Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10009975March 5, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CROSSED A ROADWAY, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10008701March 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008691March 4, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS FAILED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009095March 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY SULFATES FROM POST DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CABLES AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008397March 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FRACTURED. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE IN FIVE YEARS. THE FIRST WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL PER BUICK REP OKEESHA SMITH. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007297March 3, 2003
EQUIPMENT
THE SUNVISORS DID NOT FOLD FAR ENOUGH TO SEE STOP LIGHTS.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008242February 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK INTO CYLINDERS. COOLANT LEAK CAUSED MOTOR TO HYDRO-LOCK MAKING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. BOTH UPPER & LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS WERE REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008192February 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE BATTERY WAS LOW, TRIED STARTING THE MOTOR A FEW TIMES IN THE MORNING. AFTER WAITING ALL DAY, CHARGED THE BATTERY BACK UP TO NORMAL AND STARTED THE CAR. A LOUD BANG AND FLASH WAS NOTED AND THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WAS A BACK FIRE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT EXPLODED CASUSING THE ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE. VISUAL DAMAGED CAUSED BY THE FIRE WAS TO THE FUEL LINE, AIR LINE AND WIRE HARNESS. VEHICLE IS 4.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009538February 27, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, A REFLECTION FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED A GLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009304February 25, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR EXPLODED WHICH CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO EXPLODE. *JB *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007979February 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DISLOCATED BROKEN THUMB AND POSSIBLE PERMANENT INJURY. ON SECOND PASSENGER, SEVERE TINNINTUS POSSIBLY FROM AIR BAG EXPLOSION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10009036February 21, 2003
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED OFF, AND THE SEAT MOVED FOWARD WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008837February 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007843February 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
UPPER INTAKE PLENUM GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE CYLINDERS TO FILL WITH COOLANT AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL PARTS. POSSIBLE OTHER DAMAGE TO ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008637February 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS MADE A WEEPING SOUND, AND BRAKE DUST HAD A PASTE-LIKE CONSISTENCY. BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.*JB....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003904February 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE "HILLS" RESULTING IN CONSUMER BEING STRANDED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING INTERMITTENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR DUE TO BATTERY GROUND CABLE BEING LOOSELY ATTACHED TO VEHICLE'S FRAME. AS A RESULT, CABLE WOULD COME UNATTACHED, CAUSING CAR TO STALL. BATTERY WAS INSTALLED UNDER VEHICLE'S REAR SEAT. TS.....*AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007105February 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006161February 11, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE TRUNK LID COLLAPSED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE ON AN INCLINE, AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10006908February 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005533February 9, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TWO COMPLAINTS. ONE-COOLANT LEAKING ON HOT ENGINE PARTS FROM DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM. TWO- CAR STALLS ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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