Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / INTRIGUE / 2002

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097738 Incident Date: Mar, 02 2007
Consumer's City: ENON Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: INTRIGUE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:rack and pinion
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3WH52H92F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 06 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 olds intrigue gx. bought it 3 weeks ago. not sure if this happened all at once or gradually over a period of about 3 hours-- my spouse was driving the car. power steering stopped working when turning to the left; still works for right turns. it is very difficult to turn at city driving speeds (10 - 35 mph), and nearly impossible to turn when parking. power steering fluid level is okay. no repairs yet by the dealer. we should not have to pay for repairs!!! this poses enough of a danger, even if you know of it in advance and are strong enough to turn the wheel manually. i believe gm did a recall for a similar problem on their 1998 intrigue, in 2004. are they just waiting until enough people are injured in the 2002 models to decide to do the right thing? we shouldn't have to pay $1300 for the dealer to fix a faulty/cheap/irresponsible design on gm's part, one that persisted for four years after the initial design. *jb