I have replaced the instrument cluster panel (dashboard) in my car twice within the last 2 1/2 years. Each time I had to order a replacement and lost the use of my car for an extended period of time.
1997 Buick Lesabre electrical complaints
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Battery sulfates from post damaged electrical cables and caused the vehicle to stall. Scc
When slowing down or after coming to a stop the vehicle stalls, the dealer scaned data and checked the battery, the dealer replaced the battery and positive cable to the firewall.
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On11/22/2001 in the morning hours,I try to start the car when I heard a backfire explosion and then smoke came from under the hood. I did open the hood to do a visual inspection of the car to see what could be wrong, I seen nothing wrong with the car I started it and went to work.the same day I was driving from work to my home, when all of the sudden the car started jerking up and hesitating, I saw a thick and white cloud of smoke came from the the exaust . Smoke came from under the hood and I did turn off the car to investigate what could be the possible cause.when I opened the hood of the car, a strong gasoline odor came from the engine. I let the car to cool down and then I drove home. I had the car taken to a buick dealership and they told me that the plenumupper intake manifold was warp and needed to be replaced,fuel regulator was bad and because of that the transmission modulator was flodded and had to be replaced. I would like to give you some more details about this problem, but all the documents are at the dealer at this moment. I'm looking foward to hear from you.thanks for your time and happy holidays.
I had taken this vehicle back to the buick dealership where I purchased it at 34k miles and told them it had a "miss" and that it "hesitated" driving down the road. They said it was a spark plug and replaced one. The last time I took it to another buick dealer it needed 4,200.00 to make it road worthy including a new water pump, new transmission, new brakes and rotors. The service code on the car should have indicated failure of these parts when I took it to the first dealer.
The vehicle stalled without warning while driving due to a blown head gasket, a few months later vehicle stalled again, vehicle was towed to a body shop and mechanice stated that head gasket had blown again and that the motor would need replaced, water pump also failed and was replaced on four occasions.
Veicle was in for transmission repair at local dealer/ serviceman was test driving vehicle after repair when vehicle caught fire underneath between transmissiom and gas tank, dealer claims not responsible, vehicle burned completely. Has there been any problems comparable to this situation ?
Engine caught on fire while trying to start vehicle , vehicle was a total loss, and manufacturer was unable to detect orgin of fire.*ak aaa detected a hot spot in the manifold and the fuel line runs along the manifold, also vehicle had an intake manifold leak, fire possibly fuel related.
Alternator failed prematurely. Nlm
Vehicle stalled between 25-65mph. It has happened 5-6 times. Dealer had vehicle twice, each time for a week. They couldn't fix it until it failed again.
While driving at 25 MPH vehicle will stall. Then, consumer could start car again. About 4 days later, it stalled again, and would not start for about 5 minutes. Took to dealer , and they could not duplicate the problem. If on the highway, there would have been an accident.
While driving at highway speed engine will stall out on this vehicle, but vehicle will start right back up. Dealer has been contacted.
Since I bought the vehicle, the car has gotten horrendous gas mileage, the horn intermittently does not work and the transmission has slipped. The car was taken back to the dealer and nothing was done. I was told "we were unable to find a problem." the horn issue nearly resulted in a car accident lastnight as the horn, again, decided to take the night off. This is not right!!
Consumer put the key in the ignition and turned it to start up, and vehicle exploded into flames. Manufacturer was contacted, and said they had no responsiblity in the case. Consumer had bumper to bumper warranty with aproximately 22.200 miles on vehicle warranty.
The integration of the air bag system to the horn failed causing the horn to sound very loudly continuously. Yh
Power window switch failed. Mjs
Remote keyless entry failed on two occasions. Mjs
Ignition would not start.
Battery leaking.
On two occasions the ignition failed to start.
Battery positive post was deformed and narrow at a position within the battery housing causing it to separated and result in an open circuit. Nlm
Front end misalignment, causing vehicle to pull to the right and premature wear of tires. Also, battery leaked acid, and terminal was worn out to the point of being broken.
While driving the vehicle will stall without indications. Dealer has been contacted. Dealer also replaced battry/alternator/ignition and computer. However, vehicle continued to stall.
Ecm failed.
While driving vehicle at night the headlights go dim for no reason. Owner has taken vehicle to dealer, and was told its the design of vehicle. Owner further notes that this problem has almost caused accidents. *ak ses light illuminated. When there is not even 300 pounds in vehicle and going over bumps, it bottoms out, dealer replaced rear springs and weak coil springs. Consumer had to wiggle key to get it out of the door, dealer filed key and lubricated the lock cylinder.
Faulty computer chip caused car to stall in the middle of a busy intersection.
Vehicle's electrical system malfuctioned when coming from a descending or stopping position. The vehicle's front headlights dimmed/flickered, causing extreme visibility difficulties.
Owner states that he was driving down the highway his trunk lid came open, was told by dealer that his computer module was bad.
From time to time when slowing down the vehicle loses power/ stalls. Please describe in detail.
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