Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10055898January 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING AND PINNED THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR BACK INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10055901January 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055845January 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE OWNER WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE THEN CONTACTED THE AUTO CLUB AND THEY CAME OUT AND ATTACHED JUMPER CABLES. WHEN THE OWNER TURNED THE IGNITION AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MECHANIC HE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A "BANG" FOLLOWED BY A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055750January 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE RECALL ON PARK AVENUE WITH 3800 V6 ENGINES EXTENDED TO THE LESABRE AS WELL. *PH THE BUICK PARK AVENUE AND BUICK LESABRE ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE CONSUMER SAW RECALL 03V473000 FOR THE PARK AVENUE AND WONDERED WHY THE LESABRE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057174January 23, 2004
STEERING
STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED A YEAR AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. *PH (NAR) THE CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN IT'S LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLE BROKE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057265January 23, 2004
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE DANCED SIDEWAYS WHEN IT WENT OVER BUMPS. *PH THIS WOULD OCCUR AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032147January 23, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE MIRRORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055643January 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY AT 25 MPH. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054649January 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT LEAK FROM MANIFOLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054656January 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AFTER SOME LOCAL DRIVING AND BEING PARKED, CAR PRODUCED CLOUD OF EXHAUST SMOKE AND THEN WOULD NOT START. PROBLEM TRACED TO COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO CYLINDERS FROM FAILURE OF UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. REPAIR COST: $681.30
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055665January 22, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT A LEAK DEVELOPED AND LEAKED FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE. ANTIFREEZE WAS GONE. HAD THROTTLE BODY HOUSING REPLACED ON 8/27/03 BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKAGE. HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTICED A RECALL ON 2000-2003 BUICKS BECAUSE OF PLASTIC BODY HOUSING MELTING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054614January 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKES ON A 1990 BUICK LESABRE FAILED IN THE DEALER LOT WHEN I WENT TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD REPAIR THE BRAKES AND CALL ME WHEN THE CAR WAS READY FOR SALE. AFTER THE REPAIR, I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THE BRAKES SOON FAILED AGAIN. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE REPAIR HAD BEEN MADE WITH COMPRESSION FITTINGS INSTEAD OF HIGH-PRESSURE INVERTED-FLARE HYDRAULIC FITTINGS. I SUSPECT THIS WAS UNLAWFUL. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THE AGENT I TALKED TO DOESN'T SEEM TO COMPREHEND THAT THE USE OF COMPRESSION FITTINGS IN A BRAKE LINE IS UNLAWFUL, AND TRIVIALIZES MY CONCERNS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR "AS-IS".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055489January 20, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BATTERY ACID LEAKED OUT OF THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ONTO THE FLOOR PAN. *PH (NAR) *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055360January 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A FAULTY PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048063January 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE UNABLE TO INDICATE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054412January 18, 2004
SEATS
THE RIDERS SEAT AND THE REAR SEATS ARE THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE SEATS I HAVE EVER SAT IN. THEY ARE HARD AND MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WILL SLIDE RIGHT OFF OF THEM. IF I GO ANY AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE SEATS I GET A VERY BAD BACK ACHE. I NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH MY OLDS 88. * CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055234January 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070939January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AS THEY WERE IN NEED OF IT DUE TO UNEVEN STOPPING, BUT REASON MORE SO WAS THE ABS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL, NOT ALLOWING YOU TO COME TO QUICK STOP AS NEEDED, EVEN AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THIS STILL HAPPENS EVEN AFTER BRAKE WORK WAS DONE. MECHANIC SAID THE ABS SENSOR WAS IN THE WHEEL BEARING AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO CHANGE THAT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD SOMEONE PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ABS FAILURE. AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER INITIAL FAILURE TO STOP, THEN IT WORKS FINE UNTIL IT SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND REPEATS IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW CONSIDERING OUR DAUGHTER, 16, IS DRIVING TOO MAKES IT EVEN MORE OF A HUGE CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071313January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SEAT BELTS
SIMPLE FACTS WHEN REAR ENDED THE SEATS ON 1999 BUICK LESABRE BROKE BACK SENDING IN BACK SEAT,SEAT BELT NEARLY KILLED ME , AND THE JACK PLACED ON THE RIGHT WING FLEW IN THE FRONT SEAT...... THEN IN 2002 THE CAR CAUSED A MAJOR EXPLOSION NEARLY KILLING ME WITH A FLYING BUICK SIGN CAUGHT ON FIRE THE TIRES .....ETC PROBLEM ....INTAKE MANIFOLD THE CAR ONLY HAD LITTLE MILEAGE AND YES WAS WELL MAINTAINED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10071317January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER BEING ENGAGED FOR 24 MILES OR MORE . THIS HAPPENS AT START UP FROM A STANDING STOP(STOP SIGN ETC.) IT HAS HAPPEN ONLY 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO SAY WHAT IS WRONG OR REPAIR NEEDED.HAS ANYONE GOT A IDEA WHAT IT IS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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