1999 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE DIED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *AK *SCC *JB

MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE VIN [XXX] TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS HARD SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE ON WET PAVEMENT. IT ALSO DOES THIS IF I DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. IT DID THIS WITH ONLY A FEW MILES ON IT, BUT WHEN CHECKED BY THE AUTO DEALER SERVICE PERSONNEL OF COURSE THEY FAILED TO FIND THIS DEFECT AND WOULDN'T REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION. I COMPLAINED TWICE BUT TO NO AVAIL. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER BOUGHT NEW BUICK, LASABRA IN 1999, WITHIN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, BATTERY DIED AND WAS REPLACED TWICE. AVERAGE BATTERY LIFE WAS 5 YEARS OR 60 MONTHS.*AK

BRAKE PADS ARE TOO SOFT CREATING BLACK BRAKE DUST.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED BECAUSE OF THE SAW BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS BECAME COVERED WITH BLACK DUST. *TS *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. SEAT WOULD NOT RECLINE BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO BACK AND KNEES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT.*AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE GAS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER KNEW OF OTHER BUICKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSAXLE (TRANSMISSION) AND REQUIRED REPLACING THE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY. GM WAS UNWILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMERS STEERING WHEEL FROZE. INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TURNING ON AN EMBANKMENT THE VEHICLES STEERING FROZE AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST WENT OVER THE SIDE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM FAILED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED DUE TO A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. AN INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH. THE ENGINE COOLANT ATE THROUGH THE PLENUM CHAMBERS. *JB

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING PUMP DETACHED FROM WHERE IT WAS ANCHORED. THE TWO BOLTS THAT SECURED THE PUMP WERE SEVERED WHICH CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO COME OFF. THE TWO BOLTS WERE SEVERED AS IF THEY HAD BEEN CUT WITH A SAW. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY CLICKING ON AND OFF . POSSIBLE LOW TRACE WIRING. $72.50 FOR COST OF REPAIRS. *MR *CB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED 8 TIMES.*JB