# 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
> NHTSA complaint `475805` · 2004-07-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** INTRIGUE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
- **Miles at failure:** 100,500
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
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.   *AK   THE VEHICLE SPUN IN A 180 DEGREE ANGLE AND HAD COME TO A STOP FACING TRAFFIC THAT FOLLOWED.   *SC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*