Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003288910 Incident Date: May, 13 2003
Consumer's City: VICKSBURG Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP52KXWH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 24 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving service engine light came on. then, vehicle decelerated followed by heat and ventilation failures. this was due to engine intake manifold malfunctioning. the manifold wasn't designed correctly by the factory engineer, which caused the engine to misfire. dealership diagnostic test showed coolant leaking. cylinder replaced, and lower intake manifold improved design, per bulletin 010601007a. also, coolant and fluid plugs were replaced.*ak *nm