Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#562372August 3, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS FAULTY AND PROBABLY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOMETIME, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER DUE TO FAULTY PRODUCT.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893269August 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH RIGHT FRONT GENERAL TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15, DOT: A3M0DBI138 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15000 TO 18,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. TIRE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, BUICK, LESABRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED 2 YEARS AGO ON OTHER TIRES.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749500July 31, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING DIM AND THEN BRIGTHEN BACK UP. THE CONTROLS WOULD ALSO GET HOT. I CALL MR. CARL CHIPMAN AT THE GO AUTOMOTIVE AND INFORMED HIM THAT I FELT THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF SOME KIND. THEY HAD A SUNROOF PUT IN AND I WASN'T SURE IT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSE BY THIS TOP. MR. CHIPMAN DID RIDE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID NOT DO IT WITH HIM. HE STATED THAT THE CONTROLS BEING HOT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS THAT TIME OF YEAR AND THE WEATHER. I TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD BE HOT TO THE TOUCH. I WAS ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT HOOKING AND THEY ORDERED A PIECE AND I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 6/23/99. MR. CHIPMAN TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS. THINGS DID NOT GET WORSE UNTIL THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON 7/1/01. MY CAR WAS NEVER PUT ON THE MACHINE AND BUICK IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR SERVICE WITH A DEALER THAT THEY WON'T COVER ANY OF THR BILL. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT $700.00 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL PANEL BECAUSE IT HAS SHORTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749465July 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NEVER COMPLETE FAILURE, BUT TRANSMISSIONS SURGE,D, AND MORE DANGEROUSLY, APPARENTLY SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893206July 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
ABS WARNING LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003290July 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ON VEHICLE, MUST CONTINUALLY ADD BRAKE FLUID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9003238July 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, TIRES
WHEN DRIVING CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT ALL SPEEDS, CAUSE 3 TIRES OUT OF ROUND. A POPPING NOISE FROM EXHAUST WHEN STARTING COLD, CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748629July 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748497July 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON MAY 22 POLICE REPORT NUMBER [XXX] WIFE LOST CONTROL AND REPORTED VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CHECKED..REPAIRS WERE MADE AND TODAY ON JULY 15 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND ENGINE WAS RACING AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TURNING 4100 RPM AND WOULD NOT IDLE.THE CAR NORMALLY RUNS AT 65 AT 2000 RPMS SO 4100 RPM WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CRUISE WAS TAKEN OFF HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED OUT OF CONTROL.ALL ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVEWAY I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER YET.DEALER UNAWARE OF ACCIDENT.ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON WET ROADS AND THE ACCELERATOR MAY HAVE STUCK THEN. I KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG...HELP ME IT MAY SAVE A LIFE. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892523July 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892374July 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892383July 10, 2001
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING SUSPENSION IS ROUGH. WHEN APPLING PRESSURE VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SHOCKS. AIR CONDITIONER LEAK, DEALER REPLACED COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEAL. PRESSURE OCNTROL SOLENOID REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THERE IS A SHUDDER FELT AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE TURBINE SHAFT SEAL BECAUSE IT WAS WORN AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR AS IF GEAR IS NOT ENGAGING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. FRONT ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION. TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE, DEALER FOUND WIRE OUT OF TERMINAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561675July 9, 2001
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW THE VEHICLES STABILITRAC DRIVER CONFIDENCE SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE DID A 180 DEGREE SPIN, THE VEHICLE ENDED UP OFF ROAD AND UP A SNOWBANK, THERE WERE NO INJURIES . NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892125July 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED. WAS IDLING ROUGHLY WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT UPPER PLENTIUM MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO ENGINE. THIS CAUSED PLUGS TO BE FLOODED. PLUGS WERE PULLED AND CLEANED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892044July 5, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHENEVER TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70MPH VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND FRONT SEAT. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE. EVEN WITH LESS SPEED THERE WOULD BE VIBRATIONS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THIS REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747818July 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747748July 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THIS PROBLEM, FACTORY INSTALLED ON ALL VEHICLES IN DOC# 538154, SER.NOTES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747552June 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE CAME INTO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WITH A VERY DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS UNAWARE OF. THE PLASTIC BEAUTY COVER ON TOP OF THE GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES MADE CONTACT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE PLASTIC FUEL LINE GOING INTO FUEL RAIL. DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE OF THIS CAR, LINE WAS DAMAGED BY THE COVER. SINCE THEN, I HAVE SEEN 2 OTHER GM 3800'S WITH THE SAME COVER-TO-FUEL LINE CONTACT. THE POTENTIAL LEAK IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE LEAKING PLASTIC FUEL LINE RUNS FROM THE FIREWALL AREA, OVER THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, INTO THE FUEL RAIL ON TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. A SIMPLE INSPECTION & PAD BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PLASTIC COVER WOULD BE A VERY COST-EFFECTIVE CURE FOR A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION. THIS INSPECTION & REPAIR SHOULD APPLY TO ALL GM BADGES WITH THE 3800 SERIES II ENGINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891293June 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION I WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747444June 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONTACTE DEALER TO CONFIRM HORN DEFECT-CONTACTED BUCIK CUSTOMER CARE-THEY AGREED TO PAY ONLY HALF THE BILL. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS NOT MY FAULT, EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED AT TIME OF SALE. WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT.HOWEVER, THIS DEFAULT IS NOT MY FAULT. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THAN A DEFECT IN HORN ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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