Buick LeSabre Complaints (1998)

400 consumer complaints on file.

#867999August 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE HAS A F1 SUSPENSION. WHEN THERE IS ABOUT 400 POUNDS IN THE BACK SEAT (3 PEOPLE) VEHICLE WILL JUMP WHEN HITTING A LIGHT BUMP OR A DIP IN THE ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553545August 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866584August 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND BACK ON. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDERS WERE CHANGED ON BOTH REAR BRAKES ON JUNE 3, 2000. OWNER NOT SURE IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED SLIDING TO THE LEFT, THE WHEEL RIM OF DRIVER SIDE BECAME BENT LOCKING IT AGAINST THE WHEEL BRACKET. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001453July 28, 2000
AIR BAGS
MY PROBLEM IS A REPLACEMENT ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME TO COMPLET THE REPAIRS MADE TO MY CAR AFTER MY ACCIDENT ON 6/23/00 WHEN I STRUCK A DEER & THE AIR BAGS BOTH EMPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725770July 21, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
CAR BOTTOMS OUT OVER SEVERE BUMPS WITH PASSENGERS IN FRONT AND REAR. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MFG. DEALER 7/20/2000. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IT WAS INFERRED THAT THE BOTTOMING OUT WAS NORMAL THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THE ENGINEERING SAFETY MUST BE CHECKED. I DON"T BELIEVE BOTTOMING OUT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE PASSED OVER LIGHTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001048July 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH A TRAGEDY BARELY AVOIDED, TRANSMISSION FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864674July 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON AS THOUGH VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED. A BULLETIN WAS GIVEN TO OWNER BY A PARK RANGER AT MT. WASHINGTON. THE BULLETIN WAS ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE INERTIA SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862622May 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723097May 23, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862069May 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH. UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAME S COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552242May 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
ENGINE QUITS AFTER STARTING AND ALSO WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PROGRAMING FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900538May 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552073May 3, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860098April 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE FAST ENOUGH ON HIGH SPEED. NOT ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858923March 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858147March 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858150March 8, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN MOVING TRANSMISSION PAWL TO REVERSE THEN TO DRIVE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858156March 8, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO VIBRATION AND JERKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551151February 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718980February 19, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
A/C HAS BEEN SPRAYED AND ODOR NEUTRALIZED AND LATER COILS OF A/C & HEATER CLEANED AND I STILL SMELL MOLD. DEVELOPED AND ALLERGY AND SINUS INFECTION IN DECEMBER OF 1998, BEFORE I HAD CAR SIX MONTHS AND AM STILL SEEING DOCTOR FOR CONGESTION AND INFECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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