| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025904 | Incident Date: Jun, 18 2005 |
| Consumer's City: STERLING HEIGHTS | 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: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HR52K4WH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On sunday, june 19, 2005 i noticed a puddle of gas under the rear-right side of my 1998 buick lesabre. on monday, june 20, 2005 i took the car to the vyletel buick dealer in sterling heights. they examined the car and informed me that the leak(s) were coming from cracks in the flexible fuel lines and these would have to be replaced. they did not have any explanation for what caused the cracks in these lines. the dealer also indicated that the sending unit in the tank would also need to be replaced since it's hard lines were excessively rusted and corroded and the new flexible lines would not be able to be secured. they also said that since this is all being done, the fuel pump should be replaced. the car is only 7 years old, and has been driven only 75, 600 miles under "normal" city driving conditions - no incidents of any damage anywhere on the car -including the undercarriage. so, it is completly unacceptable for this car to have cracked fuel lines - and all of the other related problems. this is a safty issue! the fuel leak was excessive and had i not noticed it, there is a high probability of a fire/explosion occuring. i spoke with a buick customer service representative about this and he said that they would not repair the car at their cost since the car was beyond warrantly and this was not a recall issue. i reluctantly authorized to have the repairs done so that i could have my car back. the total cost to me was $892.34. since the same type of parts (flexible fule lines, sending unit, fuel pump) have been used, i do not feel confident that the problem has been solved. thank you for reviewing this situation. |
