Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#710528August 25, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE CAR KILLS. THE POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES GO OUT MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. THE CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATLY 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO TWO SEPERATE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS. OF THE 1400 MILE CURRENTLY ON THE VEHICLE, APPROXIMATLY 600 WERE PUT ON BY THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845427August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATIND ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. ALSO, A/C CONTROL HEAD ASSEMBLY IS WORKING BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548020August 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRABBING WHEN APPLIED, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710053August 16, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER RECALL ORDER (5/99) FOR "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE"; WORK WAS COMPLETED BY ALHAMBRA BUICK ON 7/12/99. WHILE DRIVING ON FRIDAY, 7/23/99, CAR SURGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT COULD NOT GET CAR TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, BUT IN PROCESS HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I EVENTUALLY CROSSED INTERESECTION AND RAN CAR ALONGSIDE CURB TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE AND ACCELERATE, AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SLOW CAR ENOUGH TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK AND STOP CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO ALHAMBRA BUICK TO BE CHECKED OUT WITH FULL EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED, HOWEVER, THEY WERE INSISTENT TO HAVE CAR TOWED ONTO AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS, RATHER THAN FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALERSHIP, BUICK DIVISION OF GM AND THEIR PRODUCTS ALLEGATIONS RESOLUTION OFFICE IN DETROIT, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM BRIAN BIRKEY THIS MORNING (8/16/99 A.M.) OF THIS SAME OFFICE, STATING THAT BUICK'S ENGINEERS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND HIS FINDINGS WERE BEING GIVEN TO GM. AT THIS POINT, THEY WOULD EXPECT ME TO HAVE MY INSURANCE PAY FOR MY AUTO BODY DAMAGE AND REMEDY THE DRIVER WHICH MY CAR HIT. I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR RETURNED TO ME, GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE AND THEIR FINDING THAT THE CAR CHECKED OUT OKAY WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFICATION OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR OR THEIR FAILURE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS; FURTHER, I DID NOT PAY $30,000 FOR A NEW BUICK TO BECOME THEIR NEXT CRASH TEST DUMMIE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE MY BUICK WITH ANOTHER NEW CAR OR REFUND MY MONEY. IF THEY FEEL SUCH CONFIDENCE IN THEIR INSPECTION, THEN THEY CAN SELL THE CAR AS A USED CAR ON THEIR LOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#842375August 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WOULD BRAKE SOFT OR HARD WHENEVER APPLED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED T CONSUMER THAT NO HISTORY OF THIS CONDITION WAS EVER REPORTED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844947August 12, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON BECAUSE THE ABS HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709914August 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN SOUNDS WHEN VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT 65 MPH. WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT LEAST 5 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOCK UP OR REMAIN IN HIGH GEAR AND GIVES THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE, FAILED TO LOCATE THE CORRECT GEAR, RESULTING IN A NEAR MISS COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844884August 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING, CAUSING ALL THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON/ HORN KEEPS BLOWING, AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844786August 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP ABOUT A FOOT IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE AHEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843413August 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO INDICATIONS, RESULTS IN NO BRAKES / POWER STEERING. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547779August 9, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DURING COLLISION FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED CAUSING ALL FLYING MATERIAL/GLASS ETC. TO HIT CONSUMERS FACE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#844410August 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
BRAKES ARE MAKING A SCREACHING NOISE. ALSO CAN HEAR THE GASOLINE .CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844452August 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUSTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SHIFT AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ALSO, HAD RADIATOR CHANGED DUE TO RUST FROM TRANSMISSION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709567August 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHILE DRIVING ON AN URBAN HIGHWAY, MY WIFE NOTED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME. SHE THOUGHT THE SMELL MIGHT BE COMING FROM A SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE CAR SO SHE SHUT THE AIR VENT AND STARTED THE AIR CONDITIONER. SHE STARTED TO FEEL FAINT AND NAUSEAS SO SHE LOOKED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THIS POINT WAS CAUSING BLURRED VISION AND DIFFICULTY WITH HER MOTOR CONTROLS. SHE STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. SHE WAS HELPED BY SEVERAL BYSTANDERS WHO ENSURED THAT SHE WAS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AS THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. SHE DECLINED AN AMBULANCE BUT IN RETROSPECT SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED AS SHE HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HER HUSBAND, WRITING THIS REPORT, ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR. WHAT I FOUND WAS THE HOOD UP AND JUST A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER HELPING MY WIFE AND GETTING HER COMFORTABLE, I WENT BACK TO THE BUICK LESABRE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUS. SEEING NOTHING, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR WITH THE HOOD UP. BEFORE THE CAR STARTED, A SPRAY OF GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD AND I IMMEDIATELY ABANDONED ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE GASOLINE VAPORS DISSIPATED, I INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR FUEL LINE LEAKS. DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I COULD SEE LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GASOLINE RETURN LINE. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE LINE WHICH ALLOWED GASOLINE TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED ON THIS FORM. THEY HAVE THE PART AS I ASKED THEM TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHY THE LINE FAILED. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE! ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS FAILURE, YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT MY STATED PHONE NUMBERS. AS AN ASIDE, THE CAR HAD JUST RECEIVED (ONE MONTH EARLIER) AN ENGINE TUNE UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843901July 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS SOLENOID SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547618July 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF STALLING WHILE DRIVING. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547614July 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO REPAIR (99V-089) WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE NOTT SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AND ROLLING INTO MAIL BOX. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843640July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CONSUMER SHUTS THE CAR OFF.CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709315July 28, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG MODULE ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE HORN TO BLOW INTERMITTENTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547516July 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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