Car Stall Problems of Buick Lesabre - part 1

Buick Lesabre owners have reported 49 problems related to car stall (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Buick Lesabre based on all problems reported for the Lesabre.

1 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 10/19/2017

Car stalls while driving.

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2 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 08/23/2017

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. While driving 60 mph on the freeway, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator pedal, which failed to engage and caused the vehicle to decelerate. The contact managed to drive the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the co2 sensors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle stalled without warning after two years. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where multiple diagnostic tests were performed, but no failure codes appeared. The independent mechanic stated that they would replace the mass air flow sensors for the contact's safety. The vehicle was not repaired. Brown & wood inc. (329 greenville blvd sw, greenville, nc 27834, (252) 227-0948) was contacted and advised the contact to call the manufacturer for further repair information. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

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3 Car Stall problem of the 1995 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 04/27/2016

The vehicle stalls without warning. It sometimes stalls while at a stoplight or while driving down the road/highway. I have had a complete tune up along with a fuel pump, crankshaft sensor, camshaft sensor, air mass sensor and god knows what else. I have tried to find out who else has had the problem and they are many and the only common factor is that no one has found a resolution. Thank you, jerry bernier.

4 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 01/20/2015

My car will start then stalls imeaditly.

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5 Car Stall problem of the 2005 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 08/19/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. While driving 3 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 47,800.

6 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/23/2014

The approximate incident date . Would not let me put date in . Date was july23'2014. My car has been stalling out on me when I was driving down the highway it stalled put in nutral started right up drove alittle ways samething happend. Checkenginelight came on got stuck on highway for 3 hours waiting for towtruck bad experiance. It is at sullivan tire check dionostics and said everything is all right I told him to take it for a spin he did and stalled out on him. Sullivantire is boggled. I was on line and and was checking what the problem could be and there is about 10 people that own the same car has same problem we tried getting it fixed its starting to cost some money trying to fix it. Ijust bought the car Jan. 2013. And stll owe money on it for 1 more year please help us thank you.

7 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 06/09/2014

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

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8 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 12/01/2011

The contact owns a 2002 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that when attempting to decelerate, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted however, the failure was recurring. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

9 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 05/12/2008

The contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. However, the contact was unaware of the parts needed to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 109,243.

10 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 10/24/2007

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.

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11 Car Stall problem of the 2002 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 10/07/2007

2002 Buick Lesabre 3. 8 l engine would be hard to start after it was driven and restarted after 15 minutes (or more) of being off. The car sometimes has to wait for . 5 hours before it will start. This happened a year ago also. I have checked the maf sensor. The car has also stalled while driving at low speeds. If I wait for 3 minutes to restart after stalling it will restart and usually go long distances 100 miles without failure.

12 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/01/2006

1999 Buick Lesabre with stalling problems. Consumer stated that the vehicle began to stall while turning or stopping. He states that no codes showed when the vehicle was tested. The consumer stated several parts were replaced on the vehicle such as; the fuel pump, and battery but the vehicle continued to stall.

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13 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 12/10/2005

The contact stated vehicle stalled and lost power. There were no warning signs prior to the failure. The dealer replaced the engine fuel pressure regulator. Repairs were made at the contact's expense. The manufacturer has been contacted. Updated 01/11/06.

14 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/02/2005

Contact states the service dealer had to replace the shorted crank sensor in his vehicle. While driving the vehicle at speeds 30-40 mph or less, it stalled 4 times. The replacement part has remedied the problem.

15 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 04/11/2005

While driving the vehicle stalled. The driver pulled over and turned the vehicle off, but was unable to restart it. Vehicle was then towed to the dealership, but the mechanic determined that the problem could not be duplicated. Vehicle would stall while driving at any speed. The fuel pressure regulator was replaced under recall 03054 and the ignition control module was also replace but neither of these repairs corrected the problem.

16 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 02/07/2005

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.

17 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 08/09/2004

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle. Had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed consumer that the problem could not be duplicated or resolved.

18 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 06/11/2004

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer pulled over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

19 Car Stall problem of the 1997 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 05/20/2004

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

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20 Car Stall problem of the 2004 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 04/22/2004

Car stalls out when put into reverse, this has happened 25-30 times in the 5 months since the car was purchased new. This creates a safety hazard especially when making u-turns or backing out into traffic.

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21 Car Stall problem of the 2001 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 02/15/2004

While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the highway. A few days later the same exact thing occurred. Each time, after a few minutes, the vehicle could be restarted. Dealer examined the vehicle and was unable to find the cause of the problem. The dealer replaced the crankshaft sensor and ignition wires.

22 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/29/2003

Vehicles stalled at highway speed.

23 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/09/2003

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.

24 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 02/10/2003

The vehicle stalled without warning.

25 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 06/24/2002

Intermittently when changing lanes and air conditioner is turned on, vehicle will stall. No warning sign illuminates on the dashboard. Dealer is inspecting vehicle.

26 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 03/25/2002

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.

27 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 08/31/2001

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.

28 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 01/01/2001

Vehicle stalls intermittently at any speed. Vehicle taken to dealer 5 times, cause for stalling could not be determined.

29 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 12/18/2000

While driving, the vehicle stalls.

30 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 08/06/2000

Intermittently while driving vehicle stalled unexpectedly which may have caused a crash. Able to restart vehicle. Currently at dealer. Able to start the vehicle after 1/2 hour at dealer. The dealer tightend a wire to battery and another wire under the front passenger side seats. The driver is right now bothered by a noise which the dealer thinks is just a wind noise.

31 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/18/2000

On three occasions and within a mile of each other vehicle would completely stall out while driving at 40 mph with a/c on. Vehicle taken to dealer, and dealer informed consumer that they could not duplicate the problem. Please feel free to provide any further details.

32 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 07/17/2000

Vehicle stalled in traffic at 50 mph in a left banked turn entrance to hwy 121/is35n. I pulled over and stopped on shoulder. The car started after about a minute or so. Contacted dealer and was told by alan in service department that incident was a "fluke".

33 Car Stall problem of the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 04/08/2000

Ongoing problem with vehicle stalling while traveling at slow speed. Vehicle would restart most of the time. Dealer notified. Provide further details.

34 Car Stall problem of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 03/08/2000

While driving at any speed the vehicle could stall without a prior warning.

35 Car Stall problem of the 1999 Buick Lesabre

Failure Date: 11/01/1999

Vehicle continually stalls, not able to be rectified through repairs.



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