NHTSA Complaint #860159 — 1999 BUICK LESABRE
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER issue reported to NHTSA
Crash 1 Injury 1 Death
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 860159 |
| Vehicle | 1999 BUICK LESABRE |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP ALL OVER THE ROAD *AK CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THAT VEHICLE LEANED SEVERELY ON CURVES, THIS WOULD ALMOST CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AT TIMES, THE BACK SHOCKS WOULD BOTTOM OUT, CONSUMER HAD THE REAR SPRINGS REPLACED. RECENTLY, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, OVERCORRECTED, AND VEHICLE OVERTURNED, CONSUMER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT, HIS WIFE WAS ALSO INJURED. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A RATTLE IN THE DASHBOARD, THE DEALER PULLED THE DASH FORWARD TO SECURE IT BETTER, HOWEVER THE RATTLE RETURNED, SO CONSUMER FIXED PROBLEM HIMSELF. *SLC
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