Buick LeSabre Complaints (1993)

194 consumer complaints on file.

#863431June 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND BRAKES WERE WARPED. *AK FRONT ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723444June 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860368April 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES TO MOVE PAWL FROM PARK TO REVERSE, IT IS HARD TO DO SO. SOMETIMES MOVES TO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551663March 29, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COUGH FIRE WHILE DRIVING FOR UNKNOWN REASON. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720384March 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR LEAKS TRANS FLUID FROM UPPER COOLING LINE BUICK SAID ITS NOT A RECALL BUT IT LEAKS AT THE SAME FACTORY FITTING ALL THE # THEY DID RECALL THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM & THAT THEY SHOULD LIVE UP TO NOT DUCT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857130February 17, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD 30MPH AND SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, FELT LEFT BACK WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF, AND VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING VERY BADLY. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT BOLT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF, RESULTING IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY ALMOST COMING COMPLETELY OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855636January 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549914December 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715254November 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD GEARS, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER AWHILE CAR WOULD SLOWLY START TO MOVE, THEN PICK-UP SPEED AND OPERATE PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715260November 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549136October 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION COOLER UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING LEAKAGE (96V-015), TRANSMISSION FAILED 20,00 MILES AFTER REPAIR. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546145October 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548832September 28, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
ALL STRUTS WERE WEAK AND BENT CAUSING NOISE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847385September 9, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE WASHER RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE BOLT THAT HOUSES THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO DROP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710509August 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD MY CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 70MPH, AND I WAS CRESTING A HILL WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN. IT WOULD SURGE THEN SLOW DOWN. IT SEEMED TO HAVE VAPOR LOCKED. I HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH OTHER CARS BECAUSE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER WITH MY FLASHERS ON UNTIL I COULD GET TO A GAS STATION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 2 HOURS AND IT WAS OK. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES , I HAVE HAD MANY REPAIRS ON IT AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844452August 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUSTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SHIFT AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FROM PARK TO REVERSE. ALSO, HAD RADIATOR CHANGED DUE TO RUST FROM TRANSMISSION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843901July 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS SOLENOID SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843640July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CONSUMER SHUTS THE CAR OFF.CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547516July 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE
A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842878July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT. THE PMV VALVE SHORTED OUT. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS BLED. DEALER HAS DONE REPAIRS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURERE AGREED TO REIMBURSE FOR PART OF THE COST, BUT THE OWNER HAS YET TO RECEIVE IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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