Brake Electric Antilock Problems of Oldsmobile Intrigue

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.

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While brakes were applied vehicle accelerated forward, causing. A collision. Dealer and manufacturer were notified .

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Ongoing intermittent flickering/loss of headlights and interior lights. Loud vibrating sound of brakes at every startup.

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Had reported noise in abs control module 01/12/00.

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.

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. ".

Part failed without warning. Backup brake system functioned well enough to get to a place where the vehicle could be towed.

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.

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Front brake rotors warped at 26,746 miles -- rotors turned. Rotors warped again at 34,363 miles -- replaced. Rotors warped again at 47,835. Contacted dealer and was informed that Oldsmobile had issued a TSB stating, in effect, the "if wheels had been rotated/balanced by 'other than a gm dealership', no further warranty services would be provided on warped rotors. " at 47,835 miles, I had rotors replaced with "after market" rotors at a cost of $368. 00. At 16,000+ miles later, I have experienced no further problems. Supposedly, these "after market rotors" did not contain any composit materials and, therefore, were less likely to warp. The original equipment rotors were part of $230. 00 autobahn package. I do not feel that Oldsmobile is being fair/truthful regarding problems encountered with these rotors.

When hitting the brakes at a high rate of speed vehicle will jump instead of slowing down. Consumer feels it's very unsafe.

When applying the brakes vehicle pulsated/ pulled to the right.

Alternator failed $300. 00 replacement/abs anti-lock lights come on too often, have to turn car off to reboot system.

Vehicle has spent over 20 days at dealer for repairs since purchased. No defcts mentione din the summary.

Consumer states it is hard to stop the vehicle while driving due to the brakes. Dealer notified.

While driving at 50-55 mph applied brakes and car started to vibrate. Steering wheel would vibrate when the brakes are applied. Dealer was contacted, and repair work was done. Dealer stated defective and warped rotors.

Anti lock brakes experienced extended stopping distance and pulling resulting in vehcile collision during emergency stopping.

Whenever brakes were applied in a sudden stop, they caused brake pedal to pulsate and vehicle to shimmy( a severe vibration). Dealer notified, and some repairs were made, but problem still reoccurring.

When traveling at 25-35 mp and depressing the brake pedal to make a gradual stop, the brakes started grabbing. Pedal traveled to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance, causing an accident. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Consumer has been to the doctor several times for leg, neck, and back strain because of this accident.

1. Rear seat belt sometimes locks and won't pull out 2. Anti-lock brakes make loud ratcheting noise and temporarily activate upon starting car, causing what feels like a temporary lack of braking - dealer has not attempted to fix saying it is normal. 3. Intermediate steering shaft has failed twice causing noticible "clunking" noise - dealer has replaced twice under warranty, who will pay the next time? 4. Left rear window sometimes fails to operate.

There has been about 10 attempts to have steering problem corrected pump & rack has been replaced and still have a problem rear brakes warped dealer refused to fix would do only front defective pitted rotors under warr. Problems reported when first purch. Car steering is a danger wanted to return car too many repairs and not fixed.

Consumer states when engine is started and backing out movement, consumer hears a click in the front brakes. When driving no problem,. Dealer contacted, and stated this was a factory design flaw. Problem still exists. *akthe click is becoming more & more noticeable after you move forward or backward, consumer also stated that transmission feels like it clunks when shifting from reverse to drive, also power steering was replaced.

When depressing brakes pedal, itwould travel to floorboard, causing extended stopping distance. Please provide further information.

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.

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.

The abs braking system malfunctioned, causing the wheels to lock up and resulted in a crash. Dealer could not determine the problem. Please provide further information.

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.

When applying the abs brakes they grind and squeak, cause unknown. Dealer has replaced the struts which did not correct the problem. Please give any further details.