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Steering Problem on the 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE

Car problem(s) with the 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. This database includes information received by NHTSA from consumers either directly or as recorded by the Vehicle Safety Hotline. This information may be used by NHTSA during the investigation process. You may file your own complaint by calling the NHTSA Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153. You can also file your complaint online.

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Problem with Steering

• Sep 27, 2017 - Maumelle, AR - Steering
  VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I DON'T THINK RECALL 03052 WAS EVER DONE ON IT. CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT'S UNSAFE FOR ME AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC.
  
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• Sep 24, 2014 - Milwaukee, WI - Steering
  MY CAR WOULD MAKE NOISE AND RATTLE ALSO STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT , HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. THE 2 ND THING IS THAT MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ANY WHERE ANY TIME AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. NOW I FIND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS ON BOTH THESE THINGS WHICH I NEVER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, EXCEPT FOR THE REAR SEAT BELTS. NOW , I, MY FAMILY OR NUMEROUS PEOPLE ON THE ROAD COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. I FIND OUT THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THESE THINGS AND NEVER TOLD ME? THAT MAKES ME VERY ANGRY AND I DON'T APPRECIATE ALL THE MONEY THAT FIXING THESE THINGS COST ME.
  
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• Sep 03, 2014 - Lexington, KY - Steering
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
  
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• May 15, 2014 - Miramar, FL - Steering
  MY SON TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIGHT. INSPECTION SHOWS NO LEAKS OR BREAKS ANYWHERE IN THE COLUMN... IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE STEERING "BOX" IDENTICAL TO PROBLEM DESCRIBED HERE: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/AUTOS/OLDSMOBILE/INTRIGUE/RECALLS/000020836000202679000000008/RECALL.ASPX GM WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMS THAT THE VIN NUMBER HAS NO OPEN RECALLS.
  
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• Mar 19, 2014 - Wayne, NJ - Steering
  A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS BACKING UP AND MY STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A SERVICE STATION AND THEY TOLD ME THE RIVETS THAT HOLD THE ARM INSIDE THE RACK & PINION BROKE LOOSE AND THIS WAS THE REASON FOR THE HARD STEERING. REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR AT THE TIME. SINCE THEN THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I DID SOME INVESTIGATION ON GM'S RECALLS AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE STEERING RACK & PINION 1. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING) 2. GM'S RECALL ID #64476 :STEERING: RACK AND PINION PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS RECALL IS VALID FOR MY CAR AND IF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL HONOR THIS RECALL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Mar 15, 2014 - Seattle, WA - Steering
  KNEE JOSTLED KEY WHILE DRIVING WHICH TURNED IGNITION INTO OFF AND CAUSED ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO TURN OFF. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STOP CAR AND MANEUVER SAFELY. RESTARTED CAR ONCE STOPPED.
  
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• Jun 13, 2012 - Lakewood, OH - Steering
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,873.
  
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• Jun 30, 2011 - Gaylord, MI - Steering
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
  
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• Jun 14, 2011 - Lexington, KY - Steering
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE MANEUVER THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
  
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• Jun 08, 2011 - Hopkinsville , KY - Steering
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD START SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
  
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• Mar 15, 2011 - Leoma, TN - Steering
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER STEERING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE RACKET PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE RACKET PINION STEERING WAS REPLACED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
  
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• Jan 09, 2011 - Wayne, NJ - Steering
  LOST STEERING TO THE LEFT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS WAS THE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE IN THE RETAINER TABS. COST TO FIX THIS WOULD BE $82500 SERVICE STATION ADVISED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL ON THIS. BOTH MYSELF AND THE SERVICE STATION CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NOTICED ON YOUR WEBSITE THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS DENIED OF ANY SUPPORT IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIGHT THIS WITH GM?
  
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• Dec 29, 2010 - Indianapolis, IN - Steering
  POWER STEERING AND RACK, BALL BEARINGS.
  
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• Aug 10, 2010 - Hohenwald, TN - Rack And Pinion
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT TURN THE BALL BEARINGS. THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED AND FELL ON THE GROUND WHICH NEARLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE RETAINER WALL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN HE MADE THE LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND HE NOTIFIED THE GM MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 03V527000, COMPONENT: STEERING: RACK AND PINION. HE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
  
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• Nov 10, 2009 - San Jose, CA - Rack And Pinion
  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHE COULD NOT MAKE LEFT TURNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 03V527000, (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
  
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• Apr 15, 2009 - Lexington, SC - Steering
  RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ON THIS 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS CONCERN. HARD TO STEER LEFT. THE WHEELS EVEN LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO PARK IT. I HAVE PUT EXCESS MONEY INTO THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE RACK AND PINION GOING BAD.
  
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• Feb 02, 2009 - Oconomowoc, WI - Steering
  FATHER IN LAW WENT INTO THE HOSPITAL AND ASKED US ( DAUGHTER AND SON IN -LAW) TO MOVE HIS CAR TO ARE HOUSE WHILE HE WAS GONE. I DROVE IT TO OUR HOUSE AND HAD A HARD TIME TURNING LEFT. I ASKED MY FATHER IN-LAW HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN LIKE THIS AND HE SAID ABOUT 3 YEARS. I STARTED ASKING FRIENDS AND LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR SOME ADVICE ON WHY. I FOUND SEVERAL POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOMEONE SUGGESTED THAT I CHECK FOR VEHICLE RECALLS. I FOUND ONE THAT FIT PERFECTLY, I CALLED THE OLDSMOBILE 800 NUMBER AND GAVE THE LADY THE CARS VIN # AND SHE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS LISTED THE VIN # WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT SHE SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER AND THEY COULD INSPECT IT TO SEE IF IT FIT THE RECALL AND COULD BE ADDED I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SO I CALLED OLDSMOBILE BACK AND THEY SAID I WAS GIVEN INCORRECT INFORMATION. I WENT THROUGH ALL THE VEHICLE INFO AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FINE THE RECALL AT ALL (I GOT IT OFF YOU WEBSITE RECALL #03082).
  
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• Nov 25, 2008 - Victoria, TX - Steering
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 5 MPH, THE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, WHENEVER THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE LIFTS UP. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.
  
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• Sep 17, 2008 - Havertown, PA - Rack And Pinion
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V527000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/5/08 UPDATED 12/09/08.
  
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• Jul 17, 2008 - Richardson, TX - Steering
  TL CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SUDDENLY LOCK FOR 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN UNLOCK. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,537 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,536.
  
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• Jan 22, 2007 - Warsaw, IN - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING PROBLEM, LOSE OF STEERING ASSIST WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN CAMPAIGN#: 03V527000. WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.
  
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• Dec 15, 2006 - Hopkins, SC - Rack And Pinion
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN TURNING LEFT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V527000, REGARDING THE STEERING; RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
  
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• Sep 20, 2006 - Blue Springs, MO - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  A 1998 OLDSMOBLIE INTRIGUE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL BELOW. DEALER EVALUATED VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ACTION THE RECALL RECOMMENDED. BUT MY VEHICLE IS VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RECALL. RECALL - STEERING GEAR PINION BEARING SEPARATION BULLETIN NO: 03062 CAR HAS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. POWER ASSIST IS NORMAL IN RIGHT HAND TURNS.
  
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• Aug 28, 2006 - Bensalem, PA - Rack And Pinion
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 3 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED PINION BEARING, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL 03V527000. WHEN SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL THEY DETERMINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.
  
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• May 16, 2006 - Milford, OH - Rack And Pinion
  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $1300. UPDATED 07/07/06.
  
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• Jan 09, 2006 - Shawnee, KS - Rack And Pinion
  RACK & PINION FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON 9/23/05 I HAD TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTER REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. OLD PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, I BECAME AWARE THAT OLDSMOBILE HAD A RECALL FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM ON OVER 750,000 OF THEIR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE TOLL FREE NUMBER REGARDING THE RECALL. THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY ONLY CERTAIN INTRIGUE'S WERE RECALLED AND OTHER'S WERE NOT. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IF THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIQUE'S AND ISSUED A RECALL, IT SHOULD COVER ALL OF THE UNITS AFFECTED. THIS COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR. IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE LED TO STEERING FAILURE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. OLDSMOBILE RECALL MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN # IS 03062 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 03V527000.
  
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• Sep 12, 2005 - Rome, NY - Rack And Pinion
  FAILURE OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING OF RACK AND PINION STEERING IDENTICAL TO DESCRIPTION FOUND IN CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V527000 OF DECEMBER 11, 2003. WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING BECOMES AS DIFFICULT AS IF THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL AND WHEN I CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE HAD THE "CORRECTION" MADE AT MANUFACTURER. SO, I ASK, WHY DOES IT STILL DO EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL? I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED, INSPECTED AND REPAIRED AT OLDSMOBILE'S EXPENSE. PLEASE ADVISE.
  
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• Sep 08, 2005 - Oak Lawn , IL - Steering
  1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING GEAR LOWER PINION BEARING SEPARATION. RECALL# EA02003. THE STEERING PROBLEMS DID NOT OCURR UNTIL THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHCILE IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD PICKED THE VEHCILE UP, SHE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND RIGHT TURNS WERE DIFFICULT.
  
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• Aug 01, 2005 - Rochester, MN - Steering
  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE STEERING GEAR PINION BEARING SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03062 DUE TO VIN. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING RACK HAD NOT POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT.
  
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• Jul 22, 2005 - Whippany, NJ - Rack And Pinion
  DT: CALLER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL CONCERNING RACK AND PINION STEERING DUE TO VIN. CALLER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT HER EXPENSE.
  
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• Apr 25, 2005 - Rockford, IL - Rack And Pinion
  WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LATER LEARNED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO HER VEHICLE AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT OLDSMOBLIE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THE PART. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT GUIDELINES WERE USED TO DETERMINE TO RECALL FOR SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS. WHAT TYPE OF QUALITY CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON THE PARTS OUTSIDE OF THE VIN NUMBERS SELECTED.
  
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• Mar 23, 2005 - Scottsdale, AZ - Rack And Pinion
  I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED ONE COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO THIS ISSUE WITH GM CORP. I OWN A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED, HOWEVER DUE TO THE UNSAFE, ERATIC, SPONTANIOUS STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER ALL THE WAY, AT USUALLY A LOW SPEED, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE STEERING SYSTEM TO "TURN BACK", EXCEPT SOMETIMES, IT LASHES BACK AROUND CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WHILE TURNED THE OTHER WAY, THE WHEEL JUST WILL NOT STAY AT THAT SPOT, IT COMES BACK AROUND...AND HARD! IF IT DOES NOT EXIBIT EITHER OF THESE TWO SIGNS, THEN IT MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. AT NORMAL SPEEDS (ON ROADWAYS, ETC) IT IS OKAY, HOWEVER AT SLOW SPEEDS MOSTLY IN PARKING LOTS ETC. IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCUR. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY, AFTER TURNING OUT, AND HAVING THE STEERING "WHIP" BACK AROUND AND THE VEHICLE GO THE OTHER WAY. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS AT A SLOW SPEED. BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN? MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WAS NOT APART OF A NATION-WIDE RECALL OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!.
  
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• Mar 23, 2005 - Scottsdale, AZ - Steering
  I HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED ONE COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO THIS ISSUE WITH GM CORP. I OWN A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED, HOWEVER DUE TO THE UNSAFE, ERATIC, SPONTANIOUS STEERING OF THIS VEHICLE I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. THE PROBLEM WITH IT IS THAT WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER ALL THE WAY, AT USUALLY A LOW SPEED, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THE STEERING SYSTEM TO "TURN BACK", EXCEPT SOMETIMES, IT LASHES BACK AROUND CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO GO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WHILE TURNED THE OTHER WAY, THE WHEEL JUST WILL NOT STAY AT THAT SPOT, IT COMES BACK AROUND...AND HARD! IF IT DOES NOT EXIBIT EITHER OF THESE TWO SIGNS, THEN IT MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. AT NORMAL SPEEDS (ON ROADWAYS, ETC) IT IS OKAY, HOWEVER AT SLOW SPEEDS MOSTLY IN PARKING LOTS ETC. IS WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCUR. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN A PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY, AFTER TURNING OUT, AND HAVING THE STEERING "WHIP" BACK AROUND AND THE VEHICLE GO THE OTHER WAY. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS AT A SLOW SPEED. BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN? MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WAS NOT APART OF A NATION-WIDE RECALL OF THE CARS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!.
  
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• Mar 18, 2005 - Broadlands, IL - Rack And Pinion
  OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1998, PROBLEMS WITH STEERING . THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RACK AND PINION, HOWEVER IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE CONSUMER VEHICLE.
  
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• Mar 16, 2005 - Cerro Gordo, IL - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN IN HIS 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WHEN THE STEERING BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR THE STEERING RACK BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Feb 26, 2005 - Alexandria, VA - Steering
  I BOUGHT MY OLDS INTRIGUE NEW IN JUNE 1998. IN JAN., 1999 I COMPLAINED ABOUT STEERING NOISE AND THE DEALER (STOHLMAN, ALEXANDRIA VA) SAYS IT TIGHTENED A PLASTIC PART. IT CONTINUED, AND, FINALLY, IN JUNE 1999 THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY. THAT DIDN'T CURE THE PROBLEM, AND WHEN I AGAIN BROUGHT IT IN MARCH 15, 2000, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LIVED WITH IT EVER SINCE, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED IT'S DANGEROUS. I'VE RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE FORUM DISCUSSIONS ON THE EDMUNDS WEB SITE, AND I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM DENIED FOR YEARS BUT NOW APPARENTLY ADMITS. IT MAY BE A FAULTY RACK IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. THERE IS NO MORE OLDS. CAN YOU HELP? IS THIS A RECALL ITEM?
  
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• Dec 03, 2004 - Spencer, OK - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
  
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• Sep 21, 2004 - Oxford, MI - Rack And Pinion
  VEHICLE HAD ONGOING PROBLEM WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THERE WAS SEVERE GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE THAT COULD BE FELT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. ALLOY WHEELS ON VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL CAUSING TIRE TO LOOSE AIR REPLACED ON 8/10/04 AT A COST OF 313.00.
  
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• Aug 20, 2004 - Chicago, IL - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. DURING INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Aug 12, 2004 - Stittville, NY - Rack And Pinion
  WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS POWER STEERING FAILED THREE TIMES. RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARINGS WAS ISSUED HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Aug 05, 2004 - Winona, MN - Rack And Pinion
  THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IN MY 1998 OLDS INTRIGUE IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE LEARNED OF NUMEROUS RACK AND PINION FAILURES ON THIS MODEL AND OTHER GM MODELS. WITH SO VERY MANY FAILURES, WHY MUST I WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO STEERING FAILURE? THE MOST RECENT RECALL EXTENDS ONLY TO BUILD DATE BEFORE 10-97. OURS WAS BUILT 1-98, BUT WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS EARLIER BUILDS. IT IS APPARENT TO ME THIS IS A TOTAL DESIGN FLAW, NOT JUST A BEARING RELATED DEFECT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. INABILITY TO STEER RESULTS IN EXTREMELY TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. THE LATEST RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL INTRIGUES, AS THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE DESIGN OF THIS RACK AND PINION ON THIS CAR. WITH SAFETY AT ISSUE, HELP US. THE CAR MAKERS ARE CONCERNED WITH PROFIT ISSUES, WE LOOK TO YOU TO INSURE SAFETY IS PART OF THE PRODUCT.
  
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• Jul 26, 2004 - Edison, NJ - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM WAS MOST EVIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING IN SLOW SPEED AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK OR WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. (ALSO WHEN TURNING) THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT APART OF RECALL # 03V527000.
  
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• Jul 06, 2004 - Lamar, MO - Column Locking, Anti-Theft Device
  WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT SWERVED BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE HIGH WAY. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT STALLED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS VEHICLE WAS STARTED AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE SPUN IN A 180 DEGREE ANGLE AND HAD COME TO A STOP FACING TRAFFIC THAT FOLLOWED.
  
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• Jul 01, 2004 - Toms River, NJ - Rack And Pinion
  THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING DIFFICULT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED AAA WHO THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WHILE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER THE CONSUMER LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A RECALL. THE DEALER LATER INFORMED THEM THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED SINCE IT WAS OWNED ONLY A SHORT TIME, AND HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED. GEAR COMPONENT DAMAGE ALSO FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
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• Jun 09, 2004 - Milwaukee, WI - Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
  RECALL 03 V 527 000 CONCERNING STEERING GEAR BEARING. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE TURNING, MORE SO WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Jun 04, 2004 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rack And Pinion
  CRITICAL STEERING DEFECT ON 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE STEERING GEAR MADE IT HARD TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS . THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED SPOOL VALVE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RACK AND PINION RECALL.
  
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• May 04, 2004 - Homewood, IL - Rack And Pinion
  BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEEDS. BROUGHT CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE, THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS RACK & PINION UNIT. BROUGHT CAR TO GM DEALER (HOVE BUICK) WHO CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE RACK & PINION UNIT THAT WAS BEING RECALLED, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT YET COVERED. HOD TO HAVE RACK & PINION UNIT REPLACED (BY LOCAL GARAGE). CONTACTED GM/OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS CARS THAT ARE COVERED.
  
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• Apr 29, 2004 - Rome, GA - Rack And Pinion
  RECALL NO.#03V527000, STEERING GEAR BEARINGS: THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL PERIMETER. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE RECALL LETTER WAS SENT BY MISTAKE. THE STEERING GEAR BEARING/RACK AND PINION WAS BAD. IN RE: RECALL #03V527000.
  
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• Apr 15, 2004 - Chicago, IL - Rack And Pinion
  CONSUMER WAS ONLY REIMBURSED HALF OF HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES PRIOR TO RECALL. RECALL #03V527000.
  
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• Apr 09, 2004 - Clive, IA - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING AND BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. POWER STEERING MECHANISM MAKES LOUD GROWLING NOISE.
  
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• Apr 01, 2004 - Homewood, IL - Rack And Pinion
  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEMS. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Apr 01, 2004 - Newfane, NY - Rack And Pinion
  THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL 03V527000 REGARDING RACK AND PINION BECAUSE THE RACK AN PINION LEAK WAS NOT DUE TO THE BEARINGS.
  
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• Apr 01, 2004 - East Brunswick, NJ - Rack And Pinion
  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL ON OCTOBER 31, 1997.
  
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• Mar 23, 2004 - Broad Channel, NY - Rack And Pinion
  RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TURNING LEFT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Mar 20, 2004 - Apex, NC - Rack And Pinion
  CLUNKING IN RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND FIXED TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EACH TIME THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL ON THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, BUT WHEN I CALLED OLDSMOBILE THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
  
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• Mar 11, 2004 - New Smyrna Beach, FL - Rack And Pinion
  NHTSA RECALL 03V527000 CONCERNIN STEERING GEAR BEARINGS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3/10/2004 TO RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW LOWER PINION BEARING, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT. DEALER REQUIRE DTHE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR REPLACE MENT OF GEAR ASSEMBLY.
  
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• Mar 01, 2004 - Scottsdale, AZ - Column
  WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING COLUMN BECOMES DIFFICULT TO TURN. RECALL 03V527000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.
  
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• Feb 28, 2004 - Highland, IN - Rack And Pinion
  1. RACK & PINION FAILURE, 2. SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILURE (@APPROX 45000 MI) 3. L RR SEATBELT INSTALLED TWISTED AT FACTORY- SHOULDER STRAP WOULDN'T LOCK FOR CHILD SAFETYSEAT, DEALER FIXED. 4. WARPED FRONT ROTORS, 5. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DASH GOING HAYWIRE OR COMPLETELY OUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE SENSATION OF A SLIPPING TRANS AND SLUGGISH/CLUNKING STEERING (TWICE, ONCE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE R&P FAILURE) 6. TWO TIRES HAVE HAD BELT SEPARATION.
  
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• Feb 26, 2004 - Waterford, NY - Steering
  WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. RECALL03V52700 WAS ISSUED. MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.
  
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• Feb 20, 2004 - Mount Wolf, PA - Rack And Pinion
  ALTHOUNH GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON A STEERING RACK AND PINION FOR THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS HAVING THE RECORDED SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM REPORTED, IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT A PLANT THAT SUPPOSEDLY RECIEVED THE FAULTY PARTS. TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE (BY THE ORIGINAL DEALER) SINCE I PURCHAED THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS NOT ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM.
  
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• Feb 19, 2004 - Denton, TX - Rack And Pinion
  THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING MECHANISM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS COMPONENT HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
  
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• Jan 22, 2004 - Modesto, CA - Rack And Pinion
  VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A POLE, TOTALING THE VEHICLE. RACK AND PINION STEERING, INCLUDING LINKAGE AND STEERING ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED.
  
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• Jan 22, 2004 - Modesto, CA - Rack And Pinion, Pinion Shaft
  1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, STEERING FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CAR TO VEER OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. THE CAR IS TOTALED.
  
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• Jan 22, 2004 - Modesto, CA - Steering
  1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, STEERING FAILURE WHICH CAUSED CAR TO VEER OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A LIGHT POLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN. THE CAR IS TOTALED.
  
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• Jan 15, 2004 - Lexington, KY - Steering
  THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY SMALL PROBLEMS. MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE AIR CONDITIONING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 78000. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IN THE STEERING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WEARS OUT AFTER ABOUT 20,000 MILES. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE WARRANTY. THE SECOND CAME OUT OF MY POCKET AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN.
  
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• Jan 14, 2004 - Plano, TX - Steering
  LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS. FIRST TRIP TO DEALER WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER NEAR CRASH RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED STEERING. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND IS AGAIN A SAFETY HAZARD. PARTICULARLY BAD ON SLOW SPEED LEFT TURNS AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD.
  
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• Jan 13, 2004 - Reading, PA - Rack And Pinion
  98 OLDS INTRIGUE W MODEL DIFFICULTY TURNING LEFT, LOSS OF POWER INABILITY TO COMPLETE TURN
  
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• Jan 12, 2004 - Topeka, KS - Rack And Pinion
  I HAVE A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE THAT HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO THE LEFT ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. GM ANNOUNCED A RECALL TODAY OF CERTAIN 1998 INTRIGUES BUILT BETWEEN 11/96 AND 10/97. MINE WAS BUILT 8/98 I BELIEVE. HOWEVER, THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V527000. WILL ADDITIONAL VEHICLES BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL?
  
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• Dec 10, 2003 - Lexington, SC - Rack And Pinion
  MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS ALWAYS KNOCKED SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN STEERING WHEEL. I WAS TOLD BY AN OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS NORMAL. AT 57,000 MILES I NOTICED IT BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN LEFT. IT JUST BECAME WORSE. RIGHT HAND TURNS WERE EASY BUT LEFT TURNS TOOK LOTS OF MUSCLE AND I COULD HERE A SLIGHT GRINDING. DEC. 2003 I HAD A NEW RACK AND PINION PUT ON CAR. LOOKING AT THIS SIGHT, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO FORK OUT THE $$$ BECAUSE OF COURSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE!
  
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• Dec 02, 2003 - Selden, NY - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING TO THE LEFT EXTREMELY HARD WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. ONCE IT WARMS UP IT IMPROVES. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GO TO DRIVE THE CAR, UNLESS I LET IT WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES.
  
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• Nov 14, 2003 - Needham, MA - Steering
  A CLUNKY NOISE ORIGINATING IN THE FRONT END OF MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE REQUIRED A $150 STEERING COLUMN LUBRICATION TO REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS DETAILED IN TWO TSB'S ON NHSTA'S WEB SITE: #051101 AND 010232001B. I CONSIDER THIS CHARGE OUTRAGEOUS BASED ON THE FACT THAT IN THE NEARLY 50 YEARS I'VE OWNED CARS, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A STEERING COLUMN REQUIRING LUBRICATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN EITHER A DESIGN OR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT GM IS MAKING ITS CUSTOMERS PAY FOR OVER AND OVER RATHER THAN CORRECTING.
  
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• Nov 12, 2003 - Milwaukee, WI - Hydraulic Power Assist, Power Steering Fluid
  WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. ALSO NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING.
  
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• Nov 12, 2003 - Saint Augustine, FL - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS WAS CAUSED BY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.
  
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• Nov 10, 2003 - Coppell, TX - Column Locking, Anti-Theft Device
  I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT MY STEERING LOCKING UP ON OCCASION. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED A COUPLE TIMES AND NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED DURING WET WEATHER AT SLOWING SPEEDS (10-15MPH WITH BRAKES APPLIED), BUT ADDED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER EVEN WITH THE FULL FORCE OF MY BODY WEIGHT APPLIED TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE WHEEL. I AM FEARFUL THAT THE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT LUCKILY HAVEN'T YET. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES AND IS FRIGHTENING TO SAY THE LEAST. INCE THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE OFFERED NO SOLUTION.
  
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• Oct 27, 2003 - Fenton, MI - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  REDUCED POWER STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT.
  
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• Oct 27, 2003 - Victorville, CA - Column
  STEERING COLUMN PRODUCES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL.
  
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• Oct 16, 2003 - Defiance, OH - Rack And Pinion
  WHILE MAKING A HARD LEFT TURN DRIVER WOULD HEAR A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE FLOORBOARD. STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MAKE EITHER A SOFT LEFT OR RIGHT TURN TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
  
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• Oct 16, 2003 - Defiance, OH - Column Locking, Anti-Theft Device
  WHILE MAKING A HARD LEFT TURN DRIVER WOULD HEAR A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UNDER THE FLOORBOARD. STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO MAKE EITHER A SOFT LEFT OR RIGHT TURN TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
  
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• Oct 15, 2003 - Monticello, IN - Rack And Pinion
  I RECENTLY READ AN ASSOCIATED PRESS ARTICLE IN THE PAPER ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO A STEERING DEFECT IN THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE AMONG OTHER CARS. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY WHEN STEERING LEFT. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE ARTICLE.
  
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• Oct 03, 2003 - Warren, MI - Rack And Pinion
  I CURRENTLY OWN A 1998 MODEL YEAR OLSDMOBILE INTRIGUE (VIN [XXX]) THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE A SEVERE CLUNKING AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT STEERING USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT ON 10/05/98 BUT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER RESOLVED AND WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN OVER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM MY WIFE AND AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS IT SEEMS MUCH WORSE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN. A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A TRUSTED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS MOST LIKELY A FAILURE IN THE RACK-AND-PINION STEERING. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE IN EITHER TO OLDSMOBILE OR THIRD PARTY TO HAVE REPAIRED BUT WANTED TO LOG MY COMPLAINT. HOPEFULLY GM WILL UNDERSTAND THIS IS OEM DEFECT AND HELP REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TSBS (010232001B, 051101 & 01232002) ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION TO EXTEND A RECALL FOR THE POSSIBLE SAME ISSUE (NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 02V286000). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
  
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• Oct 01, 2003 - St. Clair Shores, MI - Rack And Pinion
  VEHICLE STEERING FAILED. CAR COULD TURN RIGHT BUT WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. STEERING GEAR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS COST.
  
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• Oct 01, 2003 - Brighton, MI - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION STEERING .
  
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• Oct 01, 2003 - Alpharetta, GA - Rack And Pinion
  THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED MOST OF THE TIME THE STEERING WILL NOT TURN, SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN.
  
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• Sep 30, 2003 - Forestville, CT - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL BINDS. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER.
  
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• Sep 27, 2003 - Germantown, TN - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING: RACK AND PINION 'BINDING' AND KICKS BACK ON MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE.
  
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• Sep 26, 2003 - Turner, ME - Steering
  WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL .
  
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• Sep 25, 2003 - Jackson, TN - Steering
  WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A FUNNY FEELING LIKE A TAPPING IN THE STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION EA-019 ON THIS ISSUE.
  
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• Sep 24, 2003 - Honeoye Falls, NY - Steering
  1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNING.
  
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• Sep 23, 2003 - Bronx, NY - Steering
  TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE LEFT AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
  
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• Sep 23, 2003 - Oklahoma City, OK - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  OUR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LOST THE POWER STEERING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. IT IS JUST FOR A MOMENT, THEN IT IS NORMAL AGAIN.
  
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• May 02, 2003 - House Springs, MO - Steering
  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST IT'S STEERING POWER.
  
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• Mar 31, 2003 - Mahomet, IL - Rack And Pinion
  THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. STEERING SUDDENLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT (AS IF NO POWER STEERING AT ALL). IF YOU ARE TURNING TO THE RIGHT YOU CAN EASILY TURN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, LEFT HAND TURNS ARE IMPOSSIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP MAKING THE REPAIR AGREED TO PAY 1/2 OF THE COST BECAUSE THEY AGREED THE PART WAS FAULTY AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME LET ALONE TWICE. GM, HOWEVER, REFUSED TO PAY FOR EITHER OF THE REPAIRS AND WOULD NOT STAND BEHIND THEIRS .
  
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• Dec 10, 2002 - Norfolk, MA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL GETS TIGHT CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID RACK AND PINION GONE BAD. TS
  
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• Oct 15, 2002 - Gastonia, NC - Steering
  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. MR
  
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• Oct 08, 2002 - Matthews, NC - Rack And Pinion
  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE POWER RACK AND PINION (STEERING COMPONENT MAKE NOISE). SEE 8870 ES-02-003 AND 8746 EA-01-038, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
  
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• Aug 26, 2002 - Harrison, TN - Steering
  IF DRIVING AT 45MPH VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY VIBRATE, ALSO STEERING COLUMN WILL MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING SHAFT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, DUE TO A POPPING NOISE, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOPW STICKS.
  
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• Jul 18, 2002 - Nashville, IN - Gear Box, Shaft Pitman
  MY OLDS INTRIGUE HAD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT STEERING AND A SHIMMY WHEN IT WAS TURNED TO THE RIGHT. GM RESOLVED IT BY GREASING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SAID IT WAS A "STICTION" PROBLEM. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN THEY ONLY DELAYED THE FIX AND SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $150 TO GET IT "FIXED" AGAIN. THEY EITHER NEED A SEAL TO RETAIN THE GREASE IN THIS AREA OR A MEANS OF SERVICING THIS PART AS OPPOSED TO ASKING THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN PRACTICE. HAS NHTSA LOOKED INTO THE AMOUNT OF WEAR IN THIS JOINT ON THE VEHICLES WITH A "LACK OF LUBRICANT" WHICH CAN ACTUALLY IMPACT THE STEERING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE?
  
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• Jul 03, 2002 - Richardson, TX - Rack And Pinion
  RACK AND PINION SXTEERING FAILED PREMATURELY UNDER NORMAL USAGE, CREST OLDSMOBILE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT 60,000 MILES WASN'T CONSIDERED EARLY FAILURE. THE CREST GENERAL MANAGER TOLD ME TO CALL OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PERSON TOLD ME THAT WITHOUT THE CREST SERVICE MANAGER'S O.K., HE COULD DO NOTHING. THE REPAIR COST WAS $1449.00.
  
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• Jun 17, 2002 - Tonawanda, NY - Rack And Pinion
  I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE CAR BUT OF COURSE THAT FELL ON DEAF EARS. MY WIFE, INFANT SON & I WERE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN I TURNED RIGHT I COULD NOT PULL IT BACK TO THE LEFT WITHOUT USING BRUTE FORCE. AT THAT POINT I JUST HAD TO PULL OVER & CALL A TOW TRUCK. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME & NOT MY WIFE WHO WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY UPSET THAT A 1998 VEHICLE OR ANY NEWER VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SUCH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. I SINCERELY HOPE YOUR DEPARTMENT RESOLVES THIS WITH GM. NOT TO MENTION THE $1000.00 IN REPAIR COSTS.
  
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• Jun 10, 2002 - Highland Park, IL - Rack And Pinion
  ABOUT I MONTH AGO THE STEERING BEGAN BEING VERY DIFFICUT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. IT BEGINS FROM A PARKED POSITION AND CONTINUES AFTER THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT IS AS THOUGH THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. IT ACTUALLY IS MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT THAN A STANDARD STEERING(NO POWER STEERING) VEHICLE. I WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO MAKE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS OR DRIVEN OVER ANY BUMPS OR HOLES THAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR BE THIS DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE LEFT. I SAW A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE BY NEDRA PICKLER THAT PROMTED ME TO CHECK YOUR WEBSITE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP WHAT I SHOULD DO.
  
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• Jun 04, 2002 - Poughkeepsie, NY - Rack And Pinion
  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
  
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• Feb 08, 2002 - Riverside, CA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW. THEY SAID THE KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND REPLACE A JOINT IN THE STERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM REAPEAR AT AROUND 20,000 MILE. I CHECK THE NTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND 71 COMPLAINS SIMILAR TO MY.
  
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• Jan 17, 2002 - Hempstead, NY - Rack And Pinion
  EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING WHIC MAKE IT VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE PROBLEM WAS THE PUMP AND POSSIBLY THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
  
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• Jan 17, 2002 - Hempstead, NY - Hydraulic Power Assist, Pump
  EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING WHIC MAKE IT VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE PROBLEM WAS THE PUMP AND POSSIBLY THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
  
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• Dec 12, 2001 - Plymouth, MI - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE PULLS AND MAKES A CREAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK BRAKES, AND DEALER STATED IT WAS THE GEAR RACK. CONTACT GMC, AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.
  
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• Sep 25, 2001 - South Haven, MI - Rack And Pinion
  I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE FRONT RACK AND PINION STREERING GEAR AND RELATED COMPONENTS. EACH REPAIR HAS LASTED AN ESTIMATED 12,000 MILES UNTIL RETURNING. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A BANGING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING WITH SOME LOSS OF CONTROL. DURING THE LAST FAILURE PERIOD, I ALLOWED THE SITUATION TO CONTINUE TO SEE IF IT WOULD WORSEN AND IT INDEED HAS. THE PRESENT ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM IS $1,500. PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE UNDER WARRANTY. I DRIVE AN AVERAGE OF 500 MILES PER WEEK AT HIWAY SPEEDS AND AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.
  
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• Sep 10, 2001 - Barboursville, WV - Linkages
  THE STEERING LINKAGE AND LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SHOWED LAUD NOISE OF GRINDING AND CLUNKING FRICTION AT LOW SPEED AND DURING TURNING, MOSTLY TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SEEMED TO MOVE LOOSELY DURING THESE MOVEMENT, TOO. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE GEER SHAFT AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE REDUCED.
  
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• Aug 25, 2001 - Naperville, IL - Gear Box, Shaft Sector
  RATTLE OR KNOCKING FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACE 3 YEARS AGO BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. HAVE ALSO JUST HAD STRUTS REPLACED AS PER TSB #010232002, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS HESITANT TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE.
  
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• Aug 25, 2001 - Naperville, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  RATTLE OR KNOCKING FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACE 3 YEARS AGO BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. HAVE ALSO JUST HAD STRUTS REPLACED AS PER TSB #010232002, THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS HESITANT TO TACKLE THIS PROBLEM. CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE.
  
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• Aug 13, 2001 - Summerfield, FL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  CONSUMER NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. . STEERING RACK HAS ALSO BEEN RELACED. AFTER BACKING OUT, TRANSMISSION WILL HESITATE OR SHUDDER.
  
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• Aug 06, 2001 - Wake Village, TX - Wheel And Handle Bar
  WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A LOT OF SLACK WHEN TURNING. ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, BUT CAN FEEL THE LOOSENESS WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT OR TURNING. HAVE NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP.
  
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• Jun 22, 2001 - Raleigh, IL - Rack And Pinion
  RACK AND PINION STEERING WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO, CONSUME R FEELS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, AND THAT OLDSMOBILE SHOULD PAY FOR IT SINCE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.
  
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• Jun 22, 2001 - Raleigh, IL - Rack And Pinion
  CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING: GEAR: SHAFT PINION FAILED. RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED, GM OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE.
  
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• Jun 22, 2001 - Raleigh, IL - Rack And Pinion, Pinion Shaft
  CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING: GEAR: SHAFT PINION FAILED. RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED, GM OFFERED TO SPLIT THE COST, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE.
  
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• Apr 25, 2001 - Lancaster, PA - Rack And Pinion
  WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING GAVE OUT, AND CONSUMER ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A FIELD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP COULD NOT TURN.
  
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• Apr 25, 2001 - Lancaster, PA - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING GAVE OUT, AND CONSUMER ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A FIELD. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY LOCKED UP COULD NOT TURN.
  
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• Apr 24, 2001 - Clinton, IN - Rack And Pinion
  AFTER CAR SITTING, THEN STARTING PUT CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A POPPING/CLICKING IN FRONT. I HAVE HAD NEW FRONT RACK PUT ON, HAD THEM CHECK CV JOINTS, AND STRUTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER MANY, MANY TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK A MECHANIC (NOT DEALER) AND HE SUGGESTED CHECKING THE CALIPER HARDWARE AND BRAKES. I AM AT MY WITS END. NOW MY ROTORS HAVE THE DEEP GROVES AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM!!! IS THIS CAR A LEMON?
  
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• Apr 17, 2001 - Chicago, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  4/11/2000, REPLACED INTERMITTANT STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION AND ADJUSTED FRONT TOE. 5/25/00, REPLACED MASTER SWITCH ASSY. FOG LIGHT REPAIRED. DAMAGED SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT, INOPERABLE BULBS, LAMPS REPLACED. MIRROR LIGHT REPAIRED. 6/01/00, VEHICLE TOWED IN, NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT,
  
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• Apr 17, 2001 - Chicago, IL - Rack And Pinion
  4/11/2000, REPLACED INTERMITTANT STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION AND ADJUSTED FRONT TOE. 5/25/00, REPLACED MASTER SWITCH ASSY. FOG LIGHT REPAIRED. DAMAGED SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT, INOPERABLE BULBS, LAMPS REPLACED. MIRROR LIGHT REPAIRED. 6/01/00, VEHICLE TOWED IN, NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT,
  
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• Feb 19, 2001 - Lanse, MI - Rack And Pinion
  I THINK THE RACK AND PINIONS FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTOR FLAW SO FAR THE THIRD ONE ON CAR IS HOLDING UP.
  
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• Feb 03, 2001 - Troy, OH - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WHINE REPORTED TO DEALER AT 31360 MILES (DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE). TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 40976 MILES (ENGINE REVS ROSE AND CAR SLOWED - ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH), TRANSAXLE REPLACED AND WHINE NO LONGER PRESENT. EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY, OLDSMOBILE PAID HAFL OF THE $2800.00 BILL, BUT FEEL THAT FAILURE AT THIS MILEAGE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. COMPLAINT TO OLDS AT THEIR WEB SITE GOT A RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE SORRY, ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. BEARING IN HVAC MOTOR FAILED AT 34909 MILES. CLUNK IN STEERING FIXED BY REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK AND INTERIM SHAFT.
  
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• Feb 03, 2001 - Troy, OH - Gear Box, Shaft Sector
  ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WHINE REPORTED TO DEALER AT 31360 MILES (DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE). TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 40976 MILES (ENGINE REVS ROSE AND CAR SLOWED - ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH), TRANSAXLE REPLACED AND WHINE NO LONGER PRESENT. EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY, OLDSMOBILE PAID HAFL OF THE $2800.00 BILL, BUT FEEL THAT FAILURE AT THIS MILEAGE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. COMPLAINT TO OLDS AT THEIR WEB SITE GOT A RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE SORRY, ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. BEARING IN HVAC MOTOR FAILED AT 34909 MILES. CLUNK IN STEERING FIXED BY REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK AND INTERIM SHAFT.
  
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• Oct 01, 2000 - Lansing, MI - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  POWER STEERING RACK FAILED INTERNALLY.
  
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• Sep 26, 2000 - Allison Park, PA - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN STEERING BECAME HARD ,NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN DUE TO FAILURE OF POWER STEERING GEAR. STEERING WAS FINE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
  
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• Aug 26, 2000 - Lansing, KS - Wheel And Handle Bar
  I'VE READ 40 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT "CLUNKING" IN THE STEERING/GEAR BOX/SUSPENSION AND REPEATING FAILURES. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE AFTER ALL THESE COMPLAINTS? MY DEALER HAS FAILED TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES AS IN MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS.
  
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• Jul 19, 2000 - Knoxville, TN - Steering
  THE STEERING GEAR WAS LOOSE AND FAILED TWICE. YH
  
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• Jul 13, 2000 - Staten Isl, NY - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING COLUMN RIGHT SIDE WAS KNOCKING AND FIXED 1YR.AGO, NOW LEFT SIDE IS KNOCKING, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.
  
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• Jul 08, 2000 - Loveland, CO - Rack And Pinion
  THE STEERING RACK AND PINON HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 20,414 MILES , LAST REPLACED AT 20,414 MILES, MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN NOV. 2000 AND WILL HAVE TO PAY 900.00 DOLLARS FOR THE NEXT REPLACEMENT WHICH I AM SURE IT WILL NEED. . BRAKE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 9256 MILES AND ARE BAD AGAIN AT 20,414 BUT THE DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS BEYOND THEIR WARRANTY AND WILL NOT RESURFACE THE ROTORS AGAIN BUT WILL RESURFACE FOR 288.00 DOLLARS. THE BRAKES SHUTTER WHEN THEY GET WARM AND CAUSES SEVER VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING HARD. BOTH THESE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMULAR DEFECTS.
  
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• Jul 05, 2000 - Millerstown, PA - Rack And Pinion
  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON THIS CAR. IN TALKING WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LEIDY'S IN MIFFLINTOWN PA, THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FIXING NUMEROUS OLDS INTRIGUE'S STEERING RACKS. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR FATALITIES OCCUR. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR TO BE RELIABLE AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE LOOKING TO BUY.
  
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• Jun 13, 2000 - Belews Creek, NC - Wheel And Handle Bar
  WHILE DRIVING A STRANGE NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT. STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER, AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
  
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• May 11, 2000 - Graby, CT - Wheel And Handle Bar
  VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER LEFT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE POWER STEERING SHAFT.
  
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• Apr 19, 2000 - Lima, OH - Steering
  CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE STEERING PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT, CONSUMER IS WORRIED THAT HE MAY LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED SOON.
  
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• Apr 07, 2000 - Pittsburgh, PA - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR SERVICE TWICE COMPLAINING ABOUT A GROANING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THIS NOISE IS MOST PREVALENT AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL HARD. THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS NORMAL IN POWER STEERING. I'VE OWNED P.S. CARS FOR YEARS AND NEVER HEARD THOSE SOUNDS. SOMEONE I KNOW WITH AN INTRIGUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WAS TOLD IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING AND THEY'VE ORDERED A PART FOR HER TO REPAIR THE CAR.
  
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• Feb 15, 2000 - South Euclid, OH - Rack And Pinion
  THERE HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEM CORRECTED PUMP & RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM REAR BRAKES WARPED DEALER REFUSED TO FIX WOULD DO ONLY FRONT DEFECTIVE PITTED ROTORS UNDER WARR.PROBLEMS REPORTED WHEN FIRST PURCH.CAR STEERING IS A DANGER WANTED TO RETURN CAR TOO MANY REPAIRS AND NOT FIXED
  
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• Feb 01, 2000 - Pleasant Hill, MO - Steering
  INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, REPLACED AND IS FAILING AGAIN CAUSING NOISE AND VIBRATION.
  
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• Jan 27, 2000 - Dawson, IL - Steering
  STEERING WHEEL SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. YH
  
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• Jan 27, 2000 - Dawson, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED.YH
  
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• Oct 09, 1999 - Rochester, NY - Linkages
  PROBLEMS WITH RATTLE AND VIBRATION FROM STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY. FEELS AS THOUGH STEERING COULD FAIL
  
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• Sep 26, 1999 - Shippensburg, PA - Steering
  WHEN MAKING A TURN, YOU CAN FEEL A QUIVER IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL AND HEAR GRINDING. WHEN RELEASING BRAKE, IT MAKES NOISE. STEERING SEEMS TIGHT, HAD CAR IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL.
  
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• Sep 25, 1999 - Staten Island, NY - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING MAKES GRINDING/CLUNKING NOISE AND FEEL. BRAKES SOMETIMES CLUNK AT LOW SPEEDS.
  
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• Sep 08, 1999 - Newbury Park, CA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING SHAFT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
  
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• Aug 19, 1999 - Colorado Springs, CO - Linkages
  1. REAR SEAT BELT SOMETIMES LOCKS AND WON'T PULL OUT 2. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKE LOUD RATCHETING NOISE AND TEMPORARILY ACTIVATE UPON STARTING CAR, CAUSING WHAT FEELS LIKE A TEMPORARY LACK OF BRAKING - DEALER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX SAYING IT IS NORMAL. 3. INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED TWICE CAUSING NOTICIBLE "CLUNKING" NOISE - DEALER HAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, WHO WILL PAY THE NEXT TIME? 4. LEFT REAR WINDOW SOMETIMES FAILS TO OPERATE.
  
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• Aug 17, 1999 - Ellicott City, DC - Linkages
  STEERING LINKAGE SEEMS LOOSE, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. VIBRATION NOTICEABLE IN STEELING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. SIMILAR TO SYMPTOMS REPOTED IN NHTSA DEFECT SUMMARY. PLAN TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR RESOLUTION.
  
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• Jul 20, 1999 - Norton, MA - Rack And Pinion
  STEERING RACK HAS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN WHEN FIRST MOVING CAR & TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL PLUS IS HARD TO TURN. PARKING LAMP SOCKET FAILED CAUSING BULB TO MELT & FUSE MELTED PLASTIC INSIDE OF SOCKET, WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW A REPLACEMENT BULB TO BE REPLACED, BULB FAILS TO LIGHT UP FOR TURN SIGNALS. AIR CONDITIONING IS POOR AT BEST, WILL NOT COOL CAR DOWN.
  
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• Jul 09, 1999 - West Paterson, NJ - Wheel And Handle Bar
  VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION AT ALL SPEEDS, IN RIDE, BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS. DEALERSHIP DAMAGED DOOR INTERIOR PANEL AND EXT. BODY DAMAGE. FILED CAR UNDER NJ LEMON LAW, DEALERSHIP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM ON FINAL REPAIR. SEEKING REFUND UNDER LEMON LAW
  
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• Jul 07, 1999 - Stuart, IA - Rack And Pinion
  THIS CAR HAS HAD THIRTEEN GARAGE VISITS UNDER WARRANTY SO FAR TO EITHER DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS OR CORRECT PROBLEMS. TOMORROW, IT WILL HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY HOLMES OLDSMOBILE TO CORRECT A POPPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING. OTHER REPAIRS IN THIS REGARD HAVE BEEN REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND THE STEERING RACK. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FIRST WARPED LAST YEAR AND WERE TURNED ON 08/19/98; THEY WARPED AGAIN AND WERE REPLACED ON 12/10/98. ON 6/11/99, THIS SECOND SET FOR THE FRONTWERE TURNED AGAIN ALONG WITH BOTH REAR ROTORS DUE TO WARPAGE; THIS IS GROSSLY EXCESSIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT OLDSMOBILE HAS DISCONTINUED THESE BRAKES AS AN OPTION (LABELLED "AUTOBAHN" ) BECAUSE OF QUALITY PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION FOR ME AS BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES EVIDENCE OF DURABILITY PROBLEMS DO NOT INSTILL CONFIDENCE.
  
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• Jul 07, 1999 - Stuart, IA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  THIS CAR HAS HAD THIRTEEN GARAGE VISITS UNDER WARRANTY SO FAR TO EITHER DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS OR CORRECT PROBLEMS. TOMORROW, IT WILL HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY HOLMES OLDSMOBILE TO CORRECT A POPPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING. OTHER REPAIRS IN THIS REGARD HAVE BEEN REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND THE STEERING RACK. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FIRST WARPED LAST YEAR AND WERE TURNED ON 08/19/98; THEY WARPED AGAIN AND WERE REPLACED ON 12/10/98. ON 6/11/99, THIS SECOND SET FOR THE FRONTWERE TURNED AGAIN ALONG WITH BOTH REAR ROTORS DUE TO WARPAGE; THIS IS GROSSLY EXCESSIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT OLDSMOBILE HAS DISCONTINUED THESE BRAKES AS AN OPTION (LABELLED "AUTOBAHN" ) BECAUSE OF QUALITY PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION FOR ME AS BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES EVIDENCE OF DURABILITY PROBLEMS DO NOT INSTILL CONFIDENCE.
  
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• Jul 07, 1999 - Stuart, IA - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  THIS CAR HAS HAD THIRTEEN GARAGE VISITS UNDER WARRANTY SO FAR TO EITHER DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS OR CORRECT PROBLEMS. TOMORROW, IT WILL HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY HOLMES OLDSMOBILE TO CORRECT A POPPING SENSATION IN THE STEERING. OTHER REPAIRS IN THIS REGARD HAVE BEEN REPLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND THE STEERING RACK. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FIRST WARPED LAST YEAR AND WERE TURNED ON 08/19/98; THEY WARPED AGAIN AND WERE REPLACED ON 12/10/98. ON 6/11/99, THIS SECOND SET FOR THE FRONTWERE TURNED AGAIN ALONG WITH BOTH REAR ROTORS DUE TO WARPAGE; THIS IS GROSSLY EXCESSIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT OLDSMOBILE HAS DISCONTINUED THESE BRAKES AS AN OPTION (LABELLED "AUTOBAHN" ) BECAUSE OF QUALITY PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION FOR ME AS BOTH THE STEERING AND BRAKES EVIDENCE OF DURABILITY PROBLEMS DO NOT INSTILL CONFIDENCE.
  
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• Jun 24, 1999 - Franklin, TN - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING NOISE AT 8265 AND AT 11015 MILES, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. AT 16342 NOISES BEGAN AGAIN AND AT 19438, POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND FRONT STRUT BOLTS TIGHTENED. AT 19545 CLUNK LED TO TIGHTENING OF ALL CONTROL ARM BOLTS. CLUNK STILL EXISTS.
  
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• Jun 24, 1999 - Franklin, TN - Gear Box, Shaft Sector
  STEERING COLUMN BEGAN MAKING CLUNKING NOISE AT 8265 AND AT 11015 MILES, INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. AT 16342 NOISES BEGAN AGAIN AND AT 19438, POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND FRONT STRUT BOLTS TIGHTENED. AT 19545 CLUNK LED TO TIGHTENING OF ALL CONTROL ARM BOLTS. CLUNK STILL EXISTS.
  
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• Jun 22, 1999 - Lake In The Hills, LA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
  
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• Jun 09, 1999 - Franklin, TN - Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
  VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, THE RACK AND PINION AND HAS TIGHTENED THE CONTROL ARM AND FRONT STRUTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AK
  
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• Jun 09, 1999 - Franklin, TN - Rack And Pinion
  VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, THE RACK AND PINION AND HAS TIGHTENED THE CONTROL ARM AND FRONT STRUTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. AK
  
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• May 26, 1999 - The Woodlands, TX - Steering
  THE STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. IT IS FAULTY AGAIN AT 17444 MILES. THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE. THERE IS A CLUNKING FEELING FELT AT THE STEERING WHEEL.
  
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• May 06, 1999 - Charleroi, PA - Rack And Pinion
  CUSTOMER BELIEVES RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHEN TURNING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. NLM
  
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• Apr 08, 1999 - Minooka, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS AND GRINDS WHEN DRIVING, TURNING AND STOPPING.
  
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• Apr 08, 1999 - Minooka, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING COLUMN KNOCKS AND GRINDS WHEN DRIVING, TURNING AND STOPPING.
  
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• Feb 08, 1999 - Lynn, MA - Linkages, Link, Drag, Connection
  RIGHT REAR LATERAL LINK BENT CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE MISALIGNED.
  
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• Feb 01, 1999 - Irvine, CA - Rack And Pinion, Rack
  STEERING RACK FAILED. YH
  
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• Feb 01, 1999 - Canyon Lak, CA - Gear Box, Shaft Sector
  INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING A CLUNKING NOISE. YH
  
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• Feb 01, 1999 - Corona, CA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  STEERING SHAFT FAILED.
  
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• Feb 01, 1999 - Sun City, CA - Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
  STEERING GEAR FAILED. NLM
  
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• Feb 01, 1999 - Santa Maria, CA - Rack And Pinion
  RACK AND PINION GEAR FAILED. NLM
  
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• Jan 23, 1999 - Hartselle, AL - Rack And Pinion
  WHEN MAKING TURNS OR GOING AROUND CURVES IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS ARE LOOSE WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED LOWER CONTROL ARM TWICE AND RACK AND PINION ONCE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.
  
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• Jan 19, 1999 - Charleroi, PA - Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
  NOISE IN STEERING DUE TO SHORT IN THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY.
  
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• Dec 10, 1998 - Hollywood, FL - Hydraulic Power Assist System
  CONSUMER STATES WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND BACKING OUT MOVEMENT, CONSUMER HEARS A CLICK IN THE FRONT BRAKES. WHEN DRIVING NO PROBLEM,. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THIS WAS A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HE CLICK IS BECOMING MORE & MORE NOTICEABLE AFTER YOU MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT CLUNKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, ALSO POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED.
  
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• Nov 28, 1998 - Burr Ridge, IL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  THEIR IS A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT A SLOW SPEED USUALLY WHEN COLD. THE NOISE ALSO OCCURS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STANDSTILL. FIRST NOTICED NOISE WHILE TRAVELING OVER SMALL ROAD BUMPS WHEN CAR IS STILL COLD. THIS NOISE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.
  
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• Oct 15, 1998 - Clearwater, FL - Rack And Pinion
  FUEL PUMP/STEERING RACK AND PINION/BOTH FRONT STRUTS/BATTERY,AND ENGINE FAILURES.
  
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• Oct 02, 1998 - Santa Maria, CA - Steering
  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING HAD A "CLUCKING NOISE" AND THEN THE STEERING MOVED FREELY. THEN, AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, IT RESUMED ITS STEERING. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND STEERING GEAR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND VIN #.
  
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• Oct 02, 1998 - Santa Maria, CA - Rack And Pinion
  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING HAD A "CLUCKING NOISE" AND THEN THE STEERING MOVED FREELY. THEN, AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, IT RESUMED ITS STEERING. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED RACK AND STEERING GEAR. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND VIN #.
  
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• Sep 21, 1998 - Crewe, VA - Steering
  WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL THERE IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR.
  
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• Sep 20, 1998 - Plantation, FL - Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
  FRONT STRUTS AND STEERING GEAR FAILURE.
  
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• Sep 01, 1998 - Spring, TX - Wheel And Handle Bar
  WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THERE IS CLUNKING NOISE WHICH CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO WHEN BRAKING. THE GEAR KIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY DEALERSHIP, AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEM.
  
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• Aug 22, 1998 - Harahan, LA - Wheel And Handle Bar
  DEALER CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM WITH STEERING NOISE AND SUSPENSION. THE DEALER IS TRYING HIT AND MISS FIXING. TRYTHIS IF DOESNT WORK THEY WILL TRY SOMETHING ELSE. IRONICALLY THE PARTS THEY ARE TRYING ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR A WHILE. DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBELM IS UST STARNING TO COME IN NORE. THE NOISE IS SO BAY MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE 22,000.00 CAR. SHE IS AFRAID THAT STEERING WILL GO OUT TOTALLY.
  
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• Aug 11, 1998 - Jacksonville, FL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  WHEN STEERING VEHICLE DISPLAYS LAG TIME AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT.
  
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• Aug 11, 1998 - Jacksonville, FL - Wheel And Handle Bar
  WHEN STEERING VEHICLE DISPLAYS LAG TIME AND MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT.
  
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• Jul 21, 1998 - Cincinnati, OH - Steering
  POPPING SOUND AND FEEL THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL. PRESENT WHEN MAKING TURNS, BRAKING, AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. GRADUALLY GETS WORSE WITH TIME.
  
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