Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#723357May 30, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DELAMINATION OF PAINT AND REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES, CATALDI OUT OF BUSINESS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862622May 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552408May 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
REAR BRAKE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552391May 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR DUE TO MISSING BRAKE SHAFT RETAINER CLIP, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF PRESSURE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862492May 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SURGING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE INDEED SURGED, REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. ALSO HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862341May 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PROBLEM REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. BUICK HAS SINCE REPURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723097May 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723099May 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
BRAKES ARE SPONGY; PARTIALLY DUE TO A RACING ENGINE, IT TAKES MORE PRESSURE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A ROUTINE STOP. THE ENGINE HAS 'AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL' WHICH DISTORTS NORMAL DRIVING SENSORS. I DROVE A SIMILAR BUICK FOR A DAY AND IT DIDN'T REQUIRE ME TO BRAKE FREQUENTLY TO AVOID EXCEEDING OUR CONDO AREA'S SPEED LIMIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862271May 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RENTAL CAR: NHTSA RECALL 99V08900 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99011. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN IN A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, CONSUMER GOT OUT, AND LEFT WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE HILL. TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722904May 19, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I'M AGAINST HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE TOO BLINDING AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE BANNED. PLEASE FORWARD MY COMPLAINT TO THE CORRECT DEPT. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862189May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES CUT OFF OR JUST STOP WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND SAID IT OPERATED ACCORDING TO SPECIFACTIONS. IT HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES, MAY 8 & 10, 2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862069May 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH. UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAME S COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722665May 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE BEING REPORTED OWNED BY AVIS CORPORATION. DRIVER/PATIENT WAS OPERATING A BUICK LA SABRE, RENTED FROM AVIS. DRIVER STATES HE WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION, DURING A LIGHT RAIN STORM, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL THE BUICK. THE BUICK CONTACT A MID 80'S NISSAN PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WAS IN THE INTERSECTION. THE BUICK APPEARS TO HAVE CONTACT THE FRONT LEFT TIRED, RIDING UP ONTO THE LEFT FENDER AND HOOD OF THE PICKUP. THE PICKUP BODY HAD MODERATE DAMAGE SUGGESTIVE OF CONTACT SPEED BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. BODY DAMAGE TO THE BUICK APPEARS TO BE PRIMARILY ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT FENDER HAD MINIMUM DAMAGE. THE FRONT BUMPER AND UNDERCARRIAGE APPEARED TO HAVE MODERATE DAMAGE. ALL THE TRANSMISSION OIL FROM THE TRANSAXLE WAS RELEASED ONTO THE PAVEMENT DO TO DAMAGE TO THE TRANSAXLE HOUSING. . BOTH DRIVERS WERE WEARING LAP/SHOULDER HARNESSES AND DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS ON THE BUICK LA SABRE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE BUICK WAS SITTING WELL BACK FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO HAD A CORRECTLY ADJUSTED HEAD RESTRAINT. GIVEN THE APPARENTLY VOLICITY OF THE BUICK I AM UNCLEAR WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552242May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE QUITS AFTER STARTING AND ALSO WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PROGRAMING FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861849May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900538May 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861724May 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INITIALLY WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. THE CONSUMER HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL GO INTO REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552384May 9, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A THUMPING NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE IS NOT FOUND. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861650May 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#722384May 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY...HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED...DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO CORRECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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