Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1996

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0 Injured
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 996056883 Incident Date: Sep, 14 1996
Consumer's City: BERKELEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1996
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#: 1G4HP52KXTH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 19 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving on highway @ 60 mph, heard popping noise and felt thump under car. as accelerated again, engine revs increased w/o any increase in speed. engine did not seem to be engaged with transmission. manually down shifted to 3rd gear. engine reengaged with drive train. shifted back to 4th (d), loss of engagement. took car to dealer, informed that "planetary gear" had failed, and replaced transmission under warranty.