Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Not the greatest - 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By BK - December 7 - 12:04 am

  This was my first car I had at 16 and owned it for 7 years. Bought it used with around 70,000 miles and worked good for the first year or 2. Performance was pretty good for a "grandma" car, putting the pedal down going about 30 would still break the tires loose. Understeer was as expected in a front wheel drive but it did well in the winter as long as there wasnt a huge snow storm. There were several things that went bad in the years I had it though. Wheel bearings were terrible. After about 2 years I had to replace the front bearings. Not long after that the rear ones went out. And about 3 years after replacing the rear bearings they went out again. 6 bearings for a car with 4 wheels over about a 5 or 6 year period is ridiculous, I initially blamed my driving thinking I took corners maybe faster than the car was meant for but I have since learned this was a common problem with the vehicle. About 3 years into owning it the electronic control module crapped out and wasnt worth the estimated $1000 for the dealership to fix it so I lived with it. This going out caused the dashboard to look like a christmas tree, no ABS, no traction control, the power steering just felt different but I cant describe the feeling even though it wasnt bad it was just different, the precision control didnt work even though I wasnt sure what that even did so that may be where the power steering felt different, electronics in the cab would do weird things like turn off the cruise control if you roll a window down and things of that nature. The cool thing about the ECM going out was the governor also went with it so one time while passing 4 cars I was able to take it to 126 before I decided it was smart to let off the gas. Passenger rear window went out and the replacement motor only worked for a few months so I believe the ECM going out had something to do with this. One spring the car was idling real low and would die at stop lights and that turned out to be a sensor in the engine. Another time the car idled way too high and I had to shift it into neutral at stop lights while onlookers probably thought I was showing off by revving the engine and then slamming it into gear, that was another sensor issue in the engine. And towards the end of my time with the vehicle it just shifted like crap, hard shifts and had problems finding the right gear to be in. This vehicle was probably my last experience I will ever have with a GM, there was always something wrong with it.

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  Great Car - 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By The Real AROD - December 1 - 10:00 am

  I bought a used Intrigue just a few weeks back, and I am really enjoying it. I have the 3800 V-6 and the car really moves. Handles great. Have gotten tons of compliments on the look of the car.

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  why my olds? - 2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By hope2 - December 1 - 10:00 am

  great auto, better than my 1998 intrigue

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  Great Car - 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By TPayne - November 27 - 10:00 am

  I have drove this car for 11 months and have nothing but truly exceptional experience. The power and quality is superb

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  Darn good car - 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By Keith - November 18 - 12:40 pm

  Bought this as a poor mans Aurora, the Intrigue, and was not disappointed. It has had outstanding reliability - the only major maintenance that was needed was new front disks and a transmission rebuild at 108,000 miles. The engine still smogs clean and gets 26 MPG at 125,000 miles. The interior and exterior have held up as well - from both a styling and performance perspective - with only a broken cupholder and a slight gap between a AC vent and the dashboard from shrinkage or a bad initial fit.

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  Good - standard to improve it - 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By gghum - November 14 - 2:00 am

  A well designed car for GM. Everything works as anticipated with but one complaint about a window air noise at specific speeds. Dealer tried a fix and it is better but ...... Too bad Olds is folding and this type of vehicle is discontinued instead of being improved.

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  happy with it - 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By not too shabby - November 13 - 9:16 pm

  We bought our intrigue w/ over 100,000 mi. On it and it runs great! Plenty of power and pick up w/ engine is awesome. I do have 2 big complaints though. The window control assembly on driver side pops out at will and Im sure it wont be long before the buttons on it stop working. And the suspension on it deteriorated very quickly and now it is a horrible ride on any slightly bumpy surface. It sounds rough like it may knock a tire off or worse. But overall, it has been a very good second car for us and I love the way it still looks for its age. For me, mechanically it has been a good purchase and I plan to drive for a long time to come.

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  New Car Excitement - 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By Todd Mitchell - November 9 - 10:00 am

  After driving my mothers Intrigue, I knew I wanted one. Style and power in a suprising family car package.

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  intrigue - 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By olds98 - October 2 - 3:06 am

  the oldsmobile intrigue is a good car. But it has its downs too. i like this car cause it looks good, it fits 6ft tall adults comfortable in every seat. when someone backed up on me and it was a big jeep and it didnt do anything to my car. and it has lots of power in it, for a big car it tops out at 130 mph. for my car i only had to replace the window motors, blinkers, flywheel, and a oil leak, and thats all. its also good on gas 30 to 35 mpg on highway.

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  Still Like this car - 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue
  By Dave Skogley - September 12 - 2:00 am

  I bought this when my Subaru wagons engine died in e. Tenn., (still havent hit 100k miles on 2 Ive owned). Sonny, the owner of the towing/repair center only had 1 car to sell, a silver intrigue, w/147,000 miles on, and I had to go 650 miles back to Chicago with my friend bill & 2 bicycles & gear. The car was leaking oil/coolant, had the warped plastic engine manifold, no ac, worn ignition switch, broken stabilizer bar, rusted muffler, worn tie rods/engine mounts, tension pulley, (from the oil). All were replaced & the transmission was rebuilt too. But the interior & body are in decent shape, and with all the trouble I was getting 31 highway mpg! I feel I have a new car now, and hope to reach 200k miles.