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The mechanics said it was the battery....and replaced a perfectly good one.
Still hard starting. They said it was the alternator....replaced that ($480 for a rebuilt!).
Still hard starting. Finally, went to my old mechanic and he replaced the STARTER....fixed!
Now...all this time, and before, my instrument gauges were crazy...and the trac off light would come on. After the starter was replaced.....no more problem!
But here's the thing....two years ago had a used transmission put in. It was never right, but the mechanics said...no problem....replaced torque converter selenoid....other stuff. Finally, they had to admit the transmission was shot, and replaced it AGAIN.
My problems with the crazy gauges began after they replaced the transmission the first time!
I always thought it was an electrical/grounding issue....like they took the thing apart and did reattach the grounds to the right places, but they did not want to hear that and kept saying it was all fine.
The Intrigues do have some strange issues, but, seriously, it is a fun car to drive and I don't think 150K miles on that engine is an issue. Mine has 160K and the engine is the best thing about the car....besides the ride and power ) I just bought a Mazda 3....to save gas, etc.
Duh! The Olds was getting 21-23 mpg and the best the Mazda 3 gets is 28! And the ride is awful!
BTW you shouldn't have to crank the car 8-10 times...ever.
BTW...just remembered....when the mechanic put in the starter, it made a loud grinding noise (never heard anything like it before), so he replaced that starter too. Then it was fine.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do!
i had a used spare ignition module from the junk yard and replaced that and it worked for 6 months and died one day. i switched to the old module i had in the trunk and it worked fine. I suggest to try replacing the ignition module with a new one. I was told GM cars dont give a code or a inaccurate code if the ignition module is faulty.
Problem: Currently Engine light is ON due to crank positioning Sensor being gone for second time (This is not the real issue, I learned to live with the results of crank position sensor being out, means it takes little longer to start but the car will start).
The real problem right now is that sometimes engine does not turn over when trying to start, again this occurs intermittently. There are time when it start without any issues but now there are times when you turn the key, all the lights and sounds are there and you can hear the crank relay click but engine does not turn over. After few times(could be up to 10 retries) the engine will turn over but won't start, and on next attempt it start fine.
What I've done so far: Initially I thought it was crank relay or ignition relay, so I have replaced crank relay, I believe relay 11 under. It didn't resolve the issue.
if you have questions email me bender1972@hotmail.com
So is your car stalling while driving, not starting sometimes, engine lights and all the dash lights glow and the needles fall back to zero.??
Here is my story with my car:
I just reposted what I said to others, Let me know if this is whats happening to your car??
My car had this problem for awhile before I got it figured out. Almost a year of intermittent issues. What my car would do would not start some days and others it would be fine. Many times it would actually stall while driving at any speed, It even stalled on me on the damn highway. I had a bunch of parts replaced, the crank sensor, the computer, oxygen sensor, fuel pressure regulator, actual ignition switich (the switch where the key goes into).The problem was so hard to find since it was intermittent. At one point I had no problems for two months but the problem eventually got worse and worse to the point where the car would not start at all.
I finally to it to a local GM dealer and they found the issue.
""on inspection found the ignition voltage to the PCM was dropping off the battery voltage to 3volts and then the car would not run correctly. Need new Electrical Ignition Switch"
So I'm pretty sure it was the swtich behind the key cylinder(the key cylinder is below)
I think that this was the part giving me issues ====> http://www.racepages.com/parts/ignition_switch/oldsmobile/intrigue.html
It is a switch behind the above part.
It was shorting out the voltage to the battery shutting down the engine.
Yeah the dash lights and the engine light would flash on and off, the rpm guage would just die.. it was weird..
Have a mechanic you know try to fix if if you can cause the GM dealers rip you off..
maybe quote what i did above should help.
Since they fixed that part my car has been fine..
hope this helps
keep me posted..
thanks
chris
Whenever I drive it to the point of the car warming up and getting to running temperature, the engine spits and sputters and will stall out. Sometimes it will start back up, others it won't and I'm stuck on the highway. When the engine starts acting up, the accelerator shows abnormal response, and finally before it stalls, the car almost pukes and a smell of something rich comes through the car. This is when I'm driving. But when I'm idling after a short distance, like if I drive the car a 15 mile distance, stop, and wait, the car will idle funny, choke, and part of the dash lights will dim, and the headlights will dim also, and then when the car comes back to normal idle (~800rpm) it will all be fine again.
I've read through these forums over and over, and found that someone suggested the ignition switch behind the dash, which I replaced, and still have this problem.
We've run a scan on it over and over, and no codes are showing up, and none have been stored. It sounds like it's electrical, but I can't figure out where the problem would be even located. If anyone could help out, I would greatly appreciate it!
Car Stats:
1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GL 3.8L
119,000 miles, regular maintenance.
Any help at all would be appreciated. This car is turning into a money pit...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks so mch :mad:
Any advice yall can give would help. I have all original parts in the car still.
my car just keeps cranking I have a Oldsmobile Intrigue 2000 it started out too crank for about 4 or 5 seconds then it would start now I went out there and it just keeps cranking if someone can give me a little help I would appreciate it thanks jeff and im a new guy on the block
Hi all, seems as if I'm late to the party, but I am now experiencing what most of you have described. Any resolutions? I have a 2002 Intrigue, and it has been experiencing the hazard/turn signal issue, with the always on check engine light. Lately, however I have been getting the intermittent stall outs, and it is frustrating. I'm hoping someone has a handle on what is the cause so I can get it fixed, and not have to try a bunch of different things. So far, everyone I have told about this has suggested different things, and I cannot afford guesses right now.
Your help would be appreciated.
Was able to drive the car for another 3,000 miles before the second incident. Time to donate the car.