Ten problems related to car stall have been reported for the 1998 Buick Lesabre. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
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.
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.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer pulled over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Vehicles stalled at highway speed.
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.
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.
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.
While driving at any speed the vehicle could stall without a prior warning.
Vehicle experiences continued stalling, unable to determine cause. Mjs.
While driving, vehicle will stall without warning. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer could not find the cause of problem. There is a technical service bulletin TSB #87-65-14 to flash pcm with updated calibration as a result of an intermittent stall.