Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10049875December 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT LENSES PRODUCE A THICK FILM. THE DEALER STATES THE LIGHTS ARE MELTING THE PLASTIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046591December 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048801November 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED (I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER). NOTICED NO COOLANT IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. TOWED IT TO THE GMC DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER REMARKS: DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM MANIFOLD GASKET ALL FLUIDS WENT THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK AND HYDROLOCKED THE ENGINE AND CAUSING IT TO SHUT DOWN. (THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD TO SEVERAL BUICK LESABRE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM). AT LEAST I AM LUCKY THAT THIS PERSON KNEW WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SPECULATION. I HAVE HEARD OTHERS WERE NOT THAT LUCKY AT OTHER DEALER PLACE WHERE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM EXCEPT SPECULATING ON THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALL I WANT IS THAT THE GMC COMPANY PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS CAUSED BY THEIR POOR TECHNICAL WORKMANSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048672November 25, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. THE NOISE GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIE ROD ENDS BEING WORN. THE CAUSE OF THE WORN TIE ROD ENDS IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NLM CONSUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO CONKLIN CARS AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042157November 25, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN LEFT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS LET DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THE PLASTIC WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, BUT THEY WERE STILL REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART. THE SAME DEFECT ALSO OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S WINDOW. THE OUTSIDE TEMP SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE INDICATOR READ THE INCORRECT TEMPERATURE. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047449November 24, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL OFF ON TOP OF CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO DAMAGE TO THIS AREA OR ANY OTHER AREA OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048428November 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING COOLANT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING IT WITH A METAL INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047277November 20, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
I AM REPORTING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE 2001 BUICK LASABRE. TONIGHT MY HUSBAND'S BUICK LASABRE WAS PARKED ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. HE POPPED THE TRUNK AND IT WENT UP WHEN HE POPPED IT (AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO). HOWEVER, AS I THEN WENT TO PUT A PACKAGE WITHIN THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID CRASHED DOWN ON MY HEAD, INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN A UPWARD POSITION AS IT SHOULD HAVE. I STILL HAVE QUITE A HEADACHE FROM THE IMPACT. EVIDENTLY THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE; MY HUSBAND SAID THAT HE FEELS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MECHANISM WHICH SHOULD HOLD THE LID UP. HE SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE HIS CAR OR PUT ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK, IT IS THE FIRST TIME I WAS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT, MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO BUICK SOME TIME AGO BUT NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE TRAGEDY WHICH COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD BEEN HOLDING ONE OF MY THREE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN AS THE LID CAME CRASHING DOWN ON ME. I DO HOPE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND SEE THAT BUICK DOES SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044571November 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STOPPED AND PUT IN COOLANT. NEXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , AND ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLDS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND GASKET AND REPLACED ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048114November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048116November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042713November 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS MOUNTED ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047022November 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE VIN [XXX] TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS HARD SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE ON WET PAVEMENT. IT ALSO DOES THIS IF I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT DID THIS WITH ONLY A FEW MILES ON IT, BUT WHEN CHECKED BY THE AUTO DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL OF COURSE THEY FAILED TO FIND THIS DEFECT AND WOULDN'T REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. I COMPLAINED TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048225November 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
QUESTIONS CONCERNING 2002 BUICK LESABRE RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR WHICH LEAD TO THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET OR THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED AN OIL LEAK IN THE VICINTITY OF THE SHROUD (PLASTIC). THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH QUICK FIX THAT THE MANUAL STATED . *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047903November 13, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS SWITCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047820November 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT SLIDE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WOUND ITSELF AROUND THE MOTOR, BURNING THE MOTOR OUT. ALL OF THE WINDOWS ARE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FOUR FAILURES WITH POWER WINDOW EQUIPMENT. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE OTHER THREE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WOUND ITSELF AROUND THE MOTOR THUS BURNING THE MOTOR OUT.*MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046827November 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR. A CHECK UNDER THE HOOD SHOW DROPS OF GASOLINE COMING FROM AROUND A SMALL CLIP IN FUEL LINE (TOP OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE FIREWALL). THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME FOR ME! LAST TIME THE FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE CLIP AT A FASTER RATE. LAST TIME I WASN'T ABLE TO REPLACE THE CLIP WITHOUT BUYING AN UNRELATED REPAIR KIT (DISCARDING OTHER PARTS) . I CONSIDER THE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE LEAK BECOMES MORE SERIOUS AND DRIVING THE CAR FOR A WHILE, AS VERY SERIOUS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044052November 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
THE HEADLIGHT LENSES MELTED. THE OWNER CONTACTED BUICK. BUICK STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. BUICK WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039865November 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAD NO PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A FAILED LAMP CONTROL MODULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH THE SECOND FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE FIRST AND THIRD FAILURE THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON OR GO OFF. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE AND TWO FAILED BATTERIES, THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN STATED THE VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FOUND THIS TO BE COINCIDENTAL BEING AS THOUGH HER VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *PH ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT PULL OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046567November 7, 2003
TIRES
LTR FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. MICA & CONSTITUENT REQUEST CONCERNING UNSAFE TIRES.*MR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS.*TS (CONSUMER JAMES GREENWELL, 163 F. PARK DRIVE, PALM COAST FLORIDA, 32137) (386-447-3571) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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