Battery Cable Problems of Buick Lesabre

Problems regarding a 1998 Buick Lesabre. Recall# 04v090000. The vehicle had been to the dealers three times. The fuel regulator was replaced. The vehicle died while the vehicle was in motion, the battery cable was loose and the pcm needed calibrating, and the starter was bad.

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Dealership informed the consumer that battery cables were not getting enough charge to start the vehicle. Dealership repaired the problem. The vehicle quit running after shimmying all over the road.

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Weather was below zero (-20 to -30) for several days before and including January 30, 2004. My 2000 Buick Lesabre custom refused to start two days previous, so on the evening of January 29, I poured a bottle of iso-heet into the gas tank and then plugged the headbolt heater in overnight. The next morning (Jan. 30), I got into the Lesabre to start it to go to work. When I turned the key, I heard a click and then boom! it sounded like something had exploded under the hood on the driver's side. Smoke began rolling out from under the hood. I grabbed my belongings and got out of the car quickly. I was shocked, but not hurt. I heard a noise under the hood like the draft from a fire. I called 911 and stood back about 40 feet from the vehicle. By the time the fire department arrived, there were flames leaping out 5 feet high from the space between the hood and the fender on the driver's side. The fire marshall inspected the damage afterwards. He said that it appeared that a fuel line had ruptured. That is all he said. That does not explain to me what exploded. The battery on a 2000 Lesabre is under the back seat, and it was intact after the fire. The fire fighters had removed the back seat and cut the battery cables, so I saw that it was okay. The whole engine was burned up. The car was a total loss. I lost two days of work making arrangements to buy another car. The insurance company only paid me $10,998. 00 for the loss. I had to pay $2839. 56 out of my own pocket to pay off the car loan. (worst of all, I had to go to my brother, a car salesman, and buy a damn Ford! I want my beautiful Lesabre back!) p. S. : although the engine compartment was totally burned up, the firewall performed beautifully. After the fire, I was able to enter the car and remove papers from the glove box that were untouched by the fire or the heat. Except for the soot from the fire fighters' boots and a smoky smell, the passenger compartment was otherwise unharmed.

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Vehicle stalled while driving through the "hills" resulting in consumer being stranded. The vehicle has been stalling intermittently for over a year due to battery ground cable being loosely attached to vehicle's frame. As a result, cable would come unattached, causing car to stall. Battery was installed under vehicle's rear seat. Ts. . . . . The consumer requested reimbursement.

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Vehicle was parked in driveway when engine compartment burst into flames, burning consumer's house down. Defect possibly related to battery cable.

While driving down the road steering wheel vibrated violently. Also, bolts that hold rack and pinion steering broke. Took vehicle to local mechanic told consumer it appeared vehicle was too overtorqued from the factory. Both front tires were inspected and found worn on side edges. 2 bolts that hold the rack to the frame on the left hand side, one bolt had broken off. Battery was leaking and caused corrosion in the positive battery cable connecter, dealer had to remove all cable insulation and replace positive cable bolt and battery, leak caused vehicle not to start.

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