Buick LeSabre Complaints (1992)

189 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#546460July 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
SHIFT SOLONOID FAILED CAUSING SHIFT LEVER ON STEERING COLUMN TO COMES OUT OF PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707969June 28, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS PAINT PEELING EVER REPORTED AS A RECALL? NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838089June 11, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE ON & OFF SWITCH TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE AN OPTION TO HAVE THE AIRBAG ON OR OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838667June 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. HAS TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL PROCEED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706997May 30, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
DEALER WILL NOT HONOR HHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 91V167000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836040April 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES AND THE DASHBOARD SENSORS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DEALER CONTACTED, AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS DONE. FOUND THREE TROUBLED CODES, AND FAULTY ABS COMPUTER. PROBLEMS CANNOT BE REMEDIED, AND STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704886March 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE WRITTEN BUICK MOTOR DIVISION TWICE REGARDING THIS SERIOUS DEFECT AND HAVE BEEN DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE OR SATISFACTION. I RECEIVED THE TYPICAL BOILER PLATE LETTER REPLY STATING THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BECAUSE IT WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD THEY FELT NO RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE COMPONENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABS FAILURE. I DOCUMENTED TO THEM A FIVE-YEAR HISTORY OF ABS FAILURES IN BUICK LE SABRES AND PARK AVENUES, BUT THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM (I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO). I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE BUICK'S CHRONIC ABS DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS AND REQUIRE BUICK TO RECALL THEIR PRODUCT TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO PROTECT THE DRIVING PUBLIC FROM THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE ABS PROBLEM, I REFER YOU TO: WW.CARPOINT.MSN.COM/VIP/RELIABILITYSUMMARY/BUICK/LESABRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833978February 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN WILL ONLY WORK IF IT IS HIT WITH THE FIST ONCE IT IS STARTED.IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND IT HAS BEEN BEEN RESTARTED, CONSUMER MUST THEN HIT THE HORN WITH FIST FOR THE HORN TO WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703390February 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES, AND HAD IT REPLACED BY A BUICK DEALER, BUT IT SEEMS TO STILL BE LEAKING. RECALL 96V-015.002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543213January 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, POWER TRAIN
ALTERNATOR FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832218December 11, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WON'T STAY PARKED, BUT WOULD ROLL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830230November 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30-35MPH, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE NEEDED REPLACING. RELAY FOR PUMP & ASM RELAYS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. GM PROVIDED NO HELP WITH PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829262October 21, 1998
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLIED THE PARKING LEVEL ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, AND ALLOWI IT TO ROLL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. REPAIRS WILL NOT BE MADE UNLESS CONSUMER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828914October 14, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, THEY FAILED TO LOCK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828555October 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDS A PMV VALVE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826353August 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING IN A PARKING LOT, AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO PUT OUT FIRE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME, NOT TOTALLED. ADJUSTER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826034July 30, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAS FAILED, AND THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825666July 21, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK LEAKS GAS ONTO THE ENGINE PIPE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825446July 15, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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