Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10041553October 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTING. LOSS OF COOLANT. REPLACE PLASTIC INTAKE, PLUGS, STARTER, OIL AND FILTER, PCV VALVE, COOLANT. PLUS TOWING BILL AND SHOP LABOR. GM DEFECT. GM KNOWS IT, GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR COST. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042603October 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN REFERENCE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE RECALL SAID THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY FASTENERS WITH REDESIGNED FASTENERS AND ADD COOLANT SYSTEMS SEALANT TO THE RADIATOR TANK. THE CONSUMER THINKS THIS IS A QUICK FIX AND THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE GASKETS AND BOLTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041329October 6, 2003
TIRES, SUSPENSION
SHAKES & VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHEEL & FLOOR OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE TIRES WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041222October 4, 2003
TIRES
I HAVE A PROBLEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY ASSISTANCE OR ADVICE AS WHO I MIGHT CONTACT TO HELP SEE IF I CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I PURCHASED TWO TIRES FROM BIG O TIRES-OCEANSIDE, 499 COLLEGE BLVD, OCEANSIDE, CA 92057 -760-940-1100. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE WERE VERY GOOD TIRES WITH LOW NOISE. ? 50,000 MILE RATED TIRE. I HAD THEM INSTALLED THESE TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR, WHICH REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES. I DRIVE 500-1000 MILES PER WEEK. AFTER MY FIRST WEEK THE NOISE WAS LIKE HAVING A MOTORCYCLE IN MY CAR AND I HAD EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN THE SEAT OF MY CAR, ALONG WITH INCREDIBLE SHAKING, WHEN I BRAKED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO BIG O, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID MY ROTORS WERE WARPED SO I PAID TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. I WAS OUT ON THE ROAD TRAVELING THE NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER 800 MILES AND THE NOISE SEEM TO GET WORSE. THE SHAKING HAD BEEN REDUCED, HOWEVER THERE STILL REMAINED MORE VIBRATION THAN I HAD WITH THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE JUST ABOUT TO WEAR OUT. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 2,000 PLUS MILES ON THESE TIRES AND THE NOISE IS UNBELIEVABLE LOUD, STARTING AT 20-MILES PER HOUR. I TOOK MY ISSUE TO BIG O; THEY SAID THAT I COULD BUY SOME NEW TIRES (I REQUESTED BRIDGESTONE) PAY FOR MOUNTING THE NEW TIRES, WHICH WOULD ADD ABOUT ANOTHER $80. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT LIKE THIS IDEA, I AGREED TO SPEND THE ADDITIONAL MONEY. I GET THERE ON SATURDAY MORNING 10/3 AND I AM TOLD THEY WILL ONLY ALLOW 50% ON THE TIRES THEY HAD SOLD ME. I STARTED MY ISSUE WITH THEM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WITH THEIR SO CALLED SOLUTIONS AND IT ENDS UP COSTING ME MORE MONEY EACH TIME. THE OWNER HAS NOT CALLED ME BACK. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER ASSISTANCE IN HELPING RESOLVE MY ISSUE. WHICH BIG O TIRES MY BE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS TO MY CAR AS WELL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042290October 3, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE CONSUMER REPORTED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE VEHICLE. 1)THE TIE ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE SHIMMIED WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH OR MORE. 2. WHEEL BEARINGS WERE MAKING A HUMMING SOUND WHEN DRIVEN AT 30 MPH. 3. THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042233October 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE STARTING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE BLEW UP DUE TO THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, OVERHEATING., SMOKE WAS VISIBLE INSIDE THE CAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR FATALITIES TO REPORT. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042084October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO THE ENGINE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETERIORATING DUE TO THE LEAKAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039654October 1, 2003
TIRES
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 OF THE 4 TIRES WHICH RANGE FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032111October 1, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015072October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040765September 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH ALL DASHBOARD INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING, AND ENGINE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039611September 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, EQUIPMENT
MULTIPLE WINDOW MOTOR FAILURES ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE. FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED 9/01, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED 8/02, AND BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS FAILED IN 8/03.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039479September 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK, INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD,OF MY VEHICLE, RESULTED FROM DEFECTIVE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD COMPOSITE MATERIAL DEGRADING AROUND THE EGR STOVE PIPE. BUICK MOTOR DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, #01-06-01-007A-(07/18/2001), DOCUMENT ID#812024, PERTAINING TO THIS EXACT TYPE OF ENGINE MANIFOLD DEFECT IN 1998 BUICK LESABRE AUTOMOBILES. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2003, THE EGR STOVE PIPE FAILED IN MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE, ALLOWING ENGINE COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE MANFOLD. I FORMALLY REQUEST THAT YOUR AGENCY IMMEDIATELY BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEFECT, IN ORDER TO PROCEED TOWARD ORDERING A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040557September 24, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND PARKING. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE, DRIVER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE HARDER UNTIL ENGINE SLOWS DOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040572September 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INVOLVING 2001 BUICK LESABRE. *MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER IT DID NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040383September 23, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 66 MPH AND HIGHER ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAD SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039367September 23, 2003
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY CAR, A '98 LESABRE, HAS A POWER ASSISTED STEERING THAT IS DRIVEN BY A BELT. THE IDLER PULLEY DISINTEGRATED, THE BELT CAME OFF, AND I HAD LITTLE STEERING. A PERSON WITH LESS UPPER BODY STRENGTH WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I BELIEVE MANY UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENTS MAY BE CAUSED BY THIS SITUATION. INVESTIGATING OFFICERS WOULD ASSUME THE BELT WAS LOST DURING THE CRASH WHEN THE LOSS WAS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. A VEHICLKE THAT HAS A SERPENTINE BELT ALSO LOSES POWER TO THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039400September 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
CAR BACKFIRED AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039125September 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1997 BUICK LESABRE LEAKING COOLANT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. PLENUM WAS REPLACED AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. HAD INTAKE GASKET REPLACED BUT COOLANT STILL LEAKING. WILL DAMAGE ENGINE IF NOT CORRECTED. TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE TO CORRECT EVERY TWO YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040078September 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
FAILURE OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PERMITTED COOLANT TO MIX WITH ENGINE LUBRICANT AND CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE. ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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