Buick LeSabre Complaints (1999)

209 consumer complaints on file.

#857432February 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AT 40 MPH VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856592February 9, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
IN BAD WEATHER SITUATION, ICE GOT IN BETWEEN THE FENDER AND DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE JAMMED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718544February 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
THE CAR SHOWS AN ANNOYING AND UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN IT IS DRIVEN AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON AN IRREGULAR BUT PROPERLY PAVED ROAD SURFACE. THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WILL ALLOW SEVERAL CYCLES FO BOUNCING BEFORE THEY DAMPEN OUT THE RESPONSE TO BUMPS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL, OR TO PREVENT BOTTOMING OUT OF THE UNDERSIDE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL BUICK SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS "NORMAL SOFT RIDE" AND DISMISSED. PURSUING THIS DIRECTLY WITH BUICK HAS YIELDED THE FACT THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER ( 000013545) AND PROMISED TO ADVISE ME WHEN THE CORRECTIVE ACTION BECOMES AVAILABLE. IT SEEMSPRUDENT, HOWEVER TO DOCUMENT THIS WITH NHTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550762February 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT RESULTING IN IT CRASHING INTO A STORAGE GARAGE. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856052February 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE SURGED REARWARD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY,RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#854492January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
SHOCKS IN REAR OF VEHICLE ARE UNSTABLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP & DOWN, EVEN WITH PEOPLE IN THE FRONT & THE BACK. WOULD EVEN HAVE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUCK & VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE. WOULD HAVE A CONTROLLING PROBLEM IF NOT SLOWING DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550280January 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
POSSIBLE COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, LOSS OF POWER AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715933December 11, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING, OIL PRESSURE GAGE CAME ON, POWER SHUT DOWN, CAR STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851905October 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS APPLIED, FLUID COMES OUT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPERS DO NOT COME ON, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850688October 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE RIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 60-70 MPH FRONT END BEGAT TO VIBRATE VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849297September 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 25-40MPH, WOULD HEAR NOISES COMING THROUGH DOORS & WINDOWS WHEN THEY WERE CLOSED. WOULD NOT HEAR NOISE AT LOWER SPEEDS. CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS & EACH MECHANIC HAD TEST DRIVEN VEHICLE. INFORMED BY 1 MECHANIC THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847479September 10, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT 5-8 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO PARK, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548239August 30, 1999
SEATS
DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEAT (BACK) COLLAPSES DURING COLLISION FOR SAFETY REASONS, CONSUMER REAR ENDED & SEAT COLLAPSED RESULTING IN INJURY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#710053August 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER RECALL ORDER (5/99) FOR "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE"; WORK WAS COMPLETED BY ALHAMBRA BUICK ON 7/12/99. WHILE DRIVING ON FRIDAY, 7/23/99, CAR SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT COULD NOT GET CAR TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, BUT IN PROCESS HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I EVENTUALLY CROSSED INTERESECTION AND RAN CAR ALONGSIDE CURB TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE AND ACCELERATE, AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW CAR ENOUGH TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK AND STOP CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO ALHAMBRA BUICK TO BE CHECKED OUT WITH FULL EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED, HOWEVER, THEY WERE INSISTENT TO HAVE CAR TOWED ONTO AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, RATHER THAN FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALERSHIP, BUICK DIVISION OF GM AND THEIR PRODUCTS ALLEGATIONS RESOLUTION OFFICE IN DETROIT, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BRIAN BIRKEY THIS MORNING (8/16/99 A.M.) OF THIS SAME OFFICE, STATING THAT BUICK'S ENGINEERS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HIS FINDINGS WERE BEING GIVEN TO GM. AT THIS POINT, THEY WOULD EXPECT ME TO HAVE MY INSURANCE PAY FOR MY AUTO BODY DAMAGE AND REMEDY THE DRIVER WHICH MY CAR HIT. I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR RETURNED TO ME, GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE AND THEIR FINDING THAT THE CAR CHECKED OUT OKAY WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFICATION OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR OR THEIR FAILURE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS; FURTHER, I DID NOT PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW BUICK TO BECOME THEIR NEXT CRASH TEST DUMMIE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE MY BUICK WITH ANOTHER NEW CAR OR REFUND MY MONEY. IF THEY FEEL SUCH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR INSPECTION, THEN THEY CAN SELL THE CAR AS A USED CAR ON THEIR LOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#709914August 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN SOUNDS WHEN VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT 65 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT LEAST 5 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOCK UP OR REMAIN IN HIGH GEAR AND GIVES THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE, FAILED TO LOCATE THE CORRECT GEAR, RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547779August 9, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DURING COLLISION FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL FLYING MATERIAL/GLASS ETC. TO HIT CONSUMERS FACE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#547614July 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO REPAIR (99V-089) WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOTT SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AND ROLLING INTO MAIL BOX. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708941July 22, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
OUR CAR WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE IMPACT, OF COURSE, DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE CAR. BUT, MY CONCERN IS THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT FAILED, IT WAS BROKEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT FAILED TO REMAIN UP-RIGHT. THE BACK OF THE SEAT FAILED TO STAY UP AND FELL BACKWARDS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY. I WOULD HOPE THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#841774July 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND STALLING STILL OCCURS. SEEKING HELP OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546061June 9, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE FIRST RECALL NOTICE FOR REPAIR OF THE TRANSMISSION (99V-089). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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