NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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209 reportsMileage unknown · Oct 14, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline
COMPLAINT SENT VIA E-MAIL. "I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE . MY CAR RAN PERFECT BEFORE THEY DID THE RECALL WORK AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE MY CAR SKIPPED AND JUMPED BETWEEN 32 MPH AND 38 MPH. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY KEPT IT UNTIL OCT,. 11. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP I HAD TO PAY $2…
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COMPLAINT SENT VIA E-MAIL. "I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE . MY CAR RAN PERFECT BEFORE THEY DID THE RECALL WORK AND AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE MY CAR SKIPPED AND JUMPED BETWEEN 32 MPH AND 38 MPH. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY KEPT IT UNTIL OCT,. 11. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP I HAD TO PAY $282.00 TO GET MY CAR BACK. I HAD TO PAY THE $282.00 FOR THE MISTAKES THE DEALER MADE DURING THE RECALL WORK. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN NO HELP. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE ME." FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10096798
Mileage unknown · Sep 28, 2004
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE BLEW WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT. *NM THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HARD START AND WAS MISSING. THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED. THE INTAKE PLENTUM LEAKED WATER INTO THE CYLINDERS. *SC *JB
NHTSA ODI #10095139
32,196 miles · Sep 28, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BY USING THE VEHICLE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED DUE TO RUST/CORROSION. *AK ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED FROM PMV TO THE WHEELS. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10090392
76,664 miles · Sep 14, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM THE RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER WHICH STATED THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10092603
Mileage unknown · Sep 13, 2004
Fuel System, GasolineFire
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THAT A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN INITIATED, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VHEICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THREE WEEKS AFTER SETTLING MATTER WITH THE INSURANC…
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THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NM THE CONSUEMR BELIEVES THAT A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN INITIATED, WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER HE WAS TOLD THAT HIS VHEICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THREE WEEKS AFTER SETTLING MATTER WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10092481
48,000 miles · Sep 13, 2004
Electrical System
DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT GETTING ENOUGH CHARGE TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AFTER SHIMMYING ALL OVER THE ROAD. *SC
NHTSA ODI #10081564
Mileage unknown · Aug 27, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
THERE IS A PART WHICH IS CALLED THE PLENUM. IT CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET, WHICH MESSED UP THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. TOOK TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.
NHTSA ODI #10089922
Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline
CURRENT GM RECALL # 03054B-CONSUMERS NUMBER, CURRENT RECALL ON BUICK LESABRES REGARDING FUEL INJECTORS/BACKFIRING/CAUSING FIRE. UNFOTUNATELY I EXPERIENCED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT AL SERRA BUICK IN GRAND BLANC, MI. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CORP AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO ANSWERS. THE DEALER…
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CURRENT GM RECALL # 03054B-CONSUMERS NUMBER, CURRENT RECALL ON BUICK LESABRES REGARDING FUEL INJECTORS/BACKFIRING/CAUSING FIRE. UNFOTUNATELY I EXPERIENCED THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AT AL SERRA BUICK IN GRAND BLANC, MI. I HAVE CONTACTED GM CORP AND THEY CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND STILL NO ANSWERS. THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING THE RECALL WORK AND THEN CHARGING ME $523.86 FOR ADDITIONAL WORK THAT INVOLVES THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I AM NOT ABLE TO GET TO MY JOB WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!!!!!*AK
NHTSA ODI #10086965
49,129 miles · Aug 13, 2004
Power Train
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DROP INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN AUTO STOPS. WHEN ACCELERATING TRASMISSION DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR WITH A LOUD "BANG". BUICK SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IS PRESSURE VALVE OR ELECTRONICS CONTROLLING PRESSURE VALVE IS THE CAUSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND, BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE DEPT. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY EXACT PROBL…
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TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DROP INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN AUTO STOPS. WHEN ACCELERATING TRASMISSION DROPS INTO 1ST GEAR WITH A LOUD "BANG". BUICK SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IS PRESSURE VALVE OR ELECTRONICS CONTROLLING PRESSURE VALVE IS THE CAUSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND, BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE DEPT. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY EXACT PROBLEM THROUGH COMPUTER EVALUATION. SERVICE MANAGER STATES REPAIR WILL REQUIRE REMOVAL AND PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10086800
Mileage unknown · Aug 12, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FUEL INTAKE.*MR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS SCANNED. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT COOLANT THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *NM
NHTSA ODI #10089166
NHTSA investigations
3EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE02050 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jun 13, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
RQ99007 · Transmission Shift Lever Sequence
Opened May 26, 1999 · Closed Feb 8, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
No summary supplied.
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