1998 Buick Lesabre complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW . HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHOP THE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THIS, IN TURN COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 02/06/06. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND THE REAR BALL JOINTS BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A ROLL BACK AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ON THE REAR LEFT BACK. THERE WAS NO FORE-WARNING AND NO NOISE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. ALSO THE POWER STEERING BOLTS BROKE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO DROP OFF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND FALL DOWN ONTO THE FRAME MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *AK (11/10/05) THE POWER STEERING BOLTS BROKE ON TWO OCCASIONS ALLOWING THE PUMP TO FALL DOWN ON THE FRAME. THE SHAFT OF THE BALL JOINT SNAPPED ALLOWING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TO SHIFT REARWARD. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM DROPPED DOWN ALLOWING THE FREE END TO LOCK THE WHEEL. *SC

LTR FWD FM CPSC COMPLAINT RE HIS 1998 BUICK LESABRE, HE TOOK CAR IN FOR A RECALL, AND NOW THE CAR IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BEFORE GM "REPAIRED" IT.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLES RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE IT LEAKED FUEL VAPORS AND STALLED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT TOOK H CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL 04V090000 REPAIRS ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO IN AUGUST, 2004. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE, 2004, AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 9-28-04. THEY DAMAGED THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE HOOD. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A SCRATCH UNDER THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT. THEY PUT RED TAPE OVER THE HEADLIGHT. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR STALLED. THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE RECALL REPAIRS WITHIN ONE DAY. THE DEALER DENIED ANYTHING WRONG WAS DONE. THE RECALL WAS IN REGARD TO A FUEL REGULATOR. AS SOON AS THE CAR RETURNED TO THE CONTACT IT SHUT OFF. RECENTLY, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL/EXHAUST ODOR THAT WAS VERY STRONG. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON N. . HE TALKED TO GM ON 11-12-04, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THE DAMAGE, AND FOR HIM TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. WHEN HE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER THE DEALER WAS MAD AND REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES IT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO BE REIMBURSED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE WORK DONE. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT STAR. SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. THEN, CONSUMER'S SON EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT FUEL SUPPLY LINE RUSTED AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING . THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS, BUT SHE PUT DOWN A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE CAR AND SHE PICKED IT UP AND SMELLED IT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SERVER AND THAT THE WIRES WERE RUSTED. THE PART TO FIX THE VEHICLE WAS THE FUEL SERVER LOCATED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO ENGAGE. AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH BROWN SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF BOTH AIR BAGS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE DRIVER PUT OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FLAME. THE DRIVER SIDE FLAME WENT OUT BY ITSELF. THERE WERE ONLY ONE INJURY. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISING TO THE LOWER PART OF THE STOMACH AND THE THIGHS. THERE WERE NO MARKS LEFT ON THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PUT THE AIR BAG BACK IN THE DRIVER AIR BAG COMPARTMENT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE ONLY THING BURNT WAS THE AIR BAGS AND THAT WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR TO CHECK OUT THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND TAKE PICTURES. THE MANUFACTURER THEN REFERRED THE CONSUMER TO INSURANCE CARRIER. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT GM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE AIR BAGS. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE BURNING. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. CONSUMER HAS NO MAILING ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER FOR THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT ALWAYS DISREGARDED AS ANOTHER PASSING VEHICLE OR SOMETHING ELSE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS GASOLINE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND MUFFLER. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN, THERE WAS NO LEAK AT FIRST. LATER, WITHIN 20 MINUTES, 2 PUDDLES FORMED FROM THE GAS LEAK. TOOK NAPKIN AND WIPED, UNDERNEATH NEAR FUEL LINES BUT DID NOT FIND ANY MOISTURE. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AS TO WHERE THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM. CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHO SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET IT IN THE SHOP RIGHT AWAY, BUT DID SAY IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO CHECKED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED A FUEL SENDING UNIT, FUEL TANK, AND FUEL LINE. NO LEAKS SINCE THE REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE GAS LINES RUSTED AND CAUSED THE LEAK. *AK

DT: WHEN STARTED VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A BACKFIRE WITH A LOT O SMOKE. CARE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK GARAGE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THEY REPAIRED IT. *AK *SB *NM

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2005 I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE REAR-RIGHT SIDE OF MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE. ON MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2005 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VYLETEL BUICK DEALER IN STERLING HEIGHTS. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THE LEAK(S) WERE COMING FROM CRACKS IN THE FLEXIBLE FUEL LINES AND THESE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHAT CAUSED THE CRACKS IN THESE LINES. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT'S HARD LINES WERE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THE NEW FLEXIBLE LINES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SECURED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT SINCE THIS IS ALL BEING DONE, THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD, AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 75, 600 MILES UNDER "NORMAL" CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS - NO INCIDENTS OF ANY DAMAGE ANYWHERE ON THE CAR -INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SO, IT IS COMPLETLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS CAR TO HAVE CRACKED FUEL LINES - AND ALL OF THE OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE! THE FUEL LEAK WAS EXCESSIVE AND HAD I NOT NOTICED IT, THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A FIRE/EXPLOSION OCCURING. I SPOKE WITH A BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR AT THEIR COST SINCE THE CAR WAS BEYOND WARRANTLY AND THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. I RELUCTANTLY AUTHORIZED TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE SO THAT I COULD HAVE MY CAR BACK. THE TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $892.34. SINCE THE SAME TYPE OF PARTS (FLEXIBLE FULE LINE

1998 BUICK LESABRE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE.*MR A SMALL FIRE EMITTED FORM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER REPLACED THINKING IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. RECALL 04V090000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *NM

NO INJURIES. ENGINE STOPS OR STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

1. IT STALLED OUT MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER RESTARTING. 2. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY BIG CITY FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. 3. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. SHE HAS A DISABILITY AND IS PACEMAKER-DEPENDENT. ON 5-17-2005 SHE WAS ENROUTE ON THE HIGHWAY TOWARD OUR TOWN IN THE BUICK WHEN IT STARTED RUNNING HOT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO OUR TOWN, WHERE SHE THEN PULLED OVER IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT. HOWEVER, SHE BECAME VERY STRESSED OVER THE SITUATION BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE HAD GONE WELL INTO THE RED BUT SHE WAS AFRAID TO PULL OVER FOR FEAR OF BECOMING STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS A FAILED PLENUM, AN ISSUE WHICH OCCURS FREQUENTLY WITH THE GM 3800 ENGINE. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE NHTSA, AND MANY MECHANICS AND REPAIR SHOPS. THE SAFETY PROBLEM COMES FROM THE FACT THAT (AS FAR AS I AM AWARE) THERE HAVE BEEN NO WARNINGS ISSUED TO CONSUMERS WHO OWN A VEHICLE WITH THE GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINE. THE POTENTIAL FOR SITUATIONS TO OCCUR MUCH WORSE THAN OURS IS NOT ONLY LIKELY, BUT IT IS A GUARANTEED EVENT. MY ONLY RECOURSE AT THIS POINT IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA, A COMPLAINT WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE ENGINE FAILURES ARE NOT JUST MERELY A 'CONSUMER MISFORTUNE', BUT WILL BECOME THE UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR INUMERABLE ROAD HAZARDS FOR THE CAR'S OWNERS AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW (MATERIALS USED) AND FUTURE SAFETY PROBLEMS (INCLUDING LOSS OF LIFE) CAN BE AVOIDED. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA.

BETWEN 47,111 AND 49817 MILES ENGINE HAS STALL THREE TIMES AND AFTER COMPLETE STOP I RE-STARTED ENGINE RIGHT AWAY, THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS DURING STALL AT CONTROL PANEL.

1998 BUICK LESABRE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM FOR A REFUND FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT APPROVED. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TURNED LEFT ONTO A LOOP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND MAKE NOISES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VIEWED A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPARK PLUGS THAT WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE WATER FLOODED INTO THE BLOCK AND OR THE RUPTURED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN#04V090000. THE HORN WOULD GO OFF WHEN THE HORN PAD WAS BUMPED OR WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME' HOT. *SC THE MANUFACTURER WROTE THE CONSUMER A LETTER WHICH STATED THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *JB

1998 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR PART THAT WAS INSTALLED DURING A RECALL. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V090000. *SC THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AT A DEALERSHIP. *JB

1998 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO LEAK BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. SIX MONTHS LATER THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN, WHICH REQUIRED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

1998 BUICK LESABRE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.*MR *NM

VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER PULLED OVER. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CHEVROLET DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT WATER GOT INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND LOCKED IT UP. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE(MANIFOLD) PLENUM WITH ALL NEW GASKETS, NEW OIL, ANTI FREEZE AND NEW SPARK PLUGS. *BF *NM

CAR HAD BEEN HARD TO START FOR A WHILE. ON DAY OF INCIDENT, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A BACKFIRE OCCURRED AND SMOKE ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD BURST WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

LOSS OF COOLANT. THE PLASTIC INTAKE PLENUM GOT A HOLE IN IT. THIS FILLED THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED AT A COST OF 900 DOLLARS. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I'M RETIRED, SO THIS PUT A STRAIN ON OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU. *JB

TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WENT TO FLOORBOARD, NOTHING HAPPENED. BRAKES WERE PUMPED, NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE STRIKES ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYS, AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES IN A DITCH, POPS OUT OF THE DITCH, GOES THROUGH AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, POPS ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND EVENTUALLY STOPS AFTER GOING OVER ANOTHER CURB INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM ACCIDENT. THEORY IS THAT ABS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED REGULAR BRAKES TO FAIL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE 3.8L GM ENGINES USED '95 - '98 FOR THE BUICK: RIVERA, LESABRE, PARK AVENUE, REGAL, CHEVY: LUMINA, MONTE CARLO, OLDSMOBILE: 98,88,INTRIGUE, PONTIAC: BONNEVILLE, GRAND PRIX HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT. SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007A COOLANT LEAK. IN DECEMBER 2004, MY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE COOLANT TO FILL THE CYLINDERS OF THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT. GM RESOLVED THE DEFECT WITH A DESIGN CHANGE IN 99. I FEEL THAT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. SECOND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT WARRANTS A RECALL. I CONTACTED GM; SERVICE RECORD NUMBER 1-293342957 THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK AFTER A NUMBER OF MESSAGES (7) THEN DENIED THE CLAIM. *NM

1998 BUICK LESABRE. PLENUM GASKET ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILS AND ALLOWS COOLANT TO GET INTO ENGINE. THEN ENGINE DIES IN THE ROAD CAUSING PEOPLE TO SLAM ON BREAKS. NO WRECKS. THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH LESABRE'S BUT BUICK HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY $1200 TO FIX CAR AND IT NOW PROBABLY HAS ENGINE DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE BUICK TO COME FORWARD WITH THIS AND LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. THIS HAS TO STOP! *NM

RECALL CAMPAIGN RECEIVED CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACKFIRE WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. *SC

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE AND I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WAS LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT. IT HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED 2 MONTHS EARLIER AT AN OIL CHANGE AND THE WEEK BRFORE WHEN I GOT GAS. I ADDED COOLANT AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD. AFTER 5 MILES THE CAR QUIT RUNNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO A BUICK DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED PLENUM THAT ALLOWED COOLANT TO FOUL THE PLUGS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PLENUM, FOULED PLUGS, COOLANT, AND OIL FOR $800.00 DOLLARS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY. THEN, ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE GASKETS HAD BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL LEAKED. CONSUMER FOUND THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RUINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT LOW MILEAGE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *BF RECALL#04V090000 *JB

VEHICLE RETURNED FOR INSPECTION WITH REGARD TO 04V090 12/13/04 COMPLAINTS POOR PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY, HARD STARTING, AND USE OF DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE SINCE RECALL PERFORMED. DECOOL ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE, AND ENGINE OILING SYSTEM FROM FAILURE OR RUPTURE OF UPPER INTAKE PLENUM NEAR EGR PASSAGE. ANTI-FREEZE HAS FILLED ENGINE LIFTERS CAUSING NOISE/FAILURE, FILLING COMBUSTION CHAMBER CAUSING HYDRO-LOCKING OF ENGINE, COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FIRE OR ACCIDENT. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER 04V090 MANIFOLD OVER PRESSURE CONDITION STATED REPLACEMENT OF UPPER & LOWER INTAKE, LIFTER, PLUGS, OIL, ANTI-FREEZE AT A COST OF $1,150 ON VEHICLE THAT HAD 77,827 WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE, AND NOW HAS 80,407 MI. WHICH IS LESS THEN 3,000. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE HYDRO-LOCKED THE ENGINE AT FREEWAY SPEED,OR CAUSED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE, INJURY, AND POSSIBLE FIRE FROM ENGINE OIL & FUEL HITTING THE HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER!*AK

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER RE-FUELING. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED THE INTAKE PLENUM ( MANIFOLD) AS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO MIX IN WITH THE WATER/ ANTI FREEZE. THIS PART HAS BEEN UPGRADED IN THE 2002 AND LATER MODELS. THE PLENUM PART #FH10095 MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *JB....*AK

AFTER THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000 WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. THE PART #8901 7530 REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO EXPLODED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *JB

REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM SEALS AND GASKETS, ENGINE OIL AND FILTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRE SET. INSTALLED FUEL FILTER, STARTER WOULD NOT TURN OFF (STUCK ON), REPLACED IT. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED WATER TO FLOOD THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL# 04V090000. *SC *JB

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER PROBLEM OCCURRED. CAR BACKFIRE, CAUSED INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK CAUSING PROBLEMS. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 04V090000 *TC

WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM, AND A HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. ALSO, EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER BLEW OFF.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V090000 WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMTED TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW SMOKE. THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR 1435.31 THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TC

ON THE DATE POSTED BELOW I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND A BLAZER WHEN I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHEN I AWOKE I FOUND MYSELF TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY HEAD IN THE REAR WINDOW. I WAS A FULLY RESTRAINED DRIVER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE STRAPS OF THE BELTS WERE FOUND WRAPPED AROUND MY FEET. THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AND THEREFORE I WAS THROWN FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN ORDER TO FIX THE STARTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORP CONCERNING AN UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION . *BF WHILE DRIVING THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT PASSAGE IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING INTO THE LOWER INTAKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T RECEIVED IT YET. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON JANUARY 2004 AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1, 1000, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL #04V090000 WHICH STATED THAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THE RECALL WAS THE FUEL PRESSURE NO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION, WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED HOME THE VEHICLE DIED. THE ENGINE TURNED BUT DID NOT START. THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. *SC

WHILE DRIVING,IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER WITHOUT UNKNOWINGLY AND WOULD BLOW OUT AND INGEST ALL OF THE WATER FROM THE RADIATOR AND ALSO THE OVERFLOW INTO THE MOTOR. *SC

WRITER SUBMITTED REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) OWNER OF A BUICK LESABRE VEHICLE. RECALLED DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE MANUFACTURER ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL REPAIR EXPENSE. *NM

NHTSA #: 04V090000 - I OWN A 1998 BUICK LESABRE 3.8L. ON 9/27/02 I HAD A HARD STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALER AND FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2004 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO GM DEALER TO ASSURE THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE DEALER TOLD US THE CAR DOES RUN A LITTLE ROUGH (NOTED ON WORK ORDER) BUT THE CORRECT REGULATOR WAS IN THE VEHICLE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ON OCTOBER 10,2004 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. ON OCTOBER 11 WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON OCTOBER 18, 2004 TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP. ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 14, 2004 AND FRIDAY OCTOBER 15, 2004 THE CAR STALLED ONCE EACH DAY WHEN MOVING IN TRAFFIC AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2004 WHILE MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWING ME TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CAR AGAIN STALLED. SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN THE CAR STARTED IT JUMPED FORWARD AND SHE STRUCK THE BACK OF MY TRUCK. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE FUEL REGULATOR TO BE LEAKING FUEL INTO THE VACUUM HOSE AND INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS WAS THE PART THAT ACCORDING TO THE GM DEALER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ON AUGUST 11, 2004. THE END RESULT IS THERE IS $3000.00 DAMAGE TO THE LESABRE, NON TO BY TRUCK. MY BACK IS SLIGHTLY SORE BUT OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK ON THE BUICK AND MY WIFE STRUCK HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE BRUISING IN THE OUTLINE OF PART OF THE STEERING W

JULY 11, 2002: WE HAD TO HAVE 5 INJECTORS REPLACED BY JORDAN OLDSMOBILE-BUICK, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. COST: $709.42. MILEAGE WAS 82,260. OCTOBER 31, 2002: WE HAD TO TAKE OUR CAR TO ORR PONTIAC, CADILLAC, TOYOTA, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, BECAUSE THE CAR MISFIRED (OR BACKFIRED) ON US. THE WORK ORDER STATES: CUSTOMER STATES THAT OIL LIGHT AND TEMP LIGHT CAME ON; CAR WAS LOW ON COOLANT AND HAD TO ADD WATER, SAID A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF TAIL PIPES AND HAD VERY BAD SULFUR SMELL. INTAKE LEAKING, FLOODING CYL WITH COOLANT. REPLACED : TWO MANIFOLDS, COOLANT, OIL, ETC. COST: $1398.66. MILEAGE: 88,103. NOVEMBER 15, 2002: OIL GAUGE GOES TO RED AND ENGINE HAS KNOCK. DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGEI WAS TOLD THAT PARTS OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN MADE OF PLASTIC AND THIS PLASTIC HAD MELTED. COMPLETE NEW ENGINE. COST: $4174.94. MILEAGE: 88,821.

CORRECTION TO OID ID#10096015 WITH REPORT DATE 10/20/2004: THE MODEL YEAR INFO FOR BUICK VIN #[XXX] WAS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT MODEL YEAR IS 1998. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE AS IT REQUIRES THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, TURN SIGNALS.*AK