NHTSA complaint: 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED HIS VEHICLE, IT BACKFIRED FROM THE EXHAUST. NEXT, THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD SHATTERED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE FIRE OR POLICE DEPARTMENTS. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SOMEONE WILL GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation