3.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,768 miles

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problem #8

Apr 122022

LeSabre

  • miles
Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.

- Selma , OR, USA

problem #7

Nov 052022

LeSabre

  • miles
fuel vapor system leaks gas fumes into car. Replaced all fuel lines, pulled tank, renewed canister. 10 months later fumes are again entering car cabin. 105,000 total miles.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #6

May 012014

LeSabre

  • 62,000 miles
The gauges in the instrument panel stop working. The speedometer has stopped working I am driving a vehicle and not know how fast I am driving. The gas gauge has stop working I don't know how much gas is in my car I have to fill the tank and check it every two weeks so I will not run out of gas.

- Ft Walton Bch, FL, USA

problem #5

Dec 142016

LeSabre

  • 65,000 miles
Fuel gage not working properly. When needle gets between half and a quarter, it bounces back and forth from empty to full. Then at a quarter full, it goes to empty and stays there. You are never sure how much gas you really have and can cause the vehicle to stop suddenly.happens when in motion and still on all roads.

- Glendale, NY, USA

problem #4

May 212015

LeSabre

  • 75,146 miles
While driving home my fuel gauge stopped working. When I got home I turned the car off and then back on and the fuel gauge was now in the 6 position on a clock. Now I have no idea if there is any fuel in the car or not. Luckily I reset the trip meter with every fuel up so I know I can go approximately 300 miles. Although in the winter when we have to idle our car so the fuel mileage goes down and I do not get as many miles on a tank. Hope I don't run out of fuel during the winter. In reading online reviews about this issue it turns out it can get worse and cause the speedometer to stop working. Then I may be speeding and not even know it. I did try and have it fixed but the guy charged me $207 and it did not fix the problem. At the local GM dealership they said they would repair it for $350.

- Merrill, WI, USA

problem #3

May 062015

LeSabre 6-cyl

  • 80,000 miles
I've owned 5 Buick Lesabre, and continue to run two of them (2002 Lesabre with about 180,000 miles, and 2004 Lesabre with over 80,000 miles VIN: [xxx] for the 2004, and [xxx] for the 2002). Both currently owned Lesabre have fuel gauge problems. My 2002 showed erratic inaccurate readings, but now is flatlined at empty, even if the tank has just been filled. My 2004 is showing the opposite reaction, showing full, even after a full trip should be sending it toward an empty reading. Something similar happened on a previous Lesabre I owned, and cost me a new fuel pump & gauge running nearly $500. This is obviously a common occurrence if I've had it occur on 3 of five Lesabre I've owned. It's also a very common complaint on the internet. Just recently on the 2002, I ran out of gas in the middle of heavy traffic due to gas gauge inaccuracy. Fortunately it was a low speed region. However, had I run out of gas in rush hour traffic surrounded by 18 wheelers, this could have lead to traumatic injury or death. 1 failure... I could tolerate, and was willing to pay for it without complaint..... but 3 out of 5 Lesabre !!!"??" that's a design defect or manufacturing defect. I am seeking a recall on Buick Lesabre gas gauge units information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Libertytownship, OH, USA

problem #2

Nov 102014

LeSabre 6-cyl

  • 51,000 miles
First fuel gauge would not work cost $400 to replace system now my mileage works when it wants can/T always tell how fast I am going then all of a sudden it will work.

- Garden City, MI, USA

problem #1

Oct 152012

LeSabre

  • 49,000 miles
The contact owns a 2004 Buick lasabre. The contact stated that the fuel gauge would not register fthe correct amoounts of fuel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

- Plainfield, IA, USA