1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALSO, EXCESSIVE FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10637316

Incident

Apr 2, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. WHEN I START MY CAR THE ABS GOES TO SET ITSELF AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT. AS I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS ON THE CAR, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT HIS PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY COSTLY FIX DEALING WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SENSORS. MY 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS A VERY SOLID CAR, BUT I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM ON THEM DUE TO THE HUB ASSEMBLIES. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR SUCH A REPAIR THAT I HAVE SEEN IS $500- $1100. MANY DRIVERS OF THESE CARS ARE NOT GETTING THEM FIXED AS IT IS COSTLY. THUS THIS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INTRIGUES AROUND WITH THE ABS TURNED OF INCREASING THE CHANCES OF BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10160612

Incident

Oct 1, 2005

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE "ANTILOCK" AND "BRAKE" LIGHT CAME CON WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED SOME CHANGE IN BRAKING AND IMMEDIXATELY WENT TO GE IT CHECKE OUT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER COMPONENT THAT CONTROLLED THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS COMMON FOR THE INTRIGUE. I THEN WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO MAINTAINS MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HE RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON MY CAR AND ALSO SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER AND THE MOTOR THAT OPERATES THE REAR BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEM FOR CARS AND HAS ENDANGERED ME AND ALSOIS VERY COSTLY. BOTH MECHANICS ESTAMATE TO REPALCE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WOULD RUN ABOUT $1700 AND THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT. I AM CUURENTLY USING ONLY MY FRONT BRAKES AND IF I WOULD HAVE NOT KNOWN TO GET THEM CHECKED SHORLY AFTER REPLACING BOTH MY FRONT ROTORS AND PADS THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL HAVE GONE UNDETECTED

NHTSA ID

10118814

Incident

Apr 10, 2005

Mileage

91,000 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. ABS LIGHT/CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON, WHICH THE OWNER'S MANUAL INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAY NOT FUNCTION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10115506

Incident

Mar 7, 2005

HAVE HAD AINTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND RELEASE EVERY 5 SECONDS.IT UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT DO IT EVERYDAY, IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE THE PROBLEM, I HAD MY ROTORS REPLACED IN FRONT AND TURNED IN THE BACK, THIS STILL HAS NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS, AND NOW THE FAN THAT BLOWS AIR OUT OF THE VENTS, WILL WORK ONCE AND AWHILE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BEARINGS ARE GOING OUT IN IT, WHICH MEANS NO HEAT, AND NO AIR. IT WILL COST 264.00-300.00 TO FIX. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 4 YEARS, AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10102143

Incident

May 8, 2002

Mileage

76,000 mi

1. RACK & PINION FAILURE, 2. SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILURE (@APPROX 45000 MI) 3. L RR SEATBELT INSTALLED TWISTED AT FACTORY- SHOULDER STRAP WOULDN'T LOCK FOR CHILD SAFETYSEAT, DEALER FIXED. 4. WARPED FRONT ROTORS, 5. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DASH GOING HAYWIRE OR COMPLETELY OUT ACCOMPANIED BY THE SENSATION OF A SLIPPING TRANS AND SLUGGISH/CLUNKING STEERING (TWICE, ONCE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE R&P FAILURE) 6. TWO TIRES HAVE HAD BELT SEPARATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059968

Incident

Feb 17, 2004

Mileage

67,900 mi

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATES ABS MOTOR PACK (FP PART # 18024482) FAILED. DEALER INDICATES THIS IS "COMMON PROBLEM" FOR THIS VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED SAME.

NHTSA ID

10000794

Incident

Oct 2, 2001

Mileage

52,596 mi

ALL THREE PROBLEMS (ABS FAILURE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ OIL LEAK) DESCRIBED BY DEALER AS "VERY COMMON" FOR 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUES. MR

NHTSA ID

767949

Incident

Sep 25, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, BRAKES ARE PULSATING AND MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002916

HAD REPORTED NOISE IN ABS CONTROL MODULE 01/12/00.

NHTSA ID

753533

Incident

Oct 8, 2001

THE REAR BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENTLY PROPORTIONED TO THE FRONT CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION EASILY UNDER MODERATE BRAKING. THERE IS A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL AND I HAVE SUGGESTED THAT AIR IN THE BACK LINES MAY BE CAUSING THIS. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BECAUSE THEY SAY THEIR TESTS SHOW THE CAR IS WITHIN GM GUIDELINES. THE PROBLEM BECOMES READILY EVIDENT WHEN TRACTION CONDITIONS ARE UNFAVORABLE WITH ONLY SLIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE THE FRONT TIRES WILL OVERCOME THE AVAILABLE TRACTION AVAILABLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE BARELY ASSISTING, IF AT ALL. I HAVE 3 OTHER VEHICLES AND IN THE SAME CONDITIONS, I CAN'T EVEN GET THE TIRES TO BREAK LOOSE UNLESS I STOMP THE BRAKES. BUT WITH INTRIGUE, LIGHT PRESSURE CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION. ABS FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, BUT WOULD HAVE NEVER COME ON IF ALL 4 BRAKE WERE ASSISTING. AND IN AN ABS EVENT, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT I APPLY THE BRAKE, THE CAR'S DECELERATION RATE IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS STOPPING ABOUT HALF AS WELL AS BEFORE ABS ACTIVATED. THESE ABS EVENTS OCCUR ALL THE TIME. THE CONSISTENT FEELING THAT THE FRONTS ARE ABOUT TO LOOSE TRACTION WHILE THE BACKS ARE JUST NOT CONTRIBUTING IS FRUSTRATING AND LIFE THREATENING. MY WIFE, BROTHER AND I HAVE ALL HAD THIS HAPPEN TO US WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. I'VE GONE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, INTO SNOWDRIFTS TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, ETC. WHILE THE CARS NEXT TO ME CAN STOP WITH NO FUSS. ANOTHER ITEM THAT SHOWS MORE EVIDENCE TO THIS IS, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED TWICE FOR WARPAGE AND REPLACED, THEN TURNED AGAIN FOR WARPAGE, ALL UNDER 36000 MILES. ALSO THE BACK TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE STILL NEW. LAST WEEK, DURING A NICE HEAVY RAIN, WITH ABS DISABLED (REMOVAL OF A FUSE), I SHOWED THE MECHANIC THAT I COULD NOT MAKE THE BACK BRAKES LOCK THE WHEELS. THIS WAS WITH BOTH FEET MASHING ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS WHILE THE FRONTS WERE SKIDDING ALL THE WAY. PLEASE HELP! ABS ISN'T GOING TO SAVE ME, BUT GOOD BRAKES SURE WOULD HELP.*A

NHTSA ID

753432

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVISION ON DRY PAVMENT SURFICE SOMEWHAT ROUGH, I TRAVEL THIS ROUTE OFTEN AND THE STREET SURFICE HAS NOT CHANGE . IT IS MY OPIONION THAT ABS ACTIVATION IS DUE TO POOR STRUT PERFORMANCE HOWEVER BASED ON THE "JUMP OR PUSH DOWN ON A CORNER OF THE VEHICAL AND SEE IF IT STOP IN LESS THAN ONE AND ONE-HALF BOUNCES THE UNIT SILL WORKS. IT IS MY OPIONION THAT ABS IS SENSITIVE TO SHOCK WARE MUCH EARLYER THEN NON ABS CARS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CREATE LONGER BRAKING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS AND DAMAGE. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST NOT TO THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS CONCERN BUT ON MY 1992 ROADMASTER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM , EVEN IF THE SHOP SAID THE SHOCK WERE WITHIN SAFITY LIMITS WITH THE BOUNCE TEST THE SHOCK CHANGE FIXED THE ABS CYCLES IN ALL CONDITIONS THAT WERE NORMAL (NON ICE) THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION INTO THIS MATTER OF SAFETY BOB URMETZ

NHTSA ID

749690

Incident

Jul 29, 2001

BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT 10K 18K 22K 32K AND 54K OLDS WILL NOT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

749330

Incident

Jul 18, 2001

BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAD HARD SPOTS ON THE INSIDE WEAR SURFACES, LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE PADS AND POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. ROTORS WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE DEALER DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. OLDSMOBILE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED MY CLAIM THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. BOTH REAR ROTORS HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND APPEARANCE, WHICH INDICATES TO ME THE CASTINGS HAD HARD SPOTS IN THEM WHEN THEY WERE NEW.*AK

NHTSA ID

748242

Incident

Jun 15, 2001

CONSUMER HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS FOUR TIMES AND REAR ROTORS TWO TIMES, VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, THE CONSUMER IS ALSO REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. FOG LIGHT BULB SHORTED OUT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

561899

WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE ON A 20% DECLINE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE TEMPORARILY. THEN, WILL SUDDENLY ENGAGE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 TIMES DAILY. *AK VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE, CONSUMER STATES THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD, CONSUMER STATES POSSIBLE LEAK IN VACUUM UNIT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

890028

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

THIS IS ACTUALLY WIFE'S LEASED CAR (CAROL J. NARTKER). PRIOR BRAKE FAILURE, ON FILE. NO PROBLEM SOURCE EVER DETERMINED FOR THAT, NO INCIDENTS SINCE ABOUT 10,000MI.. THIS PROBLEM IS WITH WARPED FRONT ROTORS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SEVERE SHAKING DURING BRAKING AT APPROX. 8000MI., THEY TURNED THE ROTORS THEN. PROBLEM GRADUALLY REOCCURRED OVER TIME. WE HOPED TO HAVE THE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BEFORE TURN-IN FROM LEASE, BUT GM REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM, THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. MY WIFE IS A VERY GENTLE DRIVER, ALL HIGHWAY, CAR GARAGED, I ACTUALLY PULLED CALIPERS AND ROTORS, THEY ARE POROUS CASTINGS, TOO THIN TO TURN. THE ORIGINAL PADS HAVE VIRTUALLY NO WEAR ON THEM. AS BRAKES WARM ON HIGHWAY, THE SHAKING BECOMES MORE SEVERE.*AK

NHTSA ID

746232

Incident

May 10, 2001

AFTER CAR SITTING, THEN STARTING PUT CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A POPPING/CLICKING IN FRONT. I HAVE HAD NEW FRONT RACK PUT ON, HAD THEM CHECK CV JOINTS, AND STRUTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER MANY, MANY TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK A MECHANIC (NOT DEALER) AND HE SUGGESTED CHECKING THE CALIPER HARDWARE AND BRAKES. I AM AT MY WITS END. NOW MY ROTORS HAVE THE DEEP GROVES AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM!!! IS THIS CAR A LEMON?

NHTSA ID

744484

Incident

Jan 14, 1999

I HAVE A CLUNKING, SCRATCHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END BUT I NOTICED A GRINDING OR SQUEEZY SOUND WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE ROTORS NEED REPLACED, THERE ARE DEEP GROVES IN ALL BUT THE WORST IS THE BACK. ALSO WAS TOLD THE THE CALIPER HARDWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO THIS MECHANIC BECAUSE I CAN GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM HIM FROM OUT OLDER VEHICLES I HAVE BEEN GETTING NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP(AS FAR AS THE CLUNKING CLICKING). WHEN THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS. THEY HAD MY CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND I WAS TOLD THEN THEY COULD NOT SEE A PROBLEM. THIS SOUNDED FAMILIAR AS I HAD TO HAVE A NEW STEERING RACK (FINALLY PUT IN LAST YEAR AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER). ALSO ON THIS REPAIR TRIP THEY ROTATED MY TIRES, THEY PUT THE RT FRONT ON THE RT BACK!!!! I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM HAS NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM? IT SEEMS THAT ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN DONE. I AM TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET AND GOING TO GET YET ANOTHER OPINION ON WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN AROUND WITH ALL THESE THINGS GOING WRONG. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE THE QUESTION, ISN'T ANYONE AT GM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO SPENT GOOD MONEY ON THEIR CARS?*AK

NHTSA ID

744481

Incident

Jan 14, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744457

Incident

Apr 24, 2001

4/11/2000, REPLACED INTERMITTANT STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING SHAFT, REPLACED STEERING RACK AND PINION AND ADJUSTED FRONT TOE. 5/25/00, REPLACED MASTER SWITCH ASSY. FOG LIGHT REPAIRED. DAMAGED SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT, INOPERABLE BULBS, LAMPS REPLACED. MIRROR LIGHT REPAIRED. 6/01/00, VEHICLE TOWED IN, NEW BATTERY REPLACEMENT,

NHTSA ID

9002341

BRAKE ROTORS WARP REPEATEDLY. BOTH DEALER & GM REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

743387

Incident

Sep 3, 1998

BRAKE ROTORS WARP EVERY 15K MILES. ROTORS TURNED AND PADS REPLACED TWICE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ROTORS AND PADS WILL NEED REPLACEMENT NEXT SERVICE.*AK

NHTSA ID

743296

Incident

Sep 1, 2000

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS PUT 6 SETS OF PADS AND ROTORS ON VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

883339

WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WET CONDITIONS THE ROTORS WARPED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY SHUDDER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE SHUDDER CONTINUES UNTIL THE ROTORS ARE RESURFACED OR REPLACED. NLM

NHTSA ID

560309