1995 Buick Lesabre

1995 Buick LeSabre 4-DR.

Overall

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Front Crash

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Side Crash

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Rollover

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EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP LENS HAS AN INCORRECT AIM PAD NUMBER ON THE LENS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Campaign: 95V158000

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. IT SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AIR MASS SENSOR AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT WHO ELSE HAS HAD THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE MANY AND THE ONLY COMMON FACTOR IS THAT NO ONE HAS FOUND A RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LEGS INJURIES THAT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN DRIVE.

AIR BAGS

BOTH (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) FRONTAL AIRBAGS ON MY 1995 BUICK LESABRE DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON ON JUNE 27TH AND 28TH 2015. ON THE 27TH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THOUGH IT SPILLED SODA OVER THE BACK SEAT. ON THE 28TH THE DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I76, GOING ABOUT 70 MPH. MY RIGHT WRIST WAS INJURED AND IS RED AND SWOLLEN BUT I DO NOT THINK IT'S BROKEN. THE HORN THEN STAYED ON AND I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE FUSE FOR IT. (BTW WHICH DUMB ASS PUT THE HORN ON THE SAME FUSE AS THE POWER LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHT?) IN NEITHER CASE WAS THERE A COLLISION OF ANY KIND THAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF. I NOTICED AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER THE FIRST AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, COULD HAVE BEEN ON BEFOREHAND BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL AFTER.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN UPDATED 11/26/2014 *JS

STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

WHILE LEAVING AN INTERSECTION I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL , I HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND REALIZED I HAD NO STEERING THE WHEEL WAS TURNING ,BUT WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR . THE CAR HIT A TELEPHONE POLE THAT WAS INSTALLED TO HOLD UP 4 MAILBOXES . THE ENGINE CARRIAGE OF THE CAR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME PAST THE BOLTS CAUSING THE STEERING CONNECTION TO COME APART , THE CAR IS TOTALED . THANK YOU GM/ BUICK ENGINEERS . *TR

AIR BAGS

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN PA, WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISCHARGED IN MY WIFE'S FACE, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OTHER SIDE WENT OFF. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, RAISED THE HOOD, UNPLUGGED THE HORNS, STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION FOR 3 HOURS. AS WE CONTINUED UP THE HIGHWAY THE RAIN BEGUN TO ENTER THE CAR AND FILLED UP THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING TO GET A CLAIM STARTED BUT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED, DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME FOR OVER 800 MILES AND RESEARCHED WHAT TO DO. *TR

AIR BAGS

AT 10:15 PM JUNE 21 2012 MYSELF THE DRIVER AND MY NEPHEW 12 YEARS IN AGE GOT DONE EATING AT RESTAURANT GOT IN THE 95 BUICK LESABRE ENTERED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION DID NOT TURN THE KEY OVER JUST PUT IT IN THE IGNITION SAT THERE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO NEXT A MINUTE LATER THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM LOOKED OVER TO SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF INJURING MY NEPHEW HE SUFFERED REALLY BAD BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS AND A NASTY BRUISE TO HIS STOMACH. ME THE DRIVER IS HAVING A EMOTIONAL BREAK OVER THE INCIDENT. AND MY NEPHEW SUFFERING FROM INJURIES THAT HINDERS SOME ACTIVITIES HE COULD DO DURING HIS SUMMER BREAK. *TR

STEERING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME FRACTURED, CAUSING LIMITED CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BOLTS WERE FRACTURED BUT THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DRILLED A NEW HOLE REPLACED THE OLDER BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN HE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY AND A CHILD WAS INJURED FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.