This will be 4th time intake manifold gasket is being replaced. By far the worst & most expensive used car ever to own. GM's black eye.

- Little Egg Harbor Twp, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Buick Lesabre. While approaching a stop, the contact smelled antifreeze and noticed that the temperature gauge on the instrument panel was becoming hotter. He then noticed steam under the hood, which eventually led to the vehicle shutting off. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 99,000.

- Salyersville, KY, USA

Two complete sets of brakes since October 2005 intake manifold leaks, both very costly.

- Whiting, NJ, USA

1997 Buick Lesabre leaking coolant. The first incident was two years ago. Plenum was replaced and same problem occurring again. Had intake gasket replaced but coolant still leaking. Will damage engine if not corrected. Too expensive to have to correct every two years.

- Comstock Park, MS, USA

I would like to complain about the fact that the NHTSA has so little concern for safety that you charge $38.73 per hour and other fees to obtain recall or service bulletins about ones vehicle. I am sure that this charge does exactly as desired by consumers just giving up. Your work load must be near zero which I am sure was the desire. If safety was the desire the information would be available for one to search for free. Is that not what the government web sites are for. I hope homeland security does not take after your site. It would appear that the vehicle cooling leaked into the engine due to a plastic intake manifold failure. Hard to believe a company would make it from plastic. I also believe if I had access to the infomation I would find that many other vehicles had the same failure and the manufacturer should bear responsibility.

- North Plainfield, NJ, USA

Consumer stated that the water pump failed.

- Bringhurst, IN, USA

Vehicle is losing anti freeze into the vehicle because there is never a puddle of anti freeze on the floor. Contacted dealer, and they were not willing to do anything.

- Pinson, AL, USA

The vehicle stalled without warning while driving due to a blown head gasket, a few months later vehicle stalled again, vehicle was towed to a body shop and mechanice stated that head gasket had blown again and that the motor would need replaced, water pump also failed and was replaced on four occasions.

- Midlothian, VA, USA

The vehicle stalled without warning while driving due to a blown head gasket, a few months later vehicle stalled again, vehicle was towed to a body shop and mechanice stated that head gasket had blown again and that the motor would need replaced, water pump also failed and was replaced on four occasions.

- Midlothian, VA, USA

I had taken this vehicle back to the Buick dealership where I purchased it at 34K miles and told them it had a "miss" and that it "hesitated" driving down the road. They said it was a spark plug and replaced one. The last time I took it to another Buick dealer it needed $4,200 to make it road worthy including a new water pump, new transmission, new brakes and rotors. The service code on the car should have indicated failure of these parts when I took it to the first dealer.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

Water pump stopped working for no reason. Please provide any additional information.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

Anti-freeze was leaking into motor and causing it to be sluggish & hesitate. Also, there was a foul smell coming into vehicle. Dealer said there was a defect within the part.

- Round Lake Beach, IL, USA