2002 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A TEMPERATURE RELATED PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE FROM HIS APARTMENT (LESS THAN A MILE) AND ARRIVED AT SCHOOL (XAVIER UNIVERSITY-CINCINNATI, OH). HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THE CABIN. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND JUMP OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO DOUSE THE FIRE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIMES SOUND AT START UP AND STAY ON AT ALL TIMES.I PULLED FUSE OUT OF CONCERN THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY WHEN NOT NEEDED. *TR

DASHBOARD MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE FAULTY, AND DASHBOARD IS NOW RAISED IN THE AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE (NEAR WINDSHIELD), PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING VIEW. IF THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD COMES LOOSE AND SEPARATES, THIS MAY FULLY BLOCK VIEW RESULTING IN POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE DASH PANEL PAD IS BUCKLING AND PULLING LOOSE. I AM CONCERNED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. *TR

THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE .WOULD NOT LET ME PUT DATE IN .DATE WAS JULY23'2014.MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT STALLED PUT IN NEUTRAL STARTED RIGHT UP DROVE ALITTLE WAYS SAMETHING HAPPEND.CHECKENGINELIGHT CAME ON GOT STUCK ON HIGHWAY FOR 3 HOURS WAITING FOR TOWTRUCK BAD EXPERIENCE. IT IS AT SULLIVAN TIRE CHECK DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT I TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN HE DID AND STALLED OUT ON HIM.SULLIVANTIRE IS BOGGLED.I WAS ON LINE AND WAS CHECKING WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND THERE IS ABOUT 10 PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME CAR HAS SAME PROBLEM WE TRIED GETTING IT FIXED ITS STARTING TO COST SOME MONEY TRYING TO FIX IT. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR JAN.2013. AND STILL OWE MONEY ON IT FOR 1 MORE YEAR PLEASE HELP US THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V067000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SDM MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V222000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,368.

THE PADDED DASH COVER STARTED PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASH BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE GAP IS INCREASING IN SIZE AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INITIAL START-UP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND APPEARED TO MISFIRE. THE CONTACT THEN SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,213. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 6/26/14*CN UPDATED 7/29/17*CN