Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10046478November 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $985.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045632November 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I AM ON MY 3RD POWER WINDOW BEING REPLACED IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T SEEM THIS HAPPEN BEFORE - BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE TO CALL ME BACK - BUT THEY ALSO ACTED LIKE THIS WAS SO UNUSUAL TO HAVE 3 POWER WINDOWS GO OUT WITHIN A YEARS TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION I HAVE IS WHETHER IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT $400 A WINDOW OR ARE THEY REPLACING IT WITH IMPROVED PARTS? WHO KNOWS... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045426November 4, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW BUICK, LASABRA IN 1999, WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. AVERAGE BATTERY LIFE WAS 5 YEARS OR 60 MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041955November 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046204November 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER DISCOVERED METAL DEBRIS IN TRANSMISSION PAN. DEALER CLEANED PARTS, REPLACED SUN GEAR AND CARRIERS. RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045002October 29, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045034October 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER INDICATED THE HORN WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE HORN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039726October 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CONSUMER HAD MANIFOLD SYSTEM REPAIRS DONE ON 98 BUICK LESABRE. THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR, CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALLS FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH 3.8 V6 ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS WERE CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043487October 24, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT JOB ON 1992 BUICKS DOES NOT LAST AND BADLY CHIPS OFF THE BASE COAT ON THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK. I HAVE A 1992 LESABRE AND THE DARK BLUE HAS CHIPPED OFF THE ROOF THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. I SAW TWO OLIVE GREEN LESABRES ON THE ROAD TODAY WITH CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK, HOOD AND ROOF. THE WHITE PRIMER COAT HAS GOOD ADHESIVE, BUT THE BASE COAT WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED OR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE PRIMER AND THE BASE COAT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044499October 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE RACING EXCESSIVELY.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONDITIONS OCCURRED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT RACED EXCESSIVELY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044442October 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS ARE TOO SOFT CREATING BLACK BRAKE DUST.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED BECAUSE OF THE SAW BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS BECAME COVERED WITH BLACK DUST. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043317October 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
WHATEVER ILLUMINATES THE GEARSHIFT POSITION IS SOMETIMES TOO DULL TO MAKE OUT THE LETTERS. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY REFER ME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044401October 21, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AROUND CURVES AND NOT KNOWING ROAD SURFACES CHANGED TO GRAVEL. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *AK AND HIT THE EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044424October 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT SINCE 1998. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR) PORT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND WHEN IT MELTED, COOLANT SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043247October 20, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH), TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO QUARTER PANEL, HEADLIGHT, UNDERCARRIAGE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044201October 17, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO BACK AND KNEES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10038561October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, BLACK SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED.*AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039905October 12, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. BRIDGESTONE MODEL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE (BRIDGESTONE P205/70R15). *PH *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032482October 12, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. *JB *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037960October 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
FRONT END VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN BALANCED/ WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND A STEERING DAMPENER WAS INSTALLED. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM; CAUSE NOT DETERMINED. TSB# 000310007A DID NOT REFERENCE THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE AREA REPRESENTATIVE CONCLUDED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. HE ALSO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TS *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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