Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10075826June 8, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TURNS OVER APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS. THIS FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP RAN AN DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN WHICH NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE OCCURRED 3 TIMES . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076021June 4, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REGULATOR LEAKING ALLOWING FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR WATER IN THE RESERVOIR TANK KEPT EVAPORATING. THE CONSUMER WOULD CONTINUE TO REFILL THE TANK BUT IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CAUSED THE LEAK ALLOWING FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. THE PLENUM CRACKED DUE TO THE BACKFIRING OF THE ENGINE CAUSED BY THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073537June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEGRADED AROUND THE ERG DISTRIBUTION NIPPLE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAM RUPTURED LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VACUUM HOSE. THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 03V473000, BUT THIS VEHICLE'S MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073422June 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MFR. WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PARTS TO REPAIR IT WITH. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN APRIL BUT AS OF MAY 17 NO NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS AVAILABLE FROM GM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071604June 4, 2004
TIRES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS A TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A RECALLED TIRE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071704June 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS RECALL IS RELATED TO HER VEHICLE'S FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067342June 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TWO WINDOW MOTORS FAILED. THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY AND THE SECOND THREE MONTHS LATER. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075603June 3, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074479May 29, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN ONE YEAR ON MY 2001 BUICK LASABRE GM DENIES ANY PROBLEMS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074264May 26, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE DASHBOARD COMPONETS IN THE SUNLIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074316May 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOCKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CORRODED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED WATER AND ANTI-FREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066972May 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A FIRE IGNITED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE EXPLODED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STARTED THE TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SHE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE A FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND SHUTTERED WHEN IN OVERDRIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY, VALVE BODY, PRESSURE CONTROL AND REPROGRAMMED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROLLER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073967May 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067258May 20, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TAIL PIPE/ TENSION O-RING/THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION. THE ENGINE HAD A MIXTURE OF WATER AND OIL IN IT. FUEL REGULATOR, COIL, AND SPEEDOMETER WIRES ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH ANTIFREEZE. THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH ANTIFREEZE AND FUEL. RECALL#04V090000 THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN AND BURNED THROUGH AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED GAS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014826May 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING AND WAS SMOKING. NEW MANIFOLD AND PLUG WIRES WERE ADDED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072799May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
(1) BAD CV JOINT/HALF SHAVES UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE (2) FAILURE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. 3) NOTHING WAS DONE. G M REP. STATED VEHICLE IS WITHIN CORPORATE SPECIFICATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072475May 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS IS A ENGINE PROBLEM WITH WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A BAD PART DESIGN. THE PART IS FAILURE OF INTAKE PLENUM. THE EGR PIPE FROM THE ENGINE COMES THROUGH THE PLASTIC INTAKE. THERE IS A LOT OF HEAT GENERATED AT THIS POINT. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME A HOLE IS BURNED THROUGH THE INTAKE. THIS FLOODS THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURED AT 59,000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1100.00. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS. THE REPONSE WAS . YES WE KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE K ENGINE BUT THE FACTORY HAS NOT CALLED FOR A RECALL. AT 113,577 MILES THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN. I AGAIN HAD THE ENGINE REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1140.93. AGAIN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS SENT OUT IN 1996. THIS STATED THAT IF A OWNER COMPLAINED OF A COOLENT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE. NOT ONLY SHOULD THE PLASTIC INTAKE PLENUM BE REPLACE BUT ALSO THE ALUMINUM INTAKE SHOULD BE REPALCED BECAUSED THE FACTORY HAD REPLACED THE EGR PIPE WITH A SMALLER PIPE. THIS WOULD KEEP THE HEAT FROM BURNING A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC PLENUM. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS TO BE PAID BY THE OWNER. I CHECKED OUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND FOUND THE PROBLEM COVERED ALL GM 3800 SERIES ENGINES FORM 1995 - 1998 MY ENGINE VIN # IS 1G4HR52K3WH51080. I WAS TOLD BY THE GM SERVICE TECH. THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURED SO OFTEN THAT ANY OWNER OF A 3800 SERIES ENGINE AND THE NEW DESIGN INTAKE HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED YOU ARE GUARANTEED THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. AGAIN I FEEL THIS WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073764May 11, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE'S RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS A YEAR OLD, HOWEVER IN APRIL OF 2004 THE TIE ROD BUSTED LOOSE, BOTH INNER AND OUTER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE TIE RODS WERE MADE OUT OF ALUMINUM AND THE SOFT METAL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THE TIE RODS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067333May 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT WATER FROM THE RAIN STORM ENTERED INTO THE AIR BAG MODULE SENSOR. THIS CAUSED THE SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION AND THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY.*AK THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067355May 11, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FIRST FAIKURE OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE HAS 12,409 MILES ON IT. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE HAS 17,067 MILES ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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