Buick LeSabre Complaints (2002)

310 consumer complaints on file.

#10014831April 11, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE HORN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG PLACEMENT. MR SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011791April 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKES HAD FROZE, DUE TO ICE BUILD UP. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015217April 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HORN WAS USED. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, A FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE WIRING OF THE POWER SEAT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE HORN. *JB...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011584March 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FAX FROM JAMES L. BURNS (MI) REGARDING DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON HIS 2002, BUICK, LESABRE, REPLY DIRECLY TO CONSTITUENT & FWD COPY TO TOM BALDINI OF CONG. STUPAK'S OFC. MR BALDINI IS WRITER OF CONG LETTER. *JB *NLM....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009711March 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A THIN COAT OF ICE COVERED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007297March 3, 2003
EQUIPMENT
THE SUNVISORS DID NOT FOLD FAR ENOUGH TO SEE STOP LIGHTS.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009538February 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, A REFLECTION FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED A GLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008837February 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003904February 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE "HILLS" RESULTING IN CONSUMER BEING STRANDED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR DUE TO BATTERY GROUND CABLE BEING LOOSELY ATTACHED TO VEHICLE'S FRAME. AS A RESULT, CABLE WOULD COME UNATTACHED, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. BATTERY WAS INSTALLED UNDER VEHICLE'S REAR SEAT. TS.....*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006161February 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE TRUNK LID COLLAPSED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE ON AN INCLINE, AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10005966January 30, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SAFETY BELT DOES NOT FIT SECURELY AROUND LAP OR SHOULDER. THE BELT ALSO DOES NOT LOCK. IF BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ABRUPTLY DOES NOT TIGHTEN. THE BELT WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED IN 09/02, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WITH NEW BELT. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004045January 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001578January 14, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP.SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002379January 8, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER STATES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE WILL BACK FIRE. TS *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002015January 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO START AND CONSUMER HAS TO TRY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001762December 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO, EVERY TIME CONSUMER TURNS OFF VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME ,HE COMES BACK NEXT MORNING , AND HAS NO BATTERY. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. TS......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023977December 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE BATTERY DIED TWICE IN ONE WEEK, DEALER NOTIFIED SAID COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PH
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
#8022006October 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR, DRIVER DOOR WAS PENETRATED 8-10 INCHES. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISED KIDNEY AND MULTIPLE INJURIES ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS MANUFACTURER NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT SIDE AIR BAGS. *TT *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8020822October 15, 2002
STEERING
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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