Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#884145March 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE WITH LOT OF NOISE, AND WILL CHATTER A LITTLE. FROM A COLD START. IT WON'T MOVE JUST VIBRATE AND SHATTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884040March 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A ROLLBACK AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL ON A INCLINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742874March 22, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
BOOMERSHINER FAILED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THE RENTAL AND STILL HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING WITH THE DAMAGED BEHIND THE WHEEL. NOSAFETY DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 70)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 70 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560398March 19, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SUN VISORS HANG STRAIGHT DOWN AND NOT BACK MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742387March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING A HOLE IN STEEL LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882801March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882527March 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN USING SIDE MIRRORS TO BACK UP THEY WOULD CONTINUALLY DROP DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT COME BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. A PROBLEM WHEN NOT ABLE TO USE SIDE MIRRORS.*AK THE MIRROR PROBLEM WAS A SERIOUS HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002008March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN VEHICLE RIDES RIDES OVER A BUMP OR A SERIES OF BUMPS NOT READILY VISIBLE, THE BOUNCES ARE ABOVE NORMAL AND IN A SERIES OF BUMPS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECOMES SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882171March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE CAUSING AN UNUSUAL NOISE, DEALER COULD NOT GET PARTS FOR 2 WEEKS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900533March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560044March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING CAUSING A GRUNTING NOISE TO OCCUR AS THE CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881843March 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATING ON ITS OWN WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE IN SPEED UNEXPECTEDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741636February 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL PUMP VALVE STUCK BLEW OIL FILTER GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741390February 23, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD MATERIAL MELTED AROUND ERG VALVE, LETTING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. SHOP WAS REPAIRING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881239February 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES BECAUSE BRAKES KEEP FAILING. PEDAL IS PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WILL STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THAT. CONSUMER IS NERVOUS DRIVING. *AK THE BRAKE FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881353February 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPATMENT WHILE PARKED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559794February 21, 2001
WHEELS, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE VEHICLE WANDERS WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY UNSTABLE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE 15" WHEEL CONFIGURATION IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741291February 21, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
STEEL BELT SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70 1R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70 1R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880986February 21, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO APPLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. *AK UNABLE TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW DURING EMERGENCY IS EXTEREMELY SAFETY HAZARD, POINTS OUT THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881032February 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING HIT A DEER AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS INJURIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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