1995 BUICK LESABRE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

1995 BUICK LESABRE WITH REPEATED INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. EXCESSIVE BRAKE/ROTOR REPLACEMENTS WITH MINIMAL MILES IN BETWEEN. BUICK WILL RUN DIAGNOSTICS AT $88.00 PER HOUR. CAN RUN TO $1,000 AND MAY STILL NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HAD AN INITIAL RECALL ON THE BRAKES. LIKE THE CAR OR WOULDN'T STILL HAVE IT. WISH I COULD COUNT ON THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. *JB

I HAD MY FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AS THEY WERE IN NEED OF IT DUE TO UNEVEN STOPPING, BUT REASON MORE SO WAS THE ABS LIGHT WOULD KEEP COMING ON. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL, NOT ALLOWING YOU TO COME TO QUICK STOP AS NEEDED, EVEN AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THIS STILL HAPPENS EVEN AFTER BRAKE WORK WAS DONE. MECHANIC SAID THE ABS SENSOR WAS IN THE WHEEL BEARING AND WOULD COST OVER $300 TO CHANGE THAT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, SHOULD SOMEONE PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO ABS FAILURE. AFTER THE LIGHT COMES ON, AFTER INITIAL FAILURE TO STOP, THEN IT WORKS FINE UNTIL IT SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND REPEATS IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY SCARY SITUATION AND NOW CONSIDERING OUR DAUGHTER, 16, IS DRIVING TOO MAKES IT EVEN MORE OF A HUGE CONCERN.

Mileage: 171,000

WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WILL LOCK UP CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED A REFUND OR BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE. SCC

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING WHICH WAS FAULTY AND PROBABLY HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR SOMETIME, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER DUE TO FAULTY PRODUCT.*YD

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ON VEHICLE, MUST CONTINUALLY ADD BRAKE FLUID.

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. YH

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER LEAKED, CAUSING SATURATION OF REAR BRAKE DRUMS, AND RESULTING IN REPAIRS OF THE REAR DRUMS BY THE DEALER. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER PUT CAR ON MACHINE, SAID IT WAS LEFT BRAKE BLOCK WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT TAKES A SECOND OR TWO TO CATCH. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. THEN, RAISED THE FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

VEHICLE FRONT ROTORS FAILED. *ET

BRAKES ARE MAKING A SCREACHING NOISE. ALSO CAN HEAR THE GASOLINE .CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

ABS VALVE BLOCK FAILED . AM REPORTING THIS FAILURE SINCE IT IS THE SECOND ABS BRAKE FAILURE OF TWO GM AUTOMOBILES WE CURRENTLY OWN. OUR 1992 CHEVY CAPRICE WAGON ABS SYSTEM FAILED WHEN IT HAD 49,978 MILES ON IT. NOW THE 1995 BUICK, WHICH HAS 55700 MILES ON IT HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED AN ABS BRAKE FAILURE. WE CAN UNDERSTAND AN ISOLATED FAILURE. BUT HAVING TWO GENERAL MOTORS AUTOMOBILES AND BOTH CARS EXPERIENCING ABS BRAKE FAILURES LEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT ITS VARIOUS FLEETS. REQUEST YOUR OFFICES RESEAARCH THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE INTENTION OF HAVING A RECALL OF ALL CARS SO AFFECTED IF NECESSARY. THE TWO ABS FAILURES TOTAL MORE THAN $2200.00 IN REPAIRS.

BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT RECTIFY INTERMITTENT FAILURES.

BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT RECTIFY INTERMITTENT FAILURES.

BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT RECTIFY INTERMITTENT FAILURES.

BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING OUT SLOWLY. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK DEALER TOOK BRAKES APART TWICE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO ABS. *SLC

BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING OUT SLOWLY. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK DEALER TOOK BRAKES APART TWICE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO ABS. *SLC

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER A HILL. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING , WOULD NOT GO OFF. DEALER SAID IT WAS A MODULATED PRESSURE VALVE. DOES NOT THINK BRAKES SHOULD HAVE GONE AT45000 MILES. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ABS MALFUNCTION WHEN ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY, DLR INDICATEED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO PUMP MOTOR FAILURE, MFR WON'T ASSIST, NOT FIXED. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEED, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO. TT