1994 Buick Lesabre complaints

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, VEHICLE JERKS AND VIBRATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *SLC

TIRE CAUSED A THUMPING SOUND AND SENSATION AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50 MPH. TIRE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE HAD A "SLIPPED BELT" AND SHOWED ME A DISTORTION IN THE TIRE WALL. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THE OEM TIRE, TO HAVE THIS FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: A3MO FFA 0 TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

TREAD FAILURE OCCURRED ON ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT GENERAL TIRES. THE FIRST AT 26,000 MILES AND THE LAST AT 38,500 MILES. THE BUICK LE SABRE IS A VERY POPULAR SENIOR CITIZEN CAR AND I HAVE TALKED TO TOTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR. ALL HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES SUPPLIED BY GM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205 70 15 )

THIS IS THE SECOND FIRESTONE FR410 TIRE WE HAD THAT HAS HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN 4 MONTHS. I HAD TO PAY PRO-RATED ON THE FIRST TIRE AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE BECAUSE WE WERE ON A RETURN TRIP FROM OHIO WHEN THE SECOND TIRE BLEW. FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE SINCE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST OF TIRES. IT SEEMS ODD TO HAVE 2 TIRES WITHIN 4 MONTHS WITH A TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 20570R15 )

CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE FORM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOLT STARTED WORKING ITS WAY OUT FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. IF VEHICLE HAD HIT A BAD BUMP, IT WOULD HAVE TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. DEALER REPAIRED IT & SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANTHING LIKE IT. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOLT HOLDING LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. *YH

VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING AND THEN PLACED INTO PARK. SUDDENLY ENGINE REVVED, GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL IT HIT SOMTHING AND STOPPED. *AK

HEATER HOSE ADAPTER FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN (PLASTIC) CONSUMER REPLACED ADAPTER WITH METAL. *MJS

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING AND I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND STOP. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART AND I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES (TWICE DURING THE WEEK OF 3/13/00). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR BUT I FEEL IT IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS A VERY BAD ACCIDENT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR STALLS OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BOLTS IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAVE TO HE TIGHTENED OR REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER. *AK *ML

ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. HAS TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT THEN UPSHIFT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, AND FINALLY STALL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED THREE TIMES . DEALER MADE SOME REPAIRS, AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS FINE . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS CHANGED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AND RESTARTS SURGING DUE TO UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND THROTTLE BODY GASKET FAIURES. PCM FAILED. *YH

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED TO THE BOOSTER HOUSING, CAUSING OIL SPILLAGE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

ALTERNATOR PREMATURELY FAILED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE VENTS, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. SOMEONE PUT WATER ON THE FIRE AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED DUE TO BAD BEARINGS AND DID NOT STOP SMOKING UNTIL BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED.

ENGINE QUIT/SEIZED AS VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO BANK PARKING LOT. NO INDICATIONS/LIGHTS PRIOR TO FAILURE TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE YET TO LET ME KNOW WHAT FAILED. BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (36/36000), HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ENGINE, $3700.

LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND IGNORED PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON WET SLIPPERY ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *ML

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLS OUT. DLR HAS SEEN BEFORE AND TRIED TO FIX, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WOULD TRY TO RELEASE THE POWER LOCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE & IT WOULD FAIL TO UNLOCK. SOMETIMES USE OF KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE LOCK. CAN NOT BE RELEASED FROM THE INSIDE WITHOUT HELP FROM OUTSIDE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK

TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BOLTS BROKE. BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT & WERE CORRODED. SPRING HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR CONTROL ARM BOLT.

MULTIPLE COMPUTER FAILURES - AND WIRE HARNESS PROBLEMS. SINCE DEC 1998. ABS BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE IN NOVEMBER. A WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM ALSO. CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR A WEEK AT A TIME LATE APR - JUN. $1800 PLUS DEALER COST ON WIRING ALONE. WEEK 2 AUGUST - CAR BACK FROM SHOP FOR 2 WKKS, ALTERNATOR (MORE ELECTRICAL ) FAILS ($280). AUG 24TH FUEL PUMP FAILS (ELECTRICAL??) (EST $600) I GIVE UP..

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATIND ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING. ALSO, A/C CONTROL HEAD ASSEMBLY IS WORKING BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRABBING WHEN APPLIED, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. NLM

ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON BECAUSE THE ABS HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE NEEDS A PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ASSEMBLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON AN URBAN HIGHWAY, MY WIFE NOTED THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE CAR. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME. SHE THOUGHT THE SMELL MIGHT BE COMING FROM A SOURCE EXTERNAL TO THE CAR SO SHE SHUT THE AIR VENT AND STARTED THE AIR CONDITIONER. SHE STARTED TO FEEL FAINT AND NAUSEAS SO SHE LOOKED FOR THE NEAREST EXIT TO SAFELY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THIS POINT WAS CAUSING BLURRED VISION AND DIFFICULTY WITH HER MOTOR CONTROLS. SHE STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR TO GET SOME FRESH AIR. SHE WAS HELPED BY SEVERAL BYSTANDERS WHO ENSURED THAT SHE WAS A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AS THE GASOLINE ODOR WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. SHE DECLINED AN AMBULANCE BUT IN RETROSPECT SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED AS SHE HAD HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. HER HUSBAND, WRITING THIS REPORT, ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WITHIN ONE HALF HOUR. WHAT I FOUND WAS THE HOOD UP AND JUST A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER HELPING MY WIFE AND GETTING HER COMFORTABLE, I WENT BACK TO THE BUICK LESABRE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS OBVIOUS. SEEING NOTHING, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR WITH THE HOOD UP. BEFORE THE CAR STARTED, A SPRAY OF GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD AND I IMMEDIATELY ABANDONED ANY FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE GASOLINE VAPORS DISSIPATED, I INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR FUEL LINE LEAKS. DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I COULD SEE LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE GASOLINE RETURN LINE. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE LINE WHICH ALL

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL IMPACT WHEN ABS DID NOT KICK IN AFTER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEMS WHICH STILL EXIST. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS, ONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BACKFIRE EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT APPROIXMATELY 35 MILLES PER HOUR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS; EVERY TIME THE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. OR EACH TIME YOU STOP YOU TEMPORARLY THRE FUEL TANK WILL POP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE ENGINE BACKFIRING, OR INTHE CASE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING THE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS CHANGED THE TYPE OF METAL /MATERIAL THAT USED TO MAKE FUEL TANKS SINCE 1996 BECAUSE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING. BUYERS GUIDE , 1998, ADDRESSED TH BACKFIRING PROBLEM BUT, GM HAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE TO ME TO INFORM ME OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT IS PREFORMED BY THE DEALERS OR GM. I AM CONCERED OF A POSSIBLE EXHAUST PROBLEM OR THE FUEL TANK MIGHT RUPUTER PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS AN ONGOING FIX THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT. THANK YOU. P.L. KING.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THERE IS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS AN ODOR IN VEHICLE. ALSO, THROTTLE BODY SEAL MAY BNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY COMPRESSED TO PREVENT COOLINT FROM LEAKING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER. CONSUMER HAS CONSTANTLY TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED & THE ABS IS IN USE, THEY FAIL TO WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT WAS THE INLET VALVE CIRCUIT THAT WAS DEFECTIVE & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN STOPPING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL COME LOOSE. ALSO, IT WILL COME LOOSE WHEN LEANING FORWARD. DEALER SAYS THE SEATBELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND MINOR FIRE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TO BUILD UP CARBON RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING.

WHENEVER DRIVER GOES TO THE TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, THE STEERING CATCHES INSTANTLY AND MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE RACK AND PINION OR TIE ROD. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING/TIRE ROD END. WHEN TURNING WHEEL IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IN ADDITION, DURING THE STEERING PROCESS, THE WHEEL STOPS TURNING. THE MANUFACTUER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DOZING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON THE ROAD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES. AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DID DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TOWARD THE SUN THE DASHBOARD IN RELECTED IN HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. RIGHT HAND IDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DISTORTED. *AK

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER LESABRE OWNERS ARE HAVING THESE AUTOMATIC LOCK FAILURES. WE HAD THE FIRST ONE FIXED AT OUR EXPENSE AND IT WAS VERY COSTLY. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE LAST TWO REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE.

CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL HOSE. ON 8/20/98 THE HOSE WAS REPLACED BY A DEALER. *AK

FLANGE THAT IS DEPRESSED ON THE SHAFT OF THE WATER PMP AND HAS THE PULLEY BOLTED TO IT, LET LOOSE, CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO FLY OFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. QCAW

PCM MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN STALLING.

ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.