Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10075461June 25, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE OF A CRACKED PLENUM WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLENUM, SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED LOWER INTAKE AND CLEANED THE COOLANT FROM THE CYLINDERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074181June 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN ANY SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTO GEAR OR PERFORM ERRATICALLY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079843June 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PROBLEMS WITH 2000 BUICK LESABRE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE NEEDED A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THERE WERE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THERE WAS ALSO AN OIL LEAK POSSIBLY FROM THE OIL PAN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079781June 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILURE IN 2000 BUICK LESABRE. *MR THE AC DELCO BATTERY WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE LEAKED ACID AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079796June 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LEFT REAR DOOR WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP.*MR THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND 7 MONTHS ALL THE VEHICLE REGULATOR WERE REPLACED (LEFT FRONT, LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT, RIGHT REAR)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078685June 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CALLED MY AUTO CLUB FOR A TOW AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CONNOCO STATION IN PARK RAPIDS. THEY IMMEDIATLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, STATING THEY SEE A LOT OF THE 3800 ENGINES DO THIS. THE INTAKE PLENUM ROTTED AWAY ALLOWING COOLANT TO FILL A CYLINDER AND STALL THE ENGINE. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLITIN FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WITH LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE THE STEERING AND BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079792June 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
LOSS OF POWER IN 2000 BUICK LESABRE.*MR THE BATTERY IS INSTALLED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CORROSION THE ULTIMATELY LED TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079705June 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. *MR THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079672June 22, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DURING THE DAY LIGHT HOURS DASHBOARD REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER PLACE A BLACK COVER ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT IF A BLACK COVER WAS USED IT WOULD DISABLE THE HEADS UP DISPLAY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078449June 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
OUR 1998 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED, APRIL 2004 OUR UPPER & LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD'S & GASKET WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES ON IT. THIS COST US OVER 2000.00 THE WEB HAS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER GM OWNERS. *AK UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. OIL AND OIL FILTER HAD TO BE CHANGED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND CYLINDER'S [ENGINE FLUSHED] HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. ALSO BROKEN STARTER REPLACED. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED OVER 110 MILES BACK HOME AT A COST OF $ 236.50 [MY WIFE WAS VISITING HER MOM AND HAD 2 GRANDCHILDREN WITH HER WHEN CAR BROKE DOWN IN A REMOTE AREA ,LUCKY FOR US SHE HAD HER CELL PHONE WITH HER AND SOME NICE FOLKS AT A NEAR BY RANCH TOOK CARE OF THEM] MY MECHANIC ADVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED, AND STARTER WAS BAD [HOUSING BROKE] STARTER HOUSING BROKE DUE TO TRYING TO START HYDRO-LOCKED ENGINE. QUESTION: WHY IS BUICK ALLOWED TO USE A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD? AS THIS IS AN AREA THAT GETS VERY HOT. IT'S OBVIOUS, BUICK MADE A BIG MISTAKE BY PRODUCING ENGINES WITH PLASTIC MAN- IFOLDS. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE ENGINE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND HAS THE EGR TUBE RUNNING THROUGH IT, CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO HEAT UP AND ALLOW ANTIFREEZE TO RUN INTO THE ENGINE. WHEN MY MECHANIC CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO ORDER PARTS, THE SALES CLERK TOLD HIM, "YES WE HAVE THOSE PARTS ON HAND IT HAPPENS A LOT" ALSO THAT THE UPPER & LOWER INTAKES HAD BEEN RE-DESIGNED AND THAT BOTH MANIFOLDS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS A UNIT. .(CONTRIBUTED BY MIKE & DELLA RICO) PS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION IS NOW ACTING UP [SHUDDERS ON TAKE-OFF AT TIMES] I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PROBLEMS [MANIFOLD & TRANSMISSION] ARE MAINLY GOING ON WITH CARS HAVING K IN THE VIN. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS? THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079436June 17, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING:LINKAGES
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE CRADLE FELL DOWN AND DISENGAGED THE STEERING LINKAGES. VEHICLE COULD NOT STEER PROPERLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS MALFUNCTION, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079382June 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
INTERMITTENTLY THE HORN WOULD SOUND OFF AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HORN SOUNDED OFF TWENTY TIMES SINCE LAST JUNE.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078276June 15, 2004
1. PURCHASED USED 2000 BUICK LESABRE FROM CAR DEALER, FALL 2003. 2. NEXT DAY - ROLLED DOWN DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW (ELECTRIC) - WOULD NOT ROLL UP - BROKE 3. HAD WINDOW REPAIRED - VEH UNDER 30 DAY WARRANTY 4. APPROX. A MONTH AND HALF AGO, ROLLED DOWN DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW (ELECTRIC) - BROKE - REPLACED MECHANISM AT COST OF APPROX. $400.00 (STILL HAVE MECHANISM) 5. JUNE 03, 2004, ROLLED DOWN PASS. SIDE FRONT WINDOW (ELECTRIC) - BROKE - HAVE NOT REPLACED YET. 6. INQUIRING INTO WHETHER ANY INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY REGARDING DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WINDOW MECHANISMS IN THIS AUTO. 7. FOUND A WEBSITE WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF OWNERS OF 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH SAME COMPLAINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075348June 14, 2004
TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FAILURES: REPLACE FAULTY GENERAL TIRES. REPLACE FUEL PUMP 26000 MILES. EPLACE INTAKE MAINIFOLD, EPLACE COIL AND SPARK PLUG WIRES AT 52000 MILES. REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS (4X'S), REPLACE TRANSMISSION 63000 MILES. *AK REPLACE WHEEL BEARING 74000 MI DRIVEN GENTLY BY A LITTLE SCHOOL TEACHER - WHAT A HUNK OF JUNK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073729June 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR ALWAYS READ FULL TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072263June 14, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONSUMER FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SOON AFTER THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION ON THE SAME SIDE. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064997June 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL 4 WINDOW CONTROLLER CABLES DISCONNECTED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE WINDOWS CAME OFF THE TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN THE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. THE ENTIRE WINDOW CONTROL UNIT FOR EACH WINDOW WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 20,000 MILES. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059253June 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053806June 14, 2004
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS RENDERED THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. *AK AFTER TWO TRIES, THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076016June 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MECHANIC REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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