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When I test drove the Intrigue (3.5L)in '99, I couldn't believe it was really a GM. There really isn't a lot in the interior that is shared with the other divisions. And it feels/drives nothing like the others - but all of here already know that!
If you want to park on the side of a street with the car running but not let everyone know your there/draw attention to yourself. Shut off, apply brake and restart. Tada, no lights.
Seriously though, I use it when I'm working on a car when you need the key in the acc. but do no want to load down the battery with the headlights.
I do believe there is a reference to it, buried somewhere in the manual.
cheers
so its some sort of sensor that needs replacing? anyone have anymore info? is this somthing i can do for her, or is it inside the transmission? it was the torque convertor lockup circuit, trouble code p0742. like everyone, we want to fix it as cheaply as possible, but a dealer visit isn't affordable for her
thanks
I priced out some GY Assurance Comfortreds at C$139 installed. Is this an ok price? The tires seem to be well rated and should be more quiet according to the tire store.
You may want to Check Sam's Club, BJ's or Costco's. Theyy sell a number of the Michelin tires for about $100-$105 a tire. not sure of the installation price.
;-)
Just came back home with Goodyear Assurance Comfortreds. $132CDN/tire (about $100 US). Beautiful! Costco had similar grade Bridgestone's but they were more.
I highly recommend them, and they are a very highly rated tire also. The car is riding better than brand new. Hopefully many more years with my trusty Olds!!
i am thinking of getting the BF Goodrich T/A T rated tire as they have a 235/55/16 tire, wider and lower but only give you 1.7% difference. I don't want to spend lot of money going to 17" with new rims so this seems to be the best option?
I have had good luck with BF Goodrich also, you won't likely go wrong there. The Goodyears seemed to be better rated and I have also had good luck with them over the years. Check it out..
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?typ- - e=AS
Luckliy I had the foresight to get a 7 year 100k extended warranty when I bought the car. At $600 a pop these 2 upper intakes have paid for the warranty.
Just past 6 years of ownership with my Intrigue and still love it.
i too have a 5 years 100km extended warranty and i want to take full advantage of it before it expire in 1.5 years time.
The second time it was oil. There was quite a bit of oil pooling at the bottom of the engine if you looked with a flashlight under where the serpentine belt runs.
I'd advise you to look up the parts at http://gmpartsdirect.com. It's about half the price relative to the dealer's.
HTH
A creeping feeling has grown in me that this issue is not annoying, but also potentially dangerous. Perhaps I should start thinking about getting the parts and plunging the cost.
For those who've had it replaced, what part numbers were replaced? Are there new part numbers that fix the issue for good?
Even when the engine warms up the issue goes on. However, if the car is warm and is stopped for less than 1h, the issue doesn't show up.
I noticed that there are 2 alternator part numbers, 10464395 (00-02) and 10464086 (98-99). Mine is a '00, so it doesn't seem that the 10464395 fixes anything.
Is a 3rd party part the only way to get this solved once and for all?
TIA
Anyone who has expereinced this, is it more prevalent if your battery is older? My battery is the original one..just about 5 years old.
Keep monitoring the situation and in the mean time, check your battery. It could also be that.
Battery technology has improved over the years like everything else.
Oh, wait. The battery on my car is less than 2 years old. There goes my theory... :-(
i have a 2000 GLS and put the car in the trans shop back in october due to hard shifts up and hard shifts back down once i took my foot off of the gas pedal. Well it has been in the shop every week for 2 months now. At first, check engine lights were coming on because torque convertor was bad and now i am back to the beginning with the hard shifting issues again. it almost feels like someone is rear ending me when it happens. they have rebuilt the transmission now twice and replaced the valve body.
Also when accelerating once the car first starts for the first 10 minutes or so, when i push the gas pedal the engine revs and the rpms go up, but i don't move any faster. It's like i get stuck at the same speed no matter what. The shop replaced the throttle positioning sensor and it hasn't helped.
i really like my intrigue and it's a great car (other than the turn signal lights not working half the time) When the car is working properly, it is such a great, smooth ride. If anyone has any advise or knows what else may be wrong, i would greatly appreciate the info. ( i still like my car better than any of the sedans out there today!)
Yet, given the inability of the shop to get things fixed for good, it is indeed time to find another one. But before, demand to get the torque converter right, because I think that it's stuck again.
HTH
There is conversation about the continuing issues the www.edmunds.com site is having in this discussion: Inside Line Feedback and Questions.
Essentially, all the Forums folks are very sorry for what's going on and it's apparently out of our control. It has nothing to do with the Forums at all, it's all the main site, but it affects some of the paths to get here.
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Btw, I plan to sell my Intrigue this spring and get either a G35, TL, or TSX.
Thanks!
If I can pull it off, I'd love a base 3.6L CTS to replace my loved Intrigue some day. I think I will have a hard time parting with the Olds though, I still enjoy driving it as much today as I did 5 years ago when I bought her. When it's clean, I still look at the car in awe.
Will keep you up to date.