Selling a junk Oldsmobile Intrigue
Any Intrigue sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Oldsmobile Intrigue
NHTSA has 1,598 owner complaints on file for the Oldsmobile Intrigue, model years 1996 to 2002, the 218th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (295, 18%), electrical system (267, 17%), engine and cooling (173, 11%). 76 complaints involved a crash, 65 a fire, and 8 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 74,636 miles. The 1998 model year has the most complaints (665). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Oldsmobile Intrigue by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | Seat belts | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 1 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 665 | Steering | 26 | 44 | 8 | 88,000 |
| 1999 | 371 | Steering | 16 | 15 | 8 | 70,700 |
| 2000 | 296 | Electrical system | 19 | 4 | 6 | 69,435 |
| 2001 | 173 | Lights | 9 | 1 | 5 | 62,000 |
| 2002 | 91 | Electrical system | 6 | 1 | 3 | 58,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Oldsmobile Intrigue recalls
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for engine and cooling (3), steering (3), seat belts (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 1998 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 15V701000, Oct 2015): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo ve…
- 1998 model year, electrical system (campaign 14V400000, Jul 2014): This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should a…
- 1998 model year, engine and cooling (campaign 09V116000, Apr 2009): GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NA…
- 1998 model year, steering (campaign 09E005000, Feb 2009): DORMAN IS RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES, DORMAN P/NOS. 697-902 AND 697-903, SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS<SUP>TM</SUP>" BRAND NAME, AND NAPA P/NOS. 7-8502 AND 7-8503 WHICH WERE SOLD FOR REPLACEMENT USE ON THE VARIO…
- 1998 model year, steering (campaign 08E063000, Oct 2008): DORMAN PRODUCTS IS RECALLING 3,900 INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS DORMAN PART NOS. 425-151, 425-152, AND 425-153, (SOLD UNDER DORMAN'S "OE SOLUTIONS" BRAND NAME), BALKAMP #'S 7-3057, 7-3058, 7-3059 (SOLD UNDER THE "NAPA" B…
What a Oldsmobile Intrigue is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Intrigue on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Oldsmobile Intrigue worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Intrigue gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Oldsmobile Intrigue that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Oldsmobile Intrigue?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Oldsmobile Intrigue numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.