Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#8019926October 1, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING, P205/70R15, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 1500 MILES, MOUNTED ON A BUICK LESABRE 1999. NLM DOT U9M0 XC83102 A05L
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019944October 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
IN AN EMERGENCY IT IS VERY HARD TO LOCATED THE POSITION OF THE HORN. CONSUMER HAS HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS, WHERE SOMEONE WAS ABOUT TO BACK INTO HIM AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SOUND THE HORN IN TIME. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE HORN IS OF POOR DESIGN. *NLM THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN ALSO REQUIRES TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO SOUND. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567785September 30, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SUN SHINES UPON THE LIGHT GRAY DASHBOARD, THE DASH BOARD REFLECTS UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD REDUCING THE VISIBILITY BY AN ESTIMATED 30 PERCENT. THE CONSUMER HAS PLACED A BLACK CLOTH ON THE DASH TO IMPROVE THE VISIBILTY AND FEELS THAT THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE; MAKE THE DASH BOARD FLAT BLACK. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019776September 30, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRUNK WILL OPEN. BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR WORK AND THE KEY WORKS FOR TRUCK ON THE OUTSIDE. TRUCK COME OPEN ON ITS OWN. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019836September 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF WITH OUT ANY NOTICE. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019658September 27, 2002
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019260September 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019212September 23, 2002
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567525September 18, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TWO TIRES ON THE SAME VEHICLE SEPERATED AT THE SAME TIME. (GENERAL TIRES)*SCC THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE SIGN CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH DUE TO TIRE SEPARATION. DOT # A3M3 AB7 389 *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018847September 17, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP AND HAS A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTION. CONSUMER STATED HAVING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.*AKTHE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE NUM. SIX CYLINDER HAD BURNED OUT AND AN INJECTOR HAD SHORTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE CONSUMER HAS HAD THAT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018874September 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT. WITH NO WARNING ALL LIGHTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, LOST POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO CABLE SEPARATING FROM HOUSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567512September 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATES, SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, IT HAS SPORADICALLY STALLED OUT 10 TIMES. 2 DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSED VIA COMPUTER BUT ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A REAR-END COLLISION. *TT *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018312September 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT DRIVER HEARD A "THUMP/CLUNCK" SOUND. LIGHTS ON CONSOLE BEGAN TO COME ON. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO A FIRE STATION. SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP CAME OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018350September 10, 2002
SEATS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED FORWARD WHILE TURNING CORNERS. CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE, SEAT MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A HARSH DOWN SHIFT WHEN MERGING ON TO A FREEWAY OR GOIND UP A HILL. SHIFTS DOWN TO LOWER GEAR. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS UPDATED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE HARSH ENGAGEMENT. ONCE IN A WHILE THE HARSH ENGAGEMENT HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED DUE TO SEDIMENT. THE REAR BRAKES STILL MOAN AND ARE SQUEAKY AT LOW SPEEDS. THEY WERE HOSED OFF TO REMOVE THE EXCESS BRAKE DUST FORM THE ROTORS. THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING HARD ON FREEWAYS OR CITY STREETS. THE STEERING LABORS ENGINE WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR BACKING UP. THE POWER STEERING HYDRAULIC HOSES WERE REPLACED. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766851September 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR FAILED TO START AND UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. REVERSED KEY AND CAR STARTED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, CAR DID NOT START BUT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. REVERSED KEY AND CAR STARTED. I'M CONCERNED AS TO DEFECT IN IGNITION THAT MIGHT FAIL AT A FUTURE DATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567278September 2, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT AXLE AND LEFT FRONT FENDER, THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, POSSIBLE LUGS, NUTS, BOLT FAILURE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017671August 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HARSH DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT GO BACK INTO FIRST GEAR.CONTACTED DEALER.CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017672August 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, WHEELS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE REAR ROTORS WERE HANGING UP, MAKE NOISE, PULSATE, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT END VIBRATES, THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS MISALIGNED, STICKS OUT, AND NOISY, THE TIRE WAS CHANGED BUT FAILED BALANCE AND THERES A VIBRATION, THE ENGINE STUMBLES/STALLS, THE INTERIOR CLOTH BY THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE-3 TIMES, CAN HEAR A MOAN COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE ONSTAR ANTENNA FELL APART, THE TORSION ROD VIBRATES, THE STEERING SHUDDERS AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ON TURNS AND THE HOSE/BULLETIN # 99-02-32-007A, POWER STEERING, AND HYDRAULICS HAVE BEEN REPLACED-8 TIMES, THE A/C BLOWS HOT AIR/BULLETIN #990139-004A, AND THE VEHICLE POPS/BANGS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND MAKING TURNS, THERES A RATTLE NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE/POSSIBLE EXHAUST OR AIR PUMP-CAUSE: INTERMEDIATE EXHAUST PIPE RATTLING (INTERNAL) FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO OXIDATION CATALYTIC CONVERTER-REPLACED, WHEEL ALIGNMENT (PULLS TO THE LEFT), THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PILLAR MOLDING/REMOVED THE A-PILLAR TRIM AND INSULATED/ALIGN/AGAINST UPPER DASH, AND GETTING POOR FUEL ECONOMY/IDLE AIR CONTROL-REPPACED. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017673August 30, 2002
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND WILL LURCH BACKWARDS WHEN STOPPING OR APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK THE LEFT FRONT SEAT MOVES FORWARD ON ACCELERATION, IS NOT INSULATED BETWEEN THE SEAT AND FLOOR/REMOVED LEFT SEAT INSULATED AND REINSTALLED. THE PIVOT POINT ON THE DRIVER'S IS LOOSE CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK. THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY, FRONT SEAT POWER SPLIT SEAT-REPLACED. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017677August 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO WORK ON HIGH SPEED FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY CAN OPERATE ON NORMAL SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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