# 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `721826` · 2009-05-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** INTRIGUE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 135,000
## Narrative
I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR A CAR I OWNED(98 OLDS INTRIGUE). I BOUGHT THE CAR O6..OR 05...I REALLY LIKED THIS CAR .BUT ALL AT ONCE IT STARTED CHUGGING ON MY WAY HOME ONE NIGHT.. I GOT HOME AND JUST LEFT THE CAR SIT. NEXT MORNING I TRIED TO START IT BUT IT WOULD START... I WAS TOLD TO GET A NEW BATTERY...I DID..  THAT WASN'T IT.... I WAS TOLD TO BUY A NEW STARTER... STILL DIDN'T WORK... FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP.... WHEN HE TRIED TO START IT AND BACKFIRE VERY LOUD AND STARTED ON FIRE... I WAS TOLD.. THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD... I ENDED UP SELLING THE CAR FOR 600...THAT HURT.... BEING I HAD TO FIND RIDES TO WORK FOR ABOUT A MONTH... I HAD TO BORROW MONEY TO GET A MUCH CHEAPER CAR THAT IM NOT REAL HAPPY WITH BUT HAD NO CHOICE... MUST GET TO WORK.   I GUESS IM JUST WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY THING THAT I WOULD BE ENTITLED TO BECAUSE I NOW KNOW IT WAS TO DO WITH A PLASTIC SPARKPLUG WIRE WHEN IT WAS MADE?   MY DATES ARE ALL APPROX. *TR
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