Gasoline Engine problems of the 1997 Buick Lesabre

14 problems related to gasoline engine have been reported for the 1997 Buick Lesabre. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 05/26/2002

While driving at 70mph engine died. Contact dealer who replaced engine, in which a connect rod had broken. Consumer stated that the connect rod broke and destroyed the engine, crankshaft and a/c compressor.

2 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2002

This 1997 Buick le sabre , in very good condition , exploded with a fireball and sending plastic "shrapnel" and engine cover parts out to a radius of 24 feet. Thank god none of the three people trying to start the car with the hood up were standing over the engine bay. The resulting repairs were $700 and my long time extremely competent group of mechanics were all baffled and could not explain why or how such a thing was even possible on such a system (I. E. Late model fuel injection , starting a cold engine. Referenced in ea02-030.

3 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 12/29/2000

Motor burned, cause of fire origninated at the engines fueling system on the intake housing side, claim 53-c681-096.

4 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2000

Car is cutting out. No warning. I could be going 65 miles an hour or completely stopped at the red light. Car will restart in about five minutes. I have had it to the dealership [two different ones] three times and it has not been fixed to date. I feel this car in dangerous and would like to get some help.

5 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2000

Vehicle would not crank early in the day, it was taken home and parked for a few hours when a fire started, claim 42-1218-296.

6 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2000

Vehicle would not crank earlier in the day, vehicle was parked for a few hours when a fire started in the engine area, claim 42-1218-296.

7 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 01/08/2000

Engine exploded as consumer was getting out of vehicle, claim 05-4442-741.

8 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 09/01/1999

Vehicle backfires during start up. This could lead to an engine compartment fire. Referenced in ea02-030.

9 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 08/17/1997

Driving down the highway when there was sudden loss of power/loss of brake/power steering. Everything shut down, but the radio continued to play. Managed to pull vehicle over to the side of highway. Put in park and the vehicle started up like nothing was wrong.

10 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 12/31/1996

Engine vibrates upon acceleration.

11 Gasoline Engine problem

Failure Date: 12/30/1996

Engine backfires upon start up. Referenced in ea02-030.

12 Gasoline Engine problem

Vehicle experiencing sudden steering difficulty followed by a complete shut down of all systems.

13 Gasoline Engine problem

Engine exploded when vehicle was started, claim 38-j616-719.

14 Gasoline Engine problem

When going up a hill, the engine has a skip.

Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems	32
Gasoline Engine problems	15
Engine Cooling System problems	9
Engine And Engine Cooling problems	8
Car Stall problems	6
Engine problems	5
Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) problems	5
Engine Exhaust System problems	5
Engine Stall problems	4
Check Engine Light On problems	3
Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems	3
Radiator problems	2