NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
209 reports97,000 miles · Aug 8, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
DT: CONTACT STATED FROM A DEAD STOP AND TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GET ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN. IT JUST BARELY MOVED ALONG, COULD NOT GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE TO A YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER TOLD CONTACT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING VEHICLE …
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DT: CONTACT STATED FROM A DEAD STOP AND TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GET ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN. IT JUST BARELY MOVED ALONG, COULD NOT GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE TO A YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER TOLD CONTACT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING VEHICLE IN ,AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10131933
76,939 miles · Jun 24, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
A VERY BAD GASOLINE ODOR WAS NOTICED WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR. THE SHOP DISCOVERED TWO (2) LEAKS IN THE GAS LINE. THE METER, PUMP AND LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SHOP STILL HAS THE PARTS AND I CERTAINLY DID NOT WANT THEM.
NHTSA ODI #10126536
Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2005
Fuel System, Other
TODAY, 6/6/05, I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL THAT WAS INITIATED IN EARLY 04. THIS IS REALLY ABSURD ON THE DEALERS PART. I PURCHASED THIS FROM THE DEALER VIA LEASE AND STILL OWN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #10124393
31,014 miles · May 13, 2005
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER…
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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL 03054 AND THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS ALSO REPLACE BUT NEITHER OF THESE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *BF *NM
NHTSA ODI #10117747
47,000 miles · Apr 25, 2005
Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineInjury
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A NEW STARTER ASSEMBLY. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE MECHANIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK WHEN THE NEW STARTED WAS BEING TESTED THE MANIFOLD B…
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CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A NEW STARTER ASSEMBLY. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE MECHANIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK WHEN THE NEW STARTED WAS BEING TESTED THE MANIFOLD BLEW UP. *JB *NM
NHTSA ODI #10115276
76,000 miles · Mar 8, 2005
Seat Belts
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY BELT. THE PLASTIC THAT GOES OUTSIDE THE BELT TO GUIDE THE BELT WHEN BEING USED SHARPENED AND TORE THE SEAT BELT EACH TIME IT WAS BEING USED. THIS MADE THE SEAT BELT USE VERY DIFFICULT. THE SEAT BELT OFTEN GOT STUCK IN POSITION BECAUSE OF THE GROVES THAT WERE WORN INTO THE BELT DURIN…
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VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY BELT. THE PLASTIC THAT GOES OUTSIDE THE BELT TO GUIDE THE BELT WHEN BEING USED SHARPENED AND TORE THE SEAT BELT EACH TIME IT WAS BEING USED. THIS MADE THE SEAT BELT USE VERY DIFFICULT. THE SEAT BELT OFTEN GOT STUCK IN POSITION BECAUSE OF THE GROVES THAT WERE WORN INTO THE BELT DURING EACH USE. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. ALSO, THEY TOLD THE OWNER THAT THIS EXPERIENCE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10111238
Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 2005
Suspension
WHILE BACKING UP, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. WHEN THE CONUMER PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE, SHE HEARD THE SAME NOISE. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER. WHILE BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10108768
Mileage unknown · Jan 19, 2005
Visibility
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH STREETS. *NM THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MIRROR COULD NOT BE TIGHTENED. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10111007
Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE LINE ON THE 1999 BUICK LESABRE RUSTED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF OTHERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10108828
61,000 miles · Nov 30, 2004
Power Train
I TOOK MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER, HANCOCK BUICK-COLUMBIA,S.C. FOR RECALL WORK THAT YOU LISTED. MY CAR WAS PERFECT BEFORE THEY DID THE RECALL WORK AND AFTER THEY DID THE RECALLS MY CAR JUMPED AND SKIPPED BETWEEN 32 MPH AND 38 MPH. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK ON OCT. 11 THEY MADE M…
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I TOOK MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER, HANCOCK BUICK-COLUMBIA,S.C. FOR RECALL WORK THAT YOU LISTED. MY CAR WAS PERFECT BEFORE THEY DID THE RECALL WORK AND AFTER THEY DID THE RECALLS MY CAR JUMPED AND SKIPPED BETWEEN 32 MPH AND 38 MPH. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO WEEKS AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK ON OCT. 11 THEY MADE ME PAY $282.00 TO GET MY CAR. GENERAL MOTORS HAVE NOT HELPED ME. THEY DID THE RECALL WORK YOU ORDERED, MADE MISTAKES AND CHARGE ME FOR THE MISTAKES THEY MADE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME. MY VIN #[XXX] AND MY GM FILE # [XXX], I TOLD GENERAL MOTORS THAT THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM WOULD VERIFY THAT MY CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THEY WORKED ON IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *AK *SC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10095669
NHTSA investigations
3EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE02050 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jun 13, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
RQ99007 · Transmission Shift Lever Sequence
Opened May 26, 1999 · Closed Feb 8, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
No summary supplied.
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