1999 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BY USING THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. *AK ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED FROM PMV TO THE WHEELS. *NM

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM THE RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER WHICH STATED THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. *JB

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THAT A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN INITIATED, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VHEICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THREE WEEKS AFTER SETTLING MATTER WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. *NM

DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT GETTING ENOUGH CHARGE TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AFTER SHIMMYING ALL OVER THE ROAD. *SC

THERE IS A PART WHICH IS CALLED THE PLENUM. IT CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET, WHICH MESSED UP THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TOOK TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.

CURRENT GM RECALL # 03054B-CONSUMERS NUMBER, CURRENT RECALL ON BUICK LESABRES REGARDING FUEL INJECTORS/BACKFIRING/CAUSING FIRE. UNFOTUNATELY I EXPERIENCED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT AL SERRA BUICK IN GRAND BLANC, MI. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CORP AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO ANSWERS. THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING THE RECALL WORK AND THEN CHARGING ME $523.86 FOR ADDITIONAL WORK THAT INVOLVES THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I AM NOT ABLE TO GET TO MY JOB WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!*AK

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DROP INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN AUTO STOPS. WHEN ACCELERATING TRASMISSION DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR WITH A LOUD "BANG". BUICK SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IS PRESSURE VALVE OR ELECTRONICS CONTROLLING PRESSURE VALVE IS THE CAUSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND, BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE DEPT. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY EXACT PROBLEM THROUGH COMPUTER EVALUATION. SERVICE MANAGER STATES REPAIR WILL REQUIRE REMOVAL AND PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INTAKE.*MR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS SCANNED. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT COOLANT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKENTO DEALER ON A RECALL AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR RESOLVED. *AK