NHTSA Complaint #10021780 — 2001 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10021780
Vehicle	2001 BUICK LESABRE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 28, 2003
Date Filed	May 28, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	UT

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLE WAS USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. *TT THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON 300 MILES SHORT OF THE 3K MILES TO TRAVEL, WHEN THE CONSUMER TESTED THE OIL, IT WAS 1QT LOW. AT THE END OF THE COMPUTER TEST, THE MILEAGE WAS 14650K MILES. WHEN THE OIL WAS CHECKED AT 829 ADDITIONAL MILES FROM THE LAST VISIT, IT WAS 1/4QT LOW. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO MANY OTHER BUICK OWNERS AND DID NOT FOUND ANOTHER (SAME MAKE/MODEL) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

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