Buick LeSabre Complaints (1999)

209 consumer complaints on file.

#754102November 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE IN THE MORNING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900542October 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS IN THE GARAGE AND TURNED KEY TO VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 22-V628-103. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900541October 1, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, EXPERIENCED FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 05-4681-265. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750840August 21, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GIVEN THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MANUFACTURER EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR MY LIGHTING SYSTEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW KNOW IF A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILIAR PROBLEMS. THANKS YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892523July 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING ,CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892374July 10, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892383July 10, 2001
SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING SUSPENSION IS ROUGH. WHEN APPLING PRESSURE VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SHOCKS. AIR CONDITIONER LEAK, DEALER REPLACED COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEAL. PRESSURE OCNTROL SOLENOID REPLACED, CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THERE IS A SHUDDER FELT AT TIMES, DEALER REPLACED THE TURBINE SHAFT SEAL BECAUSE IT WAS WORN AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR AS IF GEAR IS NOT ENGAGING, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED. FRONT ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VIBRATION. TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE, DEALER FOUND WIRE OUT OF TERMINAL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890019June 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN MAKING A VERY SLOW TURN, VEHICLE WILL STALL.DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES OVER LAST YEAR, AND REPLACED COMPUTER. HOWEVER IT DID NOT REMEDY DEFECT. *AK OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE DRIVER WAS IN LINE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE ENGINE QUIT IN THE MIDST OF THE TURN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900543May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FIRE, POSSIBLY STARTED IN LEFT FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 36-A176-319. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785407April 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK WHEN HE TURNED THEM ON, WHEN HE TURNED WIPERS ON HIGH THEY STARTED, BUT ONLY AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR AND SWITCH, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT CONDITION WOULD LEAD TO A COMPLETE FAILURE BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884040March 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A ROLLBACK AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL ON A INCLINE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002008March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHEN VEHICLE RIDES RIDES OVER A BUMP OR A SERIES OF BUMPS NOT READILY VISIBLE, THE BOUNCES ARE ABOVE NORMAL AND IN A SERIES OF BUMPS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECOMES SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882171March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS WERE CAUSING AN UNUSUAL NOISE, DEALER COULD NOT GET PARTS FOR 2 WEEKS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559458February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MAKING TURNS AND WHILE ON STRAIGHT AWAYS, CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE DIED HALFWAY INTO A TURN (NO BRAKE, POWER STEERING) AND CRASHED INTO A CHAIN LINKED FENCE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877680January 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON UNDER VARIABLE CONDITIONS. THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558630December 28, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ENGINE STOPS ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DEALER CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558500December 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557842November 21, 2000
TIRES
ALL FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL GENERAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE EXPERIENCING CUPPING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873243October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 20- 35 MPH ON FOUR OCCAISIONS ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR AND FAULTY IGNITION MODULE WHICH DID CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THERE WA SNO NO CORRECTION FOR THE PROBLEM . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872263October 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHILE DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAIN & HAD DOWNSHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. POWER BRAKES & POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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