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Don, I just bought a 2000 Intrigue GLS limited edition on eBay. I love beaters, and this was affordable and very nice. One owner, cared for, etc. It has that nice 3.5 shortstar motor in it, leather seats, dual climate and stability control among other things. Now I just need to go get it from the seller!
Dirk
Norman - Montreal
Norman - Montreal Canada
There's a mechanism that senses if there's something preventing the door from closing..... maybe if the closing force is borderline, it thinks there's something in the way and will reopen.... like a garage door
Most inverters will drop out if the supply voltage is around 10.5v. A 100w AC load will draw close to 9 amps. My guess is the wiring is sized on the presumption the customer won't be leaving a high power load connected without the engine running...
I ran some 8 or 10 ga. wiring for the trailer battery recharging and tapped off it to supply the rear aux. outlet in the Montana.... but only leave the inverter connected for 30 mins or less with the engine off.
Use distilled water, available nearly anywhere. For a dollar or so, its what you need. Has no minerals or salt.
Dirk
Looks pretty simply to replace, but has anybody had a malfunction on one of these?
Rgds
Will see how we go.
Thanks
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I remove BCM PRGRM get in the car (all doors including liftgate are shut), I turn to ACC, off and back on again (within a sec.), open a door (chime) close it (chime - seems because there's a key in the ingnition), hold lock/unlock for 30 secs, nothing. Somebody help! what am I doing wrong? lights blink & horn sounds
It might be worth your while to have a mechanic familiar with this engine check to be sure you don't have a head gasket leak. Those are the exact symptoms mine had about a month before the head gasket went out completely on my 1998.
It might even be an intake manifold gasket leak, but I don't know if that causes a miss or not. Both problems are pretty common with the 3.4.
Charles
I remove BCM PRGRM get in the car (all doors including liftgate are shut), I turn to ACC, off and back on again (within a sec.), open a door (chime) close it (chime - seems because there's a key in the ingnition), hold lock/unlock for 30 secs, nothing. Somebody help! what am I doing wrong? lights blink & horn sounds
In another direction, is there any way to determine if the infamous intake manifold gasket problem has been addressed on a vehicle? I see orange antifreeze in the overflow tank, but I assume... ...that at 92k, if it was a problem, then it would have happened already. Thanks for your help!
My brother has a 01 silhoulette he bought new that has a tranny replaced at 43K miles and now two years later and at approx 65K miles the replacement went again. Local dealer said the will kick in 1600 of the 2500 cost towards the replacement tranny or towards a new car.
What is the warranty on this van?
Any thoughts or advice on how best to proceed would be appreciated.
Dillydill
After GM announced Olds was to be eliminated (May 2001?), it offered all vehicles with a 5 yr/60K warranty as standard. We purchased in August 2001 with this warranty.
Unless your brother bought a longer extended warranty, the original warranty is probably up.
That said, two years on a new or rebuilt tranny is quite ridiculous from a longevity standpoint. 100K miles should be the minimum that any respectable car manufacturer considers a normal lifespan for an auto tranny. I remember seeing GM press releases or auto news comments in 2000 or 2001 stating that they had made improvements in the durability of their parts and that the expected lifespan of such had been increased to 150K miles.
You may have some negotiating power using this logic when talking directly with GM. It really sounds like the new tranny that was installed was also defective and thus the the previous repair was unacceptable. Maybe they can lower your out of pocket cost to $100-$200.
I changed my trans fluid about 90k and now have 128k and its never been rebuilt, and GM makes one of the best transmissions. That said, my transmission shop guy said (when he was putting a clutch in my old car) "Hondas, Toyotas, Ford, Chevy, Dodge - we see 'em all. Automatic transmissions wear out eventually"
Driving style, terrain, load and conditions can make a big difference too.
As far as Dex-Cool or conventional anti-freeze, we switched all of our GM vehicles to the conventional stuff. I have no idea if Dex-Cool is good or bad, but I heard too many negative comments about it to feel comfortable using it.
So, you could look at a 1998 Blazer, a 2000 Grand Prix, and a 2004 Montana with green antifreeze and none of them have had any gasket problems. Just the anti-freeze change.
Charles
I have a Yakima full-swing 4 bike rack that mounts to the hitch so you can keep bikes mounted but also open the rear hatch. Works great. The locking cable it comes with my only complaint, it is too short for me. You can get them on ebay or locally, I paid a lot less than retail.
There are some other bike rack options, but that is one of the cheaper and better ones. There are some racks that do more but also bigger and cost more.
I've also got a Thule rack I had from another car (dodge shadow) and use one of crossbars and mounts up at the front of the factory rack. I added a ebay wind fairing to divert wind over the load in the rack. I still get the same fuel milage and my duffel bags don't get windblown very much with it. The bonus is that with the thing on the van, it looks more "cool" and give your kids places to put some punk stickers. With that fairing, you don't really need a big box, but it might be nice to have and more secure. I have not messed with a nice mount for a rear bar, I used cable ties to strap it to the factory rack for just hauling some bikes, the front took most of the stress so it worked fine, but I wouldn't want to put a heavy box on the factory rack w/o the proper mounting.
Congrats on the new van and I think you'll be happy with your setup.
You might also want to upgrade the rear shocks if they are bouncy, I put hi-jackers from autozone on and it helps with loads, but the lightly loaded ride did suffer a bit.
Funny you mentioned Oldsmobile is your choice of car, I just bought a 2000 Intrigue from a guy in Ohio and while it has two spots that need painting to be 100%, I got it for a steal and he had done all the maintenance on it and had receipts.
So we're a two olds family right now too. The paint job sounds...interesting. Not sure I'd do that paint job, but you'll be able to find your van in the parking lot, that's for sure! For me, just adding the fairing to the rack helps me locate the van in a sea of while vehicles.
Good luck with teh van. If you have read all the posts you have heard about the things to look for.
Dirk
then shut off ignition and started again. There wasn't any hesitation when restarting, then I was able to drive again.
Recently (3 weeks ago) I got the gasket changed (famous 3.4L problem). And own this car only 1 month - I have no idea about its history.
Wire harness under the driver seat ? Fuel pump ? Anything else ? I feel I am not alone with such behaviour. :sick:
Thanks for your suggestions,
V.P.
I know my brother talked to the regional Olds rep but didnt get anywhere.
I tried to tell him to tell the rep that acuras have had tranny problems and they extended the warranty to 100K.
I will let you know what happened when they get back from vacation next week.
Dillydill
Silhouette does not have the Rocket insignia, but the newer swoosh.
many thanks!
Not only did I not get the argument I was expecting but they made it seem as if this was an everyday occurrence. Seems GM Canada is treating this problem differently?
Any thoughts on this problem?