MASTER CYLINDER/PROPORTIONAL VALVE/REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAK BRAKE FLUID. *AK
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 →
TWO GENERAL TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SEPARATION OF RADIAL BELT.
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES STALLS AND DIES, RESULTING IN NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE . *AK
ABS DASH LIGHT PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED.
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINES LEAKED OIL PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (96V-015-002. ). *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1993, SINCE THEN IT IS CONSTANTLY BURNING ALTERNATORS. HAD FOUR ALTERNATORS AND EACH ONE BURNED OUT IN FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. DEALERS DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO BURN SO QUICKLY. *AK
ABS SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STANDSTILL, SOMETHING SIGNALED CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE, NEVER STOPPED ACCELERATING, TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE, TURNED STARTER BACK ON, ENGINE WAS RUNNING WIDE OPEN. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, REPLACED SERVO. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING, ABS WARNING LIGHT APPEARS CONTINUOUSLY, ONLY HYDRAULIC BRAKE WORKS. ALSO, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING SAW ABS LIGHT COME ON (YELLOW) ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE, REPLACEMENT OF THE BREAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE. *AK
WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING ABS WAS OUT. DEALER SAYS A PART IN THE ABS WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, YELLOW LIGHT COME ON, NO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, IN FOR REPAIR TO REPLACE COMPUTER ON THE ABS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REMAINED ON; SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE SKIDDED, WENT SIDEWAYS INTO A SPRING, SNOWNY WEATHER. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CUT ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHCILE IS CUT OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PREESURE MODULE, NEED TO BE REPLACED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID ON ICE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT NOTICE AND THE DRIVER HAS TO RIDE THE BRAKES WHICH WILL CAUSE THE BRAKES TO BURN OUT. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKE PRESSURE MODULAR VALVE (ABS) FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSE BROKE AND CAR STARTED TO SMOKE, TOOK TO DEALER TO REPAIR IT . SAW THE RECALL IN THE PAPER CALLED DEALER, DEALER SAID IT WASN'T IN THE RECALL . *AK
ACCELERATOR SQUEAKS.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS RELEASED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKING ENGINE RACES, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN DRIVING YELLOW ABS LIGHT ALSO COMES ON. *AK
DRIVING AT SPEED 0F 30MPH, APPLIED ABS BRAKES, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE AFFECTIVENESS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTIN GIN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK
FUEL INJECTOR REGULATOR FAILED.
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE LEAKAGE. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS FLUID/COULD HAVE LOST COMPLETE BRAKE CONTROL. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WATER PUMP REPLACED.
AIR BAG SIR MODULE FAILED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.
VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.
ENGINE STALLED/CAUGHT FIRE.
PURCHASED CAR USED, THE TREAD ON GENERAL TIRES CAME APART, SEPARATED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
UPPER TRANSAXLE OIL COOLER HOSE SEPARATED FROM COUPLING, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL.
BOTH HEAD RESTRAINTS FAIL TO REMAIN FULLY EXTENDED, BUT DROP TO THEIR LOWEST POSITION WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER BEING RAISED.
WHEN COMING DOWN INTERSTATE 81 ,CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT (65) MPH HIT THE BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. VEHICLE HIT A PICKUP AND BROKE THE HEADLIGHTS, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND HIT A DITCH.*AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GOING DOWN HILL THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYED ON.*AK
COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION.
OTHER: DEFECTIVE AIR BAG, CAUSING ODOR OF BURNT WIRES.
GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, WILL IDLE VERY FAST AT 40-60 MPH, DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL, LOCKS ON TO HIGH SPEED, HAVE STOP CAR & THEN RESTART TO ERASE HIGH IDLE, ALSO REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *AK
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS FORR ONE MONTH. ALDEN BUICK, FAIRHAVEN, MA (96V-015.002). *AK
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