Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#828220September 25, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BACKING OUT TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. FOOT NOT ON PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER & ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & PCM AS PER SAFET BULLETIN WERE CHECKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828199September 24, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING TOWARD THE SUN THE DASHBOARD IN RELECTED IN HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. RIGHT HAND IDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541051September 23, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE ROLL OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#540057September 15, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FOGGED CAUSING POOR VSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539744September 9, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540689September 9, 1998
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER LESABRE OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE AUTOMATIC LOCK FAILURES. WE HAD THE FIRST ONE FIXED AT OUR EXPENSE AND IT WAS VERY COSTLY. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE LAST TWO REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827580September 3, 1998
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REARVIEW MIRROR, WHILE DRIVING, IS LOOSE AND TILTS VERY OFTEN. NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, IT WILL DANGLE, GO BACK AND FORTH, IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE AND SWINGS. CAN EVENTUALLY HIT THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR THE MIRROR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND MIRROR HIT WINDSHIELD,AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827513September 2, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING BEYOND 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES OR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827459September 1, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN VEHICLE FREED UP CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, CROSSING THE CENTER LINE, BRINGING VEHICLE BACK BEFORE RUNNING INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPING OVER ON TOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#827247August 26, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL HOSE. ON 8/20/98 THE HOSE WAS REPLACED BY A DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539165August 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FLANGE THAT IS DEPRESSED ON THE SHAFT OF THE WATER PMP AND HAS THE PULLEY BOLTED TO IT, LET LOOSE, CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO FLY OFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539134August 20, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
PCM MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN STALLING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826958August 19, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEADREST DOES NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH FOR A PERSON OVER 6 FEET 2 INCHES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539122August 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND BACKFIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826693August 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE, RADIO ON, IT STARTED SMOKING, CAUGHT FIRE, ENGINE BLEW, VEHICLE TOTALLED, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839818August 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ELECTRICAL MALFUNTIONS. WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN, LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ALL HOURS OF NIGHT, AND VEHICLE CLOSE TO FIRE BEFORE BEING TOWED. THE ALTERNATOR WIRE WAS PINNED RATHER THAN LOOPER AROUND THE MOTOR AND HAD BURNED OVER 4 YEARS,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826587August 12, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER STATES THAT THE PMV VALVE HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538891August 7, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. (QCAW)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826353August 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING IN A PARKING LOT, AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, NOT TOTALLED. ADJUSTER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826034July 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAS FAILED, AND THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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