Engine Problems of Buick Lesabre

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) 2005 Buick la sabre, 65,500 miles, suffered a premature failure of both front wheel bearings. Failure discovered while car was being serviced (ie. Oil/filter change & front end alignment. ) replaced at a cost of $600. 00. Reported to gm customer assistance on 1/26/2010, and verbally called back on 2/2/2010, gm denied anything wrong with such failure, and said car was beyond 36,000 mile warranty. Later appealed in writing to Buick gen. Mgr. Last contacted, again verbally, on 2/26/2010, senior asst. To exec. , who also denied claim for reimbursement, saying the mileage did not matter, but since the car was not examined by a qualified gm mechanic and dealership, they could not do anything about it. (the implication being that my mechanic, who has serviced my vehicles for over 10 years, was incompetent, or crooked, and could not be trusted to make a valid determination regarding the state, and cause, of the bearing failures). You should be advised that I repeatedly requested a written response to my inquiries, and was consistently refused. It is obvious that gm has a problem with their newer cars non-serviceable parts, and they are trying to maintain deniabilty as to this problem! in my case, nothing happened, and no one was injured, however, had I not serviced my car regularly, and these bearings had failed at road speed, there could easily been a head-on crash, with damage, injury, or death involved to myself, my car, and or other vehicles and people! [xxx] the consumer stated on June 29, 2010, upon engine start, the driver information center displayed sounded the alarm chime several times and turned on the red oil warning light. The oil information display showed oil pressure normal. After doing some testing, the consumer concluded that the oil pressure sending unit was bad which he replaced and everything appeared to be functioning normally. Updated ivoq 08/05/10.

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The contact owns a 1997 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start and no warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. When the vehicle finally started, it backfired. Once the contact arrived home, he looked under the hood and noticed that the coolant was low. The dealer stated that the repair would cost approximately $600 and that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 93,500 and current mileage was 93,525.

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The contact owns a 1997 Buick Lesabre. While driving 10 mph, the contact heard a noise and lost control of the steering. There were no warning indicators. The vehicle was towed and the dealer stated that the cause of failure was due to the engine mounting carriage disassembling from the vehicle. The manufacturer will not perform the repair free of charge due to the vehicle's age and mileage. The purchase date and engine size were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 167,000.

The consumer's 1997 Buick Lesabre had blown a piston. The consumer was driving the vehicle at 30-35 mph. The vehicle had been regularly maintained with oil changes. The vehicle had not been repaired. The consumer planned on taking the vehicle to an independent repair shop.

The engine caught on fire and burned some parts while vehicle was warming up.

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The engine caught on fire.

I noticed engine oil drop on driveway. Dealer had to replace rear main seal as rear main seal housing cover and oil pan gasket. This first noticed with only 9864 miles on the new car. I am submitting this complaint to you to see if there is an inherent problem with this model vehicle.

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Car refuses to crank sometimes, wait 45 min-1 hour, then it will crank. Also, slowing down to stop and car just dies, refuses to crank, again wait 45 minutes - 1 hour and it will crank. This is happening every 2 weeks-1 month. I was told it was not firing, but could it be something to do with fuel system? dealer kept for 2 days and could find nothing wrong. Buick said they had not heard of this problem.

While traveling on the highway without prior warning. Flames were shooting out from underneath the vehicle. Please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts.

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Consumer noticed the vehicle excessive antifreezer consumption every 300 miles, the reservoir was empty all the time. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.

The vehicle used a quart of oil between every oil change. Dealer was notified.

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Engine in our car blew a head gasket, our mechanic said he has had to work on 4 additional cars the same model as ours, we feel this may be a problem, and that the engine should not fail at this particular milage.

Transmission had to be replaced on two separate occasions, first at 20,000 miles, and other at 36,000 miles. Dealer notified. . The consumer has also experienced the engine skipping due to defective wires, a failure with the head gasket and valve cover. The engine became non-repairable and consumer had to have it replaced.

One cylinder left bank failed. Mjs.

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2000 Buick Lesabre developed worn piston rings. The consumer noticed that the vehicle was using excessive amounts of oil (1 quart every 600 miles). The manufacturer reimbursed the consumer for the repairs.

Consumer inquired as to why the recall on park avenue with 3800 v6 engines extended to the Lesabre as well. The Buick park avenue and Buick Lesabre are equipped with the same engine. The consumer saw recall 03v473000 for the park avenue and wondered why the Lesabre is not included in the recall.

1997 Buick le sabre engine shuddered then stopped.

The engine was shut off and parked for about five minutes. Consumer noticed smoke coming from the hood. The consumer was unable to extinguish the fire. By the time the fire department arrived, the vehicle was totally engulfed in flames. When the vehicle caught fire, it also damaged another vehicle that was parked beside it.