Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#550762February 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING OUT RESULTING IN IT CRASHING INTO A STORAGE GARAGE. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718410February 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP MAKES A LOUD HUMMING OR BUZZING NOISE AT IDLE OR ANY SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856345February 7, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUSE, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856245February 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856017February 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT THEN UPSHIFT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND FINALLY STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED THREE TIMES . DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AND RESTARTS SURGING DUE TO UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND THROTTLE BODY GASKET FAIURES. PCM FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856052February 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE SURGED REARWARD SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY,RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#550635February 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE, AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS REQUIRED. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855840January 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN A PARKING LOT OF A DEPARTMENT STORE, VEHICLE PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING LOT. DRIVER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL, AND RAN HEAD-ON TO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. DUE TO FRONT DAMAGE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#855683January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED TO THE BOOSTER HOUSING, CAUSING OIL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855636January 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853873January 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACED AND WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900539January 26, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST, SMELL BECAME WORSE AND VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, HE HAD TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR STARTED FIRE AND THIS WAS JUST PUT ON VEHICLE, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855432January 24, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER LET GO OFF THE GAS PEDAL ND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550515January 21, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE CONSUMERS LEFT HAND KNUCKLE HIT THE MANUAL PARKING LAMP SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FEELS IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HAD HE NOT READ THE OWNERS MANUAL HE MAY NOT HAVE KNOW WHAT TO DO. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854492January 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
SHOCKS IN REAR OF VEHICLE ARE UNSTABLE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP & DOWN, EVEN WITH PEOPLE IN THE FRONT & THE BACK. WOULD EVEN HAVE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUCK & VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE. WOULD HAVE A CONTROLLING PROBLEM IF NOT SLOWING DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717671January 21, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEEL COLUMN LOOSE -- EXCESSIVE PLAY AND STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT MADE STEERING DIFFICULT AS WHEEL MOVED UP AND DOWN AND ROCKED AT AN ANGLE TO THE LEFT. DEALER CONTACTED AND GM CONTACTED--NEITHER CONSIDERED THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES MY BODY WOULD MOVE FORWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT SECURE. I WAS FORCED TO COVER 100% COST OF THE REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD TO DROP THE ENGINE AND PUT A NEW BOLT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUM IN THE ENGINE AREA. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS REPAIRED IN APPROXIMATELY 1996. ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING, BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE. BECAUSE OF MY WORK SCHEDULE, TRANSPORTATION, ETC. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN APPROX. THREE YEARS SINCE THE FIRST REPAIR. FORTUNATELY IT IS NOT AS LOOSE AS THE FIRST TIME, BUT IS SLOWLY GETTING SLOPPIER. I HONESTLY BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS CONDITION CAUSING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1987 BUICK. IF THIS WAS TRULY THE CASE, WHY DID I HAVE TO INCUR THE REPAIR COST -- $189.00 TO REPLACE THE BOLT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855191January 20, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY , TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, VEHICLE CUT OFF THREE TIMES. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717599January 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
IF A PERSON WERE STANDED IN THE CAR DURING A WYO BLIZZARD THE HEATER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP YOU FROM FREEZING. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERS SIX OR MORE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE REMEDIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900526January 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK EARLIER IN THE DAY, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA, CLAIM 42-1218-296. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854993January 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TOKK TO DEALER, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEADLAMP CONTROL MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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