1997 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 5 MPH AND CAUSED BOTH AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HAND RECEIVED MINOR ABRASINS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLOW WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND HEARD A GROANING NOISE, THE LINING WAS GLAZED BY THE WEEPING. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED BY MECHANIC. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE WEEPING AND HE THINKS THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE.*AK

ONE OF THE TWO LINES BETWEEN THE ABS SYSTEM AND MASTER CYLINDER RUPTURED LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH ONLY 10%-20% OF NORMAL BRAKING ABILITY. NLM

WHEN VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED VEHICLE WAS SURGING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THEY FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE INDEED SURGED, REPLACED CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. ALSO HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

ATTACHING BOLT (DRIVERS SIDE) HOLDING THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION TO THE CRADLE BROKE, ALLOWING THE RACKAND PINION STEERING TO SHIFT IN THE RIGHT SIDE MOUNING BRACKET. BOLT SHOWED NO STRETCHING OR SHEAR FORCE CAUSING IT TO FAIL. BOLT HARDENED TO 10.9 (ON HEAD OF BOLT) BOLT IS UNAVAILIBLE UNTIL MIDDLE OF MAY DUE TO NUMBER CHANGES. (TELLS ME SOMETHING IS WRONG SOMEWHERE ! ). *AK

STEERING WHEEL PAINT COMING OFF, REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL NECESSARY. *MJS

VEHICLE BACKFIRES DURING START UP. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK