2000 Buick Lesabre

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "EXHAUST EMISSION" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE EMISSION TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE EXHAUST EMISSION INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR THE SECOND TIME BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT HAS OWNED A 2000 BUICK LESABRE SINCE FEBRUARY 23, 2010. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A CALL AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER LATER TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2004 AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 215,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. BOTH A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COPY OF A RECALL. RECALL # 04V090000 UPDATED

MARCH 30TH, 2007 CAR RAN ROUGH AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. A BAD ODOR ALSO WAS PERMEATING INTO THE CAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON THE 31ST AND THEY HAD THE CAR UNTIL THE 3RD OF APRIL. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT TWO MILES AND THE CAR DID EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. I DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF THE NEXT DAY ON THE 4TH THEY HAD IT UNTIL SATURDAY THE 7TH. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13TH. I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY. WHEN IT DID IT STUNK SO BAD FROM TO MUCH GAS FROM TRYING TO START IT. I RAN IT THAT DAY AND IT RAN ROUGH A FEW TIMES AND DIDN'T CALL THE DEALER. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY BROTHER FRIDAY NIGHT AND I DIDN'T TELL HIM ABOUT THE STARTING PROBLEM OR THE RUNNING ROUGHLY. HE WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY FOR HIM. HE GOT IT GOING AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT RAN ROUGH AND BUCKED AND JERKED. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ME IT SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS. MY WIFE WENT TO START IT AND PUT IT INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT AND SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO START SHE HAD TO COME AND GET ME TO GET IT GOING. I CALLED THE DEALER ON MONDAY THE 16TH AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I DID SO AND THEY SENT IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ABOUT 2:00 ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH I STOPPED TO SEE IF IT WAS FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THAT IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AGAIN THE GARAGE DIDN'T PUT PREMIUM PLUGS IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WASHED MY CAR FOR MY INCONVENIENCES. ALSO THE FUEL MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 20 MPG WHICH IS EXTREMELY LOW IT SHOULD GET 30-32 MPG. I TOLD THEM THIS ALSO. SO I GOT THE CAR BACK AND TODAY THE 19TH OF APRIL THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING PROPERLY. I RETURNED THE CAR AND THEY WONT CALL ME AT ALL. I FEARED MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IN THIS CAR. *JB

2000 BUICK LESABRE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *TS THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME REPAIR AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED IN DECEMBER 2004. THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL 04V090000. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *NM *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. NHTSA RECALL, 04V090000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND IT FAILED AGAIN TEN DAYS AGO. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH A NEWER PART. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: 2000 BUICK LE SABER. THE CAR STALLED AT 10751 MILES IN FEBRUARY 2003 AT ANY GIVEN TIME NO MATTER WHAT THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ON AUGUST 15, 2003 AND ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THE RECALL WAS ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AROUND AUGUST 5, 2005. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS, THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS WAS ON AUGUST 12, 2005. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. THE CAR DID START AND WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY GOT THE CAR HOME AND MOW IT IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER THIS EVENING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR FAILURE IN MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE VIN: [XXX]VEHICLE EXHIBITS HARD STARTS AND OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHILE DECELERATING. STRONG FUEL ODOR ON STARTUP. FUEL LEAKING FROM VACUUM LINE AT FUEL RAIL. PER GM RECALL BULLETIN 03054B, DATED JUNE 2004, THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. BULLETIN STATES IF THE VEHICLE HAS A DELPHI MANUFACTURED PART IT IS TO BE REPLACED WITH A BOSCH MANUFACTURED PART (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR) AT NO COST. VEHICLE HAS DELPHI MANUFACTURED PART LABEL ON FUEL RAIL. DEALER INDICATED THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER SAID RECALL. BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE CONFIRMED THIS STATING THIS VEHICLE WAS "NOT IN OUR VISS SYSTEM," AND " WE CANNOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR UNDER THIS RECALL." FAILURE WAS CORRECTED BY OWNER. PART PURCHASED AND REPLACED BY OWNER. DEALER: USEM CHEVROLET OF AUSTIN MN BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEES: FRANSIS AND ALICIA BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL REFERENCE #: [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)