Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#852245October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. BRAKES AND ENGINE FAILED, AND EVERYTHING JUST SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549467October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE OVER HEATED CAUSING THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OUT AND THE HEAD VALVES TO BE WARPED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549425October 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE DISC BRAKE PADS WORN PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851905October 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS APPLIED, FLUID COMES OUT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPERS DO NOT COME ON, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713871October 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS POWER BRAKE RELAY FAILED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION AND I PAID TO REPLACE IT.ZIMBRICK MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF INTERMITTANT BRAKE PROBLEM UNTIL I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WHILE THE BRAKE RELAY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS STUCK AND CONTINUED TO BUZZ EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION HAD BEEN SWITCHED OFF. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 1997. MY WIFE WAS IN COTTAGE GROVE AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AT STARTUP. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MADISON AND THE BRAKE RELAY WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IN THE FALL OF 1998, I EXPERIENCED NO POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES DURING A DRIVE IN THE POURING RAIN. I HAD ALMOST NO EFFECTIVE BRAKES, BUT DROVE CAREFULLY AND PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. I SPENT ABOUT $900 ON BRAKE WORK AT ZIMBRICK'S IN APRIL OF 1999, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE NEXT FAILURE HAPPENED MAY 28, 1999 WHILE MY WIFE'S DAD WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO EAU CLAIRE, WI. THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE DRIVE (AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS). THE NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND HE DROVE THE CAR TO THE CABIN ON LAKE NANCY. ONE DAY, ABOUT A MONTH LATER (THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING THE SUMMER - ABOUT TWICE PER WEEK), THE BRAKE PROBLEM REAPPEARED FOR ONE DRIVING EPISODE AND THE NEXT DRIVE THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTANT PROBLEM, THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT ZIMBRICK HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANANTLY FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES DO NOT REGISTER ANY INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851559October 25, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
DRIVER WENT TO CHANGE TIRE BY USING JACK THAT CAME EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE WHEN IT FOLDED OVER WHILE SUPPORTING VEHICLE, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJUIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851591October 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICEDTHE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ALSO, WITHOUT HAVING THIS UNIT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE ABS UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713682October 22, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO MAX, VEHICLE WILL QUIT WHILE DRIVING AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. DO NOT FILL GAS TANK TO FULL. WE FEEL THIS POLICY WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR ANYONE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS, FILLED TO FULL, AND PULLED ONTO A MAIN THOROUGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549136October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION COOLER UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING LEAKAGE (96V-015), TRANSMISSION FAILED 20,00 MILES AFTER REPAIR. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847538October 21, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851110October 19, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN TAKING IT OUT OF ANY GEAR ,ALL 3 DOORS WILL UNLOCK EXCEPT FOR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. ,IT MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED BEFORE PASSENGER CAN GET OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850688October 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE RIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 60-70 MPH FRONT END BEGAT TO VIBRATE VERY HARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548906October 5, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAILING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546145October 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849551September 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS UNDER STEERING WHEEL, AND AT NIGHT OR IF IT IS RAINING DRIVER CAN'T SEE BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT UP SWITCH, INDICATING WHERE THE KNOB IS LOCATED SO DRIVER HAS TO TAK EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849297September 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 25-40MPH, WOULD HEAR NOISES COMING THROUGH DOORS & WINDOWS WHEN THEY WERE CLOSED. WOULD NOT HEAR NOISE AT LOWER SPEEDS. CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS & EACH MECHANIC HAD TEST DRIVEN VEHICLE. INFORMED BY 1 MECHANIC THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548832September 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ALL STRUTS WERE WEAK AND BENT CAUSING NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846593September 28, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
HEAD RESTRAINTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HEAD PROTECTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712324September 28, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TOO DIM TO SEE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT. DURING MODERATE TURN THE SIGNALS WILL NOT CANCEL AND CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. SHOULD BE EASY FOR FACTORY TO INCREASE WATTAGE ON THE PANEL LAMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848634September 24, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE DRIVER AIRBAG SEEMS THAT IT WILL DEPLOY DUE TO FACT THE STEERING WHEEL IS "VERY PUFFY" AND THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE, IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTLY MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION .MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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