Ownership Cost for 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX
Estimated: $33977 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1767 | $808 | $254 | $2291 | $7883 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $255 | $255 | $255 | $255 | $255 | $378 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8090 | $6617 | $5879 | $5517 | $7874 | $33977 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | STEERING: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.*AK |
| 2001 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | CLUNKING IN STEERING WHEEL, FIXED MORE THAN ONCE. WAS TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE ON THE THIRD COMPLAINT, AT WHICH TIME CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALSO HEADLIGHTS WILL DIM AND STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. *TR |
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