1998 BUICK LESABRE Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 1998 Buick LeSabre. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V090000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The...

Mileage: 231,000

The contact owns a 1998 Buick LeSabre. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V090000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The...

Mileage: 231,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, BUSHINGS, AND FASTENING HARDWARE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AS WELL. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CORRODE...

Mileage: 130,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, BUSHINGS, AND FASTENING HARDWARE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AS WELL. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CORRODE...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED THE ODOMETER MILEAGE OF 99,999, IT FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED THE ODOMETER MILEAGE OF 99,999, IT FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

THE SUB FRAME (SOMETIMES CALLED ENGINE CRADLE) BUSHINGS, RETAINERS, AND THE SUB FRAME ITSELF WHEREIN THEY MOUNT, ARE DECAYED. SOME BUSHINGS AND RETAINERS ARE COMPLETELY MISSING. HAVING INVESTIGATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REPAIR, I HAVE FOUND THAT NEARLY ALL GM CARS WITH THIS MOUNTING SYSTEM ARE EXPER...

Mileage: 148,000

MY CAR SEEMS TO JUST DIE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT THEM YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND WAIT A FEW MINS BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN AND NO BODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE TO YOU

I WAS DRIVING INTO DRIVE WAY AND HEARD A LOUD THUD THEN NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER. I PUT THE CAR UP ON RAMPS AND ALL FOUR REAR SUB FRAME BUSHINGS WHERE MISSING. THIS COMPONENT HOLDS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND STEERING TO THE CAR.!!!! BEING A TECHNICIAN ,I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF T...

Mileage: 81,958

I CAME HOME AFTER BIBLE STUDY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GOT UP THURSDAY THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT BLINKING. MY HUSBAND HAD THE KEY IGNITION REPLACE THEN BROUGHT NEW KEY BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T START SO HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. 10 MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS THE CAR DID THE SAME BUT I WAS DRIVING ...

I CAME HOME AFTER BIBLE STUDY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GOT UP THURSDAY THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT BLINKING. MY HUSBAND HAD THE KEY IGNITION REPLACE THEN BROUGHT NEW KEY BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T START SO HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. 10 MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS THE CAR DID THE SAME BUT I WAS DRIVING ...

I CAME HOME AFTER BIBLE STUDY ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GOT UP THURSDAY THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT BLINKING. MY HUSBAND HAD THE KEY IGNITION REPLACE THEN BROUGHT NEW KEY BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T START SO HAD THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED. 10 MONTHS AND THREE WEEKS THE CAR DID THE SAME BUT I WAS DRIVING ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND UNPROTECTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CROSSARM AND FOUR CRADLE BOLTS AND BUSHIN...

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKES WENT OUT, HAD NO PEDAL AT ALL. MANAGED TO GET HOME. FLUID FULL. MASTER CYLINDER OK. BRAKE SHOES NEW. BRAKE FLUID NOT LEAKING. OIL IS LEAKING, BUT NO BRAKE FLUID AT ALL. CANNOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM. CANNOT GET ANY PEDAL ON THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 133,414

OBSERVED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR WAS A LEAK IN THE NYLON FUEL PRESSURE LINE FEEDING THE REAR FUEL RAIL ON THE ENGINE. THE LEAK IN THE LINE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE SHROUD. THE ENGINE HAS A REMOVABLE PLASTIC SHROUD, AND THE EDGE OF THE SHROUD WAS RUBBING ON...

Mileage: 163,885

THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT "45 MPH". THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND HAD NO P...

Mileage: 166,980

THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD A MISS, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING, THEN STOPPED FLASHING BUT REMAINED ON. I DROVE VEHICLE HOME, AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAD HYDRO LOCKED DUE TO COOLANT DRIPPING ON THE PISTON FROM A...

Mileage: 86,240

1998 BUICK - LESABRE ,THE INTAKE PLENUM HAD A HOLE IN IT BECAUSE IT GOT TO HOT,AND ANTIFREEZE WENT INTO THE BLOCK. BUICK HAS HAD THIS ENGINEERING PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. NO RECALL , IT COST ME $785.76 TO HAVE FIXED. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THIS IS BS. THERE ARE 1000S OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS CAR. I H...

Mileage: 61,502

I HAVE A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT WAS PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT MADE A SCREECHING SOUND. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE STARTER "EXPLODED" BECAUSE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE PLENEUM INTO THE CYLINDERS AND STARTER. THE ...

MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER ON THE 16, OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 AND AS HE WAS DRIVING THE CAR SHUT OFF. THANKFULLY HE WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 BUT HAD IT BEEN ELSEWHERE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR CUT OFF HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON A...

Mileage: 150,000

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE AUTOMOBILE IS FAULTY. THE GAUGE GIVES INACCURATE AND RANDOM FUEL LEVEL READINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

1998 BUICK LESABRE CRASHED AT LOW SPEED CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS, LEAVING ME WITH BILLS OF OVER $10,000 FOR LOST CAR, REPAIRS, INSURANCE. PROBLEM HAD ARISEN ON AND OFF SINCE ACQUIRING CAR AT 65,000 MILES..TWICE TAKEN IN TO GM ...

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE A 1998 BUICK LESABRE AND THE CAR HAS DEFECTIVE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAD TO MAKE A "PANIC STOP" DUE TO A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT.THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I FELT THE BRAKES HOLD. A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL THE LINES TO AND FROM THE POWER BRAKE UNIT[6 LINES] WERE RUSTED BADLY AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 131,790

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE ENGINE. WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TA...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED YET THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF HEDGES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WA...

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED YET THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF HEDGES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WA...

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED YET THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF HEDGES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WA...

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED YET THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF HEDGES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WA...

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON 6/17/10 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. I SLOWED DOWN TO SEE WHAT HAPPEN. I SEEN NOTHING BUT SOME BOLTS IN THE STREET. I PICK THEM UP AND GOT BACK IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WAY TO STEER THE CAR JUST HAD GAS NO STEERING. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE CAR AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE ENGIN...

I AM CURRENTLY THE OWNER OF A 1998 BUICK LESABRE WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,600 MILES. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CAR BACKFIRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING AND THE EXHAUST SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE A...

Mileage: 24,581

I HAVE A BUICK LESABRE, CUSTOM, 1998, WITH ABOUT 110,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS RELATING TO STARTING. I DROVE IT OUT OF TOWN, ABOUT 80 MILES AWAY. IT STILL WAS FINE, STARTING UP WITH NO PROBLEM, SEVERAL TIMES AFTER GETTING THERE. HOWEVER, AT A CAMPGROUN...

Mileage: 110,583

HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED, THE CAR STARTED CONSUMING DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE, BUT NONE WAS NOTICED LEAKING EXTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD MADE OF PLASTIC APPARENTLY WARPED, AND/OR A HOLE BURNED IN NEAR THE EGR STOVE PIPE, THUS DUMPING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE AND HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE. ...

Mileage: 62,000

THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE RUSTED GET IN TO THE PLASTIC FITING AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING AT THE GAS TANK. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP, I WAS INFORMED FROM MY MECHANIC THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CAME OUT WITH A BETTER ONE MADE OF METAL. THIS A COSTLY MISTAKE LEADING TO 850 DOLLARS OF REPAIR, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF GM WOULD HAVE STEPPED UP W...

Mileage: 150,000

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND MY ENGINE LOCKED UP, I WAS INFORMED FROM MY MECHANIC THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CAME OUT WITH A BETTER ONE MADE OF METAL. THIS A COSTLY MISTAKE LEADING TO 850 DOLLARS OF REPAIR, THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF GM WOULD HAVE STEPPED UP W...

Mileage: 150,000

BOUGHT A USED (2 OWNER) BUICK LESABRE IN DEC '08 HAVING 37,428 . IN EARLY MARCH, '09, AFTER LESS THAN 4000 MILES, STARTED HEARING A BRIEF GURGLING WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF. IN MID-MARCH, WHILE PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM A SLIGHT UPWARD GRADE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND A DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION TOOK PL...

Mileage: 41,000

THE BELT TENSIONER IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH BROKE DISABLING THE CAR WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED. OIL LEAK CAME FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, GATHERED AROUND BOTTOM AT OIL PAN, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, ALSO MADE OF PLASTIC LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. TENSIONER WAS REPLACED WITH SAME PLASTIC B...

Mileage: 66,506

MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE BACKFIRED, THEN STARTED ON FIRE, AFTER THE TOP OF THE MOTOR{INTAKE AND FUEL INJECTORS ETC.} WERE BLOWN OFF DURING THE EXPLOSION. THE WHOLE TOP OF THE MOTOR WAS DESTROYED. NOTIFIED GM, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE OF A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. THEY KNOW THERE IS A PR...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTS THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILS TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU...

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE BUCKET IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING COILS HAD BURST IN THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, ANTIFREEZE HAS SETTLED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED F...

Mileage: 26,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE BUCKET IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING COILS HAD BURST IN THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, ANTIFREEZE HAS SETTLED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED F...

Mileage: 26,000

HAD ANTI-FREEZE IN THE OIL. PLASTIC INTAKE GASKET WAS BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS OCCURS IN MANY 3.8 ENGINES. HAD TO HAVE NEW GASKET INSTALLED AT A COST OF ABOUT $700 DOLLARS. THE CAR IS A 1998 BUICK LASABRE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

1998 BUICK LESABRE WITH CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENTION OF SENDING OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM OR REIMBURSING THE CUSTOMERS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT NOR DID ANY OTHER LIGHT COME ON. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS SMOOTH AS IT ALWAYS HAS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET THE ENGINE COOL. I SAW THE WATER WAS LOW SO I WENT INSIDE AND GOT WATER TO PUT IN IT. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE EN...

Mileage: 79,917

MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE LTD, 73,943 MI,STARTED TO REQUIRE WATER TO BE ADDED TO THE OVERFLOW TANK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A GM GARAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS WERE LEAKING, CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE AND OIL. THIS REPAIR COST$1200. TO CORRECT. FURTHER INVE...

LEAKING FUEL SENDER AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED OUT OF CONTROL AND STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

98 BUICK LESABRE. 3.8 DRIVING UP HILL, DOWN HILL, COASTING, IT DOESN'T MATTER. 1 OR 2 TIMES A WEEK THE ENGINE JUST DIES. SOMETIMES I CAN CATCH IT FULL THROTTLE AND IT WILL PICK UP AND RUN FINE. OR THROW IT IN ON THE FLY AND RESTART INSTANTLY. NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER USUALLY STARTS GOOD. SOME TIME...

Mileage: 100,000

STRUT HAS BEEN WEAK AND NOISY FOR QUITE A WHILE. IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS LIKE THE WEB SITE SUGGESTS I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

STRUT HAS BEEN WEAK AND NOISY FOR QUITE A WHILE. IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS LIKE THE WEB SITE SUGGESTS I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE. *JB

Mileage: 80,000

1998 LESABRE UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM OVER HEATED, MELTED, CAUSING A HOLE WHICH ALLOWED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE OIL. *TS *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD BURNED AT EGR PASSAGE ADJACENT TO THROTTLE BODY COOLANT PASSAGE(ALL PLASTIC- ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS PROBABLY CAST ALUMINUM). SUBSEQUENT COOLANT LOSS INTO ENGINE AIR INTAKE CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION AND PROBABLE ENGINE DAMAGE. REPLACED MANIFOLD WITH NEW ONE AT A COST OF $500 PARTS PLUS 5...

Mileage: 79,000

INTERMITTENT SMALL LEAK OF ANTI-FREEZE/COOLANT THAT SHOWS UP ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. HAVE TRACED THAT IT EMANATES FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE NEAR THE THROTTLE MOUNTING AND THEN DRIPS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE OVER THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND ONTO THE FLOOR. WAS ADVISED BY A GM MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A R...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE HEAT INDICATOR GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 75,000

1998 LESABRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *TS ***NAR THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS LOCATED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT THE HOT EXHAUST GASES WERE VENTED TO CLOSELY TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.

I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE LAST NIGHT WHEN THE REAR WINDOW ON MY VEHICLE SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE HOLES OR DENTS IN THE WINDOW WHERE SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE HIT IT. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND IT WAS A COLD EVENING. I TOOK PICTURES WITH MY DIGI...

Mileage: 45,000

DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET. COOLANT DEGRADES GASKET CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB

Mileage: 63

1998 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING CONSUMER TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD WARPED CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO GO INTO THE MOTOR PER MECHANIC. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED****JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW . HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHOP THE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THIS, IN TURN COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 02/06/06. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

DT: THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND THE REAR BALL JOINTS BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A ROLL BACK AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ON THE REAR LEFT BACK. THERE WAS NO FORE-WARNING AND NO NOISE BEFORE THI...

Mileage: 63,878

DT: THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND THE REAR BALL JOINTS BROKE IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A ROLL BACK AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ON THE REAR LEFT BACK. THERE WAS NO FORE-WARNING AND NO NOISE BEFORE THI...

Mileage: 63,878

LTR FWD FM CPSC COMPLAINT RE HIS 1998 BUICK LESABRE, HE TOOK CAR IN FOR A RECALL, AND NOW THE CAR IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN BEFORE GM "REPAIRED" IT.*MR AFTER THE VEHICLES RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE IT LEAKED FUEL VAPORS AND STALLED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT TOOK H CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL 04V090000 REPAIRS ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO IN AUGUST, 2004. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE, 2004, AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 9-28-04. THEY DAMAGED THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE HOOD. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A...

Mileage: 111,000

DT: THE CONTACT TOOK H CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL 04V090000 REPAIRS ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO IN AUGUST, 2004. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE, 2004, AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 9-28-04. THEY DAMAGED THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE HOOD. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A...

Mileage: 111,000

DT: THE CONTACT TOOK H CAR TO DEALER FOR A RECALL 04V090000 REPAIRS ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO IN AUGUST, 2004. HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE, 2004, AND THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON 9-28-04. THEY DAMAGED THE CAR ON THE OUTSIDE AND ALSO UNDER THE HOOD. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS BROKEN AND THERE WAS A...

Mileage: 111,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES IT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO BE REIMBURSED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY WILL NO...

Mileage: 105,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT FUEL SUPPLY LINE RUSTED AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING . THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS, BUT SHE PUT DOWN A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE CAR AND SHE PICKED IT UP AND SMELLED IT. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SERVER AND THAT THE WIRES WERE RUSTED. T...

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 60-75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO ENGAGE. AFTER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH BROWN SMOKE AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF BOTH AI...

Mileage: 40,050

DT: THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS IN VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT ALWAYS DISREGARDED AS ANOTHER PASSING VEHICLE OR SOMETHING ELSE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS GASOLINE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND MUFFLER. THE CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND CHECKED...

Mileage: 50,324

DT: WHEN STARTED VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A BACKFIRE WITH A LOT O SMOKE. CARE WOULD NOT START. TOOK VEHICLE TO BUICK GARAGE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THEY REPAIRED IT. *AK *SB *NM

Mileage: 54,150

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2005 I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE REAR-RIGHT SIDE OF MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE. ON MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2005 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VYLETEL BUICK DEALER IN STERLING HEIGHTS. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THE LEAK(S) WERE COMING FROM CRACKS IN THE FLEXIBLE FUEL LINES ...

Mileage: 75,683

1998 BUICK LESABRE BECAME INOPERATIVE AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE.*MR A SMALL FIRE EMITTED FORM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FOR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER REPLACED THINKING IT WOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM. RECALL 04V090000 WAS I...

NO INJURIES. ENGINE STOPS OR STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

NO INJURIES. ENGINE STOPS OR STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

1. IT STALLED OUT MANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AFTER RESTARTING. 2. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY BIG CITY FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. 3. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR

Mileage: 92,000

MY WIFE DRIVES A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. SHE HAS A DISABILITY AND IS PACEMAKER-DEPENDENT. ON 5-17-2005 SHE WAS ENROUTE ON THE HIGHWAY TOWARD OUR TOWN IN THE BUICK WHEN IT STARTED RUNNING HOT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO OUR TOWN, WHERE SHE THEN PULLED OVER IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT....

Mileage: 48,840

BETWEN 47,111 AND 49817 MILES ENGINE HAS STALL THREE TIMES AND AFTER COMPLETE STOP I RE-STARTED ENGINE RIGHT AWAY, THERE NO WARNING LIGHTS DURING STALL AT CONTROL PANEL.

Mileage: 48,111

1998 BUICK LESABRE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM FOR A REFUND FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT APPROVED. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TURNED LEFT ONTO A LOOP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND MAKE NOISES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VIEWED A LOT OF WATER UNDER ...

1998 BUICK LESABRE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. THE CONSUMER'S CLAIM FOR A REFUND FOR REPAIRS WAS NOT APPROVED. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TURNED LEFT ONTO A LOOP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISS AND MAKE NOISES. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VIEWED A LOT OF WATER UNDER ...

1998 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR PART THAT WAS INSTALLED DURING A RECALL. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN# 04V090000. *SC THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE AT A DEALERSHIP. *JB

1998 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO LEAK BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. SIX MONTHS LATER THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN, WHICH REQUIRED THE REAR BRA...

Mileage: 25,697

1998 BUICK LESABRE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.*MR *NM

VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER PULLED OVER. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CHEVROLET DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT WATER GOT INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK AND LOCKED IT UP. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE(MANIFO...

Mileage: 71,000

CAR HAD BEEN HARD TO START FOR A WHILE. ON DAY OF INCIDENT, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A BACKFIRE OCCURRED AND SMOKE ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD BURST WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

LOSS OF COOLANT. THE PLASTIC INTAKE PLENUM GOT A HOLE IN IT. THIS FILLED THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED AT A COST OF 900 DOLLARS. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I'M RETIRED, SO THIS PUT A STRAIN ON OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU. *J...

Mileage: 86,500

LOSS OF COOLANT. THE PLASTIC INTAKE PLENUM GOT A HOLE IN IT. THIS FILLED THE ENGINE WITH COOLANT THUS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED AT A COST OF 900 DOLLARS. I STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I'M RETIRED, SO THIS PUT A STRAIN ON OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU. *J...

Mileage: 86,500

TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WENT TO FLOORBOARD, NOTHING HAPPENED. BRAKES WERE PUMPED, NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE STRIKES ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYS, AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES IN A DITCH, POPS OUT OF THE DITCH, GOES THROUGH AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, POPS ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND EVENTUALLY ...

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 55 MPH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

THE 3.8L GM ENGINES USED '95 - '98 FOR THE BUICK: RIVERA, LESABRE, PARK AVENUE, REGAL, CHEVY: LUMINA, MONTE CARLO, OLDSMOBILE: 98,88,INTRIGUE, PONTIAC: BONNEVILLE, GRAND PRIX HAVE A KNOWN DEFECT. SERVICE BULLETIN 01-06-01-007A COOLANT LEAK. IN DECEMBER 2004, MY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED AND ALL...

Mileage: 59,372

1998 BUICK LESABRE. PLENUM GASKET ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILS AND ALLOWS COOLANT TO GET INTO ENGINE. THEN ENGINE DIES IN THE ROAD CAUSING PEOPLE TO SLAM ON BREAKS. NO WRECKS. THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM WITH LESABRE'S BUT BUICK HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PAY $1200 TO FIX CAR AN...

Mileage: 58,486

RECALL CAMPAIGN RECEIVED CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BACKFIRE WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MANIFOLD. THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. *SC

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE AND I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WAS LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT. IT HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED 2 MONTHS EARLIER AT AN OIL CHANGE AND THE WEEK BRFORE WHEN I GOT GAS. I ADDED COOLANT AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD. AFTER 5 MILES THE CAR QUIT RUNNING I...

Mileage: 85,483

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD CONSTANTLY. THEN, ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. THE GASKETS HAD BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. ANTI-FREEZE AND OIL LEAKED. CONSUMER FOUND THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 23,000

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RUINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT LOW MILEAGE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *BF RECALL#04V090000 *JB

THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILED AND RUINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. AT LOW MILEAGE THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *BF RECALL#04V090000 *JB

VEHICLE RETURNED FOR INSPECTION WITH REGARD TO 04V090 12/13/04 COMPLAINTS POOR PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY, HARD STARTING, AND USE OF DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE SINCE RECALL PERFORMED. DECOOL ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE, AND ENGINE OILING SYSTEM FROM FAILURE OR RUPTURE OF UPPER INTAKE ...

Mileage: 77,827

VEHICLE RETURNED FOR INSPECTION WITH REGARD TO 04V090 12/13/04 COMPLAINTS POOR PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY, HARD STARTING, AND USE OF DEXCOOL ANTI-FREEZE SINCE RECALL PERFORMED. DECOOL ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE, AND ENGINE OILING SYSTEM FROM FAILURE OR RUPTURE OF UPPER INTAKE ...

Mileage: 77,827

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER RE-FUELING. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED THE INTAKE PLENUM ( MANIFOLD) AS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO MIX IN WITH THE WATER/ ANTI FREEZE. THIS PART HAS BEEN UPGRAD...

Mileage: 57,000

AFTER THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000 WAS PERFORMED THE VEHICLE CONSUMED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. THE PART #8901 7530 REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE...

REPLACED UPPER INTAKE PLENUM SEALS AND GASKETS, ENGINE OIL AND FILTER, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRE SET. INSTALLED FUEL FILTER, STARTER WOULD NOT TURN OFF (STUCK ON), REPLACED IT. *BF THE VEHICLE STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RUPTURED INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED WATER...

Mileage: 69,269

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER PROBLEM OCCURRED. CAR BACKFIRE, CAUSED INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CRACK CAUSING PROBLEMS. *BF RECALL NUMBER: 04V090000 *TC

Mileage: 63,122

WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM, AND A HEAD GASKET NEEDED T...

WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM, AND A HEAD GASKET NEEDED T...

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V090000 WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMTED TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW SMOKE. THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CON...

Mileage: 67,682

ON THE DATE POSTED BELOW I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND A BLAZER WHEN I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHEN I AWOKE I FOUND MYSELF TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY HEAD IN THE REAR WINDOW. I WAS A FULLY RESTR...

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN ORDER TO FIX THE STARTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC ...

Mileage: 76,569

COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORP CONCERNING AN UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION . *BF WHILE DRIVING THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT PASSAGE IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WA...

Mileage: 49,532

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ON JANUARY 2004 AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1, 1000, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL #04V090000 WHICH STATED THAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS ...

Mileage: 77,522

WHILE DRIVING,IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ...

WHILE DRIVING,IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ...

WRITER SUBMITTED REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) OWNER OF A BUICK LESABRE VEHICLE. RECALLED DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE MANUFACTURER ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL REPAIR EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 83,233

NHTSA #: 04V090000 - I OWN A 1998 BUICK LESABRE 3.8L. ON 9/27/02 I HAD A HARD STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALER AND FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2004 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO GM DEALER TO ASSURE THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT IN THE CAR. ...

Mileage: 50,295

NHTSA #: 04V090000 - I OWN A 1998 BUICK LESABRE 3.8L. ON 9/27/02 I HAD A HARD STARTING AND STALLING PROBLEM, TAKEN FOR SERVICE AT GM DEALER AND FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2004 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO GM DEALER TO ASSURE THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT IN THE CAR. ...

Mileage: 50,295

JULY 11, 2002: WE HAD TO HAVE 5 INJECTORS REPLACED BY JORDAN OLDSMOBILE-BUICK, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. COST: $709.42. MILEAGE WAS 82,260. OCTOBER 31, 2002: WE HAD TO TAKE OUR CAR TO ORR PONTIAC, CADILLAC, TOYOTA, HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, BECAUSE THE CAR MISFIRED (OR BACKFIRED) ON US. THE WORK ...

Mileage: 88,103

CORRECTION TO OID ID#10096015 WITH REPORT DATE 10/20/2004: THE MODEL YEAR INFO FOR BUICK VIN #[XXX] WAS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT MODEL YEAR IS 1998. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 100,800

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FAILURE AS IT REQUIRES THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, TURN SIGNALS.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CAUSED DAMAGED . *BF OIL LEAKED DUE TO MANIFOLD WEAR. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL# 04V090000. *SC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS....

Mileage: 48,000

RECALL FOR FUEL REGULATOR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEMS . *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL AND HAD ALREADY HAD THE REGULATOR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED...

1998 BUICK LESABRE- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, STOPPED AT GAS STATION,CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER STOPPING, INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO GET IINTO THE ENGINE, BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP THE STARTER ALSO BROKE WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR, WAS STRANDED 60 MILES FROM HO...

Mileage: 76,787

A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. PROBLEM WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A $79.00 CHARGE , AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *AK *NM

Mileage: 69,100

THE VEHICLE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. *NM THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, RESTARTED AND BACKFIRED ALONG WITH ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, AND LATER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT HAD RAN ROUGH. SIN...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOAD POP THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A LEAKING MANIFOLD. *SC

Mileage: 11,140

THE VEHICLE'S PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH RESULTED IN WATER GETTING INSIDE THE CRANKCASE. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE SHE FOUND OUT THAT THE PART HAD BEEN RECALL TWO YEARS AGO. *NM

Mileage: 66,728

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V090000. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS, NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. BOB SAKS, 248-478-0500. *AK *SC

Mileage: 110,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED. AFTER SENDING THE RECEIPTS TO THE MANUFACTURE, THEY ARE NOT REFUNDING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE'S ENGINE MISFIRES AND LOSES POWER. *MR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH THE MISFIRES AND POWER LOSS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUE TO THE ENGINE HYDRAULIC LOCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *SC

Mileage: 95,000

REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR 1998 BUICK LESABRE RECALL.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THEIR VEHICLE JULY 2, 2004. RECALL #(04V090000 ) REGARDING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT ...

Mileage: 35,657

REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR 1998 BUICK LESABRE RECALL.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THEIR VEHICLE JULY 2, 2004. RECALL #(04V090000 ) REGARDING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE VEHICLE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THAT ...

Mileage: 35,657

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. CONSUMER TOLD MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO BRINGING IT IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. ...

Mileage: 102,116

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. CONSUMER TOLD MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO BRINGING IT IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. ...

Mileage: 102,116

ENGINE BACKFIRING ON 1998 BUICK LESABRE. *MR RECALL# 04V090000. THE HEATER FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED. THE ENGINE ALSO DIED WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

ENGINE BACKFIRING ON 1998 BUICK LESABRE. *MR RECALL# 04V090000. THE HEATER FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT A WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED. THE ENGINE ALSO DIED WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V116000 CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE. HOWEVER, RECALL REPAIRS FAILED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT...

PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON 1998 BUICK LESABRE.*MR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL V1082. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERRMINED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD...

PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON 1998 BUICK LESABRE.*MR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL V1082. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERRMINED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD...

REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT.*MR THE VEHICLE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE MANIFOLD TO RUPTURE. THE CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT N THE AMOUNT OF $1438.06. THE CONSUMER ONLY RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $160.17 FOR THE...

Mileage: 115,527

PROBLEMS REGARDING A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. *MR RECALL# 04V090000. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERS THREE TIMES. THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE AND THE PCM NEEDED CALIBRATING, AND THE STARTER WAS BAD. *SC *JB

PROBLEMS REGARDING A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. *MR RECALL# 04V090000. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERS THREE TIMES. THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE AND THE PCM NEEDED CALIBRATING, AND THE STARTER WAS BAD. *SC *JB

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT REGARDING SERVICES PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. *MR RECALL# 04V090000. THE VEHICLE DIED AT INTERSECTIONS AND WAS SLUGGLISH DUE TO A POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM. *SC (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER RUBY TYNER) THE CONSUMER HAD OVER $300.00 WORTH OF REPAIRS DONE BEFORER SHE RECEIVED...

COMPLAINT REGARDING A REPAIR INVOICE BUCS38787. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT GM DECIDED THAT BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE INTAKE THAT WAS DRIVEN 69K MILES WAS NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR ADJUSTMENT BY GM. *SC *JB

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, VEHICLE DECELERATED FOLLOWED BY HEAT AND VENTILATION FAILURES. THIS WAS DUE TO ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONING. THE MANIFOLD WASN'T DESIGNED CORRECTLY BY THE FACTORY ENGINEER, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOW...

Mileage: 66,582

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WERE A MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TUBING WAS TOO SMALL, CAUSING THE TUBING TO RUPTURE. *AK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS WORN THROUGH. *SC *JB

Mileage: 51,594

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING VERY HARD AND ROUGH. FINALLY, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CONSUMER STATES DUE RECALL 04V090000 VEHICLE ACTS IN THIS MANNER. *AK

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE PLENUM. *MR DUE TO A BACKFIRING/MISFIRING PROBLEM. *SC THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND THE CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL #(04V090000) *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. *MR THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY LOST MORE POWER AND QUIT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED IN ONE OF THE PASSAGES, WHICH REQUIRED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. *SC

RECALL REGARDING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE 1998 BUICK LESABRE. *MR THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WAS RUINED DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *SC THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE IT RESULTED IN HAVING TO GET A NEW ENGINE WHICH WAS DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PR...

Mileage: 85,170

PROBLEMS WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASE THE SMALL COPPER PIECE THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE PLASTIC TO BECOME OVERHEATED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. (1998 BUICK)....

IT WOULD BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE HAD A RUPTURED MANIFOLD IN JUNE 2003, CAUSING ENGINE TO CEASE AND SMOKE AND MINOR FIRE. THE SMOKE MADE MYSELF AND MY INFANT SON VERY ILL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO BUICK BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FOLLOW...

Mileage: 48,000

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE OR RETRACT ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAL BELT WAS NOT A LIFE TIME WARRANTY.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE OR RETRACT ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE SEAL BELT WAS NOT A LIFE TIME WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I CALLED MY AUTO CLUB FOR A TOW AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A CONNOCO STATION IN PARK RAPIDS. THEY IMMEDIATLY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 92,523

OUR 1998 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED, APRIL 2004 OUR UPPER & LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD'S & GASKET WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AND THE CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES ON IT. THIS COST US OVER 2000.00 THE WEB HAS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER GM OWNERS. *AK UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED, CAUSING LOSS OF C...

Mileage: 63,468

INTERMITTENTLY THE HORN WOULD SOUND OFF AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HORN SOUNDED OFF TWENTY TIMES SINCE LAST JUNE.*AK *NM

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MECHANIC REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MECHANIC REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEGRADED AROUND THE ERG DISTRIBUTION NIPPLE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAM RUPTURED LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VACUUM HOSE. THIS W...

Mileage: 59,627

VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEGRADED AROUND THE ERG DISTRIBUTION NIPPLE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAM RUPTURED LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VACUUM HOSE. THIS W...

Mileage: 59,627

REGULATOR LEAKING ALLOWING FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR WATER IN THE RESERVOIR TANK KEPT EVAPORATING. THE CONSUMER WOULD CONTINUE TO REFILL THE TANK BUT IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR CAUSED THE LEAK ALLOWING FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE...

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 79,160

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LOCKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CORRODED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED WATER AND ANTI-FREEZE TO ENTER THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED TH...

Mileage: 116,000

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING AND WAS SMOKING. NEW MANIFOLD AND PLUG WIRES WERE ADDED. *SC

Mileage: 84,052

THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TAIL PIPE/ TENSION O-RING/THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION. THE ENGINE HAD A MIXTU...

Mileage: 59,000

THIS IS A ENGINE PROBLEM WITH WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A BAD PART DESIGN. THE PART IS FAILURE OF INTAKE PLENUM. THE EGR PIPE FROM THE ENGINE COMES THROUGH THE PLASTIC INTAKE. THERE IS A LOT OF HEAT GENERATED AT THIS POINT. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME A HOLE IS BURNED THROUGH THE INTAKE. THIS FLOODS THE ENG...

Mileage: 113,577

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD BANG, THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CONSUMERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. *SC *JB

Mileage: 67,686

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. PRIOR TO THIS, THERE WAS AN ANTI FREEZE ODOR WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY NOTICED THAT THE UPPER AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO S...

Mileage: 52,000

MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE STARTED TO SMELL OF ANTI-FREEZE EARLIER IN THE DAY ON 4/27/04. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR MOST OF THE DAY, QUICK TRIPS TO THE STORE AT MOST. WHEN I GOT HOME THAT NIGHT, THE CAR WAS SHACKING AND POURING EXHAUST VAPORS OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. IN THE MORNING ON APRIL 28T,. IT STARTED...

Mileage: 56,700

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE ENGINE WHEN THE BACKFIRE OCCURRED. THE SERVICE DEALER USED THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTE...

Mileage: 80,000

PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED CAUSING THE ENGINE COOLANT TO FLOOD INTO THE CRANKCASE. ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. $1500 IN DAMAGES ON A CAR WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

Mileage: 10

VEHICLES STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 17,000

WHILE PARKING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE INPUT MANIFOLD CRACKED/SPLIT AND THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. ...

Mileage: 87,566

1998 BUICK LESABRE STALLED AT A STOPLIGHT AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REMOVED, WATER WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INTAKE AND IN THE CYLINDERS.

Mileage: 101,000

1998 BUICK LASABRE...WITH PLASTIC INTAKE DEVELOPED A CRACK AND ALLOW ALL COOLANT TO PASS THRU ENGINE AND OUT EXHAUST...WAS STRANDED 100 MILES FROM HOME...TO GET TOWED AND REPLACE THIS DESIGN FLAW COST ME OVER 600.00 DOLLARS. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

1998 BUICK LASABRE...REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE...CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK UP COMPLETELY ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Mileage: 102,000

I AM UPSET THAT THE GM RECALL # 03054B DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 1998 BUICK LESABRE, ONLY THE PARK AVENUE, ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. FOR BUICK. *AK MY LESABRE DID THE SAME THING AS DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL RESULTS FOR THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET. HOWEVER, YO...

INFO COPY OF LET TO GM, INQUIRING IF THERE IS ANYTHING MORE TO DO TO STOP THE UNNECESSARY TASK OF WRITING MULTIPLE LTRS FOR REIMBURSEMT FROM GM REFERENCING ENGINE COOLANT LEAK ON BUICK VEHICLES. REF ES03-006044 /S/BRENNER 9/23/03. *PH *MJJ NAR

CONSUMER INSPECTED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING AND STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE. THE OTHER 3 TIRES HAD CRACKS ALONG THE SIDES. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 32,739

CONSUMER DISSATISFIED WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIR KIT AND NOTHING ELSE. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S STARTER....

CONSUMER DISSATISFIED WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIR KIT AND NOTHING ELSE. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY PARTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS MADE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S STARTER....

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, THE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK THE EXPLOSION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE HOOD. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE, AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

THE MANIFOLD WARPED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO SPILL INTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB *JB

Mileage: 52,980

WHILE DRIVING ANTI FREEZE LEAKED FROM ENGINE HEAD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 88,400

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE ENGINE MANIFOLD UPPER INTAKE VALVE. *JB (MANIFOLD AND GASKETS MALFUNCTIONED) THE OIL PAN AND VALVE COVE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO A FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. THE DEALER FOUND THE #4 CYLINDER MI...

PURCHASED NEW, THIS WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE FAILED WITH 44,500 MILES. I CHANGED THE OIL & FILTER AFTER THE FIRST 500 MILE BREAK-IN PERIOD & EVERY 1K MILES. ON 2/12/04, THERE WAS A ROUGH UNEXPECTED ENGINE KNOCK UPON STARTUP. PLACED IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A SHAKING SENSATION & THE C...

Mileage: 44,500

THE CONSUMER READ AN ARTICLE WHICH INDICATED THAT GM RECALL CERTAIN CARS WITH POWER STEERING DEFECTS. *LA THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 35392 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 35,392

COOLANT CONSUMPTION, OR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NEAR OR UNDER THE THROTTLE BODY AREA OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON A 98 BUICK LE SABRE CUSTOM FOUR DOOR.*AK

Mileage: 67,696

VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN MOTION. THE VEHICLES VACUUM HOSE, POWER STEERING PRESSURE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN MOTION. THE VEHICLES VACUUM HOSE, POWER STEERING PRESSURE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WARPED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK AND HYDROLOCKED ENGINE. CALL TO LOCAL BUICK DEALER COMFIRMS THIS IS NOT ISOLATED DEFECT. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ADMIT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PART. MY COST $879.98. ...

Mileage: 38,075

CONSUMER INQUIRED AS TO WHY THE RECALL ON PARK AVENUE WITH 3800 V6 ENGINES EXTENDED TO THE LESABRE AS WELL. *PH THE BUICK PARK AVENUE AND BUICK LESABRE ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE CONSUMER SAW RECALL 03V473000 FOR THE PARK AVENUE AND WONDERED WHY THE LESABRE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE REC...

COOLANT LEAK FROM MANIFOLD

Mileage: 43,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A FAULTY PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE ENGINE. *NM

WE WERE THE SECOND OWNER FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD AROUND 42,000 MILES. AFTER PURCHASE, WE EXPERIENCED AN EXTENDED CRANK BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED THAT WORSENED, SO ON NOVEMBER 25, 2003, MY HUSBAND A...

Mileage: 43,446

STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING MAJOR PART REPLACEMENT. I ALREADY CONTACTED AN NHTSA REP ABOUT A DIFFERENT ISSUE, THE UBIQUITOUS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WHICH WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON. AND I DISCUSSED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING TOO. AFTER THAT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET; I SEE THAT THE MANI...

STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS INVOLVING MAJOR PART REPLACEMENT. I ALREADY CONTACTED AN NHTSA REP ABOUT A DIFFERENT ISSUE, THE UBIQUITOUS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM WHICH WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS ON. AND I DISCUSSED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING TOO. AFTER THAT, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET; I SEE THAT THE MANI...

GENTLEMEN: I HAVE A 1998 BUICK LESABRE WITH 31,258 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEKEND, I TURNED THE KEY AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE STARTER MOTOR CASE HAD CRACKED. MY INDEPENDENT GARAGE PUT IN A NEW STARTER TO THE TUNE OF $526.00. WHEN THEY TRIED TO START THE CAR, THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE NEW STA...

Mileage: 31,258

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER BEING ENGAGED FOR 24 MILES OR MORE . THIS HAPPENS AT START UP FROM A STANDING STOP(STOP SIGN ETC.) IT HAS HAPPEN ONLY 4 TIMES THIS YEAR. DEALER UNABLE TO SAY WHAT IS WRONG OR REPAIR NEEDED.HAS ANYONE GOT A IDEA WHAT IT IS?

Mileage: 98,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 30-MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT, THE ENGINE WAS HYDROSTATIC ...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED TO STOP THE LEAK AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DEALER, ON A PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, REPAIRED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. *AK *MR

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED TO STOP THE LEAK AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DEALER, ON A PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, REPAIRED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. *AK *MR

Mileage: 58,000

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED TO STOP THE LEAK AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DEALER, ON A PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, REPAIRED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. *AK *MR

Mileage: 58,000

LTR FM ANDREW HUNT (NJ) CONCERNED CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINE COOLANT LEAKAGE AS SAFETY PROBLEM & DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEMS SUGGEST NHTSA RECALL ALL GM MODEL YRS 1995-1998. *MR THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD STOP IF THE COOLANT LEAKS. THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED THE CO...

COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE THRU PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

Mileage: 59,122

WHILE DRIVING REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. COOLANT LEAKED INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. SORRY NO RECALL, AND WOULD COST $ 1,400 TO FIX IT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND WOULD COST $ 700 FOR CONSUMER TO FIX IT. *AK

Mileage: 91,000

VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT SINCE 1998. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR) PORT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND WHEN IT MELTED, COOLANT SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT OF $479.99 FROM MC CLELLON B...

Mileage: 23,400

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THERE WAS A BREAKAGE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MELTING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE DUMPING SHROUD. A SMALL FIRE WAS BURNED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WHEN THE SHROUD WAS REMOVED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 48,154

1998 BUICK LESABRE - ENGINE BACKFIRE UPON STARTING - BLEW OFF VACUME HOSE AT INTAKE MANIFOLD, CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. ENGINE HYDROLOCKED, SUCKING COOLANT INTO ALL 6 CYLINDERS. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

Mileage: 112,529

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED (I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SHOULDER). NOTICED NO COOLANT IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR. TOWED IT TO THE GMC DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER REMARKS: DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM MANIFOLD GASKET ALL FLUIDS WENT ...

Mileage: 62,750

TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STOPPED AND PUT IN COOLANT. NEXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , AND ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLDS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND GASKET AND REPLACED ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS. ...

Mileage: 45,943

TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STOPPED AND PUT IN COOLANT. NEXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED , AND ENGINE DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLDS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE DEALER ALSO INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTAT AND GASKET AND REPLACED ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS. ...

Mileage: 45,943

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $985.00. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $985.00. *AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *TS *NLM

Mileage: 129,081

CONSUMER HAD MANIFOLD SYSTEM REPAIRS DONE ON 98 BUICK LESABRE. THE MANIFOLD SYSTEM WAS REPLACED TWICE. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR, CONSUMER BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALLS FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH 3.8 V6 ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS WERE CONTACTED BUT THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *PH

VEHICLE HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT SINCE 1998. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. THE GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR) PORT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND WHEN IT MELTED, COOLANT SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, BLACK SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED.*AK *TS *JB

Mileage: 61,000

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. *JB *TS *NLM

Mileage: 65,773

INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTING. LOSS OF COOLANT. REPLACE PLASTIC INTAKE, PLUGS, STARTER, OIL AND FILTER, PCV VALVE, COOLANT. PLUS TOWING BILL AND SHOP LABOR. GM DEFECT. GM KNOWS IT, GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR COST. *LA

Mileage: 97,925

INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTING. LOSS OF COOLANT. REPLACE PLASTIC INTAKE, PLUGS, STARTER, OIL AND FILTER, PCV VALVE, COOLANT. PLUS TOWING BILL AND SHOP LABOR. GM DEFECT. GM KNOWS IT, GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR COST. *LA

Mileage: 97,925

INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTING. LOSS OF COOLANT. REPLACE PLASTIC INTAKE, PLUGS, STARTER, OIL AND FILTER, PCV VALVE, COOLANT. PLUS TOWING BILL AND SHOP LABOR. GM DEFECT. GM KNOWS IT, GM SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR COST. *LA

Mileage: 97,925

WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO THE ENGINE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW OUT. INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETERIORATING DUE TO THE LEAKAGE. *AK

Mileage: 63,000

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH ALL DASHBOARD INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING, AND ENGINE STALLED. *AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK, INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD,OF MY VEHICLE, RESULTED FROM DEFECTIVE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD COMPOSITE MATERIAL DEGRADING AROUND THE EGR STOVE PIPE. BUICK MOTOR DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, #01-06-01-007A-(07/18/2001), DOCUMENT ID#812024, PERTAI...

Mileage: 60,820

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND PARKING. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE, DRIVER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE HARDER UNTIL ENGINE SLOWS DOWN. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND PARKING. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE, DRIVER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE HARDER UNTIL ENGINE SLOWS DOWN. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

MY CAR, A '98 LESABRE, HAS A POWER ASSISTED STEERING THAT IS DRIVEN BY A BELT. THE IDLER PULLEY DISINTEGRATED, THE BELT CAME OFF, AND I HAD LITTLE STEERING. A PERSON WITH LESS UPPER BODY STRENGTH WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. I BELIEVE MANY UNEXPLAINED ACCIDENTS MAY BE CAUSED BY THIS SITUATION. INVEST...

CAR BACKFIRED AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM OUR DAUGHTER'S IN VIRGINIA, OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PULLED ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, WE FOUND THE RESERVE RADIATOR RESERVOIR TO BE TOTALLY EMPTY. AFTER 20 MINUTES, WE TRIED TO START THE CAR TO NO AVAIL. WE WERE TOWED BACK TO...

Mileage: 81,725

THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE VEHICLE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT, HOWEVER NO COOLANT WAS FOUND LEAKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND AN INTERNAL LEAK. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE PLASTIC PLENUM INTAKE. *AK *SCC

THE SECURITY LIGHT LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THERE IS A 3 MINUTES DELAY BEFORE VEHICLE STARTS.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CORRODED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS LEAKAGES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OR PARKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 73,439

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED ON MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE AT 77,000 MILES. PLASTIC MANIFOLD PERFORATED DUE TO EXHAUST GAS IMPINGING FROM EGR TUBE, FLOODING ENGINE WITH COOLANT AND CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.*AK

Mileage: 77,290

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED ON MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE AT 77,000 MILES. PLASTIC MANIFOLD PERFORATED DUE TO EXHAUST GAS IMPINGING FROM EGR TUBE, FLOODING ENGINE WITH COOLANT AND CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.*AK

Mileage: 77,290

IN NOVEMBER,2002, OUR VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL LICENSED MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THE UPPER MANIFOLD AND GASKET WERE DISINTEGRATED. ON FURTHER RESEARCH HE OBTAINED A COPY OF A BULLETIN FROM GENERAL MOTORS THAT STATED IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE UPPER MANIFOLD, ALSO REPLACE ...

Mileage: 62,363

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE MANIFOLD, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RAN FOR FIVE HOURS, HE STOPPED TO GET GAS AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. *JB

Mileage: 69,017

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK IT WAS HARD TO CONNECT BEFORE IT HAD GONE COMPLETELY OUT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND DID NOT TAKE THE OLD PART. *SCC THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PART AT HIS EXPENSE.*JB

Mileage: 42,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED PULLED INTO GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE START AGAIN. GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS FRIEND HAD EXPERIENCE...

Mileage: 70,731

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED PULLED INTO GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE START AGAIN. GM WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMERS FRIEND HAD EXPERIENCE...

Mileage: 70,731

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

FAX FM ANDREW HUNT (NJ) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING REIMBURSED FOR $561.24 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON HIS 1998 GM BUICK LESABRE & RECALL ALL CARS LISTED IN GM TECH. SERVICE BULLETIN # 01-06-01-007A. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONCERN WAS THE VEHICLE DID NOT GIVE WARN...

I HAD BEEN LOSING COOLANT (2 QUARTS IN 4~6 WEEKS) WITHOUT SEEING ANY SPOTS ON GROUND OR COOLANT ABOUT ENGINE / RADIATOR. WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED RELATIVELY SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, MIL LIGHT CAME ON, COULD NOT DRIVE GREATER THAN 60 MPH, VERY POOR OPERATION AND ACCELERATION. DEALER (SUPERIOR BUICK,...

Mileage: 58,875

CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING WITH NO SIGNS OF MECHANICAL TROUBLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK, WHICH RESULTED ...

Mileage: 67,996

FIRST WE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT OUR DISSATISFACTION WITH STILLWATER MOTORS IN THAT THEY ADDED BOGUS CHARGES ON TO THE INVOICE THEN LATER, AFTER WE QUESTIONED AND INSISTED ON SEEING THESE NEW PARTS AND THE OLD PARTS, THEY ADJUSTED THE INVOICE BY CREDITING US $400. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO THE ENG...

Mileage: 84,877

VEHICLE'S "PLENIUM" INTAKE VALVE (PART NO. 506CGM4) CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

Mileage: 106,200

ON 07/21/03 MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE (VIN [XXX]), SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR SYMPTOMS, BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RE-STARTED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. I AM NOW SADDLED WITH A $2,000 REPAIR BILL  ALL, APPARENT...

Mileage: 77,000

BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND THE WHEELS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE WHEELS WERE ORIGINAL AND MADE OF ALUMINUM. *AK *CB *JB

THE MANIFOLD AND GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD COOLANT WAS IMPROPERLY MIXING WITH MY OIL CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO BE EMITTED FROM MY EXHAUST, THE CAR MISSING AND EVENTUALLY SEMI-LOCKING. THE LOCKING CAUSE THE CONE OF MY STARTER TO CRACK IN TWO WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-START TO THE TUNE OF A $1...

Mileage: 176,887

THE MANIFOLD AND GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD COOLANT WAS IMPROPERLY MIXING WITH MY OIL CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO BE EMITTED FROM MY EXHAUST, THE CAR MISSING AND EVENTUALLY SEMI-LOCKING. THE LOCKING CAUSE THE CONE OF MY STARTER TO CRACK IN TWO WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-START TO THE TUNE OF A $1...

Mileage: 176,887

AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS I NOTICED COOLANT TANK EMPTY, TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $342 FOR NEW WATER PUMP, STILL LOOSING COOLANT. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER A SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN ENGINE THAT INTAKE PLENUM WAS CRACKED ALLOWING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS, DAMAGING THE BEARINGS AND NO...

Mileage: 50,350

THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION WHEN A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED ALONG WITH SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE AREA. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. *MR *SCC

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE P[OWER OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK

Mileage: 58,297

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THOUGH THE VENTS. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE FIRE/ VEHICLE DESTROYED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WOULD SURGE THEN DIE OUT AT BOTH STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO ENGINE HAD A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY. FUEL FILTER ALSO REPLACED. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. BRAKES MADE SQUEALING NO...

Mileage: 33,914

VEHICLE FIRE/ VEHICLE DESTROYED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WOULD SURGE THEN DIE OUT AT BOTH STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO ENGINE HAD A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY. FUEL FILTER ALSO REPLACED. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. BRAKES MADE SQUEALING NO...

Mileage: 33,914

VEHICLE FIRE/ VEHICLE DESTROYED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WOULD SURGE THEN DIE OUT AT BOTH STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO ENGINE HAD A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY. FUEL FILTER ALSO REPLACED. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. BRAKES MADE SQUEALING NO...

Mileage: 33,914

VEHICLE FIRE/ VEHICLE DESTROYED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WOULD SURGE THEN DIE OUT AT BOTH STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO ENGINE HAD A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY. FUEL FILTER ALSO REPLACED. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. BRAKES MADE SQUEALING NO...

Mileage: 33,914

THE VEHICLES INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND RESULTED IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *MR *TS *NLM

THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START CAR WHEN THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, THE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *MR *TS *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED / ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. MR. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FUEL INJECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *JB

1998 BUICK LESABRE DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT NOT GIVEN. MR. *JB

I PURCHASED A '98 BUICK LESABRE - FROM MY BROTHER-IN_LAW, IT ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING ME TO REBUILD THE TOP SECTION OF THE MOTOR--THEN AFTER THAT WAS FIXED AND I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS MORE -- THE BOTTOM PART OF THE ENGINE BLEW--AND I HAD TO REP...

Mileage: 71,456

THE TYPE OF METAL USED IN THE ENGINE WAS FLIMSY, AND ANTI FREEZE ATE THROUGH IT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK. *JB *TS

Mileage: 27,000

THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE INDEPENDENT SHOP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT SEEPED INTO THE ENGINE. MR SCC

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE WENT BAD LAST FALL, WHICH COST ME OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. THERE WERE ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AT THAT TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, I READ AN ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER THAT SAID THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING GM CARS WITH THE 3.8 LITER ENGINES FOR ENGINE...

Mileage: 70,000

CAR REFUSES TO CRANK SOMETIMES, WAIT 45 MIN-1 HOUR, THEN IT WILL CRANK. ALSO, SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND CAR JUST DIES, REFUSES TO CRANK, AGAIN WAIT 45 MINUTES - 1 HOUR AND IT WILL CRANK. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY 2 WEEKS-1 MONTH. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT FIRING, BUT COULD IT BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL ...

Mileage: 51,000

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED SOME PARTS WHILE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP.*JB

Mileage: 66,056

THE ENGINE FAILED.*DT *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START, CONSUMER HEARD A POP NOISE, AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. CONSUMER STATED MAYBE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.*JB

Mileage: 100,077

THE BATTERY WAS LOW, TRIED STARTING THE MOTOR A FEW TIMES IN THE MORNING. AFTER WAITING ALL DAY, CHARGED THE BATTERY BACK UP TO NORMAL AND STARTED THE CAR. A LOUD BANG AND FLASH WAS NOTED AND THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WAS A BACK FIRE IN THE INTAKE ...

Mileage: 23,581

UPPER INTAKE PLENUM GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE CYLINDERS TO FILL WITH COOLANT AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL PARTS. POSSIBLE OTHER DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

Mileage: 58,500

WE PREFORMED A O&C ON A 1998 LASABRE FIRE, VERY MILD ENGINE FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE FUEL RAIL FUEL INLET PORT AND WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR. OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, STATED A LOAD POP WAS NOTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A FIRE STARTED. POSSIBLE FAIL...

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. THE CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE CAUSES A HOLE IN THE MANIFOLD. THIS RESULTS IN THE LEAK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

Mileage: 71,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WILL BE HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL HAVE TO TRY NUMEROUS OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NAR 1/21/03 DESIGN PROBLEM WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START, AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A HOLE IN IT WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT FLUID TO ENTER THE CYLINDERS RESULTING IN A HYDROSTATIC LOCK. *...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEWOUT, MAKING IT HARD TO START VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT STARTER IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT MAKES A "POPPING" NOISE THEN CAR CUTS OFF. DEALER REPLACED "NO. 3" SPARK PLUG WIRE. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED TEMPORARILY, BUT NOW IS OCCURRING AGAIN. TS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TOWED VEHICLE TO BUICK. MECHANIC TOOK OFF MANIFOLD AND THEY FOUND A CRACK IN MANIFOLD WHICH WAS ALLOWING WATER TO FILL UP IN ENGINE DEPARTMENT, CAUSING A HYDORLOCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, CONSUMER STATED PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. TS *JB

Mileage: 32,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS CONSUMER ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER NOT DISENGAGING. *JG

Mileage: 18,700

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS CONSUMER ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER NOT DISENGAGING. *JG

Mileage: 18,700

CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVE ANTIFREEZER CONSUMPTION EVERY 300 MILES, THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE SAFETY INVOLVED HERE IS THE INABILITY TO CHANGE A TIRE IF IT FAILS ON THE ROAD. THE PLASTIC KEY AND INSERT ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE JOB. THE PLASTIC ON THE KEY GIVES AND THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE HUB CAP BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT THE PLASTIC KEY WILL NOT REMOVE IT BEFORE FAILING. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD ...

THE SAFETY INVOLVED HERE IS THE INABILITY TO CHANGE A TIRE IF IT FAILS ON THE ROAD. THE PLASTIC KEY AND INSERT ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE JOB. THE PLASTIC ON THE KEY GIVES AND THE LOCKING DEVICE ON THE HUB CAP BECOMES SO TIGHT THAT THE PLASTIC KEY WILL NOT REMOVE IT BEFORE FAILING. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD ...

CONSUMER STATES THAT OIL LEAKS FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR BUMPER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD INTO ENGINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE ENGINE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND HAS THE EGR TUBE RUNNING THROUGH IT, CAUSING THE PLASTIC TO HEAT UP AND ALLOW ANTIFREEZE TO RUN INTO THE ENGINE. DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED LEAKING INTAKE PLENUM. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

PROBLEM 1....PRESSURE REGULATOR IN THE OIL PUMP LOCKED ,CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED TO A FRIEND OF MINE AT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. PROBLEM 2....CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL FOR NO REASON. USUALLY WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN FOPR A RED LITE OR TO TURN.PROBLEM 3..... WHILE DRIVIND AT ARO...

WAS RETURNING FROM CHARLESTON, SC TO COLUMBIA, SC SUNDAY 7/28/02 ABOUT 7:00 PM AFTER A HOT DAY ON INTERSTATE 26. AFTER ABOUT AN HOURS TRAVELLING TIME, IN WHICH THE CAR FELT OUT OF ALIGNMENT OR TIRES OUT OF BALANCE DUE TO BAD ROADS IN CHARLESTON, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THE CAR PULLED OR FISHTAILED I...

GM MADE THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLDS OUT OF A PLASTIC RESIN ON THE BUICK 3800 V6 ENGINE. THEY ROUTED THE EGR VALVE THROUGH IT WHICH CAUSES A HEAT BUILD UP THAT WRAPS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING COOLANT TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $803.76 PLUS ONE STARTER $189.00 THAT BROKE WHEN THE ENGINE...

GM MADE THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLDS OUT OF A PLASTIC RESIN ON THE BUICK 3800 V6 ENGINE. THEY ROUTED THE EGR VALVE THROUGH IT WHICH CAUSES A HEAT BUILD UP THAT WRAPS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING COOLANT TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $803.76 PLUS ONE STARTER $189.00 THAT BROKE WHEN THE ENGINE...

GM MADE THEIR INTAKE MANIFOLDS OUT OF A PLASTIC RESIN ON THE BUICK 3800 V6 ENGINE. THEY ROUTED THE EGR VALVE THROUGH IT WHICH CAUSES A HEAT BUILD UP THAT WRAPS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING COOLANT TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $803.76 PLUS ONE STARTER $189.00 THAT BROKE WHEN THE ENGINE...

AT 50MPH ENGINE STALLED THEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. COULD HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

BRAKE LINES ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ROTTED INSIDE OUT. OWNER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS. OWNER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LINES ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ROTTED INSIDE OUT. OWNER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS. OWNER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE, ALSO FUEL IS LEAKING ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. CONSUMER STATES GAS FUMES ARE PRESENT WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED.*JB

VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED ENGINE MANIFOLD THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC IS CRACKED AND SENDING FLUID THROUGH ENGINE, DAMAGING PARTS IN ENGINE. *AK THE PLASTIC INTAKE WAS REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF REPAIR EXPENSE. *YH

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. SOMETIMES VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING ALONG. VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. DEALER HAS SEEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAN'T FIX IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EGR VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, MECHANIC STATED SENSORS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.*AK

AFTER HAVING T EGR VALVE SERVICED, MILES LATER WITHOUT WARNING, INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN TO LEAK COOLANT ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN AND LOCK UP. MECHANIC STATED INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VALVE WAS SERVICED.*AK

AFTER HAVING T EGR VALVE SERVICED, MILES LATER WITHOUT WARNING, INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN TO LEAK COOLANT ONTO ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN AND LOCK UP. MECHANIC STATED INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN VALVE WAS SERVICED.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING IT TO SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT 25-30 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL FILTER. BUT THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO FUEL LEAK. *TT

WHILE STOPPED FOR GAS, THE VEHICLE SMELLED HOT. THE MECHANIC CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ALL THE WATER AND ANTIFREEZE WAS GONE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. TEH MECHANIC CHECKED THE PRESSURE AND FILLED THE RADIATOR AND RESEVO...

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND THE SENSOR IN ENGINE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE IN ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKIT HAS BEEN INDICATED TO CONSUMER IF DEFECT IS NOT FIXED, POSSIBLE FIRE OR STALLING MAY OCCUR. *JG

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND THE SENSOR IN ENGINE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE IN ENGINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKIT HAS BEEN INDICATED TO CONSUMER IF DEFECT IS NOT FIXED, POSSIBLE FIRE OR STALLING MAY OCCUR. *JG

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB #87-65-14 TO FLASH PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION AS A RESULT OF AN INTERMITTENT STALL. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB #87-65-14 TO FLASH PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION AS A RESULT OF AN INTERMITTENT STALL. *TT

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, PARKING LIGHTS SHORTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, ALTERNATOR FAILED , WIRING BETWEEN THE DOOR AND BODY FRAME SHORTED, AND LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR SHORTED. SPARK PLUGS, HEADLAMP SWITCH, BATTERY WERE REPLACED. ...

VEHICLE JERKS ON ACCELERATION AND HAS ROUGH IDLE, AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR IS LEAKING. FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES BOTH REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REBUILT AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NO START CONDITION, AND THE VEHICLE STALLS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THE SERPENTINE BELT, COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND CRANK SENSOR ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATED SHE BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE GOING DEAD AT STOPS IN APRIL 2001, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AT STOPS AND EVENTUALLY HAD BOTH SYMPTOMS DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING, CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL SOMET...

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CLEANED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING RESUMED AFTER 2 WEEKS.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CLEANED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAD BECOME MORE SEVERE.*JB

THE REAR WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS MISALIGNED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*JB

THE MIRROR COMPASS IS INOPERATIVE. *JB

CONSUMER STATED SHE BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE GOING DEAD AT STOPS IN APRIL 2001, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE AT STOPS AND EVENTUALLY HAD BOTH SYMPTOMS DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING, CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL SOMET...

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CLEANED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING RESUMED AFTER 2 WEEKS.*JB

THE MIRROR COMPASS IS INOPERATIVE. *JB

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY TECHNICIAN, AND PLENUM WAS REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN, THERE WERE FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS TAKEN, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES, WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER COULD NOT, HE HAD TO HIT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENG...

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 4 BLOCKS, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 20-5437-956. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, FIRE FIGHTER PUT OUT FIRE WITH A CO2 EXTINGUISHER, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGING PRIOR TO FIRE, CLAIM 42-1441-081. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DRIVEWAY, CLAIM 30-V502-462. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES, WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER COULD NOT, HE HAD TO HIT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENG...

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 4 BLOCKS, WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 20-5437-956. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, EXPERIENCED ENGINE SURGING PRIOR TO FIRE, CLAIM 42-1441-081. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN, THERE WERE FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS TAKEN, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THEN VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, FIRE FIGHTER PUT OUT FIRE WITH A CO2 EXTINGUISHER, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN DRIVEWAY, CLAIM 30-V502-462. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS A HISTORY OF ENGINE SURGING, CLAIM 42-1441-081. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND HAS A HISTORY OF ENGINE SURGING, CLAIM 42-1441-081. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE ENGINE, CLAIM 59-V971-469. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A POP SOUND AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER POOPED THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A POP SOUND AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER POOPED THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC

VEHICLE JUMPS AND VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, AND HE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT.*AK *YH

THERE WAS A HUGE POP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC

THERE WAS A HUGE POP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND STARTED TO SMOKE, CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, CLAIM 38-J837-871. *SLC

I BELIEVE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VATS . THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING THE CAR. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND ONE WAS BLOWN BUT THAT GOES TO THE ELECTRONIC LEVEL CONTROL (HENCE A SECOND PROBLEM) ITIALLALLY THE CAR FAILED TO START AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY IT STARTED. THE SECURIT...

AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS I WAS COMUTING TO NY FROM MY RESIDENCE IN NH. THE CARS TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL. I ARRIVED NEAR FINCHBURG MASSACHUSETTES WHEN I DECIDED TO TURN BACK HOME. POWER AND RESPONSE WERE VERY INADEQUATE.MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I DROPP...

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 4 BLOCKS AND WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, SMOKE BECAME VISIBLE FROM THE HOOD, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 20-5437-956. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 4 BLOCKS AND WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT, SMOKE BECAME VISIBLE FROM THE HOOD, THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 20-5437-956. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, CLAIM 30-V502-462. *SLC

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, CLAIM 30-V502-462. *SLC

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MILES, GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AND A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS AND IS REQUESTI...

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MILES, GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AND A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS AND IS REQUESTI...

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MILES, GAS GAUGE WILL READ THAT FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AND A WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS AND IS REQUESTI...

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL IN...

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL IN...

COOLANT LEAKED INTO CYLINDERS CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP. SERVICE BULLETIN #010601007. *AK

3 TIMES IN SHOP DUE TO CHECKE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CLAIMED IT WAS SENSOR. NEW ALTERNATOR NEEDED. NEW STRUTS NEEDED. ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT SENSOR BUT WAS DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAK FROM MANIFOLD GASKET. ALL FLUIDS WENT THRU ENGINE AND OUT TAILPIPE CAUSING OVER HEATING.

VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED. WAS IDLING ROUGHLY WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT UPPER PLENTIUM MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO ENGINE. THIS CAUSED PLUGS TO BE FLOODED. P...

VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED. WAS IDLING ROUGHLY WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, AND THEN VEHICLE DIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT UPPER PLENTIUM MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID ONTO ENGINE. THIS CAUSED PLUGS TO BE FLOODED. P...

ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE CAME INTO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WITH A VERY DANGEROUS FUEL LEAK THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS UNAWARE OF. THE PLASTIC BEAUTY COVER ON TOP OF THE GM 3800 SERIES II ENGINES MADE CONTACT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE PLASTIC FUEL LINE GOING INTO FUEL RAIL. DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE OF THIS CAR, LINE...

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION I WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS HOUSE, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN GARAGE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS HOUSE, CLAIM 04-1284-911. *SLC

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED AND PERFORMED A TUNE UP, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. NLM

UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK OIL AND OIL FILTER HAD TO BE CHANGED, SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND CYLINDER HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT. *SLC

CAR SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO OVERDRIVE WITH LOT OF NOISE, AND WILL CHATTER A LITTLE. FROM A COLD START. IT WON'T MOVE JUST VIBRATE AND SHATTER. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE COOLING FAN MOTOR, CLAIM 15-3047-690. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES BECAUSE BRAKES KEEP FAILING. PEDAL IS PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WILL STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THAT. CONSUMER IS NERVOUS DRIVING. *AK THE BRAKE FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS PRESSED E...

INTAKE MANIFOLD MATERIAL MELTED AROUND ERG VALVE, LETTING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. SHOP WAS REPAIRING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD MATERIAL MELTED AROUND ERG VALVE, LETTING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. SHOP WAS REPAIRING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME.*AK

DETAILS SENT VIA EMAIL TO WEBMASTER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CRACKED STEERING WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT STRUT FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CRACKED STEERING WHEEL, AND LEFT FRONT STRUT FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

ENGINE IN OUR CAR BLEW A HEAD GASKET, OUR MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD TO WORK ON 4 ADDITIONAL CARS THE SAME MODEL AS OURS, WE FEEL THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM, AND THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT FAIL AT THIS PARTICULAR MILAGE.*AK

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 I HAD MY BUICK LESABRE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DID NOT WORK. THEY REPLACED THE MODULE. THE DEFROSTER THAN WORKED. ON DECEMBER 8, 2000, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAD MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, BUT IT HAD SHUT OFF. I NOTICED AN AWFUL SMELL. A...

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DEALERSHIP ADVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND STARTER WAS BAD. I HAD JUST PARKED THIS VEHICLE TWO HOURS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I QUESTION WHY THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AS THIS IS AN AREA THAT GETS VERY HOT AT TIMES. I USED TO BE A ...

DEALERSHIP ADVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND STARTER WAS BAD. I HAD JUST PARKED THIS VEHICLE TWO HOURS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I QUESTION WHY THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AS THIS IS AN AREA THAT GETS VERY HOT AT TIMES. I USED TO BE A ...

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, DEFECTIVE TIRE IS POSSIBLE WHAT CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING (GENERAL AMERI-G4S - P205-70R15).

THERE WAS FUEL LEKAING ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. WHEN DRIVER STARTED VEHICLE. INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SERIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *MJS

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING STEERING PUMP DISENGAGED FROM ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 45 -50 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION UNTIL CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE CHILD FROM REAR CAR SEAT, BODYSHOP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. NLM

ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSTION TO CONTINUE ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

ORGINIAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, BUICK, LESABRE ,TIRE SIZE P20570R15, WHITE WALLS, TIRES HAVE 40 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH, RIGHT REAR GENERAL AMERI G4S DOT A3M0DB1427 TIRE EXPLODED, PIECES OF THE TREAD WAS STILL ON THE RIM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK *SLC

THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER SUDDENTLY TO THE LEFT ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM BENT LOCKING IT AGAINST THE WHEEL BRACKET, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE GARAGE REPLACED THE BRAKE CYLINDERS OF THE REAR WHE...

VEHICLE HAS A F1 SUSPENSION. WHEN THERE IS ABOUT 400 POUNDS IN THE BACK SEAT (3 PEOPLE) VEHICLE WILL JUMP WHEN HITTING A LIGHT BUMP OR A DIP IN THE ROAD, WHICH COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND BACK ON. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED TH...

MY PROBLEM IS A REPLACEMENT ONE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME TO COMPLET THE REPAIRS MADE TO MY CAR AFTER MY ACCIDENT ON 6/23/00 WHEN I STRUCK A DEER & THE AIR BAGS BOTH EMPLOYED.

CAR BOTTOMS OUT OVER SEVERE BUMPS WITH PASSENGERS IN FRONT AND REAR. CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MFG. DEALER 7/20/2000. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. IT WAS INFERRED THAT THE BOTTOMING OUT WAS NORMAL THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THE ENGINEERING SAFETY MUST BE CHECKED. I DON"T BELIEVE BOTTOMING OUT IS ...

A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH A TRAGEDY BARELY AVOIDED, TRANSMISSION FAILURE

A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH A TRAGEDY BARELY AVOIDED, TRANSMISSION FAILURE

WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON AS THOUGH VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED. A BULLETIN WAS GIVEN TO OWNER BY A PARK RANGER AT MT. WASHINGTON. THE BULLETIN WAS ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE INERTIA SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO...

WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON AS THOUGH VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED. A BULLETIN WAS GIVEN TO OWNER BY A PARK RANGER AT MT. WASHINGTON. THE BULLETIN WAS ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE INERTIA SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO...

WHEN GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND TRYING TO BRAKE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, ENGINECHECK LIGHT CAME ON AS THOUGH VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED. A BULLETIN WAS GIVEN TO OWNER BY A PARK RANGER AT MT. WASHINGTON. THE BULLETIN WAS ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE INERTIA SWITCH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO...

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH. UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THEN SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAME S COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

ENGINE QUITS AFTER STARTING AND ALSO WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PROGRAMING FAILED. YH

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CLAIM 49-3208-890. *SLC

THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. NLM

THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY FAILED MAKING IT HARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. NLM

WHEN IT RAINS WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE FAST ENOUGH ON HIGH SPEED. NOT ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO OPERATE SAFELY. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DRIVING DOWN CITY STREETS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE COULD STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

WHEN MOVING TRANSMISSION PAWL TO REVERSE THEN TO DRIVE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO VIBRATION AND JERKING. *AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL RESULTING IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YH

A/C HAS BEEN SPRAYED AND ODOR NEUTRALIZED AND LATER COILS OF A/C & HEATER CLEANED AND I STILL SMELL MOLD. DEVELOPED AND ALLERGY AND SINUS INFECTION IN DECEMBER OF 1998, BEFORE I HAD CAR SIX MONTHS AND AM STILL SEEING DOCTOR FOR CONGESTION AND INFECTION.

OWNER WAS HEARING A RATTLING NOISE ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO COMING FROM VEHICLE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD MOSTLY ON SHORT SHARP BUMPS. WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LOOSE AND COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. THE ENTIRE UN...

BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUSE, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST, SMELL BECAME WORSE AND VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, HE HAD TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR STA...

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST, SMELL BECAME WORSE AND VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, HE HAD TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR STA...

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE WHEEL APPEARS TO CLICK OR KNOCK. THIS BEGAM SHORTLY AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AS IT WAS SHUDDERING AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE BOISE LARRY MILLER BUICK PLACE, WHERE I HAD TRANSMISSION FIXE...

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE WHEEL APPEARS TO CLICK OR KNOCK. THIS BEGAM SHORTLY AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AS IT WAS SHUDDERING AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE BOISE LARRY MILLER BUICK PLACE, WHERE I HAD TRANSMISSION FIXE...

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH IMPACT AT 40 MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBACKS COLLAPSED TO THE RECLINING POSITION. VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE WHENEVER IT RAN OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED REAR SPRINGS. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPER SWITCH IS UNDER STEERING WHEEL, AND AT NIGHT OR IF IT IS RAINING DRIVER CAN'T SEE BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT UP SWITCH, INDICATING WHERE THE KNOB IS LOCATED SO DRIVER HAS TO TAK EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND IT. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL GLASS IS CONCAVE INSTEAD OF CONCURVE. HARD TO READ INSTRUMENTS. HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. CANNOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES WHEN LOOKING OUTSIDE MIRROR. EMERGENCY BUTTON IS NOT VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. LOCATED UNDER STEERING COLUMN OUT OF SIGHT. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL GLASS IS CONCAVE INSTEAD OF CONCURVE. HARD TO READ INSTRUMENTS. HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. CANNOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES WHEN LOOKING OUTSIDE MIRROR. EMERGENCY BUTTON IS NOT VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. LOCATED UNDER STEERING COLUMN OUT OF SIGHT. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL GLASS IS CONCAVE INSTEAD OF CONCURVE. HARD TO READ INSTRUMENTS. HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. CANNOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES WHEN LOOKING OUTSIDE MIRROR. EMERGENCY BUTTON IS NOT VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. LOCATED UNDER STEERING COLUMN OUT OF SIGHT. *AK

FUEL PUMP REPLACED.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE WHEN FRONT WINDOWS ARE UP AND THE BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN, VEHICLE EXPERIENCE VIBRATION / SHAKING. *YC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. MJS

ABS WOULD BRAKE SOFT OR HARD WHENEVER APPLED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED T CONSUMER THAT NO HISTORY OF THIS CONDITION WAS EVER REPORTED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ALSO, HAD HEAVY GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSED STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES TO THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE DOME LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ALSO, HAD HEAVY GAS FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE CAUSED STOMACH ACHES AND HEADACHES TO THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SPARE TIRE IS NOT A STANDARD TIRE, AND IS UNSAFE TO BE USED. SPARE TIRE AND RIM ARE BOTH SMALLER THEN THE 16' INCH TIRES THAT ARE ON THE VEHICLE. COULD NHTSA GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER DUE TO A SHORT IN THE PULSE BOARD. NLM

STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER RESULTING IN CONSUMER BREAKING OFF DRIVERSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE DUE TO MISALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. MJS

BRAKE LOSS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ON ONE INCIDENT DUE TO LEAKING SEAL IN THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER, AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURED DUE TO BRAKE LOSS. MJS

BRAKE LOSS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ON ONE INCIDENT DUE TO LEAKING SEAL IN THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER, AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURED DUE TO BRAKE LOSS. MJS

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUALLY WHILE DRIVING, REPLACEMENT OF THE EGR VALVE, KNOCK SENSOR AND PCM HAVE NOT RECTIFIED PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. MJS

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION,STALLING AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION PERFORMS THE SAME, SEVERAL REPAIRS ATTEMPTS WITH NO REMEDY. MJS

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. MJS

TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO HESITATION,STALLING AND SURGING, REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION PERFORMS THE SAME, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITH NO REMEDY. MJS

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. MJS

I PURCHASED A WARRANTY THAT COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THE FIRST TIME, AT DAVID TAYLOR THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS PASSED, THE BRAKE WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS ATTEND A FUNERAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DAVID TAYLOR, APRIL 26, 1999. THEY ARE REFUSIN...

WHILE DRIVING WOULD NOTICE ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & VEHICLE KEPT OVERNIGHT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED GASOLINE ODOR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AROUND IGNITION SOURCE. ALSO, DOME LIGHT KEPT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED....

WHILE DRIVING WOULD NOTICE ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & VEHICLE KEPT OVERNIGHT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, NEXT DAY. WAS INFORMED GASOLINE ODOR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AROUND IGNITION SOURCE. ALSO, DOME LIGHT KEPT COMING ON/OFF BY ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED....

VEHICLE WILL NOT START, AND SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STOPS OR LOSES SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS CONDITION. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE DIED TWICE WITHOUT WARNING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, DEALER REPLACED SENSOR ON TRANSAXLE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ENTERING INTERIOR COMPARTMENT.

GENERATOR FAILED.

REPAIR STARTER TERMINAL FOR NEUTRAL SWITCH FROM TRANSAXLE. MJS

LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR SEALS (WEATHER STIP) FAILED. MJS

UNIDENTIFIED SUSPENSION MECHANISM CAUSES CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT.MGM

POWER WINDOWS SWITCH FOR THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW FAILED. MJS

FUEL GAUGE/SENDER FAILED. NLM

FUEL PUMP FAILED. NLM

FUEL TANK REPLACED. NLM

GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

RADIO FAILED. *YC

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

RELAY SWITCH FAILED CAUSED VEHICLE STARTING PROBLEMS. YH

RADIATOR HAS BAD HOSE CONNECTION. YH

THE CLOCK RUNS IRREGULARLY. YH

REAR RIGHT POWER STEERING PUMP SHAF SEAL LEAKED. YH

SERPENTINE BELT FLIPPED OFF PULLEY BECAUSE CRANK PULLEY IS BENT AT INNER GROVE BELT. YH

REGULATOR FAILED. YH

THE ENGINE HAS STALLED 4 OR 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING LOSS IN STEERING ABILITY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE A DEFECTIVE, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS INTERCHANGE POSITIONS AND FUNCTIONS. INNER BEAMS ARE LOW, AND OUTER BEAMS ARE HIGH. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH, GOING DOWN HILL, PUT THE VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR AND THE ENGINE STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND TESTS WERE RAN. STATED VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. GMC CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ALTERNATOR MAKING NOISE.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN, THE HORN DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUND. CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO USE THE HORN, THE HORN DIDN'T MAKE ANY SOUND. CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED PARTS OF THE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE . WHEN VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, THE LEFT WHEEL REAR BEARING HAD GONE BAD. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK CONSUMER STATED A BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE . WHEN VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, THE LEFT WHEEL REAR BEARING HAD GONE BAD. THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK CONSUMER STATED A BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEPXECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FUEL TO "LEAKING OUT" WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE TO BURN OUT AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE STALLING DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER OF ...

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SPARK PLUGS BURNING AND COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SPARK PLUGS BURNING AND COMPUTER MALFUNCTION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELLING 15-20 MPH, FRONTAL IMPACT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO VEHICLE. *AK

BACKING OUT TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. FOOT NOT ON PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER & ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE & NOTHING FOUND. FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR & PCM AS PER SAFET BULLETIN WERE CHECKED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BEYOND 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES OR VIBRATES VIOLENTLY CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND BACKFIRE.

HEADREST DOES NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH FOR A PERSON OVER 6 FEET 2 INCHES. *AK

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. (QCAW)

TRUNK POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING.

FLEXIBLE HOSE LINE FROM GAS PUMP, NEXT TO THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL, WAS RESTING AGAINST THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE HEAT SHIELD WHICH MOUNTED ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER, DESIGN DEFECT, POSSIBLE FAILURE DUE TO CHAFFING.

DESIGN FLAW: DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOCKING MECHANISM BUILT UP AGAINST BUILT-IN COIN BOX. HAD TO LOCK OR UNLOCK SEAT BELT BUCKLE PROPERLY. *AK

WHEN HEATER IS ON STRONG ODOR IS PRESENT, CAUSING IRRITATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE DIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROLBEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING STALLING IN TRAFFIC, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY INCIDENT OCCURRED.

DESIGN OF THE POWER SEAT ALLOWS FOR CONSUMER TO BE TOO CLOSE TO AIR BAG, CONSUMER CAN NOT MOVE SEAT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO BE SAFE IF AIR BAG ACTIVATED.

THE SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS AND GRADUATIONS FOR MPH DO NOT MATCH CORRECTLY. (MISALIGNED).