This car began to show signs of front end wobble a few months ago. this means it feels like the wheels shake from side to side mostly when accelerating from 30 to 45 mph. i took it to the dealer about a month ago but he said he only felt it one time while driving it several blocks around the dealership neighborhood. i took it to firestone immediately after i left the dealership and they balanced the bridgestone tires and the wobble seemed to be lessened. i then took it home and replaced the rear rotors and brake pads as they seems to vibrate when we put the parking brake on while driving. this seemed to help smooth it out at the time. this is my wife's car so she drives it and in less than a month she said it is wobbling again. i drove it again tonight and it is much worse than before so i believe there is something seriously wrong with this suspension. this car has been under a warranty from warranty warehouse for the past seven years and we have had some repairs made at the dealer and each time we ask them to check the front end as it made grinding noises and never seemed to handle as it should. each time the dealer said it was ok. this appears to be a problem with many reports on the internet regarding front end issues with buick lesabres. we also had the drivers side seat repaired under warranty and it has not worked properly since it was repaired. we have had it back for this issue at least three times. updated 10/4/11 *cn updated 10/31/11 *bf *tr
While driving dash lights illuminated intermittently. the air bag light illuminated more than any other light. also, the driver's side back of seat laid automatically on its own. this incident happened while the consumer was driving. upon having a full tank of gas, the meter would read empty. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the consumer was told that there was an electrical problem. *ak there was a noise in the dash, the fuel gauge would jump to empty, the speedometer would go to zero, the headlight would go dim when the weather was rainy, there was a rumble in the left front end, a shimmy when the brakes were applied and when raining, the dash light would go from bright to dim the air bag light was intermittent, the radio would cut out, the driver's seat was inoperative, the transmission would slip into overdrive on slight acceleration, the automatic doors were inoperative, the cruise control was inoperative, there were intermittent loss of heat would start blowing cold air, the oil pressure light would come on while the fuel gauge mileage would not stay on, the electrical remote was inoperative, and there was a leak in the engine. *sc
The heater seat caught on fire while the vehicle was parked. *jb
Fuel tank and sending lines need to be replaced due to o-rings improperly fitted on fuel pump. in july 2000, vehicle was making a knocking noise when turning or going over a bump. front/rear transmission mounts were defective components. dealership put a sealer on this, but it failed to correct defect. *ak the dealer had replaced motor, transmission mounts, power steering lines, gasket to catalytic convertor and switch for heated seat. *yh