Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#8023715December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023738December 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER NOTICED PERSISTANT LOSS OF COOLANT BUT THE LEAK COULD NOT BE DISCOVERED. THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT DESTROYED THE BEARINGS AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JG TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023521December 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS HIT BY A ONCOMING VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023562December 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#00V114000 BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL LEAKS. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770226November 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VARIOUS BUICK DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023319November 26, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED TWO OF THE LUG NUTS HAD SHEARED OFF. TS *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023266November 25, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023299November 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS CONSUMER ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER NOT DISENGAGING. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023186November 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER AND THEY WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023047November 20, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT AT 30MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023059November 20, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVE ANTIFREEZER CONSUMPTION EVERY 300 MILES, THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023077November 20, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING LOST OF POWER STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769924November 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED SINCE AUGUST 2002. THE DRIVERS FAILED MOST RECENTLY WHEN APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH AND THE DISTRACTION NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568298November 19, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED RESULTING IN A COOLANT LEAK, ALSO RESULTING IN A REPAIR COSTING $655.00. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT GM WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOR OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION OF THE PETITION AND IS SIGNEE #570, BASED UPON THE FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THIS VEHICLE, AS WELL AS THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF FAILURE REPORTED BY OTHER GM CONSUMERS. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THERE APPEARS TO BE A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD WHICH MAY IMPACT THE GENERAL POPULATION. THE CONSUMER ATTACHED A COPY OF THE WARRANTY AND OWNERS ASSISTANCE MANUAL WHICH STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS GUARANTEED 7 YEARS OR 70K MILES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS IN THAT STATE. THE CONSUMER ADDS THAT; TO HIS BELIEF THAT BY THE VIRTUE OF THIS STATEMENT, THAT GM HAS DEFINED THE PROJECTED LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE PART REGARDLESS OF THE STATE OF RESIDENCE. (NHTSA# 96V116000) *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568291November 15, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE DEALER SCANED DATA AND CHECKED THE BATTERY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND POSITIVE CABLE TO THE FIREWALL. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022844November 15, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568267November 13, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RACK AND PINION COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022212November 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022093November 4, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022106November 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WAS CHECK BY A DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN. THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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