Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#8001426January 3, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
IN JULY OF 1997 AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK OF VEHICLE WHICH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF TANK. REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK TWO YEARS LATER, AND A THIRD FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED. THIRD FUEL TANK ALSO DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AFTER ANOTHER TWO YEARS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS DEVELOP LEAKS WHICH COULD POSE A FIRE HAZARD. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900540January 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND THE WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE, FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, CLAIM 15-3100-237. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756260December 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 5K.RETURNED IN 30 SEC.STARTED TO EXPER. HARSH SHIFTING. DEAL. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. AT 60K HAD TRANS TEARDOWN.FOUND MANF.PROLEM THAT CAUSED FAILURE AT 5K.GM WOULD OFFER NO ASSIST. PRE EXISTING DID NOT APPLY.TO OLD TO MANY MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001272December 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE FILLS WITH FUMES FROM OTHER CARS, FUMES FROM OTHER CARS AND COLD AIR ENTERS VENTS, CAUSING SEVERE HEADACHES, DEALER SAYS IT IS DESIGN INTENT. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001218December 28, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND FORCED VEHICLE TO HIT A PHONE POLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001100December 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING.DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900534December 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000987December 20, 2001
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH EXTREME VIBRATIONS OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DASH. CONSUMER ATTACHED ADMINISTRATIVE NUMBER VSS20010150 WHICH STATES THAT SOME CUSTOMERS COMMENT ON SHAKING/VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, OR SEAT, IT ALSO STATES TO INSPECT MISSING BALANCE WEIGHTS, AND TIRES, POSSIBLY TIRE RELATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755905December 20, 2001
TIRES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS
WINDOW WIPER FLUID WAS EMPTY/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE/ TIRE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE,CLUNK UNDER DRIVER SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000927December 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LATERAL COLLISION; UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE TIME THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR DOORS WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#6900535December 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A POP SOUND AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER POOPED THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000818December 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, CONTROL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL FOR CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO ARE VERY HOT TO BE TOUCHED. DEALER STATED MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO SOLUTION.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000822December 17, 2001
TIRES
REAR PASSENGERS WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOUD THUMPING NOISE.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000673December 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE JUMPS AND VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, AND HE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900710December 11, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED STEERING COLUMN ASSUMES A DIFFERENT CENTER POSITION APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE TIME, DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE STEERING MOUNTING BOLTS WAS LOOSE, AND ANOTHER MOUNTING BOLT WAS TWISTED OUT OF POSITION, DEALER REPLACED THE BOLT, AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE RACK & PINION BOLT WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900836December 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE WAS A HUGE POP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004718December 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS BADLY WARPED, REPLACED, NOTICE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, STEEL WORN THROUGH, FRONT ROTORS WARPED AGAIN, REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899846December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY STARTED THE MOTOR CRANKED SLOWLY AS IF THE BATTERY WAS LOW, AND THEN THE ENGINE BACKFIRED LOUDLY AND DID NOT START, FIRE WAS DETECTED UNDER THE HOOD, UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, A DISCLOSED FAILED PLASTIC AIR INTAKE MOST LIKELY WAS THE RESULT OF THE BACKFIRE, FIRE FROM BACKFIRE ESCAPED THE RUPTURED PLENUM AND SPREAD TO THE REST UF THE UNDERHOOD AREA AND EVENTUALLY TO THE PASSENGER AREA OF THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755147December 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ON11/22/2001 IN THE MORNING HOURS,I TRY TO START THE CAR WHEN I HEARD A BACKFIRE EXPLOSION AND THEN SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I DID OPEN THE HOOD TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE CAR TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG, I SEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR I STARTED IT AND WENT TO WORK.THE SAME DAY I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO MY HOME, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING UP AND HESITATING, I SAW A THICK AND WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE THE EXAUST . SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I DID TURN OFF THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE.WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR, A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR CAME FROM THE ENGINE. I LET THE CAR TO COOL DOWN AND THEN I DROVE HOME. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PLENUMUPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS WARP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,FUEL REGULATOR WAS BAD AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULATOR WAS FLODDED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE AT THE DEALER AT THIS MOMENT. I'M LOOKING FOWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899416November 26, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR A CHECK UP. WAS INFORMED THAT POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK COOLANT PUMP WAS NOISY, DEALER REPLACED. POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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