1997 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN REACHING 40 MPH ENGINE RAISED LIKE IT WAS KICKING OUT OF GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AS UNINTENDED AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE CAR HAS GOTTEN HORRENDOUS GAS MILEAGE, THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. I WAS TOLD "WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM." THE HORN ISSUE NEARLY RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT LASTNIGHT AS THE HORN, AGAIN, DECIDED TO TAKE THE NIGHT OFF. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!

CONSUMER PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT TO START UP, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND SAID THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBLITY IN THE CASE. CONSUMER HAD BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WITH APROXIMATELY 22.200 MILES ON VEHICLE WARRANTY. *AK

CAR IS CUTTING OUT. NO WARNING. I COULD BE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR OR COMPLETELY STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. CAR WILL RESTART IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP [TWO DIFFERENT ONES] THREE TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED TO DATE. I FEEL THIS CAR IN DANGEROUS AND WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME HELP.

NOT MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER DEPLOYMENT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER SECTION OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE MILD TO MODERATE CRASH. DRIVER ESCAPED APPARENT INJURY. THIS IS THE FIRST FIRE RESULTING FROM AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF WHICH I AM AWARE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. L.A.CO.F.D. INCIDENT REPORT # 00-055018. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-45MPH AND VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, DRIVERS SIDE DID. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED. THE DEALER HAS TURNED DOWN THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. MANUFACTURER HA BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THEN FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION IS INSIDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS A BACK FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 17-9112-605.. *SLC

AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD FEEL SLACKNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER SAID SHAFT WAS WORN OUT. DEALER REPLACED BOTTOM AND TOP STEERING. DEALER CLAIMED THAT EVENTUALLY IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER LET GO OFF THE GAS PEDAL ND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK