1997 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING CAUSING A GRUNTING NOISE TO OCCUR AS THE CAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE. NLM

INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT FOR 1997 BUICK LESABRE, BUT PER BUICK THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL.*AK

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED THAT A BOLT TO RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD BROKEN , AND BUSHINGS HAD WORN OUT. BOLT NUT WAS SITTING THERE, LOOKED LIKE IT WAS WELDED. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT PER BUICK THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. *AK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ALLOWED ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. *YH

LOW SPEED SHUTTER, TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKING UP AT 30 MI./HR. IT IS LIKE STARTING A STANDARD TRANS. IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. G.M. SAYS THIS IS A NORMAL THING FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. I SAY BULL_ *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE IN ENGINE MANIFOLD WARPING AND CAUSING OVER HEATING AND PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE?*AK

MOTOR BURNED, CAUSE OF FIRE ORIGNINATED AT THE ENGINES FUELING SYSTEM ON THE INTAKE HOUSING SIDE, CLAIM 53-C681-096. *SLC

IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR WHEN I WENT IN FOR AN ORDINARY OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS DONE ON JUNE 19TH AND COST US $131. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER, THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND TO REPAIR THAT PLUS THE OIL CHANGE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SERVICE THAT RAN US $764. ON OCTOBER 20TH AFTER GETTING INTO THE CAR AND STARTING IT, THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THAT WAS THE EGR VALVE WHICH WAS $313. THEN SIX DAYS LATER ON OCTOBER 26TH THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, AFTER LETTING IT COOL WE CHECKED THE COOLANT JAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN IT. WE ADDED WATER THEN TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS TIME THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH COST US $391. IN BETWEEN THESE HAPPENING I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TWO ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE AND HAD THEM CHECK THEM SINCE THEY HAD ONLY BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE AND HAD LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. WHILE ROAD TESTING THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 25TH THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED UP THE OIL PRESSURE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS TAKEN STRAIGHT TO YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND LEFT THERE UNTIL IT WAS CHECKED ON MONDAY THE 27TH. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WAS GOING TO BE $3,400. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED BETWEEN 25-65MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES. DEALER HAD VEHICLE TWICE, EACH TIME FOR A WEEK. THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL IT FAILED AGAIN.*AK