Buick LeSabre Complaints
3,724 consumer complaints on file.
- #530950February 18, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STARTED WITH A CRACKLING SOUND, THEN A LIGHT WHITE SMOKE APPEARED. SMOKE CAME FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE DASBOAD AND TURNED TO A HEAVY DARK SMOKE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE WHICH CAME THROUGH THE FLOORBOARDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #531042February 18, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH THEN FLAMES WERE NOTICED COMING FROM FLOOR BOARD. VEHICLE BURNED WITH TWO EXPLOSIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530558February 17, 1998AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENBT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT).
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530246February 11, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820774February 11, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN WET CONIDTIONS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FELT SOFT, ABS LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED VALVE KIT. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #605752February 10, 1998LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
N HOOD RELEASE FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #530157February 9, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #821107February 3, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE DRIVER SAID THAT WHEN SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES 3 TIMES THERE WAS LITTLE OF BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS. THE MOTOR PACK VALVES ARE BAD, REPLACED MOTOR PACK CODES 61-45. ALSO NEEDED MASTER CYLINDER TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. THIS IS WHAT THE DEALER STATED IN THERE REPORT THAT THIS VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529394January 29, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE DRUM FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL SPRING CAME LOOSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820980January 28, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #820934January 27, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528501January 21, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, CAUSING FUEL LEAK/GAS FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528571January 21, 1998POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS AND GRADUATIONS FOR MPH DO NOT MATCH CORRECTLY. (MISALIGNED).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529179January 19, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SKID SITUATION OCCURED AND WOULD NOT RESET. DEALER INDICATED THE COMPLETE ABS MAIN MASTER SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. LIGHT STILL ON AND ABS STILL NOT WORKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529189January 16, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #529198January 16, 1998UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #528244January 14, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH DUE TO REFLECTION OF THE DASH FROM INSIDE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #819062January 13, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT APPROX 45-50 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FIRST WAS COMING FROM BEHIND. THEN NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT, FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND FORWARD WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN'T TELL WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527245December 30, 1997VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD PRODUCES DOUBLE IMAGES MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #527027December 23, 1997VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0