Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Buick Lesabre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 70 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 70, in the owner's own words
I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 1/2 YRS NOW AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR SLED, I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE A TURN. THE ABS LITE HAS BEEN ON THE CAR ALMOST EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED '93 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED WITH ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, THE PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR. I SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS KAPUT. I CAN UNDERSTAND IF THE BRAKES FAIL IF THERE'S A LEAK IN THE LINES OR THE PADS HAVEN'T BEEN REPLACED--THOSE ARE MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT ARE THE DRIVER'S RESPONSIBILITY. BUT A MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST WARN ME WITH AN IDIOT LIGHT(THEY HAD IDIOTS BACK IN '93 TOO) AND PREFERABLY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. IT'S IN OTHERWISE GOOD SHAPE WITH ONLY TWO OWNERS AND NO ACCIDENTS. ALL THE HOSES ARE NEW AND THE INTERIOR IS IN GOOD SHAPE, SO I DON'T THINK ROUGH HANDLING CAUSED THE FAILURE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS OLDER, AS BRAKES ARE VITAL TO SAFETY. I HAD A 97 HONDA WITH OVER 250K AND ITS STILL USING THE ORIGINAL BRAKES ALTHOUGH THE PADS AND DRUMS HAVE BEEN REDONE SEVERAL TIMES. THE TYPE OF FAILURE I EXPERIENCED COULD WELL HAVE KILLED ME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUCK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN FIRST GEAR BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LEAKAGE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,821. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT RUST. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB
BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE APPLYING AND THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TS..*AK
ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM SIEZED AFTER PANIC-STOP, UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION - WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BRAKING. SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTED IN THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE VALVE, MASTER CYLINDER, 2 LOADED CALIPERS, 2 BRAKE HOSES AND BRAKE FLUID AT THE COST OF $1192. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.
NO SUMMARY
BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND BRAKES WERE WARPED. *AK FRONT ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. *YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
NO SUMMARY
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, DEALER STATES THAT PROBLEM OCCURS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS SOLENOID SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL CONSUMER SHUTS THE CAR OFF.CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER. *AK
A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT. THE PMV VALVE SHORTED OUT. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM WAS BLED. DEALER HAS DONE REPAIRS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURERE AGREED TO REIMBURSE FOR PART OF THE COST, BUT THE OWNER HAS YET TO RECEIVE IT. *AK *ML
ABS BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
CONSUMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK SKID SYSTEM. WHEN DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM IN THE SYSTEM, THE ANTI-LOCK SKID SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK ONLY THE REGULAR HYDRAULIC BRAKES. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALR REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER STATES THAT THE PMV VALVE HAS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
THE VEHICLE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LIGHT TO COME ON, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN THE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED A "MAJOR COMPONENT". *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES FAILED.
VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 18,623 MILES WHEN MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 20,000 MILES WHEN ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE. HAD TO INSTALL NEW PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE. ALSO ALL LINES CONNECTING TO CYLINDER ARE CORRODED, NEED TO BE REPLACED, RESULTING IN TOTAL DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
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