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Oldsmobile Intrigue Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 1,140 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Oldsmobile Intrigue (1996–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

11
safety recalls, all years
1,140
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Oldsmobile Intrigue model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue164
2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue3108
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue4200
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue6256
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue6510
1997 Oldsmobile Intrigue01
1996 Oldsmobile Intrigue01

What Oldsmobile Intrigue owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1,140 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 510.

All Oldsmobile Intrigue recalls (11)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Oldsmobile Intrigue, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling) and engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 15V701000 Reported 1,003,556 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the…

    Remedy: The remedy applied under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 did not adequately remove the safety risk. Under the improved remedy, dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and gasket. Vehicles that are…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  2. Ignition (electrical system)

    NHTSA 14V400000 Reported 5,877,718 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  3. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 09V116000 Reported 1,497,516 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    General motors is recalling 1,497,516 my 1997-2003 buick regal, my 1998-2003 chevrolet lumina, monte carlo and impala, my 1998-1999 oldsmobile intrigue, my 1997-2003 pontiac grand prix vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 naturally aspirated engine. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which drops of engine oil may be deposited on the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the engine’s front valve cover and front-valve-cover gasket with new parts of an improved design and remove the engine’s plastic cover and plastic oil-fill-tube extension, free of charge. The…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  4. Rack and pinion (steering)

    NHTSA 03V527000 Reported 750,283 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Certain passenger vehicles have lower pinion bearings in the power rack and pinion assembly in which the retainer tabs were not crimped properly. These retainers could fail and permit the ball bearings to escape.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a new lower pinion bearing unless inspect of the existing bearing indicates that replacement of the gear assembly is necessary. Owner notification began on february 5, 2004. Owners should contact…

    Model years: 1998

  5. Seat belts

    NHTSA 01V109000 Reported 116,007 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles, equipped with sunvisor located air bag labels, fail to conform to federal motor vehicles safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection." these vehicles have a message area less than 30 cm which does not meet the requirements of the standard.

    Remedy: GM will mail a new bilingual air bag label with installation instructions. However, the customer may bring the label to their dealer for installation free of charge. Owner notification began may 4, 2001. Owners who do…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  6. Seat belts

    NHTSA 00V228003 Reported 156,305 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  7. Foundation components (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V114000 Reported 8,132 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.

    Model years: 2000

  8. Seat belts

    NHTSA 00V044000 Reported 135,475 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles were built with rear seat shoulder belts that could twist, allowing the webbing to be jammed in the retractor. When the shoulder belt webbing becomes jammed in the retractor, the seat belt becomes unusable.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove any twists from the rear shoulder belt(s) and install clips to the belt web guide to prevent twisting.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  9. Hoses/lines/piping/fittings (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 98V241000 Reported 2,732 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 3.8l v6 engine. Some of these vehicles were built without a heater hose clip which could allow the hose to sag and contact the oxygen sensor resulting in a coolant leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a heater hose clip.

    Model years: 1999

  10. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 98V103000 Reported 9,600 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The owner manuals do not contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle headlamp aiming device. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

    Remedy: Owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the appropriate information.

    Model years: 1998

  11. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 98V102000 Reported 149,342 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The owner manuals do not contain the requirement information pertaining to the vehicle headlamp aiming device. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."

    Remedy: Owners will be mailed an owner manual's insert which contains the appropriate information.

    Model years: 1999

Other Oldsmobile models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.