Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

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 from the vehicle and the bushings under the cradle were extremely rusted. The bushings were replaced in both areas. Three months later, the contact noticed fuel leaking from under the vehicle abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the contact was advised that the fuel sending unit was defective and would need replacing. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000 and the current mileage was approximately 120,000.

The fuel supply line rusted get in to the plastic fiting and gasoline was leaking at the gas tank.

Leaking fuel sender and corroded brake lines.

The contact states that fuel supply line rusted and gasoline was leaking . The contact smelled gasoline for at least three weeks, but she put down a piece of cardboard under the car and she picked it up and smelled it. The mechanic said it was the fuel server and that the wires were rusted. The part to fix the vehicle was the fuel server located inside the gasoline tank.

On Sunday, June 19, 2005 I noticed a puddle of gas under the rear-right side of my 1998 Buick Lesabre. On Monday, June 20, 2005 I took the car to the vyletel Buick dealer in sterling heights. They examined the car and informed me that the leak(s) were coming from cracks in the flexible fuel lines and these would have to be replaced. They did not have any explanation for what caused the cracks in these lines. The dealer also indicated that the sending unit in the tank would also need to be replaced since it's hard lines were excessively rusted and corroded and the new flexible lines would not be able to be secured. They also said that since this is all being done, the fuel pump should be replaced. The car is only 7 years old, and has been driven only 75, 600 miles under "normal" city driving conditions - no incidents of any damage anywhere on the car -including the undercarriage. So, it is completly unacceptable for this car to have cracked fuel lines - and all of the other related problems. This is a safty issue! the fuel leak was excessive and had I not noticed it, there is a high probability of a fire/explosion occuring. I spoke with a Buick customer service representative about this and he said that they would not repair the car at their cost since the car was beyond warrantly and this was not a recall issue. I reluctantly authorized to have the repairs done so that I could have my car back. The total cost to me was $892. 34. Since the same type of parts (flexible fule lines, sending unit, fuel pump) have been used, I do not feel confident that the problem has been solved. Thank you for reviewing this situation.

The consumer smelled gas in vehicle for quite some time but always disregarded as another passing vehicle or something else. About 2 weeks ago, the consumer discovered there was gasoline near the rear of the vehicle along the right rear tire and muffler. The consumer drove home and checked to see if it was leaking again, there was no leak at first. Later, within 20 minutes, 2 puddles formed from the gas leak. Took napkin and wiped, underneath near fuel lines but did not find any moisture. Was unable to determine as to where the leak originated from. Called a local dealership about the problem, who said they were unable to get it in the shop right away, but did say it was unsafe to drive with leak. Took vehicle to another dealer, who checked vehicle, and replaced a fuel sending unit, fuel tank, and fuel line. No leaks since the repairs. They informed consumer that the gas lines rusted and caused the leak.

Correction to oid id#10096015 with report date 10/20/2004: the model year info for Buick VIN #1g4hp52k1wh401900 was incorrect. The correct model year is 1998.

Regulator leaking allowing fuel to enter the intake manifold. Water in the reservoir tank kept evaporating. The consumer would continue to refill the tank but it continued to leak. The fuel pressure regulator caused the leak allowing fuel to enter the intake manifold through a vacuum line. The plenum cracked due to the backfiring of the engine caused by the fuel pressure regulator.

Received recall notice after problem occurred. Car backfire, caused intake manifold to crack causing problems. Recall number: 04v090000.

We preformed a o&c on a 1998 lasabre fire, very mild engine fire which originated at the fuel rail fuel inlet port and was caused by failure of the plastic connector fuel hose connector. Owner was driving the vehicle, stated a load pop was noted, the vehicle stalled and a fire started. Possible failure of the fuel pressure regulator or metarials problem with the connector and clip. Noted mutiple complaints in NHTSA data base as well as an investagation. Hope this helps.