Buick LeSabre Complaints (1994)

158 consumer complaints on file.

#858053March 7, 2000
STEERING
STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAVE TO HE TIGHTENED OR REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719700March 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856017February 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT THEN UPSHIFT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND FINALLY STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED THREE TIMES . DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AND RESTARTS SURGING DUE TO UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND THROTTLE BODY GASKET FAIURES. PCM FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855683January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED TO THE BOOSTER HOUSING, CAUSING OIL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877511January 5, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR PREMATURELY FAILED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#716129December 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848549September 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE VENTS, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. SOMEONE PUT WATER ON THE FIRE AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED DUE TO BAD BEARINGS AND DID NOT STOP SMOKING UNTIL BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711693September 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE QUIT/SEIZED AS VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO BANK PARKING LOT. NO INDICATIONS/LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE YET TO LET ME KNOW WHAT FAILED. BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (36/36000), HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ENGINE, $3700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845987September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IGNORED PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WET SLIPPERY ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847303September 9, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#847037September 7, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WOULD TRY TO RELEASE THE POWER LOCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE & IT WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK. SOMETIMES USE OF KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE LOCK. CAN NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT HELP FROM OUTSIDE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846938September 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLS OUT. DLR HAS SEEN BEFORE AND TRIED TO FIX, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846421September 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BOLTS BROKE. BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT & WERE CORRODED. SPRING HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR CONTROL ARM BOLT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710489August 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTIPLE COMPUTER FAILURES - AND WIRE HARNESS PROBLEMS. SINCE DEC 1998. ABS BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE IN NOVEMBER. A WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM ALSO. CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A TIME LATE APR - JUN. $1800 PLUS DEALER COST ON WIRING ALONE. WEEK 2 AUGUST - CAR BACK FROM SHOP FOR 2 WKKS, ALTERNATOR (MORE ELECTRICAL ) FAILS ($280). AUG 24TH FUEL PUMP FAILS (ELECTRICAL??) (EST $600) I GIVE UP..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845427August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATIND ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. ALSO, A/C CONTROL HEAD ASSEMBLY IS WORKING BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548020August 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRABBING WHEN APPLIED, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844947August 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON BECAUSE THE ABS HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709567August 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING ON AN URBAN HIGHWAY, MY WIFE NOTED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME. SHE THOUGHT THE SMELL MIGHT BE COMING FROM A SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE CAR SO SHE SHUT THE AIR VENT AND STARTED THE AIR CONDITIONER. SHE STARTED TO FEEL FAINT AND NAUSEAS SO SHE LOOKED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THIS POINT WAS CAUSING BLURRED VISION AND DIFFICULTY WITH HER MOTOR CONTROLS. SHE STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. SHE WAS HELPED BY SEVERAL BYSTANDERS WHO ENSURED THAT SHE WAS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AS THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. SHE DECLINED AN AMBULANCE BUT IN RETROSPECT SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED AS SHE HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HER HUSBAND, WRITING THIS REPORT, ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR. WHAT I FOUND WAS THE HOOD UP AND JUST A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER HELPING MY WIFE AND GETTING HER COMFORTABLE, I WENT BACK TO THE BUICK LESABRE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUS. SEEING NOTHING, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR WITH THE HOOD UP. BEFORE THE CAR STARTED, A SPRAY OF GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD AND I IMMEDIATELY ABANDONED ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE GASOLINE VAPORS DISSIPATED, I INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR FUEL LINE LEAKS. DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I COULD SEE LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GASOLINE RETURN LINE. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE LINE WHICH ALLOWED GASOLINE TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED ON THIS FORM. THEY HAVE THE PART AS I ASKED THEM TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHY THE LINE FAILED. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE! ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE, YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT MY STATED PHONE NUMBERS. AS AN ASIDE, THE CAR HAD JUST RECEIVED (ONE MONTH EARLIER) AN ENGINE TUNE UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843336July 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACT WHEN ABS DID NOT KICK IN AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS WHICH STILL EXIST. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#708753July 17, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS, ONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BACKFIRE EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT APPROIXMATELY 35 MILLES PER HOUR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS; EVERY TIME THE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. OR EACH TIME YOU STOP YOU TEMPORARLY THRE FUEL TANK WILL POP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE ENGINE BACKFIRING, OR INTHE CASE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING THE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS CHANGED THE TYPE OF METAL /MATERIAL THAT USED TO MAKE FUEL TANKS SINCE 1996 BECAUSE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING. BUYERS GUIDE , 1998, ADDRESSED TH BACKFIRING PROBLEM BUT, GM HAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE TO ME TO INFORM ME OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT IS PREFORMED BY THE DEALERS OR GM. I AM CONCERED OF A POSSIBLE EXHAUST PROBLEM OR THE FUEL TANK MIGHT RUPUTER PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS AN ONGOING FIX THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT. THANK YOU. P.L. KING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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