Buick LeSabre Complaints (2001)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#10025483July 6, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VOLT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, "CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM" NOTICE WAS DISPLAYED. CAR BEGAN TO STALL. JUST MADE IT TO NEAREST GM (CHEVY) DEALER BARLOW CHEVROLET INC RT 130 & FAIRVIEW ST,DELRAN, NJ 08075. HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS WHILE NEW ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR WAS LOCATED AND INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021806June 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE SHOP, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *AK PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021780June 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. *TT THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON 300 MILES SHORT OF THE 3K MILES TO TRAVEL, WHEN THE CONSUMER TESTED THE OIL, IT WAS 1QT LOW. AT THE END OF THE COMPUTER TEST, THE MILEAGE WAS 14650K MILES. WHEN THE OIL WAS CHECKED AT 829 ADDITIONAL MILES FROM THE LAST VISIT, IT WAS 1/4QT LOW. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO MANY OTHER BUICK OWNERS AND DID NOT FOUND ANOTHER (SAME MAKE/MODEL) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022522June 20, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2001 BUICK LESABRE HAS LOOSE TIE ROD ENDS. *MR TSB 02 02 32 008 WAS ISSUED TO CORRECT OUTER OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACEMENT PART. THE VEHICLE HAD LOOSE TIE ROD ENDS DURING INSPECTION. (THE TIE RODS HAD WORN AND WAS REPLACED) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024075June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT AND WHEN APPLIED VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022811June 11, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE USED A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021930May 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE AT 7000 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT 23,000 MILES. BOTH REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *MR *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019518May 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THEY HAD BEEN FIXED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BULB AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018216May 6, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016185April 18, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BUICK LOST THE BBB DECISION AND DID NOT PERFORM WITHIN THE 40 DAYS ALLOTTED TO REPLACE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS (AIR BAG, TRANSMISSION, BRAKING) THAT THE BBB SAID COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. THEY WANT TO BUY BACK THE CAR AND INSPECT IT SO IT CAN BE RESOLD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014713March 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 7000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 26,000 MILES. *JB....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009756March 13, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE 3 HOLD DOWN BOLTS WERE MISSING ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006258February 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER WOULD TOUCH THE DOOR AND RECEIVE A STATIC ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH THE MECHANIC CAN NOT CORRECT. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005101February 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2/9/2001 PURCHASED BUICK LESABRE 1/19/2003 TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN EXITING OWNERS GARAGE. 34,000 MILES ON CAR 1/27/2003 ADVISED BY BUICK DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. RETURNED TO OWNER AT THIS TIME. 1/28/2003 "NEW" TRANSMISSION SELF DESTRUCTED AT 25 MPH. BUICK DEALER ADVISED THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT HAD CAUSED DAMAGE. 1/31/2003 CAR WITH THIRD TRANSMISSION RETURNED THIS DATE. WE'RE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE GIVEN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003856January 23, 2003
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
THE CONSUMER'S TIRE JACK IS BROKEN. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003999January 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN COASTING CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHICH CAUSES A DISTRACTION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000623December 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN - TRANSMISSION. 3.8 LITER ENGINE, TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE AT 40,610 ACTUAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER, RESULTING $2,993.00 REPAIRS AT BUD AND RAY'S TRANSMISSION, 237 WEST LAKETON AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MI 49441. ENGINE NUMBER [XXX]. I NOTED THAT THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS, ON THE RECALL WEB SITE, RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION (POWER TRAIN). 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
#10001391December 23, 2002
SEATS
CONSUMER STATES WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS SHOOK BACK AND FORTH EXCESSIVELY CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO HIT HEADS ON ROOF OF VEHICLE. COLLISION WAS VERY MINOR AND SEATS SHOULD NOT HAVE MOVED. TS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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