Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#752539September 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SAFETY BELT ON DRIVER SIDE SOMETIMES FAILS TO LATCH BECAUSE THE LATCH MECHANISM FAILS TO RETURN TO ITS PROPER LOCATION INSIDE THE LATCH HOUSING. I HAVE TO PRESS AND HOLD THE LATCH AND THEN USE A BUTTER KNIFE TO POP THE LATCH BACK OUT SO THAT IT WILL LATCH PROPERLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW JUST STARTED SLIDING DOWN THE TRACK ONE DAY AND NOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN USING THE SWITCH. I'VE HAD TO SLIDE IT UP INTO PLACE AND THE TAPE IT SHUT WITH PACKAGE SEALING TAPE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SOMETIMES FAILS TO GO UP OR DOWN WHEN I PRESS THE WINDOW DOWN BUTTON. THEN LATER IT WILL RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. JOHNSON MOTORS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTOR LAST YEAR WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED AND HAVE SOME SCRATCHES BUFFED OUT THAT HAD BEEN THERE WHEN I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOWS ARE A VERY REAL PROBLEM BUT THE SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURE IS A REAL LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563186September 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS RETRACTOR IS BUILT INTO BACK OF SEAT, NEXT TO THE HEADREST, CONSUMER CAN'T SEE INTO THE BLIND SPOT WHEN TURNING HEAD AROUND TO LOOK TO GO INTO THE LEFT LANE, THE CONSUMER'S ARE 5'5" AND UNDER, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMERS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896390September 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND TREAD ON LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMING APART. TREAD DAMAGED FRONT DOOR PANEL/ FENDER AND KNOCKED MOLDING OFF. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. TIRE SIZE P205/70R15.*AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE AFFINITY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752224September 15, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
POWER STEERING PROBLEM - WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL A VIBERATION WHILE PARKED AND WHILE MOVING. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER I PURCHED THE CAR FROM ON SEPT. 14, 2001. MR. JAY WAKEFIELD ,GENERAL MANAGER AND MR. TOM BERRY, SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BOTH SAID THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE SOLUTION. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE MFG. NOTIFIES THEM WHAT TO DO. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. WAKEFIELD BUICK DID PUT TWO NEW TIRES ON SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE TIRES CAUSES THE CAR TO VIBERATE WHEN YOU GET UP TO 60 MPH AND UP. I MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO JAY WAKEFIELD BUT HE WAS NOT SYMPHETIC WITH MY TIRE PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON AT MY EXPENSE. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAS BOUGHT BUICK LESABRES AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. AFTER PURCHASING A DIFFRENT BRAND OF TIRE THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896332September 14, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MILES, GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AND A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS AND IS REQUESTING THAT SOMEONE FIX THE PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896285September 13, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WENT OVER A DIP IN ROAD AT 3 TO 5 MPH, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND WILL INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#752159September 13, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900527September 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE EXPLODED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, CLAIM 38-J616-719. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896157September 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004083September 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
BATTERY CABLES DISLOCATED. FELL OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751734September 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895800September 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN TRYING TO MAKE HORN WORK IT WILL NOT WORK. HAD PRESSED REAL HARD OVER STEERING WHEEL COVER, BUT WILL HARDLY WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED COVER TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIXTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895506August 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
A COMBINATION OF ODORS WERE COMING INTO THE VEHICLET HROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004238August 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSING SURGED WHEN CLIMBING HILLS, REPLACE THE THROTTLE SENSOR, KNOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SURGING GETTING WORSE, THEN BUICK SENT A LETTER ON THE BOLT IN THE TRANSMISSION, THAT FIXED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895301August 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751128August 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
SINCE BUYING THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN OUT, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN RUINED TWO TRIPS. THE WINDOW WIPERS WERE DISCONNECTED, ALTERNATOR OUT, TRANSMISSION OUT, DASH RATTLES, MOTOR UNDER DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A HIGH WHINE. THE SEAT, AND DASH AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT THREE TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED. THE CAR SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH TOOK TWO TIMES TO THE SHOP TO FIX. THE TIRE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON DURING ONE OF THE OUT OF TOWN TRIPS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CHECKED REPEATEDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895052August 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE WHILE SITTING OVER A LENGTH OF TIME OUTSIDE IN HEAT AND HORN WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING HORN IT WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE MORNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO DEACTIVATE AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562636August 22, 2001
STEERING
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A GROWLING SHUDDER WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS. DEALER WORKED ON THE CAR TWO OR THREE TIMES REPLACING POWER STEERING HOSE EACH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894934August 22, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION COIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894949August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS JAMMED IN SEAT, AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AN POWDER SUBSTANCE WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S EYES AND THROAT TO BE IRRITATED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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