Buick LeSabre Complaints (1993)

194 consumer complaints on file.

#10005889January 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE'S UPPER MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO RUN COMPLETELY OUT OF VEHICLE. DEALER ADVISED THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002319January 8, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023938December 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE APPLYING AND THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS..*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566408June 30, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE POSSIBLY RECALL RELATED. DEALER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V015000. *TT CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED BY GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ALLEGATION DEPT. REQUESTING INFORMATION WHETHER OR NOT CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HIRE A LAWYER SO THE CASE COULD BE CLOSED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010548May 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, AND HESITATE TO ACCELERATE.*AKI
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001426January 3, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
IN JULY OF 1997 AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK OF VEHICLE WHICH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF TANK. REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK TWO YEARS LATER, AND A THIRD FUEL TANK WAS INSTALLED. THIRD FUEL TANK ALSO DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AFTER ANOTHER TWO YEARS. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS DEVELOP LEAKS WHICH COULD POSE A FIRE HAZARD. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001100December 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING.DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754680November 19, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM SIEZED AFTER PANIC-STOP, UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION - WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896390September 17, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND TREAD ON LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMING APART. TREAD DAMAGED FRONT DOOR PANEL/ FENDER AND KNOCKED MOLDING OFF. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. TIRE SIZE P205/70R15.*AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE AFFINITY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750061August 8, 2001
STRUCTURE
WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE REAR ENGINE CRADLE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING A LOSS OF FLUID AND STEERING. A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WAS NARROWLY MISSED. THIS SITUATION SROSE WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING OTHER THAN A SLIGHT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING SHORTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT WAS IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC, AND I FIND IT UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A RECALL WAS MADE TO OTHER BUICK MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THE AGEING OUT OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES MORE ACCIDENTS OF THIS KIND ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN. THE NHTSA SHOULD FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE THE FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO THE VEHICLE IF YOU WISH IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747818July 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890691June 19, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR FROM OUTSIDE BY USING A KEY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, NOR WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT. OTHER DOORS WORKED FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885301April 6, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR SEAT BELTS BECOME JAMMED IN RETRACTING MECHANISM. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740911February 15, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, IT WILL STALL AND THEN JUST DIE, THE FUSES ARE A ONGOING THING THEY JUST KEEP BLOWING LIKE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE BOX , IT IS ALWAYS THE # 11 FUSE, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 38000 MILES ON IT. BUT I KNOW THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO KEEP GOING OUT. IT ALSO MISSES BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES AN HR. I HAVE REPLACED PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES AND NOTHING HELPS IT. I GOT THIS CAR FROM A MAN THAT WAS 78 YRS OLD AND HE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE AND I HAVE REPLACED IT 1 TIME SINCE SEPT. WHEN I GOT THE CAR. FROM ALL THE REPORTS I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, BEFORE 1 BURNS AND HURTS SOMEBODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880464February 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVIER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK INTO LATCH WHEN TRYING TO USE SEAT BELT. BUICK HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875063November 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THEN, A FEW SECONDS VEHICLE WILL TAKE OFF AGAIN. *AK THIS HAPPENS TWICE A MONTH. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730009September 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BRAKING. SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE VALVE, MASTER CYLINDER, 2 LOADED CALIPERS, 2 BRAKE HOSES AND BRAKE FLUID AT THE COST OF $1192. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729820September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553924August 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (ATLAS PINNACLE P205/70R15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863743June 16, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S BACKREST COLLAPSED AFTER RESTING BACK ON SEAT WHILE IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. OWNER NOTICED THAT AFTER FAILURE NEITHER PIN THAT HOLDS SEAT WAS IN PLACE, AND ONE WAS MISSING ALTOGETHER, NO RETAINERS FOUND. ONE SEAT BASE FLOOR STUD NEVER HAD A NUT ON IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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