Exhaust system failed. Nlm
1997 Buick Lesabre engine complaints
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Car stalls while driving. Also, steering wheel often tightens up.
Egr valve stuck in closed position - but if fails in open position could cause engine stall
Engine continually stalling.
Engine continually stalling.
The motor mount on the right is defective. Dealer replaced the motor mount because it was missing the rubber bushings that were never installed into the motor mount. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
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.
Engine stalls intermittently
Engine shut down unexpectantly while driving.
Engine failure intermittently.
Driving down the highway when there was sudden loss of power/loss of brake/power steering. Everything shut down, but the radio continued to play. Managed to pull vehicle over to the side of highway. Put in park and the vehicle started up like nothing was wrong.
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.
Exhaust system seal failed.
When making a left hand turn the vehicle's engine shuts down, causing the vehicle to stall. Please describe details.
Engine vibrates upon acceleration.
When going up a hill, the engine has a skip.
Engine backfires upon start up. Referenced in ea02-030
Intermittent stalling.
Vehicle experiencing sudden steering difficulty followed by a complete shut down of all systems.
Engine failure.
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