1997 Buick Lesabre complaints

TRANS SHIFT SOLONOID FAILURE.MGM

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR SUSPENSION. VEHICLE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EGR VALVE STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION - BUT IF FAILS IN OPEN POSITION COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALL

ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING.

ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING.

EMERGENCY BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED.

CONSUMER WENT TO PARK VEHICLE ,GOING LESS 5 MPH AND ACCIDENTLY CRASHED INTO A WALL. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE . DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING FACE INJURIES. *AK

REAR SUSPENSION POOR RESULTING IN VEHICLE BOTTOMING OUT WHILE DRIVING, STRUTS REPLACED WITH KIT TO PROHIBIT BOTTOMING OUT HOWEVER FAILED.

HEADLIGHTS FOGGED CAUSING POOR VSIBILITY.

REARVIEW MIRROR, WHILE DRIVING, IS LOOSE AND TILTS VERY OFTEN. NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, IT WILL DANGLE, GO BACK AND FORTH, IT IS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE AND SWINGS. CAN EVENTUALLY HIT THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR THE MIRROR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND MIRROR HIT WINDSHIELD,AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE IN THE WASH/MIST/DELAY OR LOW SPEED MODE UNTIL THEY ARE SWITCHED TO HIGH SPEED MODE.AFTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AR EPLACED IN THE HIGH SPEED MODE THE OTHER MODES WILL OPERATE CORRECTLY. ALSO, INTERMITTENT HOWLING SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE USED.

SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR OVER, VEHICLE VIBRATES.

WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID THE BLADES DO NOT MOVE, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE OUT AHEAD ON THE ROAD. DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

TRAVELING 75-80MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. WHILE IT WAS VIBRATING, IT STARTED TO MAKE NOISES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE & NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION OR AXLE. *AK

FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES. ALSO, BATTERY LEAKED ACID, AND TERMINAL WAS WORN OUT TO THE POINT OF BEING BROKEN.

WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON INTERSTATE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK, PEDAL DID NOT MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT. HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. 2 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER DID EXPERIENCE BRAKE PEDAL GETTING STUCK, BUT ONLY FOR 1 SECOND BUT THEN RELEASE ITSELF. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND PASSING THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR MAINTAINED SPEED, KEPT ON UP TO 6000 RPM. PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT KEPT ON GOING. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE MOTOR MOUNT ON THE RIGHT IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNT BECAUSE IT WAS MISSING THE RUBBER BUSHINGS THAT WERE NEVER INSTALLED INTO THE MOTOR MOUNT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MAKE NOISE.

EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY DO NOT COME ON. REPORTED TO DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 97. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IN MARCH THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROLBEM STILL CONTINUED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN ON MAY 8TH. DEALER COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER ALSO REPLACED BATTRY/ALTERNATOR/IGNITION AND COMPUTER. HOWEVER, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PEDAL GOING TOO FAR TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR REPAIRS, CONDITION STILL EXISTS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR LOCKS ARE CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MODULE TWO TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AND THE GLASS FLEW IN THE DRIVER'S FACE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY

NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.

NO FAILURE SPECIFIED.

WINDSHIELD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH DUE TO REFLECTION OF THE DASH FROM INSIDE VEHICLE.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT WITH FOUR OR MORE PASSENGERS ABOARD. *AK

ENGINE SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE DRIVING.

ENGINE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY.

REAR SEAT BELT DESIGN CAUSES OCCUPANT TO SIT ON BUCKLE, THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TO SEAT AND DIFFICULT TO FASTEN.

PASSENGERS SEAT BELT LOCKS/TIGHTENS WHILE DRIVING, CREATING DISCOMFORT FOR PASSENGER, IS DESIGNED THIS WAY TO SECURE CHILD SEATS.

SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.

PARKING BRAKE RATCHET FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ABOUT 25 MPH A TRUCK SMASHED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FRONT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COMSUMER REFUSED GO TO HOSPITAL. *AK

BLOWER MOTOR FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE SECURITY ALARM HORN AND LIGHTS BLINKED AND BLEW OUT WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED AT ALL TIMES OF DAY/NIGHT- WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

GOING 35MPH & STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT WHICH STOPPED SUDDENLY. HAD TO HIT BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. TOOK TO DEALER , TOLD NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS WILL NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO FIT PEOPLE OVER 100 POUNDS.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A DEER IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THERE WAS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER/LOSS OF BRAKE/POWER STEERING. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN, BUT THE RADIO CONTINUED TO PLAY. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. PUT IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

ECM FAILED.

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER: CUTS ON THROAT, CHIN AND MOUTH, BRUISES ON CHEST, LEFT ARM AND HAND, BROKEN RIGHT FINGER.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH, APPLIED ABS BRAKES SUDDENLY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND PEDAL FADING AWAY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO DIM FOR NO REASON. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD ITS THE DESIGN OF VEHICLE. OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *AK SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THERE IS NOT EVEN 300 POUNDS IN VEHICLE AND GOING OVER BUMPS, IT BOTTOMS OUT, DEALER REPLACED REAR SPRINGS AND WEAK COIL SPRINGS. CONSUMER HAD TO WIGGLE KEY TO GET IT OUT OF THE DOOR, DEALER FILED KEY AND LUBRICATED THE LOCK CYLINDER. *SLC

EXHAUST SYSTEM SEAL FAILED.