Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#853534December 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVER WAS ABOUT TO PARK VEHICLE WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE WITHIN SECONDS FLAMES DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH HOOD.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853420November 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. CAUSE OF SIEZED ENGINE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BUT REPAIRS WERE MADE. CONSUMER INFORMED THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. CONSUMER TOLD TO IGNORE 'CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON WARNING, THEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND BURNT OIL COULD BE SMELLED. VEHICLE TOWED FOR REPAIRS. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715254November 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD GEARS, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER AWHILE CAR WOULD SLOWLY START TO MOVE, THEN PICK-UP SPEED AND OPERATE PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715260November 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851300November 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REPORTING FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED BECAUSE OF SCALING AND PITTING / ROTORS NEVER BEEN TURNED BEFORE, AND ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851846November 18, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE WHENEVER IT RAN OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED REAR SPRINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851185November 15, 1999
SEATS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE INERTIA SWITCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549482November 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CONNECTION ON THE BATTERY SHEARED CAUSING A BREAK IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851566November 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RPMS RACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE HESITATES/ STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852824November 12, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
AUTOMATIC TRUNK WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON IT FLIES UP AND THEN IT COMES BACK DOWN HARD ON CONSUMER'S HEAD. COSNUMER SAYS THAT THE TRUNK IS DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW IT'S GOING TO DO THAT. DEALER SAYS THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE MADE THIS YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#783771November 12, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
CONSUMER AWAITING NOTIFICATION FROM GM CONCERNING RECALL 91V167, EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL INOPERATIVE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850337November 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE 2 REAR POWER WINDOWS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN ONCE THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THE POWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO OPERATE REAR POWER WINDOWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852650November 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED IN HOT CLIMATE WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852553November 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION AFTER VEHICLE WAS WASHED. DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN DURING RAINSTORM CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852462November 3, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATER PEDAL SLIGHTLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH SPEED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, GEARSHIFT WENT INTO REVERSE AND MESSED UP THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND VEHICLES STILL IDLES HIGH ON OCCASION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714269November 3, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAS MANY LITTLE SPECKS IN IT. WHEN LOOKING INTO THE SUN THESE SPECKS ILLUMINATE AND BECOME GLARE AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714271November 3, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT IS SO DIM THAT IT IS UNUSEABLE. ...HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO LOW. WON'T EXTEND TO PROPER HEIGHT FOR PROTECTION ....POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) STOPPED WORKING. KEY WON'T WORK EITHER. HAVE TO ENTER FROM PASSENGER SIDE....PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ALSO STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT....GAS GAAUGE IS DECEPTIVE. VERY INACCURATE. CHANGES WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STOIPPED. ....STORAGE/GLOVE BOX BETWEEN FRONT SEATS LOCKED ITSELF AND WOULDN'T OPEN. HAD TO BREAK IT OPEN TO RETRIEVE MEDICINE NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784260November 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS FAILED. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549326November 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. FIRE CONSUMED THE WHOLE VEHICLE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714166November 1, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CUP HOLDERS WILL HOLD NOTHING. AN ATTEMPT TO PUT A CAR DESIGNED CUP HOLDER OF HOT COFFEE COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURIES. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL FIT IN THE DRINK HOLDER---NOT A CAN, NOT A CUP, NOT A BOTTLE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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