Nine problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1999 Buick Lesabre. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I took my 1999 Buick Lesabre to the local Buick dealer, hancock Buick-columbia,s. C. For recall work that you listed. My car was perfect before they did the recall work and after they did the recalls my car jumped and skipped between 32 mph and 38 mph. They kept my car for two weeks and when I got it back on oct. 11 they made me pay $282. 00 to get my car. General motors have not helped me. They did the recall work you ordered, made mistakes and charge me for the mistakes they made. I would appreciate any help you could give me. My VIN #1g4hr52k6xh431566 and my gm file # 1-257816624, I told general motors that the dealer I bought my car from would verify that my car was fine before they worked on it. Thank you very much.
A fire ignited from under the hood and vehicle exploded. Vehicle was parked and turned off when the explosion occurred. The fire was caused by a ruptured intake manifold. The vehicle had not been started the two days prior to the fire. When the consumer turned the key in the ignition she heard a loud explosion which was followed by smoke a flame coming from under the hood. The vehicle transmission shifted hard and shuttered when in overdrive. The dealer replaced the converter assembly, valve body, pressure control and reprogrammed the power train controller.
Vehicle would experience a rollback after releasing brake pedal on a incline. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that nothing was wrong with vehicle. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Initially when put into reverse the transmission will not shift. The consumer has to shift the vehicle several times before it will go into reverse.
Rental car: NHTSA recall 99v08900 and manufacturer's recall 99011. Stopped at a stop sign in a parking lot, turned the vehicle off, consumer got out, and left wife in the passenger side. Vehicle had rolled down the hill. Transmission shift lever was in the reverse position.
99 v 089 000/fmvss 102/transmission: vehicle experience a sudden surge while at a total stop on a incline waiting on exiting traffic to move; the surge causes the vehicle to hit another vehicle bumper a 1987 Volkswagen gti. Dealer/mfr contacted.
Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component prior to repair (99v-089) which resulted in vehicle nott shifting out of park and rolling into mail box. Mjs.
Buick dealer said there was a recall on this vehicle for transmission. But consumer needed to contact manufacturer to send recall notice. Manufacturer stated that dealer should mail the recall notice. No one ever mailed consumer the recall notice. Consumer contacted dealer and Buick customer service 6 times. The dealer is midpoint Buick, 17801 virgil goode highway, po box 887 rocky mount, va 24151 540-483-5860.
Consumer did not receive first recall notice for repair of the transmission (99v-089). Mjs.