Buick LeSabre Complaints (1996)

98 consumer complaints on file.

#894949August 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT HIT OTHER VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS JAMMED IN SEAT, AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AN POWDER SUBSTANCE WHICH CAUSED DRIVER'S EYES AND THROAT TO BE IRRITATED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884440March 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ON EACH OCCASION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742387March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING A HOLE IN STEEL LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559736February 16, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES BATTERY EXPLODED, AND REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559144January 24, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
A CRACK IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK, ALSO CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TO SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558891January 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHICLE HIT A DEER, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS INJURED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER, DRIVER RECEIVED RED MARKS, WHICH LOOKED LIKE BURNS, ON BOTH ARMS, PASSENGER LEGS WERE BADLY BRUISED, ALSO THE SMELL AND THE AMOUNT OF POWER RELEASE FROM THE AIR BAGS MADE IT HARD TO BREATHE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#557596November 28, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE GENERAL (TPCSPEC10T2MS) TIRES TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDEWALL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874768November 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
A DETERIORATING PLENUM WAS CAUSING COOLANT TO GET INTO ENGINE CYLINDERS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK THE HEAT FROM THE EGR VALVE BURNS A HOLE INSIDE THE WALL OF PLANAM ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO SUCK COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734822October 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @ 60 MPH, HEARD POPPING NOISE AND FELT THUMP UNDER CAR. AS ACCELERATED AGAIN, ENGINE REVS INCREASED W/O ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ENGAGED WITH TRANSMISSION. MANUALLY DOWN SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR. ENGINE REENGAGED WITH DRIVE TRAIN. SHIFTED BACK TO 4TH (D), LOSS OF ENGAGEMENT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, INFORMED THAT "PLANETARY GEAR" HAD FAILED, AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734824October 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD A PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS CAR IN 1996, AFTER ABOUT 12,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENT FAILURE OCCURED AS I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A STEEP GRADE. CAR SHUDDERED, AND ENGINE REVED WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. THERE WAS LOSS OF DRIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENGINE AND WHEELS. I DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY, AND MANAGED TO KEEP CAR MOVING FORWARD. AFTER REACHING TOP OF GRADE, I RESUMED DRIVING IN HIGH GEAR. AS I WOULD START ON SLIGHT UPGRADES, OR TRY TO ACCELERATE SPEED, ENGINE WOULD REV TEMPORARILY WITHOUT ACCELERATION OF CAR. AFTER STOPPING ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID, I RESUMED TRANVEL. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME "HUNTING" OF THE TRANSMISSION AS IT UPSHIFTED GEARS. WHEN I RETURNED TO HOME AREA, I TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, PLANETARY GEAR HAS BROKEN OFF AND "GROUND UP" TRANSMISSION. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870748September 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING POWER.*AK ABRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS UNIT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. ALL SIX STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE ALSO FOUND CORRODED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730873September 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ON 2 SEPARATE INCIDENCES, THE BATTERY LEAKED ONTO THE CABLE & LEFT ME STRANDED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS & IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE 2 YEARS APART. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER & THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME EVEN THO THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MID-SUMMER AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND THE BATTERY COMPANY SAID THAT THE DEALER WAS AT FAULT FOR THE WAY IT WAS INSTALLED. (TOO TIGHT) I WAS GIVEN A ROYAL RUN-AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869149August 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE/ IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE # P205/P0R15/70R15 CONSUMER NOTIFIED FIRESTONE. *AK BEFORE THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED COMPLETELY, PIECE OF CHROME TRIM WAS RIPPED OFF. DOOR HANDLE ON FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS DAMAGED TOO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#553962August 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES WARPED CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863958June 21, 2000
TIRES, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. ALSO, BOLTS THAT HOLD RACK AND PINION STEERING BROKE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER IT APPEARED VEHICLE WAS TOO OVERTORQUED FROM THE FACTORY. *AK BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND WORN ON SIDE EDGES. 2 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE RACK TO THE FRAME ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, ONE BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF. BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND CAUSED CORROSION IN THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTER, DEALER HAD TO REMOVE ALL CABLE INSULATION AND REPLACE POSITIVE CABLE BOLT AND BATTERY, LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE NOT TO START. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718410February 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP MAKES A LOUD HUMMING OR BUZZING NOISE AT IDLE OR ANY SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854993January 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TOKK TO DEALER, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE HEADLAMP CONTROL MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853546December 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS CONTROLLER TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS LEAKING BECAUSE A HOLE THAT WAS RUBBED THROUGH THE LINE AT THE TRANSMISSION SIDE COVER. ALSO ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. OWNER DISCOVERED THE LEAK WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851300November 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
REPORTING FAULTY BRAKE ROTORS; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED BECAUSE OF SCALING AND PITTING / ROTORS NEVER BEEN TURNED BEFORE, AND ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549425October 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE DISC BRAKE PADS WORN PREMATURELY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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