2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue

CAN NOT MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN SMOOTHLY. TURNING RIGHT IS FINE BUT GO TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN YOU HAVE TO WRESTLE THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THEIS WITH THE 98 OLDS INTRIGUE BUT NO RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODEL I HAVE THE 2000 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THJERE SHOUOLD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT THE 98 AND 2000 MODELS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME. NOTHING WAS DOEN TO RPAIR THIS DEALERS JUST WANT YOIU TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHILCLE. NEEDS FIXED SOON COULD CAUSE VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH ....

WHILE MAKING AN UPHILL LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND WENT OVER A SIDEWALK. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER (NO LOCAL OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN AREA). THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, DRIVER COULD NOT APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FEMALE DRIVER HAD ADULT MALE TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE POWER STEERING RACK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED AND FRONT END ALIGNED. *TT *NM

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT MAKING A LEFT TURN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THE 1998 AND 1999 MODELS FOR THIS DEFECT BUT THE 2000 MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, AS OF YET. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE CAN TURN RIGHT WITH ONE HAND BUT IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO TURN LEFT. *TC

THERE WAS A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS DIAGNOSED ON 12/01/2004. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AT ZERO MPH OR LOW SPEED WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND CLUNKS INTO SUCCESSIVE GEARS RATHER THAN SHIFTING SMOOOTHLY. *TC

ODI ID NUMBER 10051520 STATED PROBLEMS THAT I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AT 54500 MILES. NOW I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 69,000 MILES. THE STEERING IN THIS CAR HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A VERBAL QUOTE OF CLOSE TO $3000 TO FIX. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!*AK

MY 2000 OLDS INTIRGUE'S POWER STEERING FAILS ONLY WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS. IN READING ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM ON 98 AND OLDER CARS, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR THE NEWER CARS ALTHOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. $1300 IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR A CAR THAT IS NOT VERY OLD AND I REFUSE TO PAY IT. *JB

VIN #[XXX] GM 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 4-DOOR SEDAN, POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAK PART, [XXX] 9/22/2002. OLDS CASE #[XXX] REPORTED TO GM 4/6/03 (ROBERT CAPPS) MI: 19,743 MILES. *AL GM REPORTS THEY DO NOT REPAIR PRESSURE HOSE UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY UNLESS REPLACEMENT IS WARRANTED ACCORDING TO GM. PART IS STILL IN THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE COULD EVENTUALLY FRACTURE ACCORDING TO GM DEALERSHIP MECHANICS, CAUSING FLAMMABLE FLUID TO SPRAY INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPDATED *JS 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)