13 of the 381 complaints about the 2002 Buick Lesabre are about the steering — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 49,000 miles.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
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THE FRAME OF MY CAR FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY AFTER I HAD ALREADY REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN DENIED SERVICES TO GET IT FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #11376540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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12-1-10 86587M, BOTH OUTER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 1-21-15 119486M, RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #11003873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TRIP CHECK SHOWED: FUEL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COVER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT OIL LEAKING FLUID, POWER STEERING LEAKING FLUID. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE HORN WAS HIT HARD, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT WENT OF, TECHNICIAN COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.
NHTSA complaint #10817144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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BEGINNING ABOUT AUGUST OF 2015 UNTIL NOW, OCT 2015, THE ENGINE OF MY BUICK LE SABRE HAS BEGUN TO STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THAT OCCURS I LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TONIGHT (OCT 7, 2015) IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY FORTUNATELY BUT I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. LAST WEEK I HAD BOTH A MOBILE MECHANIC AND AN AUTO SHOP (PURCELL) LOOK AT IT AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CALL IT AN INTERMITTENT DEFECT. WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AUTOMOBILES THAT GM HAS RECALLED, ALTHOUGH MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE NOT ON THE LIST THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. MY EXPERIENCE IS SO SIMILAR THAT I WANT MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY GM BEFORE I WILL DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS.
NHTSA complaint #10780703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOL AND PRESSURE SENSORS ARE MELTING ON VALVE BODY TRANNY HEAT IS FRING THE CONNECTORS AND DAMAGING THE TRANNY . U CAN SMELL THE PLASTIC BURNIGBURNING
NHTSA complaint #10764363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC AFTER LURCHING FORWARD. DEFECTIVE ENGINE BURNED PART OF ENGINE HOOD, AND SEVERED ABS BRAKE LINES BURNED OFF BY HEAT, GM MANUFACTURER DEFECTS.
NHTSA complaint #10694387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V067000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
NHTSA complaint #10593170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS AND ADVISED HIM TO REGISTER HIS COMPLAINT ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
NHTSA complaint #10253259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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VIBRATION: DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAUSED VIBRATION WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON MY 2002 BUICK LASABRE. FOUND THAT TIE RODS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY ON MAIN ROADS AND HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE FRONT END.
NHTSA complaint #10116764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. THE NOISE GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIE ROD ENDS BEING WORN. THE CAUSE OF THE WORN TIE ROD ENDS IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NLM CONSUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO CONKLIN CARS AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS.
NHTSA complaint #10048672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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I HAVE A 2002 BUICK LASABRE, WITH 49000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD ON IT, THE TIE RODS ARE WORE OUT AND NOW, THE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED AND ARE FALLING APART. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018496 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MISALIGNED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE RACK AND PINION COULD BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE.
NHTSA complaint #568267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
NHTSA complaint #8020822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.