Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10030819August 5, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, WHEELS:HUB
I HAVE LOST 6 PLASTIC WHEEL LUG COVERS (GM PART #09595118) SINCE AUGUST 23, 2002. THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE 8/23/02 WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON RTE 17 IN NYS. ON SEPT 13, 2003 I LOST TWO MORE WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. IN FEBRUARY 2003 AND ON AUG 1, 2003 I LOST ONE EACH. I ALWAYS CHECK THAT THEY ARE ON TIGHT, BUT THEY STILL DROP OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032144August 5, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WATER IS LEAKING INSIDE THE TRUNK. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031974August 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY CLICKING ON AND OFF . POSSIBLE LOW TRACE WIRING. $72.50 FOR COST OF REPAIRS. *MR *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED 8 TIMES.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031706July 31, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE TIRE ROD SNAPED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031708July 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031612July 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE'S "PLENIUM" INTAKE VALVE (PART NO. 506CGM4) CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033842July 28, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE AND FLIPPING OVER. *MR SEVERE DAMAGES OCCURRED, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030302July 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, TIRES, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIRES,ROTORS, TIE RODS, POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029233July 26, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. TIE RODS AND CONNECTING RODS REPLACED. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022982July 24, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING HAS BEEN HARD SINCE DAY ONE AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN PATCHING UP VEHICLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER MADE AN ALUMINUM ROD FOR THAT YEAR VEHICLE. IT IS RACK AND PINION STEERING. *AK *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029975July 23, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LTR FM DENIS TWOMEY INQUIRING IF BUICK (TSB) NO. 02-02-008, CORRECT OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT PART USAGE IS IN EFFECT. TSB# 02-02-32-008. DURING A NYC VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE TIE RODS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE. *SCC *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028976July 23, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON 07/21/03 MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE (VIN [XXX]), SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOMS, BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RE-STARTED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. I AM NOW SADDLED WITH A $2,000 REPAIR BILL ALL, APPARENTLY, AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC GM PLENUM. THE PLENUMS FAILURE CAUSED OTHER FAILURES WITHIN THE ENGINE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE AND THE STARTER). ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THAT SERVICED THE VEHICLE, THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON IN GM VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THE PLASTIC PLENUM. I WOULD SEEK RESTITUTION FROM GENERAL MOTORS FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMIC FAILURE OF THIS PLASTIC PLENUM RESULTING IN EXTRAORDINARY ENGINE REPAIRS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029641July 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SURGED AND DROVE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025110July 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE AND THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE HORN MADE IT HARD TO PUSH DOWN. *NLM A GM REPRESENTATIVE WITNESSED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO BLOW THE HORN AND IN AN EMERGENCY IT MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HAD ARTHRITIS AND WAS UNABLE TO BLOW THE HORN UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026218July 18, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A TIRE SHOP CENTER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THEY INDICATED THE TIE RODS WERE NOT GOOD. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS.*AK . THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE.*TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024434July 18, 2003
WHEELS
BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE WHEELS WERE ORIGINAL AND MADE OF ALUMINUM. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029422July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEM WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE BRAKING. *MR *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027272July 11, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER READ 10 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE VEHICLE ACTUAL SPEED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFF WHO INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10 MILES OVER THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE. *MR *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022573July 11, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE LEFT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. *AK THE TIE RODS HAD COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL. (HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED) GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020181July 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH OUT WARNING. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN/WEAK, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE WRONG CHIP WAS USED TO CONTROL THE IDLE SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TYPE OF EMISSIONS ON THE VEHICLE. PH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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