Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#764976July 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PROBLEM 1....PRESSURE REGULATOR IN THE OIL PUMP LOCKED ,CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE AT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. PROBLEM 2....CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL FOR NO REASON. USUALLY WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN FOPR A RED LITE OR TO TURN.PROBLEM 3..... WHILE DRIVIND AT AROUND 65-70 THE CAR HAS SURGED FOR AN INSTANT(SORT OF LIKE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PEDAL SUDDENLY FOR A SECOND). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764992July 31, 2002
SUSPENSION
WAS RETURNING FROM CHARLESTON, SC TO COLUMBIA, SC SUNDAY 7/28/02 ABOUT 7:00 PM AFTER A HOT DAY ON INTERSTATE 26. AFTER ABOUT AN HOURS TRAVELLING TIME, IN WHICH THE CAR FELT OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR TIRES OUT OF BALANCE DUE TO BAD ROADS IN CHARLESTON, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THE CAR PULLED OR FISHTAILED IN HEAVY BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. I COMPENSATED STEERING AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE OTHER VEHICLES SURROUNDING ME MOVED AND/OR SLOWED TO GIVE A WIDE BERTH. I HAD THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS AN AXLE OR CV JOINT HAD BROKEN, BUT UPON WALKING AND LOOKING AROUND THE CAR I FOUND ALL TIRES FULLY INFLATED, BUT THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRE BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAD ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF IT'S TREAD LAYER MISSING AND BARE STEEL WIRES WERE EXPOSED. I WENT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP GENERAL TIRES, READ ABOUT STRESS CRACKS APPEARING WHERE THE TREADS MET THE SIDEWALLS, THEN INSPECT THE ONLY OTHER GENERAL TIRE LEFT ON THE VEHICLE- IT HAD CONTINUOUS SMALL CRACKS THERE. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE PARTICALLY IN THE TIRE REPLACEMENT COST IF I USED THEIR TIRES AGAIN- I REFUSED THEIR BRANDS AND BOUGHT GOODYEARS INSTEAD. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LIVED THROUGH THE TREAD COMING OFF, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT ANYONE ELSE THAT MAY HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764899July 30, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
GM MADE THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLDS OUT OF A PLASTIC RESIN ON THE BUICK 3800 V6 ENGINE. THEY ROUTED THE EGR VALVE THROUGH IT WHICH CAUSES A HEAT BUILD UP THAT WRAPS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING COOLANT TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $803.76 PLUS ONE STARTER $189.00 THAT BROKE WHEN THE ENGINE SIEZED. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINES WITH THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD. THE DEALER THAT FIXED MY CAR AID YES IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT HE HAD ANOTHER CAR OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS MINE IN THE SAME MORNING AS MINE. SAME PROBLEM AND THAT HE HAD ONE THE WEEK BEFORE. IN MY CASE THE ENGINE DID NOT LOCK UP AS I AS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BUT THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THIER ENGINE LOCKS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014930July 29, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ,PLASTIC PART, FELL APART WHEN FASTENING TOGETHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764787July 26, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREADS SEPARATED ON TWO FRONT TIRES AFTER ONLY 14,582 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014781July 25, 2002
AIR BAGS
HORN STOPPED WORKING ON VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO GET HORN REPAIRED. HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT HIS AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. OWNER EXPRESSES CONCERN DUE TO HIM NOT KNOWING HOW LONG HIS AIR BAG WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014391July 19, 2002
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOAD AND ALARM SYSTEM CAME ON. WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HIT HORN AND CENTER PIECE POPPED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014069July 16, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT HIT THEIR HEAD ON THE REAR DECK ABOVE THE SEAT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT SEATS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH AND HEADRESTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE REAR SEATS TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, BUT RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE REAR WAS TRAVELLING LESS THAN 20MPH. ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS $2500.00. *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566591July 10, 2002
AIR BAGS
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO BLOW THE HORN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM MAY BE CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING. *SLC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764055July 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS IS THE 3RD GAS TANK THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. 1ST. TIME 15-JULY 94,.2ND 20-JULY98, 3RD NOW 9-JULY 2002. THE TANKS DEVELOPED A SEEPING LEAK AT A1-INCH CREASE IN THE METAL OF THE TANK, LEAKING GAS ON THE ENGINE PIPE . YOUR REFERENCE 825666 DATED 21 JULY 1998.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013675July 10, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566408June 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE POSSIBLY RECALL RELATED. DEALER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V015000. *TT CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ALLEGATION DEPT. REQUESTING INFORMATION WHETHER OR NOT CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HIRE A LAWYER SO THE CASE COULD BE CLOSED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012901June 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AT 50MPH ENGINE STALLED THEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. COULD HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012736June 26, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CHANGING LANES AND AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON, VEHICLE WILL STALL. NO WARNING SIGN ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566229June 25, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER MOTORIST CROSSED HIS PATH FROM A PARKING LOT EXIT AND SEVERLY DAMAGED THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND ALSO THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM PROPERLY, CONSUMER SUFFERED A SEVERE BLOW TO THE CHEST AND A FRACTURED STERNUM.*YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#763441June 25, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THERE IS A REFLECTION FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS VERY BLINDING TO THE DRIVER. ALSO THE DEFROSTER VENT ON THE DASH REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD SO THAT VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. DEALER HAS NO FIX. MY FIX WAS TO PLACE A DARK RUG ON THE DASH. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CORRECT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012487June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE LINES ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ROTTED INSIDE OUT. OWNER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS. OWNER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012348June 21, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, ALSO FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES GAS FUMES ARE PRESENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011755June 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS LOSING ANTI FREEZE INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER A PUDDLE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011757June 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AT OVER 35 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL START TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR OR WILL START SURGING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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