1990 Buick Lesabre

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND FORCED VEHICLE TO HIT A PHONE POLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK

• 12/27/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  HAD AN ACCIDENT, LAP BELT HELD, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT. TT

• 12/23/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY NORMAL SPEED/ LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/10/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  HAD STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO HIT PART OF GARAGE & KNOCKED THE CHROME OFF VEHICLE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *AK

• 11/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 11/19/1996· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT FROM THE BELT BUCKLE, THE RED RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. *AK

• 11/15/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,SEATS

  THE INERTIA SWITCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 11/09/1995· EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS FREON/BLOWS WARM AIR. *DSH

• 11/05/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.(2ND VEHICLE ON 601867)

• 11/03/1995· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS OF VIBRATIONS OF WHEEL AND SHUTTERING OF FLOOR BOARDS. CONSTANT DURING DRIVING ON HIGHWAY . TT

• 11/02/2002· VISIBILITY

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 10/30/2006· SEATS

  THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET NEAREST TO THE DOOR, FOR THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT FRACTURED AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLT. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO ROTATE BACKWARD. *JB

• 10/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS POWER BRAKE RELAY FAILED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION AND I PAID TO REPLACE IT.ZIMBRICK MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF INTERMITTANT BRAKE PROBLEM UNTIL I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WHILE THE BRAKE RELAY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS STUCK AND CONTINUED TO BUZZ EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION HAD BEEN SWITCHED OFF. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 1997. MY WIFE WAS IN COTTAGE GROVE AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES AT STARTUP. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO MADISON AND THE BRAKE RELAY WAS REPLACED AGAIN. IN THE FALL OF 1998, I EXPERIENCED NO POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES DURING A DRIVE IN THE POURING RAIN. I HAD ALMOST NO EFFECTIVE BRAKES, BUT DROVE CAREFULLY AND PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. I SPENT ABOUT $900 ON BRAKE WORK AT ZIMBRICK'S IN APRIL OF 1999, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE NEXT FAILURE HAPPENED MAY 28, 1999 WHILE MY WIFE'S DAD WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO EAU CLAIRE, WI. THE CAR HAD NO POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE DRIVE (AFTER STOPPING FOR GAS). THE NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND HE DROVE THE CAR TO THE CABIN ON LAKE NANCY. ONE DAY, ABOUT A MONTH LATER (THE CAR WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING THE SUMMER - ABOUT TWICE PER WEEK), THE BRAKE PROBLEM REAPPEARED FOR ONE DRIVING EPISODE AND THE NEXT DRIVE THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. BECAUSE OF THE INTERMITTANT PROBLEM, THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT ZIMBRICK HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANANTLY FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES DO NOT REGISTER ANY INFORMATION.

• 10/25/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SKD

• 10/21/1996· SUSPENSION

  REAR STRUTS REPLACED.

• 10/15/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER REPLACED.

• 10/09/1997· SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET TRYING TO PASS THE FIRST VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD-ON, CAUSING A CRASH. SHOULDER RESTRAINTS FAILED TO WORK ,LEADING TO INJURIES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

• 09/28/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HE HAS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOESN'T WORK, THE RETRACTOR IS NOT OPERABLE. *AK THE RESTRAINT MECHANISM FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH. *YH

• 09/14/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. *AK

• 09/14/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING THEB RAKES INTERMENTLY LOCK UP .THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK

• 09/12/1998· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT LAB BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, DAUGHTER WAS THROWN OUT OF VEHICLE AND KILLED, THREE OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE INJURED.

• 09/05/2004· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,WHEELS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS ALL HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF THE PAST 5 YEARS, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS SITE WAS AVAILABLE, SO SUBMITTING NOW. *JB

• 08/25/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT STALLING (OTHER VEHICLE ON 468583). *AK

• 08/22/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED IGNITION COIL.*AK

• 08/09/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

• 08/07/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

• 08/02/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING THERE IS A CONSTANT SOUND OF AIR ESCAPING. THERE IS AN ANTICIPATION OF THE VEHICLE BACK FIRING AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND USE TWICE AS MUCH FUEL.*AK

• 07/30/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH

• 07/26/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER COMMAND MODULE SHUTS OFF FUEL INJECTION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DSH

• 07/13/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

• 06/28/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RATTLE IN GAS TANK DUE TO LOOSE BAFFLE. *AK

• 06/17/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE: GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.

• 06/17/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT LATCH DEFECTIVE.

• 06/14/1996· STEERING

  THE STEERING RACK MAKES VEHICLE PULL AGAINST WHEEL CAUSING CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. *AL

• 05/30/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FAILURE OF THE GAS TANK, GAS IS LEAKING AROUND THE FILLER NECK. *AK

• 05/03/1995· SEATS

  BACK REST HINGE NOT LOCKED INTO POSITION; BACK REST MOVES BACKWARD/FORWARD IN A RECLINING POSITION. TT

• 05/02/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

• 04/17/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK IS DAMAGED FROM THE ROAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 04/11/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP RED. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE, AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE IGNITION COILS. *YH

• 04/10/1997· SEATSCrash

  WHEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJUIRES TO THE DRIVER. SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. VEHICLE IS AT REPAIR SHOP.

• 04/01/1995· TIRES

  DEFECTIVE UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AW

• 03/18/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE BLEW UP, CAUSING STARTER TO FALL OFF. *SD

• 03/13/2004· STEERING

  I HAVE A 1990 BUICK LESABRE THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH TILT WHEEL. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE...I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ANYWAY, I THOUGHT "WELL, THE CAR IS JUST AGING" AND DIDN'T THINK TO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL YESTERDAY. MY SON WAS CLIMBING ACROSS THE DRIVERS SEAT AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR. WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER WE GOT THE CAR STOPPED, I DISCOVERED THAT EVEN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE CAR CAN BE PLACED IN ANY GEAR WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE OLD POWERGLIDES THAT WOULD DO THE SAME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN TO SOMEONE ELSE IS VERY LIKELY. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT SUDDENLY STARTED TO DO THIS. THANK YOU.*AK

• 03/07/1995· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO GO UP.

• 03/06/1997· TIRES

  POOR TRACTION OF FIRE HAWK TIRES CAUSED ACCIDENT.

• 03/05/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CROSSED A ROADWAY, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

• 02/21/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION COIL DEFECT, IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IN FOR REPAIR REPLACE IGNITION COIL. TT

• 01/21/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES ON A 1990 BUICK LESABRE FAILED IN THE DEALER LOT WHEN I WENT TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WOULD REPAIR THE BRAKES AND CALL ME WHEN THE CAR WAS READY FOR SALE. AFTER THE REPAIR, I PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT THE BRAKES SOON FAILED AGAIN. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE REPAIR HAD BEEN MADE WITH COMPRESSION FITTINGS INSTEAD OF HIGH-PRESSURE INVERTED-FLARE HYDRAULIC FITTINGS. I SUSPECT THIS WAS UNLAWFUL. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THE AGENT I TALKED TO DOESN'T SEEM TO COMPREHEND THAT THE USE OF COMPRESSION FITTINGS IN A BRAKE LINE IS UNLAWFUL, AND TRIVIALIZES MY CONCERNS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR "AS-IS".*AK

• 01/04/2001· TIRES

  FIRESTONE FR680 TIRES P205/70R14 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON THEM, VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH AND DEALER INSPECTED TIRES INNER TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL. *SLC

• 01/02/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSAXLE FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD