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1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue steering problems

58 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue23% of all complaints for this model year.

58
Steering complaints
23%
share of all complaints
81,750 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The ignition switch -- which was replaced in 2012 with a new gm dealer part -- turns by itself to the acc setting while driving (engine cuts out and power steering loses power). I suspect that this is related to the gm ignition switch recall problem, but since this model is not on the recall list…

    filed Jun 18, 2014

  • When driving my 1999 oldsmobile intrigue at approximately 45mph I hit a very large pot hole in the street. It jarred the vehicle and switched the ignition in my vehicle off. I lost power in the vehicle and my ability to properly steer the vehicle. I was thankfully in a lane where I was able to pull…

    filed Mar 14, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Intrigue years

YearReportsShare
2002 Intrigue1016%
2001 Intrigue1211%
2000 Intrigue2814%
1998 Intrigue16031%
Intrigue steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.