| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295195 | Incident Date: Jul, 15 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BALLWIN | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LESABRE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP54K11U | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 23 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: while driving on highway and heard a loud noise and the car stopped. was able to pull to side of road. the transmission was the result of a "defective bearing tht came apart in the final drive of the transmission, causing metal contamination thorughout the transaxle." this was the analysis of austin transmission. car is a 2001 buick lesabre with 50,000 miles. austin transmission says gm has "updated parts" - parts which replace defective parts. this was a defective part. no transmission should fail at 50,000. this car was not driven by teenagers. this is my wife's car - age 65 but i was driving it that day. *ak |
