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1993 Buick Lesabre complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Oct 21, 1999NY

TRANSMISSION COOLER UNIT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL CAUSING LEAKAGE (96V-015), TRANSMISSION FAILED 20,00 MILES AFTER REPAIR. YH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 1, 1999IL

VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS

Suspension › Front › Macpherson Strut
Filed Sep 28, 1999UN

ALL STRUTS WERE WEAK AND BENT CAUSING NOISE. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 9, 1999MI

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

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 25, 1999KS

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.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 5, 1999NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 30, 1999MI

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 28, 1999NY

ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CONSUMER SHUTS THE CAR OFF.CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Jul 27, 1999FL

A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 22, 1999VA

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

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash1 injured
Filed May 11, 1999IL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO HIT A TREE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 27, 1999MA

WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES PEELING PAINT IS EXCESSIVE

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 8, 1999PA

AT 61,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 22, 1999IL

ABS BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 9, 1999NY

FUEL TANK BAFFLE BECAME LOOSE, FALLING INTO TANK , AND CAUSING EXTREME NOISE WITH POSSIBLE FUEL SPILLAGE . *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Feb 1, 1999MN

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

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jan 28, 1999NY

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.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Jan 15, 1999TX

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Jan 12, 1999TN

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CONNECTION (NIPPLE) FAILED, RECALL ON OTHER VIN # HOWEVER VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 5, 1999MO

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.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Nov 30, 1998OH

WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Nov 4, 1998MI

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 21, 1998MO

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

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Oct 9, 1998VA

SLEEVE FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT BUSTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 4, 1998AL

PAINT ON BUMPER GUARD AND TOP OF CAR (ROOF) IS PEELING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 30, 1998NC

ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALR REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 12, 1998VA

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.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 20, 1998WI

DEFECTIVE REAR BEARING CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 23, 1998WV

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 22, 1998IL

RIGHT FRONT BRAKES FAILED.

Power Train
Filed Jun 19, 1998NY

TACKOMETER, SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Jun 4, 1998VA

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES, POSSIBLE RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and LinesFire
Filed Jun 2, 1998VA

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED AND NOT NOTIFIED.

Structure › Body
Filed May 17, 1998UN

PAINT HAS PEELED OFF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 23, 1998NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 4, 1998PA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Mar 8, 1998TN

MAIN MODULE TO ABS SYSTEM FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 3, 1998FL

STUDS ON FRONT ROTORS ARE TOO SHORT.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Mar 3, 1998FL

ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 11, 1998KY

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN WET CONIDTIONS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, FELT SOFT, ABS LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED VALVE KIT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 9, 1998KY

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 28, 1998AL

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 27, 1998IN

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED BRAKE FLUID WHICH COULD RESULT IN DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 19, 1998IN

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.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jan 13, 1998OR

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

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Dec 15, 1997NC

BAD CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING LOWER REAR STOP LIGHTS TO FAIL.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Nov 19, 1997NM

ALTERNATOR FAILED. NLM

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Nov 4, 1997IL

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

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Oct 31, 1997NC

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION OIL LINES SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ALSO, ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 24, 1997FL

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

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