Buick LeSabre Complaints (2003)

164 consumer complaints on file.

#10059831July 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072282July 6, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING POWER. THE CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080368July 5, 2004
SEATS
SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE MOTION OF LHF SEAT, L & R, OCCURS ON TURNS. ANOISE CAN ALSO BE HEARD. THE CONDITION APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE, BOTH THE DETECTED MOTION AND NOISE HAVE INCREASED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079705June 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. *MR THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073729June 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR ALWAYS READ FULL TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071604June 4, 2004
TIRES
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS A TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A RECALLED TIRE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074264May 26, 2004
STRUCTURE
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE DASHBOARD COMPONETS IN THE SUNLIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072799May 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
(1) BAD CV JOINT/HALF SHAVES UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE (2) FAILURE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. 3) NOTHING WAS DONE. G M REP. STATED VEHICLE IS WITHIN CORPORATE SPECIFICATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072039May 4, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063831March 24, 2004
SEATS
BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE GOTTEN WRINKLES IN THE LEATHER, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE WRINKLES. I BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN AND I WILL NOT EXCEPT THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *JB UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059499March 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, STOPPED, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SWUNG FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE PEDAL BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE CLIP, SPACER, AND RETAINER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061103February 24, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW, IT PULLED INTO THE LEFT. DEALER CHECKED IT, BUT NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. (NAR) *LA *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050451December 12, 2003
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND TIRE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050191December 8, 2003
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AN AVIS RENTAL ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049276December 5, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS HIT HEAD ON. MY VEHICLE A BUICK LESABRE 2003 AND THE VEHICLE WHICH HIT ME, A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAG ON MY BUICK LESABRE DID NOT DEPLOY, THUS CAUSING ME PHYSICAL INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10042713November 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS MOUNTED ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041329October 6, 2003
TIRES, SUSPENSION
SHAKES & VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHEEL & FLOOR OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE TIRES WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040224September 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATED THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITH HIS 1998 BUICK LESABRE ALSO. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026196August 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE THE DRIVER EITHER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST TOUCH THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029641July 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SURGED AND DROVE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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