1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue suspension problems

SUSPENSION

MY 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PRE-EXISTING ISSUES AS OTHER OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE'S. SUCH AS THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV AND CALLED 18004249393 AND MY OLDSMOBILE CONSULTANT 1800442653. AS THE ONLY THING SAID IS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTED. I DO THINK MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND HERE ARE THE REASONS. TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT PROGRESSED, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A KNOCKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY RODS. WHILE DRIVING AN 20 MPH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD FRACTURED AND WATER AND OIL LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS PARKED AT THE HOME AND NOW CAN ONLY DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO OVER HEATING (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 00V044000 (SEAT BELTS), AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND MILEAGE ANY WHERE FROM 10 TO 70 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #10909708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ALIGNMENT FAILED WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND AVS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL SENSOR AND BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA complaint #10515110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

POWER STEERING ASSIST (RACK/PINION-LONG SHAFT) UNIT SECOND FAILURE. *BF THE RIGHT REAR WEATHER STRIP WAS DEFORMED, ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING, PULSATING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, TIRE NOISE, RIGHT REAR WINDOW INOPERATIVE, CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING, THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR 20 MINUTES BUT THE PROBLEM BUT WAS ACTUALLY COOLANT LIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN ROUGH AND DIES, FAILED IGNITION SWITCH, FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, REMOTE WAS NOT WORKING, LOST POWER STEERING ON A LEFT TURN AND STILL HAD POWER ON RIGHT TURNS, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, AND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE LEFT FRONT HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA complaint #10101807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

BRAKES HAVE BEEN PULSING A LOT TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR DOES NOT BREAK WELL. TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND BEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. COST ME OVER $1000 FOR THIS REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10093875 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

FRONT STABILIZER BAR BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH NEAR PASSENGER SIDE MOUNT WITHOUT PRIOR AUDIBLE NOTICE. AREA OF TUBE BROKEN IS APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE TUBE BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT FOR MOUNTING TO CONTROL ARM. NO PRIOR ACCIDENT OR UNUSUAL STRESS HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS SLOWLY BEEN "WORKED" UNTIL IT COMP-LETELY CRACKED THROUGH, AND THEN THERE WAS A VERY AUDIBLE BANGING NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS.

NHTSA complaint #10064019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

THE BEARINGS ON THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT WENT BAD, CAUSING A KNOCKING NOISE. TS

NHTSA complaint #10002178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

WHILE DRIVING, AND UPON MAKING A U TURN AT 5MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FRONT WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF VEHICLE, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8002915 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END HAS A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

VEHICLE HAS HAD STRUTS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #559993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

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.

NHTSA complaint #870151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

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.

NHTSA complaint #725243 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

THE CAR HAS A ROARING NOISE AS YOU ARE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALER THEY GOT UPSET AND TOLD ME COME THAT I WAS WASTING MY TIME.

NHTSA complaint #723151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

STEERING RACK MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING TIGHT TURNS AND/OR WHEN BREAKING ON BUMPY ROADS. UNRELATED, LEFT STRUT FAILED AT 13,500 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #722054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.