1998 Buick Lesabre

VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEGRADED AROUND THE ERG DISTRIBUTION NIPPLE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR DIAPHRAM RUPTURED LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VACUUM HOSE. THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 03V473000, BUT THIS VEHICLE'S MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. *AK *NM

THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE TAIL PIPE/ TENSION O-RING/THERMOSTAT, AND GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION. THE ENGINE HAD A MIXTURE OF WATER AND OIL IN IT. FUEL REGULATOR, COIL, AND SPEEDOMETER WIRES ALSO NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CONTAMINATED WITH ANTIFREEZE. THE ENGINE WAS CONTAMINATED WITH ANTIFREEZE AND FUEL. RECALL#04V090000 THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN AND BURNED THROUGH AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKED GAS. *SC *JB

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. THE KEY WAS TURNED TO START THE ENGINE WHEN THE BACKFIRE OCCURRED. THE SERVICE DEALER USED THE OLD PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE FROM THE FIRE. (THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER AND CAUSED IT TO LEAK) RECALL#04V090000 THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

WE WERE THE SECOND OWNER FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD AROUND 42,000 MILES. AFTER PURCHASE, WE EXPERIENCED AN EXTENDED CRANK BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED THAT WORSENED, SO ON NOVEMBER 25, 2003, MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND THEY DID THE FOLLOWING: THEY NOTED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND INTAKE MANIFOLD. FURTHER THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH NEW COOLANT, DID AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE AND AN ENVIROLUTION ENGINE FLUSH; REMOVED CARBON BUILDUP DESLUDGE INTAKE MANIFOLD; DID A FUEL SYSTEM TREATMENT AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE PLATE PRESSURIZED INJECTOR CLEANED AND APPLIED A FUEL TANK ADDITIVE. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1434.08 (MINUS $45.00 FOR A BELT REPLACEMENT REQUESTED BY US). THIS WAS A COSTLY REPAIR FOR PROBLEMS IDENTICAL TO RECALL NO. 0354 FOR THE BUICK PARK AVENUE (NHTSA PURSUIT NUMBER EA02-030 AND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V-473000). TODAY, JANUARY 5, 2004, I CALLED BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300 AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH TONY THOMPSON. HE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE BUICK LESABRE AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE, NO COMPENSATION. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME. *AK *SC

WE PREFORMED A O&C ON A 1998 LASABRE FIRE, VERY MILD ENGINE FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE FUEL RAIL FUEL INLET PORT AND WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR. OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, STATED A LOAD POP WAS NOTED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A FIRE STARTED. POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR OR METARIALS PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR AND CLIP.NOTED MUTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN NHTSA DATA BASE AS WELL AS AN INVESTAGATION. HOPE THIS HELPS.