Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#890885June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD. PEDAL BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR WHEEL SENSORS. HOWEVER ,IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890896June 21, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN COMES ON INTERMITTENTTLY ON ITS OWN, DEALER SAID AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890834June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MALFUNCTED. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK, ABS LIGHT, AND DOOR LOCK LIGHT WERE COMING ON. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. DIDNOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890691June 19, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR FROM OUTSIDE BY USING A KEY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, NOR WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT. OTHER DOORS WORKED FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561669June 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, A FEW MONTHS LATER VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND MECHANICE STATED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AGAIN AND THAT THE MOTOR WOULD NEED REPLACED, WATER PUMP ALSO FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890393June 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH BATTERY LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, THEN, ALL DOORS LOCKED AND VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR UNLOCKED, AND ALL 3 PERSONS INSIDE VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THIS WAS THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME ON 1JAN2001, DEALER SAID BATTERY TERMINAL WAS LOOSE, THEN ON 8JUNE2001 , DEALER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. NOW DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH. *AK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890421June 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES SQUEAK IN DAMP WEATHER. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL OF BUICK LESABRES DO THAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746781June 13, 2001
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN HAD TO BE DISCONECTED TO STOP SOUNDING. INSPECTION CANNOT TAKE PLACE AND IT COST 800.00 TO FIX. IT IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG PROBELM. THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OVER 4"OF WATER COLLECTED IN SPARE TIRE AREA DURING TROPICAL STORM WHILE PARKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746618June 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEICLE WAS IN FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT LOCAL DEALER/ SERVICEMAN WAS TEST DRIVING VEHICLE AFTER REPAIR WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH BETWEEN TRANSMISSIOM AND GAS TANK, DEALER CLAIMS NOT RESPONSIBLE, VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY. HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROBLEMS COMPARABLE TO THIS SITUATION ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890019June 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN MAKING A VERY SLOW TURN, VEHICLE WILL STALL.DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES OVER LAST YEAR, AND REPLACED COMPUTER. HOWEVER IT DID NOT REMEDY DEFECT. *AK OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE DRIVER WAS IN LINE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE QUIT IN THE MIDST OF THE TURN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889661June 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED IGNITION WIRE. CONSUMER REVIEWED ODI WEBSITE, AND FOUND A TSB 000604023 WHICH DESCRIBED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900536May 25, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS HOUSE, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889156May 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BUCKLE TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LATCH. SPRING IN BUCKLE IS BROKEN. PART IS COMMONLY USED IN ALL GMC VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745815May 24, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE WIRING THAT CONTROLS ALL THE ELECTRONICS; AIR BAGS, BATTERY, INSTRUMENTS, ALTERNATOR, AND LIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES PER HOUR BETWEEN TWO LARGE 18-WHEELED TRUCKS. IT IS JUST BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT THE TRUCK DRIVER IN FRONT PRESSED HIS BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE HE SAW I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR WHICH ENABLED ME TO MANUEVER AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. I AM PREPARED TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC OR DETROIT OR ANYWHERE TO MAKE SURE THAT MY RIGHTS AND THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC IS NOT JEOPARDIZED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561192May 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AND PERFORMED A TUNE UP, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900543May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, POSSIBLY STARTED IN LEFT FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 36-A176-319. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887527May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED OUT AT 1,600 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT 2,100 MILES. STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE DURING SUMMER AND DROVE ONLY WINTER TIME. PROBLEM OF STALLING REAPPEARED ONCE MORE AT 10,600 MILES. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME FOR STALLING. FINALLY CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT STALLING.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565519May 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR EXCESSIVE FAST IDLE AT START UP WITH COLD OR WARM ENGINE. VEHICLE 35 MPH IN ONE-HALF MILE WITHOUT USING ACCLERATOR. TACHOMETER INDICATES 1800 TO 2200 RPM. MUST APPLY BRAKES REPEATEDLY TO REDUCE SPEED TO SAFE SPEED. RPM RETURNS TO NORMAL WITHIN SEVEN-TENTHS OF A MILE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560928April 25, 2001
TIRES
SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE NOT BALANCED, VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AT 60 MPH, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY WOULD NOT TRY TO BALANCE TIRES UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST 1000 MILES ON IT, ONCE VEHICLE OBTAINED THE MILES CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE, THE REAR TIRES WERE BALANCED BUT WOULD NOT BE SATISFACTORY TO TRANSFER TO THE FRONT AS THEY WOULD PROBABLY SHAKE, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR (GENERAL TIRES) AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886417April 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AS CONSUMER PULLED INTO PUBLIC GARAGE, VEHICLE STALLED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, CLOSED HOOD AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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