Starter Problems of Buick Lesabre

I have a Buick Lesabre, custom, 1998, with about 110,000 miles on it. The car was running normally, with no prior problems relating to starting. I drove it out of town, about 80 miles away. It still was fine, starting up with no problem, several times after getting there. However, at a campground entrance, the car refused to start. No click, buzz, nothing. All electronic components, a. C. , radio, windows, were fine. The security light flashed every time I tried to turn the key. . . . Even after waiting 3 minutes to try again. I even tried a second key, but it didn't help. The tow truck driver tried, and he wiggled the key in the key cylinder and the car started. Drove home, tried to start car again, and it refused to start, no matter how much wiggling we did. Contacted several dealers. They all said it was probably the contact wires in the ignition cylinder that read the key's "resistance" and send an "o. K" signal to the fuel system and the starter. (the internet says they are famous for breaking/malfunctioning in gm cars) they said it would cost about $400 minimum to replace the key cylinder. Also, if the security module needed replacing, it could cost about $1000. 00. I had the car towed to a local mechanic. He put in a resistor between the two contact wires coming out of the key cylinder. Did not need to remove the steering wheel at all. (incidentally, one dealer even insisted there was no "by-pass" method of fixing the problem. ) all keys work now. Security light acts normally, does not stay on all the time. Remote fob works o. K. , too.

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The contact owns a 1998 Buick Lesabre. When the contact inserts the key into the ignition to start the vehicle, it fails to start. The dealer replaced the starter, but the failure recurred immediately after the repair. The manufacturer stated that her VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 04v090000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery). The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 65,000.

Consumer's vehicle was towed to a dealer for a new starter assembly. While the mechanic was inspecting the vehicle the intake manifold exploded. The mechanic sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital. The cause has not been determined at this time. When the new started was being tested the manifold blew up.

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While driving normally and making a left hand turn vehicle shut off. Vehicle was taken to a repair shop in order to fix the starter.

Reimbursement request for 1998 Buick Lesabre recall. The consumer received a recall letter for their vehicle July 2, 2004. Recall #(04v090000 ) regarding fuel pressure regulators. The consumer believed that the repairs done on the vehicle was related to the recall. The consumer reported that when the vehicle was started a grinding noise was heard. Dealer replaced starter assembly.

Intake manifold melting. Loss of coolant. Replace plastic intake, plugs, starter, oil and filter, pcv valve, coolant. Plus towing bill and shop labor. Gm defect. Gm knows it, gm should reimburse for repair cost.

Consumer dissatisfied with the reimbursement of the intake manifold repair kit and nothing else. (nar) the consumer was only partially reimbursed for repairs made prior to receiving the recall notification on the faulty intake manifold. The consumer also had to replace the vehicle's starter.

Consumer states that while driving, the vehicle would stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. The vehicle started to loose speed pulled into gas station. The vehicle start again. Gm was aware of the problem. The consumers friend had experienced the same problem with the replacement of the manifold gaskets. The consumer requested to be reimbursed for the manifold and the starter.

The vehicle would stall without warning. Dealer was aware of the problem. Ts consumer also had a problem with the starter not disengaging.

Consumer states that starter is defective. When starting vehicle it makes a "popping" noise then car cuts off. Dealer replaced "no. 3" spark plug wire. Problem was resolved temporarily, but now is occurring again. Ts.

Gm made their intake manifolds out of a plastic resin on the Buick 3800 v6 engine. They routed the egr valve through it which causes a heat build up that wraps the intake manifold allowing coolant to go into the engine. My repair bill was $803. 76 plus one starter $189. 00 that broke when the engine siezed. From reading on the internet this is a common problem with the engines with the plastic manifold. The dealer that fixed my car aid yes it was a design problem and that he had another car of the same make and model as mine in the same morning as mine. Same problem and that he had one the week before. In my case the engine did not lock up as I as going down the highway but this could be a dangerous problem for someone going down the highway and thier engine locks up.

Dealership advised intake manifold was cracked and starter was bad. I had just parked this vehicle two hours prior to attempting to start it again and it would not crank. I question why they are allowed to use a plastic intake manifold as this is an area that gets very hot at times. I used to be a mechanic for several years and think that Buick made an error by producing engines with plastic manifolds. I have purchased new Buicks on and off for the past 35 years and this is the first problem I have ever had with an engine. Referenced in ea02-030.