1997 Buick Lesabre complaints

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED THAT A BOLT TO RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD BROKEN , AND BUSHINGS HAD WORN OUT. BOLT NUT WAS SITTING THERE, LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WELDED. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT PER BUICK THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. *AK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. *YH

LOW SPEED SHUTTER, TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKING UP AT 30 MI./HR. IT IS LIKE STARTING A STANDARD TRANS. IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. G.M. SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL THING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I SAY BULL_ *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE IN ENGINE MANIFOLD WARPING AND CAUSING OVER HEATING AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE?*AK

MOTOR BURNED, CAUSE OF FIRE ORIGNINATED AT THE ENGINES FUELING SYSTEM ON THE INTAKE HOUSING SIDE, CLAIM 53-C681-096. *SLC

IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WHEN I WENT IN FOR AN ORDINARY OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS DONE ON JUNE 19TH AND COST US $131. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND TO REPAIR THAT PLUS THE OIL CHANGE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE THAT RAN US $764. ON OCTOBER 20TH AFTER GETTING INTO THE CAR AND STARTING IT, THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS THE EGR VALVE WHICH WAS $313. THEN SIX DAYS LATER ON OCTOBER 26TH THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, AFTER LETTING IT COOL WE CHECKED THE COOLANT JAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN IT. WE ADDED WATER THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH COST US $391. IN BETWEEN THESE HAPPENING I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TWO ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THEM SINCE THEY HAD ONLY BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE AND HAD LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. WHILE ROAD TESTING THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 25TH THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED UP THE OIL PRESSURE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS TAKEN STRAIGHT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND LEFT THERE UNTIL IT WAS CHECKED ON MONDAY THE 27TH. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED

VEHICLE STALLED BETWEEN 25-65MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES. DEALER HAD VEHICLE TWICE, EACH TIME FOR A WEEK. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL IT FAILED AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WILL STALL. THEN, CONSUMER COULD START CAR AGAIN. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, AND WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IF ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE WAS HARD TO SHIFT. , CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER ATSB. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED AN INDEPDENT DEALER, DEALER NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE WILL STALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS STARTING VEHICLE WHEN A BROKEN GAS LINE CAUSED A FIRE, THE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR LEAKED ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, CLAIM 23-1276-311. *SLC

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2000, I WAS MAKING A TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE, FL. TO MY SISTERS WITH MY 79 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND 75 YEAR OLD FATHER. RIGHT OUTSIDE OF TALLAHASSEE, FL. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY A 10" IN LENGTH AND 7" WIDE PIECE OF RUBBER SEPERATE FROM THE TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND STOP. I HAD TO FOLLOW A POLICEMAN FROM INTERSTATE 10 TO A BACK HIGHWAY TO GET BACK TO TALLAHASSE TO GET MY TIRE REPLACED. WHEN THE GOODYEAR MECHANIC GOT THE CAR UP ON THE RACK HE CALLED ME AND MY FATHER OUT TO LOOK AT THE OTHER THREE TIRES. ALL OF THE TIRES WERE BEGINNING TO SEPERATE IN THE MIDDLE. I CHOSE TO RELACE ALL FOUR TIRES BEACUSE I WAS AFRAID THE REST WOULD DO THE SAME THING AND I DID NOT WANT TO CHANCE INJURY. I HAD MY SON DO A VISUAL CHECK OF THE TIRES BEFORE I LEFT ON THE TRIP AND HE SAID I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER 10,000 TO 15,000 MILES LEFT ON THE TIRES HOWEVER, WE COULD NOT VISUALLY SEE THE SEPERATION IN THE MIDDLE. I WANTED TO KEEP THE TIRES AND BRING THEM BACK TO PASCAGOULA WITH ME BUT I COULD NOT KEEP THE TIRES BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY ROOM IN MY CAR. I HEARD ON THE NEWS A FEW DAYS AGO THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH GENERAL TIRES. I FEEL I SHOULD LET SOMEONE KNOW ABOUT THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER TO TRY AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE TIRES BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY INFORMATION. MY CURRENT MILAGE IS 46,060 NOT WHAT I LISTED AT THE TOP PART OF YOUR FORM. SHOLUD YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATI

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ON HER WAY HOME. WHEN SHE GOT HOME REAR PASSENGER TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE PLACE. AND THE ATTENDANT THERE TOLD HER THAT TIRE COULDN'T BE REPAIRED. THE TIRE WAS NO GOOD. THE FIRESTONE P20575R15, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK THE CUSTOMER STILL HAS 3 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. *YH

RIGHT FRONT TIRES SEPERATED WHILE ON FREEWAY - CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA.( DOT NUMBER: ACMODBI037 TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15 )

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE STALLED VEHICLE. BUT, HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THERE WAS 1 INJURY AND ONE FATALITY. *AK

ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MOTOR AND CAUSING IT TO BE SLUGGISH & HESITATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A FOUL SMELL COMING INTO VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE PART. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 5 MPH AND CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HAND RECEIVED MINOR ABRASINS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLOW WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND HEARD A GROANING NOISE, THE LINING WAS GLAZED BY THE WEEPING. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE WEEPING AND HE THINKS THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE.*AK

ONE OF THE TWO LINES BETWEEN THE ABS SYSTEM AND MASTER CYLINDER RUPTURED LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH ONLY 10%-20% OF NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY. NLM

WHEN VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SURGING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE INDEED SURGED, REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. ALSO HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AND WILL NOT WORK ON DELAY WHEN TURNED ON. *AK

ATTACHING BOLT (DRIVERS SIDE) HOLDING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION TO THE CRADLE BROKE, ALLOWING THE RACKAND PINION STEERING TO SHIFT IN THE RIGHT SIDE MOUNING BRACKET. BOLT SHOWED NO STRETCHING OR SHEAR FORCE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. BOLT HARDENED TO 10.9 (ON HEAD OF BOLT) BOLT IS UNAVAILIBLE UNTIL MIDDLE OF MAY DUE TO NUMBER CHANGES. (TELLS ME SOMETHING IS WRONG SOMEWHERE ! ). *AK

STEERING WHEEL PAINT COMING OFF, REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL NECESSARY. *MJS

VEHICLE BACKFIRES DURING START UP. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN REACHING 40 MPH ENGINE RAISED LIKE IT WAS KICKING OUT OF GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AS UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE CAR HAS GOTTEN HORRENDOUS GAS MILEAGE, THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WAS TOLD "WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM." THE HORN ISSUE NEARLY RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT LASTNIGHT AS THE HORN, AGAIN, DECIDED TO TAKE THE NIGHT OFF. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED DURING COLLISION. YH

CONSUMER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT TO START UP, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND SAID THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBLITY IN THE CASE. CONSUMER HAD BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WITH APROXIMATELY 22.200 MILES ON VEHICLE WARRANTY. *AK

NOT MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER DEPLOYMENT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SECTION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE MILD TO MODERATE CRASH. DRIVER ESCAPED APPARENT INJURY. THIS IS THE FIRST FIRE RESULTING FROM AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF WHICH I AM AWARE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. L.A.CO.F.D. INCIDENT REPORT # 00-055018. *AK

CAR IS CUTTING OUT. NO WARNING. I COULD BE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR OR COMPLETELY STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. CAR WILL RESTART IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP [TWO DIFFERENT ONES] THREE TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED TO DATE. I FEEL THIS CAR IN DANGEROUS AND WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-45MPH AND VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, DRIVERS SIDE DID. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED. THE DEALER HAS TURNED DOWN THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HA BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THEN FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION IS INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS A BACK FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 17-9112-605.. *SLC

AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD FEEL SLACKNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER SAID SHAFT WAS WORN OUT. DEALER REPLACED BOTTOM AND TOP STEERING. DEALER CLAIMED THAT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER LET GO OFF THE GAS PEDAL ND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK EARLIER IN THE DAY, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS WHEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA, CLAIM 42-1218-296. *SLC

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. NLM

ENGINE EXPLODED AS CONSUMER WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, CLAIM 05-4442-741. *SLC

SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD PROBLEMS, GM REPLACED THE STRUTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE BOTTOMED OUT WHILE HITTING SMALL BUMPS. *ET

THE INTEGRATION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM TO THE HORN FAILED CAUSING THE HORN TO SOUND VERY LOUDLY CONTINUOUSLY. YH

RPMS RACE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH AND VEHICLE HESITATES/ STALLS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY FAILING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. MJS

HEAD RESTRAINTS ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HEAD PROTECTION WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES. *AK