2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 295 complaints
295
Total Complaints
68,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

51,000 25th Percentile
68,000 Median Mileage
124,550 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
53
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
28
STEERING
16
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
7
AIR BAGS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
4
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON RTE 95 AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. FROM THIS POINT ON WE WATCHED AND REALIZED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM THE MIDDLE POINT UP TO THE TOP ..."
"THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON RTE 95 AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG. FROM THIS POINT ON WE WATCHED AND REALIZED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM THE MIDDLE POINT UP TO THE TOP ..."
"METAL "SHIMS" THAT HOLD THERMOSTAT IN PLACE FAILED - CAUSING THERMOSTAT TO DISLODGE AND CREATE A RESTRICTION, HENCE CAUSING SUPERHEATED AIR BUBBLES TO FORM DIRECTLY UNDER THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THIS CAUSED A FALSE WARNING EMERGENCY ALERT ON THE DASH WHICH INFLUENCED ME TO PULL OVER ON BUSY INTERST..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28