1992 Buick Lesabre

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

• 12/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I HIT A DEER AND SINCE THAT ACTIDENT I HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK

• 12/21/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE JUST DROPPED OUT. VEHICLE JUST STOPPED SUDDENLY. CONTACTED TOW COMPANY & DRIVER INDICATED MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THE "K" FRAME HAD SEPARATED. THIS CAUSED A LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. MOTOR MOUNTS WERE STILL INTACT.*AK

• 12/21/1994· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT.

• 12/20/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY CARS PAINT STARTED PEALING OFF AND NOW ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR HAS NO PAINT BUT A GRAY TYPE SURFACE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ROOF IS RUSTED. THAT'S JUST ONE THING. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WHEN I OPEN IT LEAKS THE WATER INSIDE AS WELL AS WHEN IT IS SHUT. MY CAR ALSO WILL NOT CRANK AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT AND WILL REQUIRE A BOOST TO GET IT GOING NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY CABLE HEADS AND IT STILL DOES THAT ON OCCASION. MY CAR ONE DAY STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING GRINDING NOISE AND I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY. I WENT TO GET THE PART TO REPAIR MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE RUBBER SEAL IS THRU THE DEALER. IT IS TO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED PROFESSIONALS, SO NOW I DRIVE ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND THE RUBBER SEAL IS ALMOST WORN DOWN COMPLETELY AND WHEN IT FALLS OFF AND IM TOLD IT WILL. I WILL BE OUT OF A CAR. THE ROOF INTERIOR HAS ALSO FALLEN DOWN AND I HAVE TO PIN IT UP OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN SEE OUT MY BACK WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST ONLY COMES ON ON OCCASION, AS WELL AS MY HEATER ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO NOT WHEN WE TURN IT ON. *JB

• 12/20/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

• 12/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE FAILED.

• 12/17/1997· STEERING

  POWER STEERING OIL RETURN LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND SPRAYED OIL ON EXHAUST PIPE.

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE BRAKING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE GRADUALLY CAME TO A STOP, NO WARNING, DRY WEATHER, TWO OCCURRENCES. *AK

• 12/11/1998· PARKING BRAKE

  WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A HILL AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WON'T STAY PARKED, BUT WOULD ROLL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/11/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE DRIVING, STARTED SMOKING, THEN ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, TOTALLED CAR. TT

• 12/10/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. *AK

• 12/09/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND FELL APART LATER. YH

• 12/08/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LATCH WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKE ADJUSTING SPRING BROKE, BOTH REAR CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING PREMATURELY; SHOES BECAME OIL SOAKED; BRAKES LOCKED UP. TT

• 12/04/2007· STRUCTURECrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUFFERED MODERATE NECK PAINS. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

• 12/02/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/26/1996· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE BOTTOM TRANSMISSION COOLING HOSE PULLED OUT OF THE CRIMP IN THE LINE AND SPILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE TRANSMISSION. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE, A FIRE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *SLC

• 11/21/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING BRAKES TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY.

• 11/21/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

• 11/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WENT OUT.

• 11/12/1999· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER AWAITING NOTIFICATION FROM GM CONCERNING RECALL 91V167, EMERGENCY BRAKE STILL INOPERATIVE. NLM

• 11/09/1999· VISIBILITY

  THE 2 REAR POWER WINDOWS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN ONCE THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THE POWER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO OPERATE REAR POWER WINDOWS. *AK

• 11/08/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED IN HOT CLIMATE WEATHER VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/05/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30-35MPH, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE NEEDED REPLACING. RELAY FOR PUMP & ASM RELAYS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALSO. GM PROVIDED NO HELP WITH PAYING FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

• 11/05/1996· POWER TRAIN

  BEARINGS FAILED TWICE.

• 10/31/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE PRICE OF THE AIR BAG SINCE IT FAILED. *SLC

• 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER/ THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED IN MARCH OF 96, AT 62,000 MILES. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON 10/15/97 AT 73,000 MILES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE'S BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAYS THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BLEEDING. *AK

• 10/31/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN DRIVING A HIGH SPEEDS. TT BRAKES LOCK AND DO NOT FUNCTION, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB

• 10/28/1997· WHEELS

  BROKEEN ADJUSTER ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL.

• 10/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICEDTHE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ALSO, WITHOUT HAVING THIS UNIT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED THE ABS UNIT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/25/1996· SEATS

  REAR SEAT HITS BOTTOM UPON HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD.

• 10/25/1996· AIR BAGS

  OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

• 10/24/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE PAINT JOB ON 1992 BUICKS DOES NOT LAST AND BADLY CHIPS OFF THE BASE COAT ON THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK. I HAVE A 1992 LESABRE AND THE DARK BLUE HAS CHIPPED OFF THE ROOF THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. I SAW TWO OLIVE GREEN LESABRES ON THE ROAD TODAY WITH CHIPPING ON THE TRUNK, HOOD AND ROOF. THE WHITE PRIMER COAT HAS GOOD ADHESIVE, BUT THE BASE COAT WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED OR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE PRIMER AND THE BASE COAT. *LA

• 10/24/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 10/22/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPARK PLUGS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE JERKING AND BUCKING.

• 10/21/1998· PARKING BRAKE

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN APPLIED THE PARKING LEVEL ASSEMBLY MAY RELEASE ONE OR MORE TEETH, REDUCING THE CABLE LOAD TO THE REAR BRAKES. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD, THE PARKING BRAKES MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, AND ALLOWI IT TO ROLL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. REPAIRS WILL NOT BE MADE UNLESS CONSUMER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK

• 10/21/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED.

• 10/21/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .

• 10/19/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WERE PULSATING, HAD TO HAVE ROTORS TURNED. PADS WERE STILL GOOD. TT

• 10/17/2000· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 96V015002. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL REPAIR, RECALL REPAIR HAS FAILED, COOLER LINE SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE WORK AGAIN AT THE CONSUMER EXPENSE. *AK

• 10/15/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE SPRINGS THAT HOLD THE REAR BRAKE SHOES TOGETHER BROKE, ALLOWING BRAKE SHOES TO COME APART. *AK

• 10/14/1998· SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AFTER ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER, THEY FAILED TO LOCK. *AK

• 10/10/1997· SUSPENSION

  FRONT STRUTS REPLACED.

• 10/10/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, MAKING BRAKING ERRATIC. TT ON ONE OCCASION, REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP DUE TO BRAKE SPRING ADJUSTER LOOSE AND DAMAGED REAR SHOES. *SLC

• 10/05/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE IN DEALER SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDS A PMV VALVE. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

• 10/03/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1992 BUICK LESBARE LIMITED THAT I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING JAN 14 2003. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZEING. I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FUILD ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES HAD COME LOOSE FROM EACH OTHER AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FUILD ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND THE TOW BILL. JUST RECENTLY I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY WIFE'S 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DEXCOOL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND FOUND A WEB SITE ON RECALLS THAT INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. I CALLED BUICK TO SE IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS FOR THAT PROBLEM FOR MY CAR. I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR IF IT WAS IN ONE OF THE 27 COLD STATES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (YOUR # 96V015000) I WAS WONDERING HOW COULD YOU LET GM OFF THE HOOK FOR 23 STATES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT IN THE COLD STATES. WHAT WOULD KEEP A CAR FOM A NON COLD STATE BEING TRANSFERED TO A COLD STATE AND THAT FAILURE HAPPEN. YOUR RECORDS SHOW IN JAN 18 1995 THAT THIS PROBLEM CAUSED 4 FIRES THAT WERE REPORTED. THE SAD THING ABOUT THIS THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES SOLD IN THOSE OTHER 23 STATES THEN IN THOSE 27 COLD STATES. MISSOURI IS THE STATE I LIVE IN AND IS FURTHER NORTH THAN KENTUCKY OR PARTS OF ILLINOIS. BUT WHERE I LIVE DOES NOT DICTATE WHERE I DRIVE. *TR

• 10/01/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *JB

• 10/01/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

• 09/29/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FUEL INJECTOR SPRAYING GAS OVER HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSING FIRE. TT