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1993 Buick Lesabre Engine problems

Owners have filed 24 complaints about the 1993 Buick Lesabre's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on August 7, 2014. They describe 0 crashes, 10 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
24
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

Driving the car normally, and the engine suddenly quits, and with it, so does the power steering. Very dangerous, but I have been able to restart in neutral, luckily. Why?? *Tr

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10620765
SteeringEngine & coolingElectrical system

As I drive down the road, it doesn't matter at what speed, my engine will suddenly die. There is no warning lights, no lurching nor sputtering, it just drops dead. When this happens I know there is power to my car because the lights and radio seem unaffected. However, my engine, power steering and power brakes all drop out. I have to stop the car from rolling, put it into park and restart it to continue. There is no particular length of time between these stalls. It has happened one right after the other or hours...

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apart I have had the coil, plugs and wires all changed. All connections are good and battery is fine.. I am very frightened that is this happens in heavy traffic it may cause an accident. *Tt

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 10427975
Engine & cooling

My 1993 buick lasabre keeps stalling. No check engine light is on. I can be anywhere on the interstate or highway and the car just shuts off. I am very concerned that one of these times someone is going to hit me from behind and it will cause me and someone else injury. My mechanics can not figure out why the car keeps stalling. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10355726
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

Dt: having problems with the power cooling lines of automatic transmission. It involves the same problem as mentioned in recall 96v015000. But this vehicle is not included in the recall due to vin. The light that lets one know it is overheating doesn't come on . Also, it is making a clicking sound. Every week have to put a quart and half of transmission fluid it. This started happening in october of 2004. *Ak the consumer replaced the thermostat, temperature sensor, and cooling sensor. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power trainNHTSA 10129715
SteeringEngine & cooling

The cradle mount bolts snapped and caused the engine to fall and immediate loss of all steering. *Ak so if you are on a curve, you just go straight or which ever way the wheels point. The steering shaft separated from the steering gear. *Scc *jb

Filed Incident Steering · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10031867
Engine & cooling

Vehicle's upper manifold cracked causing coolant to run completely out of vehicle. Dealer advised that part is on national back order. Ph

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10005889
Engine & cooling

While driving at any speed vehicle completely shutsdown without warning.Dealer cannot identify problem. *Ak *yh

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8001100
Engine & coolingFire

Possible engine failure caused the vehicle to cough fire while driving for unknown reason. Yh

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 551663
Engine & cooling

While driving the washer rusted out, causing the bolt that houses the motor mounts to drop, resulting in loss of steering. The dealer has been notified. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 847385
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrain

The inside of the transmission was rusted. Consumer was able to shift, but vehicle would not move. Vehicle was hard to shift at times, especially from park to reverse. Also, had radiator changed due to rust from transmission. *Yc

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power trainNHTSA 844452
Engine & cooling

While driving the vehicle engine shuts down, causing the vehicle to stall out. Please provide further details. *Ak

Filed Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 820980
Engine & coolingFire

Driving at approx 45-50 mph noticed smoke first was coming from behind. Then noticed it was coming from the front, from the windshield and forward was completely burnt. Fire department can't tell what caused problem. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 819062
Engine & coolingElectrical systemFire

While driving without warning the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Cause unknown. *Ak consumer states she had made a turn and backed up when she saw flames, consumer had driven the vehicle about 10 minutes when fire occurred. *Slc

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 818282
Engine & cooling

While driving the abs brake light stays on. The abs does not work. The vehicle sometimes stalls and dies, resulting in no power in the vehicle . *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 816280
Engine & cooling

WATER PUMP REPLACED.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 601999
Engine & coolingFire

VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 509649
Engine & coolingFire

ENGINE STALLED/CAUGHT FIRE.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 479699
Engine & cooling

COOLANT LEAKED INTO TRANSMISSION.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 505298
Engine & cooling

ENGINE HOSES REPAIRED AFTER RECALL.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 504448
Engine & coolingFire

VEHICLE FIRE.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 504407
Engine & coolingFire

While driving, vehicle engine caught on fire. Please describe.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 984136
Engine & coolingFire

The upper trans axle oil cooler hose leaked in the engine compartment causing the vehicle to catch on fire.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 983510
Engine & coolingFire

Driving down the street, slowed up for stop sign, flames shot up all of a sudden, no warning or anything, driver jumped out of vehicle. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 982620
Engine & coolingFire

Engine compartment caught fire, unknow source of fire. *Ak

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 979977

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