1998 Buick Lesabre Brakes Problems

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. UPON INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, BUSHINGS, AND FASTENING HARDWARE ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AS WELL. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CORRODED IN ANY WAY, NOT EVEN RUST BELT PROBLEM AREAS. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE (INCLUDING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE) BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE COMMON IN LATE 90'S GM W-BODY VEHICLES. HOW THIS HAS NOT ELEVATED INTO A SAFETY INVESTIGATION BY NOW IS TROUBLING TO ME. FORD WAS REQUIRED TO RECALL DUE TO RUSTING BRAKE LINES...... DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR THE NHSTA TO INVESTIGATE?

NHTSA ID

11122378

Incident

Aug 23, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TWICE AND THE BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND UNPROTECTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

NHTSA ID

10615639

Incident

Jul 16, 2013

Mileage

93,000 mi

BRAKES WENT OUT, HAD NO PEDAL AT ALL. MANAGED TO GET HOME. FLUID FULL. MASTER CYLINDER OK. BRAKE SHOES NEW. BRAKE FLUID NOT LEAKING. OIL IS LEAKING, BUT NO BRAKE FLUID AT ALL. CANNOT FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM. CANNOT GET ANY PEDAL ON THE BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532114

Incident

Jul 26, 2013

Mileage

133,414 mi

I HAD TO MAKE A "PANIC STOP" DUE TO A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT.THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I FELT THE BRAKES HOLD. A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL THE LINES TO AND FROM THE POWER BRAKE UNIT[6 LINES] WERE RUSTED BADLY AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389969

Incident

Mar 11, 2011

Mileage

131,790 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED YET THEY DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A ROW OF HEDGES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. IN JUNE 2010, THE CONTACT NOTICED ABNORMAL FRONT END NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR BUSHINGS HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE BUSHINGS UNDER THE CRADLE WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED IN BOTH AREAS. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10355528

Incident

May 18, 2010

Mileage

119,000 mi

1998 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING REPEAT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO LEAK BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER. SIX MONTHS LATER THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AGAIN, WHICH REQUIRED THE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10119181

Incident

Sep 28, 2002

Mileage

25,697 mi

TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, BRAKE WAS APPLIED, WENT TO FLOORBOARD, NOTHING HAPPENED. BRAKES WERE PUMPED, NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE STRIKES ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYS, AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES IN A DITCH, POPS OUT OF THE DITCH, GOES THROUGH AN EMPTY PARKING LOT, POPS ONTO ANOTHER STREET AND EVENTUALLY STOPS AFTER GOING OVER ANOTHER CURB INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM ACCIDENT. THEORY IS THAT ABS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED REGULAR BRAKES TO FAIL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10110719

Incident

Feb 9, 2005

Mileage

61,000 mi

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10099447

Incident

Nov 4, 2004

1998 BUICK LASABRE...REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING ON DRIVERS SIDE...CAUSED WHEEL TO LOCK UP COMPLETELY ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS...PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MORE INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065697

Incident

Apr 4, 2004

Mileage

102,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING TURNS AND PARKING. ALSO, VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON BRAKE, DRIVER HAS TO PRESS BRAKE HARDER UNTIL ENGINE SLOWS DOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10040557

Mileage

50,000 mi

VEHICLE FIRE/ VEHICLE DESTROYED. *MR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO FIRE, VEHICLE WOULD SURGE THEN DIE OUT AT BOTH STOPS AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO ENGINE HAD A WHINING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED GENERATOR ASSEMBLY. FUEL FILTER ALSO REPLACED. CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. BRAKES MADE SQUEALING NOISE. REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR AFTER HOT AT STOPS. EXHAUST SYSTEM MISALIGNED. THE MIRROR COMPASS AND REAR WINDOW WERE ALSO INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO FIRE. *TT

NHTSA ID

10019740

Incident

Jan 3, 2002

Mileage

33,914 mi

BRAKE LINES ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ROTTED INSIDE OUT. OWNER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS. OWNER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012487

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, PARKING LIGHTS SHORTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES, ALTERNATOR FAILED , WIRING BETWEEN THE DOOR AND BODY FRAME SHORTED, AND LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR SHORTED. SPARK PLUGS, HEADLAMP SWITCH, BATTERY WERE REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ID

564618

Incident

Mar 17, 1999

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8004664

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

THE MIRROR COMPASS IS INOPERATIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

564408

Incident

Nov 9, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPAIRED UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895301

Incident

May 11, 2001

CONSUMER HAS TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES BECAUSE BRAKES KEEP FAILING. PEDAL IS PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WILL STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THAT. CONSUMER IS NERVOUS DRIVING. *AK THE BRAKE FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNLESS PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD. *YH

NHTSA ID

881239

Incident

Feb 20, 2001

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

878017

Incident

Jan 10, 2001

THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER SUDDENTLY TO THE LEFT ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM BENT LOCKING IT AGAINST THE WHEEL BRACKET, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE GARAGE REPLACED THE BRAKE CYLINDERS OF THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE. NLM

NHTSA ID

553908

Incident

Jul 29, 2000

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH REAR WHEELS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND BACK ON. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OKAY. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR LATER, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, MASTER CYLINDERS WERE CHANGED ON BOTH REAR BRAKES ON JUNE 3, 2000. OWNER NOT SURE IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED SLIDING TO THE LEFT, THE WHEEL RIM OF DRIVER SIDE BECAME BENT LOCKING IT AGAINST THE WHEEL BRACKET. *YH

NHTSA ID

866584

Incident

Jul 29, 2000

REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

856245

INSTRUMENT PANEL GLASS IS CONCAVE INSTEAD OF CONCURVE. HARD TO READ INSTRUMENTS. HAVE A BLIND SPOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. CANNOT SEE OTHER VEHICLES WHEN LOOKING OUTSIDE MIRROR. EMERGENCY BUTTON IS NOT VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE. LOCATED UNDER STEERING COLUMN OUT OF SIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ID

847068

Incident

Aug 2, 1999

ABS WOULD BRAKE SOFT OR HARD WHENEVER APPLED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFOMED T CONSUMER THAT NO HISTORY OF THIS CONDITION WAS EVER REPORTED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

842375

Incident

Jul 9, 1999

BRAKE LOSS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ON ONE INCIDENT DUE TO LEAKING SEAL IN THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER, AFTER REPAIR VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURED DUE TO BRAKE LOSS. MJS

NHTSA ID

545710

Incident

May 10, 1999

I PURCHASED A WARRANTY THAT COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THE FIRST TIME, AT DAVID TAYLOR THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS PASSED, THE BRAKE WENT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS ATTEND A FUNERAL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DAVID TAYLOR, APRIL 26, 1999. THEY ARE REFUSING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY THAT THEY SOLD ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THAT COVERS BUMPER TO BUMPER AS I WAS TOLD. THE PRICE THAT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME NOW IS $1500 FOR BRAKE REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSELY FIXED BUT WASN'T. IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THEM TO DO THIS AND THIS IS THE COMPLAINT THAT I HAVE THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THROUGH THERE FAILURE TO REPAIR IT AND NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY IS MY COMPLAINT. THEY LOAN US A CAR, BUT ASKED FOR IT BACK AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MEANS OF GETTING TO WORK. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL AND FIND OUT WHAT THE DEFECT IS AND WHY THESE FAULTY BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED ON THE FIRST VISIT. WHY IS THE WARRANTY NOT BEING HONORED AND WHY ARE THEY PLAYING THE BLAME GAME WITH ME STATING TO ME SOMEONE ELSE HAD BEEN FOOLING AROUND WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THAT SOMEONE HAS ONLY BEEN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORKING ON THE BRAKES. IT'S INSLUTING FOR SOMEONE TO EVEN MAKE THAT KIND OF A STATMENT WHEN YOU HAVE A WARRANTY BY THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT WOULD BE RIDICILIOUS FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO WORK ON IT. THAT'S THE BLAME GAME THEY ARE PLAYING AND I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL. I'M TRULY UPSET ABOUT THE BRAKES BEING A HARADZOUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND TO OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THEY HAVE GONE OUT A SECOND TIME. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED BY CALLING DAVID TAYLOR MONDAY, MAY 3, 1999. I CAN'T GET THROUGH TO THEM AND IT'S FRUSTRATING BEING SOLD SOMETHING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO HONOR NOW. HELP!

NHTSA ID

706175

Incident

Mar 9, 1999