1981 Buick LESABRE: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
0 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1981 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Most common problems
No owner complaints are recorded for this selection. A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
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Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
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| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
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Pattern summary
There is not enough complaint evidence to summarize patterns.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Recall history
3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
80V125000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages
Reported: 1980-09-25 (September 25, 1980)
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH A BRAKE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET WHICH WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLES. THE INCORRECT BRACKET MAY CAUSE THE SERVICE BRAKES TO REMAIN PARTIALLY APPLIED, RESULTING IN BRAKE OVERHEATING AND REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLES AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PEDAL SUPPORT BRACKET AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA campaign record ↗81V037000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Reported: 1981-03-23 (March 23, 1981)
THE POWER BRAKE VACUUM HOSES MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES". THE MATERIAL USED IN THE HOSES WILL NOT PERFORM ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REGULATION IS STATED AS, "TO REDUCE DEATH AND INJURIES OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE FROM PRESSURE OR VACUUM LOSS DUE TO HOSE ASSEMBLY RUPTURE".
Remedy: THE VACUUM PUMP INLET AND OUTLET HOSES WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA campaign record ↗83V077000 · Vehicle Speed Control:Cables
Reported: 1983-08-19 (August 19, 1983)
ACCELERATOR PUMP LEVER RETAINING PIN MAY LOOSEN AFTER REPEATED HEAVY ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPLICATIONS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.
Remedy: DEALER WILL INSTALL A SPECIAL COTTER PIN, TO RETAIN THE ACCELERATOR PUMP PIN, AND A SPRING CLIP THRUST WASHER ON THE ACCELERATOR PUMP LINK.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Vehicle analysis explorer
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Data completeness
0 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls | 31.6% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.6%ODI 834556AIRBAG MODULE ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES THE HORN TO BLOW INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, POWER WINDOW MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE/ POWER SEATS HAVE RIPPED SEAMS, AND TIRES HAD A THUMPING SOUND AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEMS, AND COULD NOT REMEDY SITUATION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, A LOT OF PAINT HAS BEEN CHIPPED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUICK REFUSES TO REPAINT. *AK *ML | 11.0% | 51.3%ODI 10132637DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST A LITTLE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET COMPLETELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE WAS STUCK IN VEHICLE BECAUSE EVERYTHING ON VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE GROUND CABLE COMING LOOSE, NOT LOOSE FROM THE MOTOR BLOCK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON, SHE DID NO FEEL THAT CABLE COMING LOOSE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT. SHE WAS MORE CONCERNED THAT WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER SHE WAS STUCK IN VEHICLE WITH NO WAY TO ESCAPE. THE DOOR LOCKED AND POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THE B… | 20.5%ODI 10019740 · 33,914 miVEHICLE 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 NOISE. REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR AFTER HOT AT STOPS. EXHAUST SYSTEM MISALIGNED. THE MIRROR COMPASS AND REAR WINDOW WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO FIRE… | 10.5%ODI 8003409POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK IF VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP. AFTER 4-10 MINUTES WINDOWS OPERATE AS NORMAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED. *AK *JB | 20330.3%ODI 10002093 · 20,611 miWHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A GUARD RAIL. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE AND AFTER IT RAINS THERE IS A WATER PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. *SCC *NLM | 7422.6%ODI 10074479 · 25,000 mi4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN ONE YEAR ON MY 2001 BUICK LASABRE GM DENIES ANY PROBLEMS. *LA | 8226.5%ODI 10136177 · 25,000 miDT: THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN IT SHOULD ONLY GO HALF WAY DOWN FOR CHILD SAFETY. IT WILL NOT COME BACK UP. ONE END OF THE CABLE INSIDE THE WINDOW CAME LOOSE. CONTACTED HE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TODAY. NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2005. *AK THE DEALER REMOVED THE REGULATOR HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO PUT BACK. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER $600.00 THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE REGULATOR FROM ANOTHER DEALER FOR A LESSER CHARGE AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. *JB | 74.3%ODI 10187060WINDOW MOTORS ON THREE WINDOWS ON MY BUICK LESABRE, 2002, HAVE FAILED. SLIGHT POPPING SOUND, THEN WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BUICK. *JB | 10.6%ODI 10249486 · 92,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOVED FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE DIAL REMAINED ON EMPTY AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 12/23/08.*JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 157.9% | 126.2% | 1912.0% | 84.5% | 11.0%ODI 515153ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LOCKED UP AND MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE SEVERAL TIMES. CAR ALSO ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN WITH APPLICATION OF BRAKE. | 369.1%ODI 10021400 · 90,963 miENGINE COOLANT DESTROYED ENGINE DUE TO THE DEGRADATION OF UPPER INTAKE MAINIFOLD MATERIALS AROUND THE EGR STOVE PIPE. WITHOUT WARNING(NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON) WHILE ON THE ROAD COOLANT ENTERED THE PISTONS THROUGH THE DEGRADATED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS POWER WAS LOST AND SPEED DRAMATICALLY DROPPED. SEEMS TO BE OBVIOUS ENGINE DESIGN FLAW IN 3800 V-6 ENGINES PRODUCED BY GM IN BUICK LASABRES, RIVERAS, REGALS, OLDSMOBILE 98S, 88S. INTRIGUE, PONTIAC BONNEVILLES, GRAND PRIX, & C… | 399.8%ODI 10036861 · 77,290 miINTAKE 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 | 2913.9%ODI 10080611 · 55,267 miNOTICED COOLANT LEAK. INSPECTION BY BUICK DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND COOLANT GOING INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. INTAKE MANIFOLD & GASKETS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*AK | 314.6%ODI 10010521ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION. LOUD SOUNDING "POP" UNDER ENGINE HOOD WAS HEARD. TURNED KEY TO "OFF" POSITION, REMOVED KEY, EXITED VEHICLE. SECOND LOUD "POP" OCCURRED. SMOKE AND FLAMES OBSERVED. LEFT GARAGE TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM SAFE LOCATION. *NLM | 61.8%ODI 10116182CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE. DEALER SERVICE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF UPPER PLENUM AND GASKET. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BUICK ENGINES. | 10.3%ODI 10051321 · 41,000 miNHTSA#100003430 UPPER INTKAE MANIFOLD LEAKING | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.6%ODI 10067726CAR STALLS OUT WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, THIS HAS HAPPENED 25-30 TIMES IN THE 5 MONTHS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING U-TURNS OR BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Electrical System | 31.6% | 10.5%ODI 10427975 · 244,000 miAS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, IT DOESN'T MATTER AT WHAT SPEED, MY ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DIE. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO LURCHING NOR SPUTTERING, IT JUST DROPS DEAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I KNOW THERE IS POWER TO MY CAR BECAUSE THE LIGHTS AND RADIO SEEM UNAFFECTED. HOWEVER, MY ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL DROP OUT. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING, PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART IT TO CONTINUE. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN THESE STALLS. IT HAS HAPPENED ONE RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER OR HOURS APART I HAVE HAD THE COIL, PLUG… | 63.8%ODI 101868431994 BUICK LASABRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DOME LIGHT IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE LIGHT COVER AND RUINED THE TWO SIDES OF THE BULB INSERTS**CC | 42.2%ODI 10250880 · 117,869 miTHE 95 BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE OWNED THREE OF THEM NOW, AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS DUE TO A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT A 500.00 PROBLEM EVERY TIME! FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE FATHER AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE SHELLING OUT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM WHAT THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH A LINKABLE FUSE, SO THAT FUSE WOULD GO INSTEAD OF THE IGNITION WIRES BURNING UP. THIS REALLY IS A SIMPLE WAY AROUND SPENDING 1,5… | 44.1%ODI 101690731996 BUICK LESABRE ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE LIST OF RECALLS. *KB *JB | 71.8%ODI 10018770 · 106,000 miI HAVE REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL (DASHBOARD) IN MY CAR TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS. EACH TIME I HAD TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT AND LOST THE USE OF MY CAR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *JB | 153.8%ODI 10044571 · 45,943 miTEMPERATURE 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. *NLM | 125.7%ODI 10055845 · 33,225 miTHE OWNER WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HE THEN CONTACTED THE AUTO CLUB AND THEY CAME OUT AND ATTACHED JUMPER CABLES. WHEN THE OWNER TURNED THE IGNITION AS INSTRUCTED BY THE MECHANIC HE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A "BANG" FOLLOWED BY A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM | 365.4%ODI 10002257 · 46,000 miCONSUMER STATES WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. TS PRIOR TO FIRE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH FLASHED ON. AIR TEMP SENSOR, AIR INTAKE DUCT, INNER AND OUTER AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. WASHER RESERVOIR REPLACED. PCM REPGORAMMED. *TT | 237.0%ODI 10016185 · 22,069 miBUICK LOST THE BBB DECISION AND DID NOT PERFORM WITHIN THE 40 DAYS ALLOTTED TO REPLACE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS (AIR BAG, TRANSMISSION, BRAKING) THAT THE BBB SAID COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. THEY WANT TO BUY BACK THE CAR AND INSPECT IT SO IT CAN BE RESOLD. *NLM | 113.5%ODI 10170856 · 14,140 mi2002 BUICK LESABRE. 14,140 MILES. LEFT FRONT WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MOTOR DOOR WINDOW LEFT FRONT REPLACED. PART 12481874. UNDER WARRANTY. | 116.7%ODI 10169477 · 15,000 miSMALL LIGHTS BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. EXAMPLES STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS, CLIMATE CONTROL ID (GREEN) LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS ON TRUNK LID. *NM | 3521.6%ODI 10114992 · 352 miBUICK LESABRE 2004, PROBLEM WITH DIMMING OF THE PANEL LIGHTS. *BF THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM THEN AFTER A FEW MILES WOULD BRIGHTEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM | 1519.5%ODI 10145453 · 6,061 miDT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE UNLOCKED MORE GM VEHICLES THAN JUST HIS OWN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE DEVICE AND IT STILL UNLOCKED OTHER VEHICLES. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM | 133.3%ODI 10763482TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LA CROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 4624.3%ODI 10022157WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK | 4322.2% | 2415.2% | 84.5%ODI 10004485WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WILL LOCK UP CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED A REFUND OR BE GIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE. SCC | 55.1%ODI 10060212 · 103,920 miMY 1996 BUICK LESABRE ABS WARNING LIGHT DID NOT LET ME KNOW THAT THE ABS WERE NOT WORKING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK | 112.8% | 71.8%ODI 10110719 · 61,000 miTRAFFIC 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 STOPS AFTER GOING OVER ANOTHER CURB INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM ACCIDENT. THEORY IS THAT ABS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED REGULAR BRAKES TO FAIL. *JB | 31.4%ODI 10140633DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL IT HESITATED. ALSO, REAR SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY UP AND IT WILL NOT SEAL. ALSO ,THE HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE LIGHT AND IT CAME BACK ON. THE MANIFOLD INTAKE BLEW OUT, COSTING THE CONTACT $150 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKETS. THE BRAKES WERE NOISY ALL THE TIME. WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN THE FLAP WILL RUB THE TIRE, AND IT CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT .*AK | 91.3%ODI 10095429WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A TREE AND MAILBOX. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK | 41.2%ODI 10064652 · 8,900 miCONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER FELT PULSATION IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT REAR BRAKES WERE AFFECTED. *AK | 61.9%ODI 10009711A THIN COAT OF ICE COVERED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TT *JB | 53.0%ODI 10072282 · 23,000 miWHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING POWER. THE CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.3%ODI 10116867 · 7,300 mi3/17/2005 TRAVELED TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC MOSTLY ON I-95. ON THE WAY I EXPERIENCED PERIODS OF RAIN. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS DURING RAIN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED ME APPLY MY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WHEN I APPLIED FOOT PRESSURE IN THE NORMAL MANNER THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN IMMEDIATELY, I DISCOVERED I NEEDED TO APPLY AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES MORE PRESSURE (IF NOT MORE) TO GET THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WHENEVER I WAS IN WET CONDITIO… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags | 42.1% | 52.6%ODI 10040086 · 58,000 miWHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE FULL IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE SEATBELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE NERVE INJURIES TO LOWER BACK, HIPS AND LEGS. VEHICLE WAS ROUTINE MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED. *PH | 31.9%ODI 10026600 · 75,000 miTHE DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED BURNS TO THE PASSENGERS THIGHS. THE FUMES EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAG ALSO CAUSED EYE IRRITATION AND BREATHING PROBLEMS. THE PASSENGER HAS DEVELOPED ASTHMA AND HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE EYE IRRITATION. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED. THE CALIPERS WERE DEGREASED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKS WERE REPLACED. *SCC *NLM | 2312.9%ODI 10004926 · 85,000 miHORN SOUNDS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP GETS HOT. HAD TO DISCONNECT HORN. | 11.0%ODI 11204263 · 114,000 miWHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP ON A CITY STREET BEHIND A CITY BUS WHICH WAS LOADING PASSENGERS WITH NO COLLISION OR CONTACT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG CAUSED BURNS TO THE PASSENGER'S HAND AND BOTH KNEES. IT ALSO CAUSED DEEP CONTUSIONS ON THE LEFT KNEE, CAUSING DIFFICULTIES WITH WALKING. | 164.1%ODI 10007979 · 115,000 miAIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DISLOCATED BROKEN THUMB AND POSSIBLE PERMANENT INJURY. ON SECOND PASSENGER, SEVERE TINNINTUS POSSIBLY FROM AIR BAG EXPLOSION. | 41.0%ODI 10079382 · 40,000 miINTERMITTENTLY 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 | 62.9%ODI 10521054 · 100,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY ONCE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ADJUSTER SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH HAD BECOME SATURATED AND CORRODED THE AIR BAG WIRING OVER A TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR | 111.6%ODI 10055468REPLACEMENT OF A COIL THAT AFFECTED THE USE OF THE AR BAG ON A 2000 BUICK LE SABRE LIMITED.*PH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS AND THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. *JB *NM | 216.4%ODI 10053806 · 38,000 miTHE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS RENDERED THE AIR BAGS INOPERATIVE. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. *AK AFTER TWO TRIES, THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM. *SC *JB | 268.4%ODI 10014831THE HORN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG PLACEMENT. MR SCC *JB | 1710.4%ODI 10050191CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AN AVIS RENTAL ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK | 116.8%ODI 10083380 · 8,077 miTHE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DASHBOARD COLLAPSED AND WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN TWO PLACES AFTER TAPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE'S WAS MINIMAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ABRASION ON HER ARM FROM THE AIR BAG/AIR BAG GASES. *NM | 56.5%ODI 10558927 · 87,000 miAIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS MAKING THE SRS SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND MOST OF ALL A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP THANK YOU *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Structure | 10.5%ODI 8008292VEHICLE WOULD WANDER TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT CRADLE BOLTS HAVE PULLED THROUGH RETAINER, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK | 10.5%ODI 750061WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE REAR ENGINE CRADLE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING A LOSS OF FLUID AND STEERING. A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WAS NARROWLY MISSED. THIS SITUATION SROSE WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING OTHER THAN A SLIGHT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING SHORTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT WAS IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC, AND I FIND IT UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A RECALL WAS MADE TO OTHER BUICK MODELS… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 11.0%ODI 10335454 · 116,700 mi1. WHILE DRIVING A BUICK LESABRE ON DRY, SMOOTH, HARD-SURFACE ROAD... IN AN INSTANT... 2. ALL STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH BRAKES. NO DEATH, NO INJURY, NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE 3. THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS WERE FOUND BROKEN... THIS ALLOWED THE STEERING MECHANISM TO BECOME DISCONNECTED.... THE BOLTS WERE REPLACED, THE MECHANISM WAS CONNECTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE 4. I CONTACTED THE PEOPLE AT BUICK 25 MAY.... AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DELAYS, THEY INFORMED M… | 20.5%ODI 10014496 · 90,000 miSEVER INNER RUST/ROTTED AREA IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TRUNK BACK SEAT, WHEEL HOUSING. NOT VISIBLE RUST TO THE NAKED EYE, OR NO SURFACE RUST. CAUSED WATER TO LEAK IN AND CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO SEAT, CARPET, PADDING. LEAKED TO UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT,SHORTING OUT SENSOR AND DEPLOYED AIR BAG WITHOUT IMPACT. G.M. IS UNHELPFUL. THEY RESPONDED WITH "EVEN IF IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT I HAD EXCEEDED MY 6 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CANNOT SEE HOW THIS COULD FALL TO THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY! I AM HOPEFUL THAT YOU MAY HAVE AN ANSWER THAT COUL… | 10.3%ODI 10355528 · 119,000 miTL*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 WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. IN JUNE 2010, THE CONTACT NOTICED ABNORMAL FRONT END NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS HAD FRACTURED FRO… | 31.4%ODI 10018094 · 60,000 miWHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED, 2 BOLTS THAT BOLTED THE POWER STEERING TO THE ENGINE BLOCK SNAPPED. *NLM *SCC *JB | 121.8%ODI 10002093 · 20,611 miWHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO A GUARD RAIL. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS ARE INOPERATIVE, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE AND AFTER IT RAINS THERE IS A WATER PUDDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR. *SCC *NLM | 329.8%ODI 10201912 · 40,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO AT THE DRIVER SIDE AND HAS NOW EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO BUCKLING, CRUMBLING, AND WARPED. THE WEATHER MAY BE A FACTOR. THE CONTACT CAN SEE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD, BUT NO WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FOR $600 BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. * UPD… | 3310.6%ODI 10168506 · 55,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASH BOARD WAS LOOSE AT THE SEAM WHERE THE TWO PARTS MEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. | 3923.8%ODI 10074264 · 100 miTHE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE DASHBOARD COMPONETS IN THE SUNLIGHT. *JB | 169.9%ODI 10083380 · 8,077 miTHE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DASHBOARD COLLAPSED AND WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN TWO PLACES AFTER TAPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE'S WAS MINIMAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ABRASION ON HER ARM FROM THE AIR BAG/AIR BAG GASES. *NM | 22.6%ODI 10138868THERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE VENT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *** NAR RECEIVED 9-29-05*** WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN, THE REFLECTION WAS SO STRONG IT DISTORTED THE CONSUMERS VISION. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE IN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH SLANTS TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *JB (11/16/05) *SC *NM | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 42.1%ODI 10025120THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM | 115.7%ODI 10071704 · 109,714 miVEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS RECALL IS RELATED TO HER VEHICLE'S FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. *NM | 21.3% | 21.1% | 55.1%ODI 10296923I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND IT WAS LEFT RUNNING AND IT WAS IN PARK THEN I WENT OUT TO LEAVE AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MIN SITTING THERE AND I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER WHAT SO I TRIED ALL THE GEARS IT WOULDN'T WORK SO I SHUT OFF THE CAR LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND STARTED IT UP THEN PUT IT INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND IT DID THEN I DROVE ABOUT 50-100 FT AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING AND THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WAS STILL … | 215.3%ODI 10141295DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FOR THE TRANSMISSION ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO SOLENOID VALVES. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING WITH THIS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *AK | 102.5%ODI 10053540 · 58,000 miVEHICLE 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 | 146.7%ODI 10031345 · 29,829 miWHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE GAS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER KNEW OF OTHER BUICKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSAXLE (TRANSMISSION) AND REQUIRED REPLACING THE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY. GM WAS UNWILLING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB | 192.8%ODI 10001964THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *SCC *NLM | 247.3%ODI 10000623 · 40,610 miPOWER TRAIN - TRANSMISSION. 3.8 LITER ENGINE, TRANSMISSION GEAR FAILURE AT 40,610 ACTUAL MILES ON THE ODOMETER, RESULTING $2,993.00 REPAIRS AT BUD AND RAY'S TRANSMISSION, 237 WEST LAKETON AVENUE, MUSKEGON, MI 49441. ENGINE NUMBER [XXX]. I NOTED THAT THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMPLAINTS, ON THE RECALL WEB SITE, RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION (POWER TRAIN). INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | 82.6%ODI 10018496 · 49,000 miI HAVE A 2002 BUICK LASABRE, WITH 49000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD ON IT, THE TIE RODS ARE WORE OUT AND NOW, THE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED AND ARE FALLING APART. *NLM | 42.4%ODI 10162885 · 11,200 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, GOING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ACCELERATED; SOMETIMES TAKING 15-30 SECONDS AND UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND THE TESTS FAILED TO SHOW ANY CODES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/28/06. *JB | 10.6%ODI 10342199 · 118,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION CASING BROKE IN HALF. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEGAN TO SLIP PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE; YET THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THIS THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 118000. | 56.5%ODI 10128820 · 22,900 mi(1) STARTED AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND CAR WAS STATIONARY - STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN NO MOTION FOLLOWED BY CAR LURCHING/JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR; THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE REPEATABLE OVER A THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD; JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP; AT FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE (FORWARD OR IN REVERSE) (2) COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - SURPRISING BECAUSE AUTO ONLY HAD 22,300 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 84.2% | 31.5%ODI 10031867 · 85,000 miTHE CRADLE MOUNT BOLTS SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FALL AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL STEERING. *AK SO IF YOU ARE ON A CURVE, YOU JUST GO STRAIGHT OR WHICH EVER WAY THE WHEELS POINT. THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. *SCC *JB | 74.4%ODI 10019665THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *JB | 31.7% | 55.1%ODI 10006554 · 88,985 miENGINE SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO OIL SLUDGING (GELLING). OIL PRESSURE WAS INFLATED,KNOCKING SOUND WAS NOTICED. PENZOIL 10W30 WAS BEING USED AT REGULAR INTERVALS. DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----770781. *AK *NLM | 194.8%ODI 10001606WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT FAILED TO GO OFF. TAKEN VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE SENSORS REPLACED. THE ENGINE PROBLEM WAS THE EGR VALVE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE SLUGGISH. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THE WIRES AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE TAKEN FOR TEST DRIVE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED VEHICLE AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND IT BACK FIRED. HAD CRACKED THE PLASTIC INTAKE PHEBEM, WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TS | 4010.0%ODI 10008192 · 23,581 miTHE 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 MANIFOLD, WHICH IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT EXPLODED CASUSING THE ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE. VISUAL DAMAGED CAUSED BY THE FIRE WAS TO THE FUEL LINE, AIR LINE AND WIRE HARNESS. VEHICLE IS 4.5 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT.*JB | 136.2% | 152.2%ODI 10037720 · 35,000 miMULTIPLE DEFECTS WITH TRANSMISSION, CRUISE CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, ENGINE COOLING, ETC.*MR VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT SO THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OVER 40-50 MPH. *PH *JB | 61.8%ODI 10021780THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. *TT THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON 300 MILES SHORT OF THE 3K MILES TO TRAVEL, WHEN THE CONSUMER TESTED THE OIL, IT WAS 1QT LOW. AT THE END OF THE COMPUTER TEST, THE MILEAGE WAS 14650K MILES. WHEN THE OIL WAS CHECKED AT 829 ADDITIONAL MILES FROM THE LAST VISIT, IT WAS 1/4QT LOW. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO MANY OTHER BUICK OWNERS AND DID NOT FOUND ANOTHER (SAME MAKE/MODEL) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB | 31.0%ODI 10001762CONSUMER HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO, EVERY TIME CONSUMER TURNS OFF VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME ,HE COMES BACK NEXT MORNING , AND HAS NO BATTERY. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. TS......*AK | 10.6%ODI 10362698 · 76,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WOULD GENERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. | 21.2%ODI 10091593 · 1,194 miWHILE DRIVING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. WHILE ACCELERATING THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, THEN IT STALLED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HE WAS UNSURE IF THE ENGINE WAS NEW(AS ORDERED) OR REBUILT. *BF *NM | 11.3%ODI 10329045 · 65,500 miINFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 BUICK LA SABRE, 65,500 MILES, SUFFERED A PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. FAILURE DISCOVERED WHILE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED (IE. OIL/FILTER CHANGE & FRONT END ALIGNMENT.) REPLACED AT A COST OF $600.00. REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON 1/26/2010, AND VERBALLY CALLED BACK ON 2/2/2010, GM DENIED ANYTHING WRONG WITH SUCH FAILURE, AND SAID CAR WAS BEYOND 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. LATER APPEALED IN WRITING TO BUICK GEN. MGR. LAST C… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
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Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2005: 25 complaints · 2006: 0 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14 | 23 | 25 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component |
|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.