excessive noise

[DerJager]

I own a 1999 Olds Intrigue GLS. The road noise in the rear seat of the car is almost unbearable. Is this a common problem, if so is there a remedy?

[burijon]

Tires are usually the culprit in road noise. I recently bought a set of Falken ZIEX 512. http://www.falkentire.com/html/produ...12/ziex512.htm

Consumer reports rated this as the number one tire in a comparison recently for all season passenger car tires. These are H rated tires which will ride firmer than the stock Goodyears but are amazingly quiet. I was worried at first because of the higher speed rating than the T and S ratings usually on Intrigues but am amazed every time I drive the car. No more wallowing ride and the tires are quiet indeed. 60k wear warranty is kudos as well.

Undercoating the wheel wells over what the factory/dealer has done may help. Cans of rubberized undercoating should be available at most auto parts stores. Undercoating the whole car helps out a bunch with deadening the noise.

Sound dampening helps alot. Dynamat is probably the most common name that comes to mind. http://www.dynamat.com/spec_dynamat_original.htm

There is also "Brown Bread" which is a roofing sealer but has similar properties to Dynamat but is cheaper and available at Home Depot or Lowes hardware stores.
http://www.dynamat.com/sound_dbate_X...comparison.htm

Another thing that comes to mind is perhaps the rear door seals or your trunk seal are not doing their jobs.

Hope this helps!

[Renegade2k]

Your tires may be cupped from a bad alignment. make sure you have your alignment checked when you get new tires

[kmohr3]

Don't forget the possibility of a rear wheel bearing! It can be very similar to tire noise.

[illinoiswronski]

Before winter I had the stock tires replaces with Michelin MVX4+ tires from Costco. I was amazed how much quiter these were.