1997 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

THE MECHANIC NOTICED A LEAK IN THE UPPER PLENUM MANIFOLD. UPON PERFORMING A ROUTINE SERVICE, THE UPPER PLENUM MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THE ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE SEIZING UP IF THE LEAKED HAD GONE UNNOTICED. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE THE PLENUM MANIFOLD WITH A NEWER DESIGNED MANIFOLD. THE ENGINE IS A 3800 SERIES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER THE DRIVER WAS EVACUATED. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT SEEPED INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WILL COST OVER $1.000,00. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP WILL REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR HALF OF THE PRICE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH AND STARTED MISSING. THE SERVICE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) VALVE/CONTROL SOLENOID. WHEN THE PART WAS REPLACED, THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND CRACKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FOLLOWING THIS PROBLEM, THE OXYGEN SENSOR THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED, FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT GM COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. RECALL# PE02050. *SC

HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THERE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND USE THE LIGHT OF THE MOTORIST IN THE FRONT OF HIM TO SEE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND OTHER COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP WAS NOT SURE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

COOLANT LEAK AT UPPER INTAKE PLENUM ON 1997 BUICK AT 68000 MILES DEALER STATED THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT ARE NOT HELPING WITH COST OF REPAIRS.$633.64. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY BUICK LESABRE, AT A COST OF $264.80 WITH LABOR ANOTHER $180. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AS I UNDERSTAND IT WITH GM AND THEY ARE QUITE AWARE OF IT BUT HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE HEAD GASKET. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

HELLO, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR HESITATING GOING UP A SMALL GRADE OR SOMETIMES JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SPARK PLUG AND FIXED IT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. BESIDES A NEW TRANSMISSION, THEY ALSO REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE FRONT WITH ROTORS. THE RECEIPT FROM THE GARAGE SAYS THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN 1870 TROUBLE CODE. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD 52,000 MILES ON IT. THE TOTAL COST WAS 4200.00. I ASKED THE GM PEOPLE FOR HELP WITH THIS EXPENSE AS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WORKING 2 JOBS AND DID NOT GET A REPLY. I TOOK OUT ANOTHER LOAN TO PAY FOR THIS. NOW, WITH ALMOST 80,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING AND MY FRIEND WITH A COMPUTER SAYS IT IS THE 1870 TROUBLE CODE (WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON). I CAN NOT AFFORD TO SPEND ANOTHER 4000.00 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION.

MECHANIC FOUND ENGINE COOLENT LEAKING FROM THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH IS *PLASTIC*. THE COOLENT WAS ALSO LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL. I STATED THAT SUCH A MAJOR DETERIORTION OR FAILURE AFTER ONLY 44,800 MILES IS ABSURD AND LUDICROUS.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK