Buick LeSabre Complaints (1998)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#542854December 3, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR MAKING NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831586December 2, 1998
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN, THE HORN DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUND. CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831422November 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE . WHEN VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, THE LEFT WHEEL REAR BEARING HAD GONE BAD. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK CONSUMER STATED A BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829838October 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEPXECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FUEL TO "LEAKING OUT" WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE TO BURN OUT AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541979October 15, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SPARK PLUGS BURNING AND COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827607October 2, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELLING 15-20 MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828220September 25, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BACKING OUT TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. FOOT NOT ON PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER & ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & PCM AS PER SAFET BULLETIN WERE CHECKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827513September 2, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BEYOND 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES OR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826958August 19, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEADREST DOES NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH FOR A PERSON OVER 6 FEET 2 INCHES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539122August 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND BACKFIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839818August 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS. WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL HOURS OF NIGHT, AND VEHICLE CLOSE TO FIRE BEFORE BEING TOWED. THE ALTERNATOR WIRE WAS PINNED RATHER THAN LOOPER AROUND THE MOTOR AND HAD BURNED OVER 4 YEARS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538891August 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537975July 17, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TRUNK POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537580July 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FLEXIBLE HOSE LINE FROM GAS PUMP, NEXT TO THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, WAS RESTING AGAINST THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE HEAT SHIELD WHICH MOUNTED ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER, DESIGN DEFECT, POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO CHAFFING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823787May 29, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DESIGN FLAW: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOCKING MECHANISM BUILT UP AGAINST BUILT-IN COIN BOX. HAD TO LOCK OR UNLOCK SEAT BELT BUCKLE PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533256March 27, 1998
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHEN HEATER IS ON STRONG ODOR IS PRESENT, CAUSING IRRITATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532757March 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED CAUSING STALLING IN TRAFFIC, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY INCIDENT OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821998March 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE DIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROLBEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#532240March 10, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DESIGN OF THE POWER SEAT ALLOWS FOR CONSUMER TO BE TOO CLOSE TO AIR BAG, CONSUMER CAN NOT MOVE SEAT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO BE SAFE IF AIR BAG ACTIVATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#528571January 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS AND GRADUATIONS FOR MPH DO NOT MATCH CORRECTLY. (MISALIGNED).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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