1998 Buick Lesabre complaints

DESIGN OF VEHICLE WHEN FRONT WINDOWS ARE UP AND THE BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE VIBRATION / SHAKING. *YC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS

ABS WOULD BRAKE SOFT OR HARD WHENEVER APPLED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED T CONSUMER THAT NO HISTORY OF THIS CONDITION WAS EVER REPORTED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ALSO, HAD HEAVY GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSED STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES TO THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPARE TIRE IS NOT A STANDARD TIRE, AND IS UNSAFE TO BE USED. SPARE TIRE AND RIM ARE BOTH SMALLER THEN THE 16' INCH TIRES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE. COULD NHTSA GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO A SHORT IN THE PULSE BOARD. NLM

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER RESULTING IN CONSUMER BREAKING OFF DRIVERSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE DUE TO MISALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. MJS

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING, REPLACEMENT OF THE EGR VALVE, KNOCK SENSOR AND PCM HAVE NOT RECTIFIED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. MJS

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION,STALLING AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION PERFORMS THE SAME, SEVERAL REPAIRS ATTEMPTS WITH NO REMEDY. MJS

I PURCHASED A WARRANTY THAT COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THE FIRST TIME, AT DAVID TAYLOR THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS PASSED, THE BRAKE WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS ATTEND A FUNERAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DAVID TAYLOR, APRIL 26, 1999. THEY ARE REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY THAT THEY SOLD ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER AS I WAS TOLD. THE PRICE THAT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME NOW IS $1500 FOR BRAKE REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSELY FIXED BUT WASN'T. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THEM TO DO THIS AND THIS IS THE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THROUGH THERE FAILURE TO REPAIR IT AND NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY IS MY COMPLAINT. THEY LOAN US A CAR, BUT ASKED FOR IT BACK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MEANS OF GETTING TO WORK. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL AND FIND OUT WHAT THE DEFECT IS AND WHY THESE FAULTY BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED ON THE FIRST VISIT. WHY IS THE WARRANTY NOT BEING HONORED AND WHY ARE THEY PLAYING THE BLAME GAME WITH ME STATING TO ME SOMEONE ELSE HAD BEEN FOOLING AROUND WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THAT SOMEONE HAS ONLY BEEN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORKING ON THE BRAKES. IT'S INSLUTING FOR SOMEONE TO EVEN MAKE THAT KIND OF A STATMENT WHEN YOU HAVE A WARRANTY BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT WOULD BE RIDICILIOUS FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO WORK ON IT. THAT'S THE BLAME GAME THEY ARE PLAYING AND I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL. I'M TRULY UPSET ABOUT THE BRAKES BEING A HARADZOUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND TO OTHERS ON THE HI

WHILE DRIVING WOULD NOTICE ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & VEHICLE KEPT OVERNIGHT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED GASOLINE ODOR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AROUND IGNITION SOURCE. ALSO, DOME LIGHT KEPT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT START, AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STOPS OR LOSES SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS CONDITION. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE DIED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR ON TRANSAXLE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ENTERING INTERIOR COMPARTMENT.

GENERATOR FAILED.

REPAIR STARTER TERMINAL FOR NEUTRAL SWITCH FROM TRANSAXLE. MJS

LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR SEALS (WEATHER STIP) FAILED. MJS

UNIDENTIFIED SUSPENSION MECHANISM CAUSES CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT.MGM

POWER WINDOWS SWITCH FOR THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW FAILED. MJS

FUEL GAUGE/SENDER FAILED. NLM

GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

RADIO FAILED. *YC

RELAY SWITCH FAILED CAUSED VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEMS. YH

THE CLOCK RUNS IRREGULARLY. YH

REAR RIGHT POWER STEERING PUMP SHAF SEAL LEAKED. YH

REGULATOR FAILED. YH

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED 4 OR 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING LOSS IN STEERING ABILITY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE A DEFECTIVE, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS INTERCHANGE POSITIONS AND FUNCTIONS. INNER BEAMS ARE LOW, AND OUTER BEAMS ARE HIGH. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH, GOING DOWN HILL, PUT THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND THE ENGINE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TESTS WERE RAN. STATED VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. GMC CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ALTERNATOR MAKING NOISE.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN, THE HORN DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUND. CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE . WHEN VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, THE LEFT WHEEL REAR BEARING HAD GONE BAD. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK CONSUMER STATED A BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEPXECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FUEL TO "LEAKING OUT" WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE TO BURN OUT AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SPARK PLUGS BURNING AND COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELLING 15-20 MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. *AK

BACKING OUT TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. FOOT NOT ON PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER & ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & PCM AS PER SAFET BULLETIN WERE CHECKED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BEYOND 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES OR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND BACKFIRE.

HEADREST DOES NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH FOR A PERSON OVER 6 FEET 2 INCHES. *AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. (QCAW)

TRUNK POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

FLEXIBLE HOSE LINE FROM GAS PUMP, NEXT TO THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, WAS RESTING AGAINST THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE HEAT SHIELD WHICH MOUNTED ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER, DESIGN DEFECT, POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO CHAFFING.

DESIGN FLAW: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOCKING MECHANISM BUILT UP AGAINST BUILT-IN COIN BOX. HAD TO LOCK OR UNLOCK SEAT BELT BUCKLE PROPERLY. *AK

WHEN HEATER IS ON STRONG ODOR IS PRESENT, CAUSING IRRITATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE DIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROLBEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING STALLING IN TRAFFIC, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY INCIDENT OCCURRED.

DESIGN OF THE POWER SEAT ALLOWS FOR CONSUMER TO BE TOO CLOSE TO AIR BAG, CONSUMER CAN NOT MOVE SEAT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO BE SAFE IF AIR BAG ACTIVATED.

THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS AND GRADUATIONS FOR MPH DO NOT MATCH CORRECTLY. (MISALIGNED).