1998 BUICK LESABRE Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Problems

14 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Issues in the 1998 BUICK LESABRE

14 electrical systemalternatorgeneratorregulator complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 BUICK LESABRE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 4 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator Complaints

#10081542 | July 8, 2004

AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIRS, VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY. CONSUMER TOLD MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO BRINGING IT IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. *AK THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED . *NM

#10076016 | June 9, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND MECHANIC REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

#6900539 | May 14, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST, SMELL BECAME WORSE AND VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, HE HAD TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR STARTED FIRE AND THIS WAS JUST PUT ON VEHICLE, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC

#6900840 | May 14, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES, WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER COULD NOT, HE HAD TO HIT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE, IT WAS STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE FIRE AND IT HAD JUST BEEN PUT ON, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC

#6900840 | April 26, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST FUMES, WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER COULD NOT, HE HAD TO HIT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE, IT WAS STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE FIRE AND IT HAD JUST BEEN PUT ON, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC

#564408 | March 7, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.*JB

#6900539 | February 22, 2002 Fire

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COULD SMELL EXHAUST, SMELL BECAME WORSE AND VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, HE HAD TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES WITH HIS SHOULDER UNTIL THE DOOR GAVE WAY, AT THIS TIME THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE, WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR STARTED FIRE AND THIS WAS JUST PUT ON VEHICLE, CLAIM 01-6150-358. *SLC

#606513 | September 30, 1999

REGULATOR FAILED. YH

#607097 | August 30, 1999

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

#545425 | July 30, 1999

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. MJS

#607965 | May 28, 1999

REPAIR STARTER TERMINAL FOR NEUTRAL SWITCH FROM TRANSAXLE. MJS

#545425 | May 12, 1999

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. MJS

#607977 | April 22, 1999

GENERATOR FAILED.

#542854 | December 10, 1998

ALTERNATOR MAKING NOISE.

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