIPER
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99028 · opened Apr 16, 1999 · closed Aug 20, 1999

  Incidents of wiper failure (owner reports and warranty) are very high, and many of the reports indicate that the failures are still occurring in 1999.

• REAR SAFETY BELT MALFUNCTION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99016 · opened Feb 25, 1999 · closed Jul 7, 1999

  There is no summary currently available