1997 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ,PLASTIC PART, FELL APART WHEN FASTENING TOGETHER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AKI

HORN STOPPED WORKING ON VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO GET HORN REPAIRED. HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT HIS AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. OWNER EXPRESSES CONCERN DUE TO HIM NOT KNOWING HOW LONG HIS AIR BAG WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

VEHICLE VIBRATES SEVERELY WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT OVER 35 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL START TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR OR WILL START SURGING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE IS LOSING ANTI FREEZE INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER A PUDDLE OF ANTI FREEZE ON THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ENGINE DIED. CONTACT DEALER WHO REPLACED ENGINE, IN WHICH A CONNECT ROD HAD BROKEN.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONNECT ROD BROKE AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE, CRANKSHAFT AND A/C COMPRESSOR. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, VEHICLE WAS SKIPPING LANES WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING AND WENT THROUGH A ROUGH SECTION OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S REAR END BEGAN GOING UP AND DOWN FORCING CONSUMER TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES, THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CONSUMER RELASED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE TYPE OF SUSPENSION THE VEHICLE HAS.*JB

A HOLE WAS CREATED IN THE UPPER PLENUM MANIFOLD EMISSION SYSTEM BY THE EGR VALVE. SO I WAS TOLD. IS THIS COVERED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT EMISSIONS SYSTEMS WARRANTY? BUICK SAID ONLY THE CATALITIC (SP) CONVERTER IS COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED. THERE WAS A MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. MOUNTED ON A 1997, BUICK LESABRE, 30000 MILES, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT.*AK. CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE REMAINING TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL.*JB

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT BACKFIRED AND BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO SEVERAL PIECES. I FOUND A RECALL INDICATING WHAT HAD HAPPENED DUE TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. I GAVE THIS INFO TO THE DEALER AT GAMBACORTA BUICK AT 427 W. SEVENTH ST. NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE 19720 TEL. NO 302 323 3026. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAK CAUSING THE INTAKE TO CRACK. I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKEN IN TWO END TO END ABOUT AN INCH WIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN A CRACK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS AN EXPLOSION. IT WAS VERY LOUD INSIDE THE CAR.*AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030