1986 Buick Lesabre
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1986 Buick Lesabre. Newest first.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
A small nylon bushing in the cruise control servo bail may slip out of place, causing intermittent and unexpected increases in engine speed or dieseling (engine run on with ignition off).
Risk and remedy
Risk
Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
The push pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under…
Owner complaints
16 complaints1 involved a crash3 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Master cylinder
The master cylinder kit has failed on 4 occasions without warning, as the driver stepped on the brake it did not work, the driver had to depress the emergency brake and shift the vehicle into park to get it to stop. nlm
- Tires › Tread/belt
Consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and without prior warning left rear tire blewout, consumer's vehicle ran into another vehicle head-on.vehicle was totaled. *ak there were three people injured in accident, the bridgestone/firestone triump I tires, tuwsrs, dot number 00061298 only…
Consumer was traveling about 70mph on highway and without prior warning left rear tire blewout, consumer's vehicle ran into another vehicle head-on.vehicle was totaled. *ak there were three people injured in accident, the bridgestone/firestone triump I tires, tuwsrs, dot number 00061298 only had 1200 miles at time of incident, consumer hit a vehicle head on and then another vehicle on the side, consumer stated the tread separated. *slc
- Tires › Tread/belt
Tire tread separation. *Ak
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Buckle to front driver's side seat belt doesn't latch. spring in buckle IS broken. part IS commonly used in all GMC vehicles. *ak
- Vehicle speed control
Cruise control IS activating on its own while switch IS in off position, causing vehicle to increase in speed unexpectedly.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
I had taken my used car to todds towing at 3867 highway 87 reidsville nc 27320 on the following dates 11-20-2000, again three days later 11-23-00 and again on 13-4-00. each time he claimed to repair this vehicle. I paid 280.00, 218.00 and $177.00. almost $700.00 within a months time. five…
I had taken my used car to todds towing at 3867 highway 87 reidsville nc 27320 on the following dates 11-20-2000, again three days later 11-23-00 and again on 13-4-00. each time he claimed to repair this vehicle. I paid 280.00, 218.00 and $177.00. almost $700.00 within a months time. five days after the last time. 12-4-00 I broke again. I had it towed to a different garage, where I was proptley informed that the motor was siezing up. I tried to talk to todds towing about this and was told to leave the premises. I don't feel this man "todd" IS a licensed machanic. and if infact he IS then he needs to be evaluated. I believe he swindled me out of almost $700.00 and would have continued if I hadn't gone else were. I am debating if I should/could take him to civil court any advice would be appriciate thank you , tamara seguin. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Engine shut off while driving. Dealer contaced and was aware of the problem. *ak
- Unknown or other
No summary listed for this vehicle. *ak
- Wheels › Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
Notice some wear at the mounting holes resulting in imperfect centering. buick refuses to tell me if there IS a known problem replacing the lug nuts that cam with the rims with standard centering lug nuts. the original lug nuts and rims were made with large flat areas and relying on the diameter of the lug nuts to do the centering.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Steering › Hydraulic power assist system
Timing gear failed.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Vehicle stalls when driving. tt
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Seat belt buckle will not lock in place. When putting the latch in it, it slips right out. Took to dealer and they don't sell the part anymore. *ak
- Steering › Column
Tilt steering column bolts work loose over time. *Dsh
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Hoses/lines/piping/fittings · Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist · Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer
Windshield washer malfunctioned. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Original/replacement transmission failed. *skd
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Harmonic balancer caused engine vibration and the vehicle to surge. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Brake failure
There is no summary currently available
- Brake failure
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- Rear brake pin
Summary:these vehicles have rear drum brakes.the parking lever pivotpin IS held by an e ring.when the ring fails, parts of the ring andpin fall loose into the drum and may jam the brake, locking the wheel.a stronger e ring IS used in 1988 and newer cars.this investigationhas been expanded to include gms c body cars listed above (e ring commonto all cars shown).===
- Rear brake pin
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- Anti lock brakes
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- Throttle non-return
There is no summary currently available
- Power steering hose
There is no summary currently available
- Hydro boost
There is no summary currently available
- Stalling
Summary:the complaints allege that stalling IS due to various faultycomponents of the fuel injection and/or ignition system. The followingmodels are involved:buick electra, lesabre, rivera, century; olds cutlassciera, 88, 98, toronado; pontiac bonneville.status:this investigation IS ongoing.we are continuing to…
Summary:the complaints allege that stalling IS due to various faultycomponents of the fuel injection and/or ignition system. The followingmodels are involved:buick electra, lesabre, rivera, century; olds cutlassciera, 88, 98, toronado; pontiac bonneville.status:this investigation IS ongoing.we are continuing to analyzeinformation provided by gm and are preparing an additional informationrequest to gm to clarify certain technical items.===
- Throttle system failure
Summary of information from manufacturer:gm reported knowledge of 137owner complaints, 317 field reports, and 2 lawsuits, in addition to thereports received directly by the nhtsa.the reports received by gm citethe occurrence of 263 accidents,including 77 injury accidents, 100 injuriesand 1 fatality.several possible…
Summary of information from manufacturer:gm reported knowledge of 137owner complaints, 317 field reports, and 2 lawsuits, in addition to thereports received directly by the nhtsa.the reports received by gm citethe occurrence of 263 accidents,including 77 injury accidents, 100 injuriesand 1 fatality.several possible modes of throttle control system failure or malfunctionare under consideration in this pe, including self-actuation, failure todeactivate upon driver command, and throttle system sticking or binding.having evaluated the 456reports received directly and the 36 consumercomplaints submitted by nhtsa, gm indicated that no meaningful frequencyor mode of malfunction could be identified to suggest the existence of adefect which relates to motor vehicle safety.several design/manufacturing changes were identified as relevant to thesubject of this pe; however, no service bulletins or recall notificationshave been issued on throttle control system problems.analysis:during gm's compilation and evaluation of information requiredto respond to the nhtsa's request, indications were given to odi that thenumber of consumer and other reports clearly suggested the existence of asafety problem and that corrective action by the manufacturer were inorder.gm's formal letter response, however, retreated from this position.notwithstanding the incomplete analysis of information submitted to thenhtsa, the numbers of owner and field reports, together with clear datato show that throttle system failures have resulted in significant numbersof accidents and injuries, indicate that a more rigorous evaluation of thismatter IS in order.===
- Hydroboost failure
Subject vehicles:caprice, caprice classic, custom cruiser, deville,electra, estate wagon, fleetwood, lesabre, ninety-eight, parisienne,park avenue.(all 1984-86 gm vehicles equipped with hydroboost II systems)analysis:consumer complaints allege several problems involving the powersteering and power brake systems of…
Subject vehicles:caprice, caprice classic, custom cruiser, deville,electra, estate wagon, fleetwood, lesabre, ninety-eight, parisienne,park avenue.(all 1984-86 gm vehicles equipped with hydroboost II systems)analysis:consumer complaints allege several problems involving the powersteering and power brake systems of these vehicles.these problemsinclude: power steering fluid loss, power brake fluid loss, leakage fromthe hydro-boost II power brake booster, broken booster seals, and mastercylinder failure.all problems seem to be related to the hydro-boost iipower assist system, in which the working fluid provides power assist to boke booster.the effect of these problems could be a loss of steeringcontrol and/or brake effectiveness.status:the voluminous amount of data supplied by gm IS presently being coded by a contractor and should be completed by 12/30/87. Gm data indicated a 50% weibull distribution failure at 50K miles for the piston push-rod seal. This pe looks to have an extrodinarily high frequency, although the severity apears to be low.should be interesting discussing this for upgrade/closure.===
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