2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED. AFTER WAITING 45 TO AN HOUR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START. ALSO, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. THERE WERE TIMES, WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. RECENTLY, THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, AND CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A.I.R. PUMP *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS' SIDE. THE WHEELS WERE NO GOOD. THE PLATING ON THE INSIDE WOULD COME OFF AND CREATE PROBLEMS FOR THE TIRES SEALING PROPERLY, THEREFORE AN UNEVEN WEAR OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE BEGAN TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS, THERE WERE SEVERAL LIGHTS COMING ON THE DASH AND GOING OFF, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE AND DISCOVERED THE PART THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WAS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE MODULATOR WHICH COST $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES WHINE WHILE DRIVING. THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK OR THEY WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE BLINKING. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, AND THE TURN SIGNAL OR HEAD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF. THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THE SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED. ALSO, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK AT TIMES. THE HEATED SEATS WERE TOO COOL ON LOW AND TOO HOT ON HIGH. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. SHORTLY AFTER, NUMEROUS WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V114000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. SHE BELIEVES THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SEVERAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, INCLUDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V114000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,907. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 007/29/08

Mileage: 73,800

THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

TECHNICIAN REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARING, ROTORS AND PADS. CONSUMER WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING. *AK

TECHNICIAN REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARING, ROTORS AND PADS. CONSUMER WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING. *AK

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER REQUEST SERVICE RELATED TO POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING. WARNING LIGHTS NEVER CAME ON. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. DT

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES PEDAL, ITWOULD TRAVEL TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD, CAUSING. A COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED .*AK

REAR BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM LIKE THEY ARE INTENDED WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 25 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO "SLAM" ON THE BRAKES OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS, CAN FEEL THE REAR TIRES DRAG/SLIP AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISE. WORSE YET, THE DISTANCE THAT IT TAKES THE CAR TO STOP IT MUCH TOO LONG COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES IN ITS CLASS WITH ABS. THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, COUPLED WITH THE SENSATION THAT YOUR REARS TIRES ARE SLIPPING, IS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. BOTH THE DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT "OLDSMOBILE'S ARE JUST DESIGNED LIKE THAT." *AK

REAR BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM LIKE THEY ARE INTENDED WHICH MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE AT SPEEDS AS SLOW AS 25 MPH. WHEN THE DRIVER IS FORCED TO "SLAM" ON THE BRAKES OR MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGERS, CAN FEEL THE REAR TIRES DRAG/SLIP AND THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING/VIBRATING NOISE. WORSE YET, THE DISTANCE THAT IT TAKES THE CAR TO STOP IT MUCH TOO LONG COMPARED TO OTHER VEHICLES IN ITS CLASS WITH ABS. THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME, COUPLED WITH THE SENSATION THAT YOUR REARS TIRES ARE SLIPPING, IS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. BOTH THE DEALER AND OLDSMOBILE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AND THAT "OLDSMOBILE'S ARE JUST DESIGNED LIKE THAT." *AK

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, WHEN PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WAS LIKE STEPPING ON A SPONGE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKES. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED AND HIT AN TREE AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK