Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#886177April 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785407April 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK WHEN HE TURNED THEM ON, WHEN HE TURNED WIPERS ON HIGH THEY STARTED, BUT ONLY AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR AND SWITCH, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT CONDITION WOULD LEAD TO A COMPLETE FAILURE BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560808April 17, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER HAD TO STRETCH THE BELT AND SLIDE OUT ON HER BACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560819April 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT THE HORN DID NOT BLOW, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS ONE SMALL AREA WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE HORN, IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO BLOW IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND THE HORN IS RECEIVING FULL ATTENTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560779April 12, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRVING, FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT BROKEN WHEEL STUDS HAD CAUSED THE BREAKDOWN, 5 LUGNUT STUDS AND 3 LUG NUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885655April 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING
WHILE HANDLING VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, VEHICLE WILL NOT TRACK IN WINDY CONDITIONS PROPERLY, AND DRIFTS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. ALSO, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE 5 TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION TO AVOID DRIFTIN IN WINDY CONDITIONS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885681April 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP RED. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IGNITION COILS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885524April 10, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
FUEL TANK AND SENDING LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO O-RINGS IMPROPERLY FITTED ON FUEL PUMP. IN JULY 2000, VEHICLE WAS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP. FRONT/REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. DEALERSHIP PUT A SEALER ON THIS, BUT IT FAILED TO CORRECT DEFECT. *AK THE DEALER HAD REPLACED MOTOR, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, POWER STEERING LINES, GASKET TO CATALYTIC CONVERTOR AND SWITCH FOR HEATED SEAT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885407April 9, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CONSUMER TRIED TO PRY PEDAL UP, BUT COULD NOT. CONSUMER THEN TURNED ENGINE OFF. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885431April 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, DEALER BELIEVES PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT IGNITION MODULE FAILURE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD A TUNE UP AND HAS EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL DRIVING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885301April 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELTS BECOME JAMMED IN RETRACTING MECHANISM. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885138April 5, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885175April 5, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK OIL AND OIL FILTER HAD TO BE CHANGED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND CYLINDER HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560646April 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE TOTALLY DESTROYING THE CAR. NLM THERE WAS RECALL ON THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD.*JB AN INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE IGNITION OF VAPORS OF GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, THEY STATED THAT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE ARE IN LINE WITH THE RECALL REGARDING THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *SLC REFERENCED IN EA02-030
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884825April 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION RENDERING BRAKES INOPERABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884707March 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR , CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884652March 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE , VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT ORGIN OF FIRE.*AK AAA DETECTED A HOT SPOT IN THE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL LINE RUNS ALONG THE MANIFOLD, ALSO VEHICLE HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, FIRE POSSIBLY FUEL RELATED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884440March 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ON EACH OCCASION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884465March 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DUE TO A LEAK; HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884285March 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER, POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE BECAUSE VEHICLE ALWAYS RESTARTS.*AK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL CUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX IT THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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