Driver assistance
Filed Oct 1, 1999
VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 546145
1993 Buick Lesabre Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Oct 1, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 194 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. 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. 12 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.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 25, 1999
I HAD MY CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 70MPH, AND I WAS CRESTING A HILL WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT WOULD NOT RUN. IT WOULD SURGE THEN SLOW DOWN. IT SEEMED TO HAVE VAPOR LOCKED. I HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH OTHER CARS BECAUSE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER WITH MY FLASHERS ON UNTIL I COULD GET TO A GAS STATION. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 2 HOURS AND IT WAS OK. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES , I HAVE HAD MANY REPAIRS ON IT AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED.
- NHTSA ID
- 710509
- Incident
- Jul 26, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed May 11, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO HIT A TREE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836863
- Incident
- Dec 4, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 5, 1999
ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING FROM THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL VALVE GASKET ONTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
- NHTSA ID
- 832998
- Incident
- Nov 25, 1998
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+5 more
Filed Nov 30, 1998
WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 542802
- Incident
- Dec 30, 1993
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 21, 1997
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STANDSTILL, SOMETHING SIGNALED CRUISE CONTROL TO ACCELERATE, NEVER STOPPED ACCELERATING, TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE, TURNED STARTER BACK ON, ENGINE WAS RUNNING WIDE OPEN. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM, REPLACED SERVO. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809890
- Incident
- Feb 24, 1997
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1997
WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT NOTICE AND THE DRIVER HAS TO RIDE THE BRAKES WHICH WILL CAUSE THE BRAKES TO BURN OUT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 808367
- Incident
- Dec 7, 1996
BrakesHeating & air conditioningDriver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 1997
BRAKES FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 514305
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1995
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 9, 1997
ACCELERATOR SQUEAKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 513481
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 25, 1996
OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKING ENGINE RACES, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD.
- NHTSA ID
- 511912
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 7, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, WILL IDLE VERY FAST AT 40-60 MPH, DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL, LOCKS ON TO HIGH SPEED, HAVE STOP CAR & THEN RESTART TO ERASE HIGH IDLE, ALSO REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986288
- Incident
- Jun 26, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 4, 1995
Crash reported
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED THREE TIMES, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ ACCIDENT. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 480194
- Incident
- Feb 4, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .