Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#6900843January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 22-V628-103. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900837January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN, THERE WERE FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS TAKEN, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900840January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES, WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER COULD NOT, HE HAD TO HIT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE, IT WAS STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE FIRE AND IT HAD JUST BEEN PUT ON, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900838January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 4 BLOCKS, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 20-5437-956. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900839January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900835January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, FIRE FIGHTER PUT OUT FIRE WITH A CO2 EXTINGUISHER, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900834January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900826January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP, FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION WAS INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF THE ENGINE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A BACKFIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 17-9112-605. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900827January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK EARLY IN THE DAY, IT WAS TAKEN HOME AND PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED, CLAIM 42-1218-296. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002087January 14, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL BECOME INOPERABLE, POWER LOCKS WORKED FINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER DID REPLACE WINDOW, HOWEVER IT FAILED AGAIN.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002113January 14, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
UNABLE TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHTS USING LIGHT SWITCH UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH IS SWITCHED OFF. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002044January 11, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, CAUSE FOR STALLING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002064January 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BANGS AS IT SHIFTS GEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001848January 9, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FAILED PART WAS PART OF RECALL, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS PART MAY LOCK UP AND CAUSE A WRECK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900531January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS A HISTORY OF ENGINE SURGING, CLAIM 42-1441-081. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756592January 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM A MAIN HIGHWAY TO A SECONDARY ROAD, THE CAR FAILED TO MOVE UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS STALLING OR STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON THIS SITE AND AFTER REVIEWING THE SITE AND FINDING OTHER PEOPLE ARE DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM, I FELT YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM SINCE THE DEALER CANNOT RECTIFY, I DOWNSHIFT TO LOW EACH TIME I HAVE TO MAKE A SLOW TURN. I DON'T TRUST THE CAR TO DO WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO. ALSO, THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT TRYING TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. THIS IS NOT A DEALER ISSUE, THEY HAVE TRIED, BUT I CANNOT KEEP GOING IN FOR SERVICE CHECKS ALL THE TIME, SO I ADJUSTED TO THE PROBLEM. I GUESS THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO HEAR FROM BUICK, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME I WROTE YOU. NOW THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUICK SHOULD BE INTERESTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001669January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A UTILITY POLE AT 60 MPH IN WHICH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#8001687January 7, 2002
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, HORN SUDDENLY SOUNDED CONTINOUSLY. DEALER DETERMINED SINCE AIRBAG AND HORN WERE WIRED TOGETHER, REPAIR COST WOULD BE 1000 DOLLARS. CONSUMER HAD HORN DISCONNECTED.*AK JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756433January 5, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AT NIGHT, RAINING, ON INTERSTATE 95 NEAR FREEPORT, ME DRIVER FIDDLING WITH WIPER SPEED CONTROL (HE THINKS), HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR 2 TO 4 SECONDS (IT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY) AND THEN COME BACK ON. WAS ABLE TO REPEAT WHILE PARKED, LATER THAT NIGHT, ALSO RAINING. HAWE NOT TRIED TO REPEAT. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL BUICK DEALER (NOT THE ONE PURCHASED FROM). MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPEAT, EVEN BY BLOCKING LIGHT SENSOR ON DASH AND SQUIRTING WATER ON RAIN SENSOR ON WINDSHIELD. MECHANIC SAYS HE CALLED SOMEWHERE IN GM AND WAS TOLD THAT IN MAINE, IT IS REQUIRED THAT HEADLIGHTS COME ON WITH WIPERS. REFERRING TO DRIVER'S HANDBOOK, NOTED THAT SETTING THE "TWILIGHT" CONTROL TO OFF MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEM BUT DRIVER DOES NOT RECALL FIDDLING WITH THAT KNOB. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TWILIGHT KNOB HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SET TO ZERO. THIS CAR HAS EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION, WANTED OR NOT AND IS PRESUMED TO BE IDIOT-PROOF. IT IS HOWEVER A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND I WANT IT FIXED PLEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001580January 4, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISON TRAVELING 10-`15 MPH IN WHICH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO ABDOMINAL AREA/ KNEES, AND EYES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OFFER ANY CUSTOMER SATISIFACTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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