1992 Buick LeSabre Complaints

92 BUICK LASABRE, BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENT, HOWEVER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR BECAME COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES FADED TO NOTHING. FINALLY HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE A FRAME HOLDING THE MOTOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH, THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE DISABLED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ASIDE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS MENTIONED. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THERE WAS NO INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WHEN I SEE OTHER BUICKS OF THE SAME MODEL, I WONDER HOW SAFE THEY ARE TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. IN MY CASE THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH, IF THE SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN 55 OR 60, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR ANYONE ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAYS SOM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. OCCASIONALLY THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT SECURE THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2300. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED FOR ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS ON 3/22/07. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 91V167000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500. *AK

MY CARS PAINT STARTED PEALING OFF AND NOW ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR HAS NO PAINT BUT A GRAY TYPE SURFACE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ROOF IS RUSTED. THAT'S JUST ONE THING. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WHEN I OPEN IT LEAKS THE WATER INSIDE AS WELL AS WHEN IT IS SHUT. MY CAR ALSO WILL NOT CRANK AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT AND WILL REQUIRE A BOOST TO GET IT GOING NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY CABLE HEADS AND IT STILL DOES THAT ON OCCASION. MY CAR ONE DAY STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING GRINDING NOISE AND I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY. I WENT TO GET THE PART TO REPAIR MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE RUBBER SEAL IS THRU THE DEALER. IT IS TO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED PROFESSIONALS, SO NOW I DRIVE ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND THE RUBBER SEAL IS ALMOST WORN DOWN COMPLETELY AND WHEN IT FALLS OFF AND IM TOLD IT WILL. I WILL BE OUT OF A CAR. THE ROOF INTERIOR HAS ALSO FALLEN DOWN AND I HAVE TO PIN IT UP OUT OF T...

WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. IT DOES NOT SMELL ELECTRICAL, NOR IS THE SMOKING CONSISTENT FIRST OCCURRENCE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE, 40 MPH, PARKING LIGHTS ON, ECON/VENT SET AT 68 AND FAN ON AUTO WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. SMOKE CAME FROM OUTLETS WHERE TURN SIGNALS, TILT STEERING ADJUSTMENT AND RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN INSETS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW NO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED NO OTHER "HOT" INSTANCES. THE SMOKE FROM THE COLUMN CESSATED WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN ENGINEER FRIEND, HE SUGGESTS IT MAY BE THE AIR BAG CONTACTS AND ADVISED ME TO NOTIFY YOU IMMEDIATELY AS A SAFETY NOTIFICATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL/FIRE HAZARD. WHERE THERE IS SMOKE, THERE IS FIRE AND I AM REPORTING IT AS SUCH WHICH INCLUDES UNKNOWN DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING OF SOME SORT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *NM

HVAC SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON DEFOG OR DEFROST MODE BY DEFAULT. ALSO, WHEN FAN ON HIGH, SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BLOWING, BUT NO CHANGE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AIR FLOW. ALL VAC LINES ARE CONNECTED PROPERLY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CLIMATE CONTROLS OPERABLE, BUT VENT/AIRFLOW DOORS DO NOT OPEN/CLOSE ON COMMAND WHEN CHANGING OPERATIONS FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE OWNERSHIP IN 2002. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEALERSHIP LABOR CHARGES, I HAVE NOT HAD IT CORRECTED AS THEY STATE IT IS VERY EXPENSEIVE TO TEAR OUT THE DASH TO INVESTIGATE. WHEN HEAT IS SELECTED, BLOWS IN DEFROST MODE. ALL MODES BUT ECON/VENT BLOW IN DEFROST MODE BY DEFAULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH AND EVERY OPERATION OF THIS CLIMATE CONTROL FUNCTION. I AM REPORTING APPX 2000 INCIDENTS. *NM