Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#735998November 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
A REFLECTION IS CREATED FROM THE DASH BOARD ACROSS THE TOTAL WINDSHIELD 12 ANCHES ABOVE THE DASH BOARD CREATING A GRAY AREA.. WITHIN THIS AREA THE DEFROSTER IS PROJECTED ON THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A VERY DISTRACTING & ANNOYING IMAGE DISTRACTING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED ,THEY CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED "I SHOULD HAVE THE WINDSHIELD LIGHTLY TINTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874537November 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES, BURNING CONSUMER'S HOUSE DOWN. DEFECT POSSIBLY RELATED TO BATTERY CABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557006October 31, 2000
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE PRICE OF THE AIR BAG SINCE IT FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#556468October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873990October 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873877October 26, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45 -50 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873829October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEN, CONSUMER COULD START CAR AGAIN. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IF ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556332October 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN AT HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MAKING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DURING WET WEATHER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734822October 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH, HEARD POPPING NOISE AND FELT THUMP UNDER CAR. AS ACCELERATED AGAIN, ENGINE REVS INCREASED W/O ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ENGAGED WITH TRANSMISSION. MANUALLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE REENGAGED WITH DRIVE TRAIN. SHIFTED BACK TO 4TH (D), LOSS OF ENGAGEMENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, INFORMED THAT "PLANETARY GEAR" HAD FAILED, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734824October 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD A PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS CAR IN 1996, AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENT FAILURE OCCURED AS I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A STEEP GRADE. CAR SHUDDERED, AND ENGINE REVED WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. THERE WAS LOSS OF DRIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENGINE AND WHEELS. I DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY, AND MANAGED TO KEEP CAR MOVING FORWARD. AFTER REACHING TOP OF GRADE, I RESUMED DRIVING IN HIGH GEAR. AS I WOULD START ON SLIGHT UPGRADES, OR TRY TO ACCELERATE SPEED, ENGINE WOULD REV TEMPORARILY WITHOUT ACCELERATION OF CAR. AFTER STOPPING ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID, I RESUMED TRANVEL. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME "HUNTING" OF THE TRANSMISSION AS IT UPSHIFTED GEARS. WHEN I RETURNED TO HOME AREA, I TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, PLANETARY GEAR HAS BROKEN OFF AND "GROUND UP" TRANSMISSION. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556652October 19, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE ON LOW-BEAM, CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HIGH-BEAMS ON. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734705October 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873243October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 20- 35 MPH ON FOUR OCCAISIONS ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR AND FAULTY IGNITION MODULE WHICH DID CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THERE WA SNO NO CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556239October 17, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION UNTIL CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE CHILD FROM REAR CAR SEAT, BODYSHOP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873149October 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SHIFT. , CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER ATSB. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED AN INDEPDENT DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873158October 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873168October 17, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V015002. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL REPAIR, RECALL REPAIR HAS FAILED, COOLER LINE SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WORK AGAIN AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873059October 16, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
WHENEVER MOVING STEERING WHEEL A NOISE CAME FROM POWER STEERING UNIT. THIS WAS DUE TO LEAKAGE OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID FROM THE COOLANT UNIT WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE WELDING OF COOLING UNIT, CONNECTIONS TO THE CONTROLLING HOSE TO POWER STEERING AND RUSTING OF THE UNIT CAUSED LEAKING POSSIBLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873020October 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT UPON BUMPING ANOTHER VEHICLE BUMPER AT 2 MPH OR LESS, NO BODY DAMAGES TO EITHER VEHICLE. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DAMAGES TO DASH PANEL AND FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WOUD BE MADE AT INSURANCE COST. *AK THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT NEITHER AIR BAG SENSORS HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AFTER THE MINOR ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556028October 13, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW GASKETS REPLACED, WINDOW ELECTRIC MOTOR REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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