TRANSMISSION COOLER UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING LEAKAGE (96V-015), TRANSMISSION FAILED 20,00 MILES AFTER REPAIR. YH
1993 Buick Lesabre complaints
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VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS
ALL STRUTS WERE WEAK AND BENT CAUSING NOISE. YH
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
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.
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
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
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CONSUMER SHUTS THE CAR OFF.CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. *AK
A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS
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
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO HIT A TREE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES PEELING PAINT IS EXCESSIVE
AT 61,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
FUEL TANK BAFFLE BECAME LOOSE, FALLING INTO TANK , AND CAUSING EXTREME NOISE WITH POSSIBLE FUEL SPILLAGE . *AK
FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, AND SOMETIMES DO NOT COME OUT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK
SEAT LATCH MECHANISM WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO RECLINE FORWARD DOES NOT SECURELY LOCK WHEN RETURNED TO THE SET POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT MOVE FORWARD IN A SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
THE TRANSMISSON LINE SEPARATES AND LEAKS TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROLBEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CONNECTION (NIPPLE) FAILED, RECALL ON OTHER VIN # HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.
ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL VALVE GASKET ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK SKID SYSTEM. WHEN DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM, THE ANTI-LOCK SKID SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK ONLY THE REGULAR HYDRAULIC BRAKES. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
SLEEVE FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT BUSTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
PAINT ON BUMPER GUARD AND TOP OF CAR (ROOF) IS PEELING.
ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALR REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER STATES THAT THE PMV VALVE HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
DEFECTIVE REAR BEARING CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
THE VEHICLE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED A "MAJOR COMPONENT". *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES FAILED.
TACKOMETER, SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES, POSSIBLE RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED AND NOT NOTIFIED.
PAINT HAS PEELED OFF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD.
VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 18,623 MILES WHEN MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 20,000 MILES WHEN ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE. HAD TO INSTALL NEW PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. ALSO ALL LINES CONNECTING TO CYLINDER ARE CORRODED, NEED TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN TOTAL DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
UPON APPLYING BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE RESPONDS POORLY. VEHICLE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT A YEAR AGO. AREA DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS DUPLICATED ON SCENE. *AK
MAIN MODULE TO ABS SYSTEM FAILURE.
STUDS ON FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO SHORT.
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN WET CONIDTIONS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FELT SOFT, ABS LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED VALVE KIT. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SKID SITUATION OCCURED AND WOULD NOT RESET. DEALER INDICATED THE COMPLETE ABS MAIN MASTER SYSTEM LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. LIGHT STILL ON AND ABS STILL NOT WORKING.
DRIVING AT APPROX 45-50 MPH NOTICED SMOKE FIRST WAS COMING FROM BEHIND. THEN NOTICED IT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT, FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND FORWARD WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN'T TELL WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM. *AK
BAD CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING LOWER REAR STOP LIGHTS TO FAIL.
ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM
WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HAD MADE A TURN AND BACKED UP WHEN SHE SAW FLAMES, CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN FIRE OCCURRED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION OIL LINES SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO, ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
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