Buick LeSabre Complaints (1998)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#10109328December 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RUINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT LOW MILEAGE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *BF RECALL#04V090000 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104268December 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE RETURNED FOR INSPECTION WITH REGARD TO 04V090 12/13/04 COMPLAINTS POOR PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY, HARD STARTING, AND USE OF DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE SINCE RECALL PERFORMED. DECOOL ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE, AND ENGINE OILING SYSTEM FROM FAILURE OR RUPTURE OF UPPER INTAKE PLENUM NEAR EGR PASSAGE. ANTI-FREEZE HAS FILLED ENGINE LIFTERS CAUSING NOISE/FAILURE, FILLING COMBUSTION CHAMBER CAUSING HYDRO-LOCKING OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FIRE OR ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER 04V090 MANIFOLD OVER PRESSURE CONDITION STATED REPLACEMENT OF UPPER & LOWER INTAKE, LIFTER, PLUGS, OIL, ANTI-FREEZE AT A COST OF $1,150 ON VEHICLE THAT HAD 77,827 WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE, AND NOW HAS 80,407 MI. WHICH IS LESS THEN 3,000. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE HYDRO-LOCKED THE ENGINE AT FREEWAY SPEED,OR CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE, INJURY, AND POSSIBLE FIRE FROM ENGINE OIL & FUEL HITTING THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103446December 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER RE-FUELING. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED THE INTAKE PLENUM ( MANIFOLD) AS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO MIX IN WITH THE WATER/ ANTI FREEZE. THIS PART HAS BEEN UPGRADED IN THE 2002 AND LATER MODELS. THE PLENUM PART #FH10095 MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *JB....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103447December 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
AFTER THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000 WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. THE PART #8901 7530 REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO EXPLODED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106645December 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM SEALS AND GASKETS, ENGINE OIL AND FILTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRE SET. INSTALLED FUEL FILTER, STARTER WOULD NOT TURN OFF (STUCK ON), REPLACED IT. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED WATER TO FLOOD THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL# 04V090000. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103326November 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER PROBLEM OCCURRED. CAR BACKFIRE, CAUSED INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK CAUSING PROBLEMS. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 04V090000 *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101240November 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM, AND A HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. ALSO, EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER BLEW OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101440November 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V090000 WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMTED TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW SMOKE. THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR 1435.31 THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098717November 12, 2004
SEATS
ON THE DATE POSTED BELOW I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND A BLAZER WHEN I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHEN I AWOKE I FOUND MYSELF TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY HEAD IN THE REAR WINDOW. I WAS A FULLY RESTRAINED DRIVER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE STRAPS OF THE BELTS WERE FOUND WRAPPED AROUND MY FEET. THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AND THEREFORE I WAS THROWN FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10099678November 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN ORDER TO FIX THE STARTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099689November 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099682November 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORP CONCERNING AN UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION . *BF WHILE DRIVING THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT PASSAGE IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING INTO THE LOWER INTAKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T RECEIVED IT YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099447November 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095463November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING,IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER WITHOUT UNKNOWINGLY AND WOULD BLOW OUT AND INGEST ALL OF THE WATER FROM THE RADIATOR AND ALSO THE OVERFLOW INTO THE MOTOR. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091657November 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ON JANUARY 2004 AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1, 1000, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL #04V090000 WHICH STATED THAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THE RECALL WAS THE FUEL PRESSURE NO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION, WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED HOME THE VEHICLE DIED. THE ENGINE TURNED BUT DID NOT START. THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097919October 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WRITER SUBMITTED REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) OWNER OF A BUICK LESABRE VEHICLE. RECALLED DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE MANUFACTURER ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL REPAIR EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096297October 24, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NHTSA #: 04V090000 - I OWN A 1998 BUICK LESABRE 3.8L. ON 9/27/02 I HAD A HARD STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALER AND FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2004 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO GM DEALER TO ASSURE THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD US THE CAR DOES RUN A LITTLE ROUGH (NOTED ON WORK ORDER) BUT THE CORRECT REGULATOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ON OCTOBER 10,2004 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. ON OCTOBER 11 WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON OCTOBER 18, 2004 TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 14, 2004 AND FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, 2004 THE CAR STALLED ONCE EACH DAY WHEN MOVING IN TRAFFIC AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2004 WHILE MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CAR AGAIN STALLED. SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR STARTED IT JUMPED FORWARD AND SHE STRUCK THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE FUEL REGULATOR TO BE LEAKING FUEL INTO THE VACUUM HOSE AND INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS WAS THE PART THAT ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ON AUGUST 11, 2004. THE END RESULT IS THERE IS $3000.00 DAMAGE TO THE LESABRE, NON TO BY TRUCK. MY BACK IS SLIGHTLY SORE BUT OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK ON THE BUICK AND MY WIFE STRUCK HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE BRUISING IN THE OUTLINE OF PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL ON HER CHEST. IN SUMMARY IM CONCERNED ABOUT THE 1.) FUEL REGULATOR, 2.) THE CAR JUMPING AND 3.) THE SEAT BELT NOT LOCKING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10096150October 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
JULY 11, 2002: WE HAD TO HAVE 5 INJECTORS REPLACED BY JORDAN OLDSMOBILE-BUICK, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. COST: $709.42. MILEAGE WAS 82,260. OCTOBER 31, 2002: WE HAD TO TAKE OUR CAR TO ORR PONTIAC, CADILLAC, TOYOTA, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, BECAUSE THE CAR MISFIRED (OR BACKFIRED) ON US. THE WORK ORDER STATES: CUSTOMER STATES THAT OIL LIGHT AND TEMP LIGHT CAME ON; CAR WAS LOW ON COOLANT AND HAD TO ADD WATER, SAID A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPES AND HAD VERY BAD SULFUR SMELL. INTAKE LEAKING, FLOODING CYL WITH COOLANT. REPLACED : TWO MANIFOLDS, COOLANT, OIL, ETC. COST: $1398.66. MILEAGE: 88,103. NOVEMBER 15, 2002: OIL GAUGE GOES TO RED AND ENGINE HAS KNOCK. DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGEI WAS TOLD THAT PARTS OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN MADE OF PLASTIC AND THIS PLASTIC HAD MELTED. COMPLETE NEW ENGINE. COST: $4174.94. MILEAGE: 88,821.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096118October 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CORRECTION TO OID ID#10096015 WITH REPORT DATE 10/20/2004: THE MODEL YEAR INFO FOR BUICK VIN #[XXX] WAS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT MODEL YEAR IS 1998. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095693October 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE AS IT REQUIRES THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, TURN SIGNALS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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