OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE · model year

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE

371 NHTSA complaints, 16 crash reports for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 1999OLDSMOBILEINTRIGUE carries 371 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 16 crashes, 15 fires, 17 injuries, and 4 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1999 INTRIGUE is electrical system with 31 filings, followed by exterior lighting:headlights (22) and steering (22). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.

NHTSA currently has 13 investigation files overlapping the 1999 INTRIGUE. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

371
Complaints
16
Crashes
15
Fires
17
Injuries
4
Deaths

Total Complaints

371 filings

Crashes Reported

16 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

Above median complaint volume — review patterns below.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM31
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS22
STEERING22
STEERING:RACK AND PINION22
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING16
ENGINE16
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP6
INTERIOR LIGHTING5

Recent Complaints

20171205ENGINE

WE TAKEN TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT WANT STAY OUT IT KEEP COMING BACK ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR.WHEN RUNNING AND WHEN IDLING FOR E CHECK.IT WANT PASS INSPECTION

20161027ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR WILL NOT START, NOT TURN OVER OR ANYTHING. SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START. HAVE BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 72 HRS. HE HAS CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE GOOD. HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS PUT ON HIS CODE READER AND NOTHING COMES UP. CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHENEVER. HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 79,300

20161027ENGINE

CAR WILL NOT START, NOT TURN OVER OR ANYTHING. SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START. HAVE BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC 3 TIMES IN 72 HRS. HE HAS CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND ALL ARE GOOD. HE CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. WILL START A FEW TIMES THEN NOTHING. MECHANIC HAS PUT ON HIS CODE READER AND NOTHING COMES UP. CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF WHENEVER. HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND TONS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM

Mileage: 79,300

20160926ENGINE

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PRE-EXISTING ISSUES AS OTHER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. SUCH AS THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV AND CALLED 18004249393 AND MY OLDSMOBILE CONSULTANT 1800442653. AS THE ONLY THING SAID IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED. I DO THINK MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND HERE ARE THE REASONS. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN 20 MPH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE HOME AND NOW CAN ONLY DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVER HEATING (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). T

Mileage: 170,012

20160926SUSPENSION

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PRE-EXISTING ISSUES AS OTHER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. SUCH AS THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV AND CALLED 18004249393 AND MY OLDSMOBILE CONSULTANT 1800442653. AS THE ONLY THING SAID IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED. I DO THINK MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND HERE ARE THE REASONS. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN 20 MPH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE HOME AND NOW CAN ONLY DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVER HEATING (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). T

Mileage: 170,012

20160926EXTERIOR LIGHTING

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PRE-EXISTING ISSUES AS OTHER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. SUCH AS THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV AND CALLED 18004249393 AND MY OLDSMOBILE CONSULTANT 1800442653. AS THE ONLY THING SAID IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED. I DO THINK MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND HERE ARE THE REASONS. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN 20 MPH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE HOME AND NOW CAN ONLY DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVER HEATING (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). T

Mileage: 170,012

20160906ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE MECHANIC'S REPAIR SHOP. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

20160821ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SPEEDOMETER, TEMPATURE GAGE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. CAR STILL OVER HEATS AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. COOLING FANS STAYS ON WHILE OFF. POTENTIAL FIRE BECAUSE OF OIL COMPARTMENT FIRE. VISIBLE LEAK.

Mileage: 247,967

20160821ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SPEEDOMETER, TEMPATURE GAGE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. CAR STILL OVER HEATS AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. COOLING FANS STAYS ON WHILE OFF. POTENTIAL FIRE BECAUSE OF OIL COMPARTMENT FIRE. VISIBLE LEAK.

Mileage: 247,967

20160821ENGINE

SPEEDOMETER, TEMPATURE GAGE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. CAR STILL OVER HEATS AFTER EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. COOLING FANS STAYS ON WHILE OFF. POTENTIAL FIRE BECAUSE OF OIL COMPARTMENT FIRE. VISIBLE LEAK.

Mileage: 247,967

20160329ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

20160317ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

20160307ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ UPDATED 05/05/16. *JB

20160105FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

20151218FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

20151217ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA 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 HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

20150922ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. UPON ENTERING AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE ENGINE AND THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,500....UPDATED 02/08/16 *BGF UPDATED 4/3/18 *TR

Mileage: 160,500

20150529ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SIGNAL LIGHTS STARTED CAUSING PROBLEMS APPROX. 5 YEARS AGO. BLOWING BULBS, WORKING SOME TIME BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. BULB SOCKETS OVERHEATING AND MELTING. REPLACED FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY RIGHT AND LEFT. NOT THE PROBLEM. STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THEY WILL STOP WORKING, ONE SIDE AT THE TIME AND FOR NO RATIONAL REASON WILL START AGAIN AS IF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RUNNING LIGHTS WORK PART OF TIME. WE HAVE REPLACED A TON OF BULBS BUT TO NO AVAIL. CAN SOMEONE ON THIS EARTH PLEASE TELL ME WHERE THE SWITCHES ARE LOCATED IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SO THIS VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. SO FAR, NO LUCK IN THIS EFFORT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 330,000 MILES PLUS AND SO FAR THIS IS ALL THAT IS WRONG.

20150225EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE AND CRANK SENSOR WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A RECENT PROBLEM DEVELOPED, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE OTHER TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OUT. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, IT WOULD DISENGAGE BY ITSELF AND AIR ONLY BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT DOUBLE VENT AND THE LEFT DOUBLE VENT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. *JB

20150225VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION MODULE AND CRANK SENSOR WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. A RECENT PROBLEM DEVELOPED, WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WERE OTHER TIMES, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OUT. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, IT WOULD DISENGAGE BY ITSELF AND AIR ONLY BLEW OUT OF THE RIGHT DOUBLE VENT AND THE LEFT DOUBLE VENT BLEW OUT HOT AIR. *JB

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE have?
The 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE has 371 NHTSA complaints, 16 crashes, 15 fires, 17 injuries, and 4 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE?
The most-complained component for the 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM with 31 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS and STEERING.
Is the 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

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