Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| 536401 | 03/01/1995 | 4010500 | Unknown | 11/01/1995 | |
| 536401 | 03/01/1995 | 39814 | Dim headlamps, slow windshield wipers, etc resulting from low/no generator output. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 536506A | 06/01/1997 | 53-65-06 | 52567 | Driveline vibration over 37 mph (replace prom). *tw | 08/14/1997 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/05/2011 | |||
| Vehicle surges and stalls randomly while traveling. occurs atleast twice daily. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. when this begins to happen the car suddeny accelerates then sputters and dies. when this starts, if you keep patting the accelerator it sometimes helps to keep the engine running but not always. | |||
| 08/24/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. when this begins to happen the car suddeny accelerates then sputters and dies. when this starts, if you keep patting the accelerator it sometimes helps to keep the engine running but not always. | |||
| 08/24/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. when this begins to happen the car suddeny accelerates then sputters and dies. when this starts, if you keep patting the accelerator it sometimes helps to keep the engine running but not always. | |||
| 08/24/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. | |||
| 08/30/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. when this begins to happen the car suddeny accelerates then sputters and dies. when this starts, if you keep patting the accelerator it sometimes helps to keep the engine running but not always. | |||
| 08/24/2010 | 104522 | ||
| Buick lasabre die's on highway while driving. looses all power causing the driver to have to try to get off the highway while in heavy traffic while under no power. no brakes, power steering . happens about 8 to 12 times a day. i drive 47 miles to work. almost got rear ended 8 times, had to make unsafe turns to keep from having a dead car in the middle of the road to get totaled. replaced coil packs per dealership recommendation. still dies. not even the dealership can diagnose the issue. seems all mechanics want to pick a part to replace at random to see if it fixes the issue. there is no accountability here. alot of elderly people drive these vehicles and they can't negotiate the car when this happens. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 1994 buick lasabre customer states that they noticed smoke coming from the dome light it was so hot that it melted the light cover and ruined the two sides of the bulb inserts**cc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 11/21/2000 | 75000 | 4 | |
| The driver rear ended another vehicle while driving. as a result the passenger side air bag deployed and caused burns to the passengers thighs. the fumes emitted from the air bag also caused eye irritation and breathing problems. the passenger has developed asthma and has continued to experience eye irritation. the master cylinder was replaced because it leaked. the calipers were degreased, the alternator was replaced and the drivers side door locks were replaced. *scc *nlm | |||
| 08/27/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Alternator replaced. *mjs | |||
| 2 | |||
| Alternator prematurely failed twice without warning, cause is unknown. please provide further information. ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Multiple computer failures - and wire harness problems. since dec 1998. abs brake light failure in november. a wire harness problem also. car in several times for a week at a time late apr - jun. $1800 plus dealer cost on wiring alone. week 2 august - car back from shop for 2 wkks, alternator (more electrical ) fails ($280). aug 24th fuel pump fails (electrical??) (est $600) i give up.. | |||
| 04/12/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1997 | 11/01/1993 | ||
| Alternator failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||
| 4 | |||
| Battery cables dislocated. fell off | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 09/27/1994 | 1 | 04/01/1994 | |
| Coil on wires #52 had to be replaced. *mjs | |||
| 09/14/1996 | 5 | 09/30/1993 | |
| When driving on highway and got off the exit the car stalled .*ak | |||
| When driving on the highway car cut off . tt | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 03/25/1998 | |||
| Engine shuts down when consumer is driving. dealership replaced computer. consumer has constantly taken vehicle to dealership for engine shutdown problem. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1998 | |||
| While driving vehicle stalls unexpectedly which may result in an accident. dealer replaced computer, but problem still exists. dealer cannot determine the problem. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/11/1998 | 1 | ||
| Pcm module failed resulting in stalling. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 1 | 11/15/1999 | ||
| While driving engine light will come on, and eventually engine will cut off and lose all power, possibly due to electrical defect. dealer cannot determine cause because vehicle always restarts.*ak the engine light comes on and the vehicle still cuts off. the dealer had tried to fix it three times but the problem was not solved. *yh | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/13/2001 | 1 | 12/05/2001 | |
| The top part of the steering wheel lifted up (daughter wrote in on behalf of her mother). the vehicle would not start. the consumer had a new starter installed. *yd *nm | |||
| 01/03/2002 | 1 | 12/05/2001 | |
| Vehicle would not start, dealer replaced the starter (angela priestly, p.o.box 3835, oak park, il 60303, 708-383-4353 is writing on behalf of her mother). *yd | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| Owner was driving at 65 mph at night. with no warning all lights inside/outside went completely out. also, lost power steering, making it difficult to control vehicle. vehicle was towed, and owner was informed it was due to cable separating from housing. please describe details. *ak | |||
| 06/28/1995 | 1 | ||
| Upon collision, driver side air bag did not deploy, it was still folded in the center of the steering wheel, passenger side air bag had deployed, 2 holes had melted in the driver side air bag, a canister was removed from the dash board wher it was burning wires and electrical components. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Multiple computer failures - and wire harness problems. since dec 1998. abs brake light failure in november. a wire harness problem also. car in several times for a week at a time late apr - jun. $1800 plus dealer cost on wiring alone. week 2 august - car back from shop for 2 wkks, alternator (more electrical ) fails ($280). aug 24th fuel pump fails (electrical??) (est $600) i give up.. | |||
| 08/22/1997 | 03/02/1994 | ||
| Underhood fire started when vehicle was parked in supermarket lot. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 05/01/1994 | ||
| Multiple computer failures - and wire harness problems. since dec 1998. abs brake light failure in november. a wire harness problem also. car in several times for a week at a time late apr - jun. $1800 plus dealer cost on wiring alone. week 2 august - car back from shop for 2 wkks, alternator (more electrical ) fails ($280). aug 24th fuel pump fails (electrical??) (est $600) i give up.. | |||