Vehicle has had struts replaced.
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue brakes complaints
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Every 15ooo miles rotors have to be changed. Dealer told consumer that brake pads are too close to rotors. When water or moisture gets between them it causes rotors to warp excessively.
Grindung noises comes from brakes, and pedal will from time to time kick back when ever stepping on brakes. Contacted dealer, and dealer finally concluded that brake pads and rotors were defective.
Was pulling out of parking lot onto street when brake pedal went to floor, had no brakes to slow down, and vehicle proceeded directly into street. Finally, decided to take vehicle to dealership to have mechanic check brakes. Could not find any problem with brakes or pedal.
After starting vehicle then reversing could hear noise coming from front end, brakes had gone out and had to be replaced. Air conditioner had blownout hot air instead of cool air. Had to be repaired.
Brake rotors warped @ 25,000 miles - fixed @ 30,000 miles. Rotors warped again @40,000 miles - not yet fixed. Concerened that the continued variation of brake pressure when braking created by the pulsating brakes from the warped rotor have a detrimental affect on the anti-lock brakes or traction control system of this car. This is not an isolated incident. Apparently, this has become an epidemic with this car that gm will not acknowledge. There are bulletin boards on edmunds.com devoted to this specific problem with this specific car.
Brakes failed, ABS, engine check light and low trac light come on at times, clanking noise in front end when pulling away, air conditioning system froze up and flooded inside of vehicle, air conditioning system blowing warm air.
The transmission has an intermittent problem that two dealers have tried to fix, then tell me that the condition is normal. The brake rotors have warped, it took three trips to the dealership repair shop to fix the problem. Warranty was charged twice on brake repair when only one repair was done. Defroster function on car was inoperative due to water collecting in AC unit. Ac has moldy smell that has not yet been corrected. Very dissatisfied with dealerships that try to repair car.
Dealership has had the car a total of 25 days since I purchased it 1/31/00, today is 3/22/00. No safety defect listed in the summary.
While driving on rough surface roads and making turns the vehicle's steering rack makes noise and brakes fail intermittently.
Car battery went dead in less than 30 days. Car stranded me several times..purchased car on nov 20, 1998,received letter from oldmobile dec 9,1998 advising of recall..called dealership to advise and I was advised to have car serviced locally as I didn't have to bring car back to winston salem for recall...took car locally to be repaired...car was kept for approximately 9 days, I was never offered a rental car while my car was being serviced and I had warrantiy coverage which no one seem to recognize... I took my mom to the bank in the car and the car went dead.. I had to call serviceman out to get my vehicle started.. I called flow motors and advised.. I was advised by service mgr at the time, jim benning to run the car to build battery back up... The next occassion my husband and I took car out, stopped at local run in, car went dead again... Again we had to call for assistance in getting car cranked... At this point I carried car back to dealership,,service looked at vehicle and found battery was defectiveand battery was replaced... At present I noticed a snap crackle pop under the hood on left side each time I turned my car to the left, my ant lock, brakes and trac light were coming on at will while driving on open road.. My window on driver side would stick at will and etc...I have not had a pleasant experience with the purchase of my new car which had approximately 18 miles on it when purchased.
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