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1995 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 1995 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 29, 2002AZ

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 25, 2002FL

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS DONE. BUT, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jan 7, 2002FL

WHILE DRIVING, HORN SUDDENLY SOUNDED CONTINOUSLY. DEALER DETERMINED SINCE AIRBAG AND HORN WERE WIRED TOGETHER, REPAIR COST WOULD BE 1000 DOLLARS. CONSUMER HAD HORN DISCONNECTED.*AK JG

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 23, 2001CA

VEHICLE WHILE SITTING OVER A LENGTH OF TIME OUTSIDE IN HEAT AND HORN WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING HORN IT WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE MORNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO DEACTIVATE AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 8, 2001TX

GOING 65 MPH AND HAD HEARD A THUMPING NOISE, AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THEN, A LOUD BANG. PULLED OFF ROAD, CHECKED TIRES AND NOTICED THAT TREAD ON RIGHT REAR HAD BEEN "SHAVED" COMPLETELY OFF. TIRE HAD MAINTAINED PRESSURE. HAD DAMAGE TO QUARTER PANEL. TIRE WAS REPLACED BY EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE. FIRESTONE FR410 P205/70R15 WITH 20,000 MILES.*AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE AND IS REQUESTING REPLACEMENT FOR BOTH REAR TIRES, CONSUMER IS ALSO ASKING FOR REPAIRING THE DAMAGES THAT WERE CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAULTY TIRES. *SLC

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Aug 6, 2001CA

REAR WHEEL FELL OFF AXLE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Aug 3, 2001VA

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS FAULTY AND PROBABLY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOMETIME, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER DUE TO FAULTY PRODUCT.*YD

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 2, 2001AZ

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH RIGHT FRONT GENERAL TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15, DOT: A3M0DBI138 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15000 TO 18,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. TIRE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1995, BUICK, LESABRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED 2 YEARS AGO ON OTHER TIRES.*AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jul 24, 2001IN

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ON VEHICLE, MUST CONTINUALLY ADD BRAKE FLUID.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 26, 2001FL

CONTACTE DEALER TO CONFIRM HORN DEFECT-CONTACTED BUCIK CUSTOMER CARE-THEY AGREED TO PAY ONLY HALF THE BILL. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS NOT MY FAULT, EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED AT TIME OF SALE. WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT.HOWEVER, THIS DEFAULT IS NOT MY FAULT. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THAN A DEFECT IN HORN ASSEMBLY.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 21, 2001TX

HORN COMES ON INTERMITTENTTLY ON ITS OWN, DEALER SAID AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Jun 20, 2001AZ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MALFUNCTED. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK, ABS LIGHT, AND DOOR LOCK LIGHT WERE COMING ON. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. DIDNOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jun 13, 2001LA

HORN HAD TO BE DISCONECTED TO STOP SOUNDING. INSPECTION CANNOT TAKE PLACE AND IT COST 800.00 TO FIX. IT IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG PROBELM. THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OVER 4"OF WATER COLLECTED IN SPARE TIRE AREA DURING TROPICAL STORM WHILE PARKED. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 17, 2001NE

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE, CONSUMER HAD TO STRETCH THE BELT AND SLIDE OUT ON HER BACK. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 9, 2001FL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, DEALER BELIEVES PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT IGNITION MODULE FAILURE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD A TUNE UP AND HAS EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL DRIVING. *SLC

Air Bags › FrontalFire
Filed Apr 5, 2001LA

WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 27, 2001PA

OIL PUMP VALVE STUCK BLEW OIL FILTER GASKET. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Feb 23, 2001OH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPATMENT WHILE PARKED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 21, 2001WI

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING HIT A DEER AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS INJURIED.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 26, 2001AZ

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY I TOOK IT TO THE KARL MODEL BUICK AT 1125 E 32ND ST IN YUMA AND THEY DIAGNOISEDEDIT AS THE P.C. M THEY PUT IN A REMANAFACTURED ONE AT A COST OF $315.32 IT WORKED FOR 2 DAYS AND THEN IT WENT OUT ALTOGETHER SO THEY PUT IN ANOTHER ONE AND IT WOULD ONLY FIRE ON 4 CYLINDERS SO THEY PUT IN AMOTHER ONE AND THE CRUISE WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS I TOOK IT BACK AND TO SAY THE LEAST I WAS A LITTLE IRATE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD CHECKED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THEY PUT IN A NEW SWITCH AND IT HAS WORKED FINE SINCE THEN. WHICH LEAVES ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WASEN'T ANY THING WRONG WITH THE P. C. M TO START WITH. BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR INSTANCES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THANK YOU ONE AT A COST OF. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 17, 2001WI

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE HORNS ARE INOPERABLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT. *YH

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jan 3, 2001TX

ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL 00T-005, DUE TO TREAD SEPARATON,

Air Bags
Filed Nov 13, 2000TX

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL INFORMATION CENTER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 9, 2000AL

DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR FOR LESS THAN $ 800

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Aug 2, 2000NJ

AFETER STRAPPING CHILDREN WITH SEAT BELTS BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE MIDDLE, FEMALE BUCKLES BECOME DETACHED FROM THE STRAPS. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed Jul 24, 2000FL

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE DRIVER HEARD SOME OBJECT HITTING THE BOTTOM OF TH VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER A/C FAILED. UPON LOOKING UNDER HOOD THE NOISE WAS FOUND COMING FROM A BROKEN BELT. *YH

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Jul 12, 2000NE

STEERING KNUCKLE WAS REPORT TO BE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE WEAR OF THIS ITEM AT 37,000 MILES. COULD THIS BE A DEFECTIVE PART. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Jun 14, 2000NY

THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF THREE TIMES, GLUE DOES NOT HOLD PROPERLY. YH

Seats
Filed May 31, 2000MO

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE, SEAT WELDS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FRAME BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO TIP OVER BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed May 25, 2000SC

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. YH

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 19, 2000GA

I'M AGAINST HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE TOO BLINDING AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE BANNED. PLEASE FORWARD MY COMPLAINT TO THE CORRECT DEPT. THANK YOU. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed May 7, 2000AL

HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY...HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED...DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO CORRECT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Wheel Cylinders
Filed Apr 20, 2000AZ

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKED, CAUSING SATURATION OF REAR BRAKE DRUMS, AND RESULTING IN REPAIRS OF THE REAR DRUMS BY THE DEALER. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Apr 18, 2000CA

THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE CAUSED THE HORN TO BLOW CONTINOUSLY. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 13, 2000NY

MAJOR OIL LEAK PROMPTED INVESTIGATION THAT REVEALED DEFECTS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Apr 2, 2000CA

THERS IS A SHORT IN THE HORN. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR A SHORT IN THE HORN AT A COST OF $809.44. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 2000CA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 10, 2000KY

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER PUT CAR ON MACHINE, SAID IT WAS LEFT BRAKE BLOCK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT TAKES A SECOND OR TWO TO CATCH. *AK *ML

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 7, 2000MI

MAJOR ENGINE BEARING FAILURE, BUT OIL PRESSURE GOOD. HAD TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 1, 2000FL

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. THEN, RAISED THE FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 28, 2000MD

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND AFTER SWITCHING GEARS VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Feb 24, 2000MI

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE IS LEAKING. YH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 20, 2000MD

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY , TRAVELLING ABOUT 50MPH, VEHICLE CUT OFF THREE TIMES. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS ABLE TO REPAIR. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Dec 15, 1999NY

THE PLANETARY GEAR AND SHAFT MOLDED TOGETHER CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT BACK UP NOT MATTER WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. NLM

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Dec 8, 1999NY

AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. NLM

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Nov 12, 1999VA

THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CONNECTION ON THE BATTERY SHEARED CAUSING A BREAK IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. NLM

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Nov 3, 1999IL

WINDSHIELD HAS MANY LITTLE SPECKS IN IT. WHEN LOOKING INTO THE SUN THESE SPECKS ILLUMINATE AND BECOME GLARE AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 3, 1999IL

DOME LIGHT IS SO DIM THAT IT IS UNUSEABLE. ...HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO LOW. WON'T EXTEND TO PROPER HEIGHT FOR PROTECTION ....POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) STOPPED WORKING. KEY WON'T WORK EITHER. HAVE TO ENTER FROM PASSENGER SIDE....PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ALSO STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT....GAS GAAUGE IS DECEPTIVE. VERY INACCURATE. CHANGES WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STOIPPED. ....STORAGE/GLOVE BOX BETWEEN FRONT SEATS LOCKED ITSELF AND WOULDN'T OPEN. HAD TO BREAK IT OPEN TO RETRIEVE MEDICINE NEEDED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 1, 1999NY

VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS FAILED. *ET

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 28, 1999TX

TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TOO DIM TO SEE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT. DURING MODERATE TURN THE SIGNALS WILL NOT CANCEL AND CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. SHOULD BE EASY FOR FACTORY TO INCREASE WATTAGE ON THE PANEL LAMPS.

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