1992 Buick Lesabre Brakes Problems

“The contact owns a 1992 Buick Lesabre. Occasionally the parking brake did not secure the vehicle when parked. The first failure mileage was 2300. This failure occurred for one year after purchasing the vehicle, and the most recent failure was on 3/22/07. The contact never received safety recall notice 91v167000. The current mileage was 66,500.”

“The contact owns a 1992 Buick Lesabre. The contact noticed coolant leaking from under the vehicle. While the parking brake was engaged, the contact had to depress the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from rolling down an incline. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign numbers: 96v015000 (power train) and 91v167000 (parking brake) however, the contact's VIN was excluded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 240,000.”

“I have written Buick motor division twice regarding this serious defect and have been denied any assistance or satisfaction. I received the typical boiler plate letter reply stating that because my vehicle was out of warranty and because it was seven years old they felt no responsibility to replace the components responsible for the ABS failure. I documented to them a five-year history of ABS failures in Buick le sabres and park avenues, but they did not acknowledge the problem (I didn't expect them to). …”

“The brakes will sometimes stop very high when depressed, usually after driving a short distance and stopping and then re-starting the car. After releasing pressure on the pedal, it will then depress to the normal position. It is very scary and we do not know if the car will stop although it does not seem to affect the stopping power*ak.”

“It had been raining in a parking lot of a department store, vehicle proceeded out of parking lot. Driver's foot slipped off brake pedal, and ran head-on to a light pole. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Had vehicle towed to a service station. Due to front damage vehicle has been totaled.”