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Engine check light and the air bag light would intermittentl/simutaneously come on and cause loss of acceleration while traveling at highway speed. Dealer notified. Consumer was informed that vehicle had a transmission leak, the speedometer was acting erractically, parking brake and brakes were inoperative, also the power windows were inoperative.
Have had the minivan in several times for symptoms of the head gasket failure only to find problem after warranty expired. Transmission has always "clunked" when shifting into drive or reverse, this is a daily problem the dealership cannot "find". windshield cracked overnight in November. We don't think the windshield should have been so fragile.
Speed needle goes up and down from 50mph to 120mph register on the speedometer. Consumer had the speedometer replaced at 45181 miles by Ford dealership, mechanic did the actual work. Transmission failed at about 32,000 miles.
Transmission failure. ABS light comes on, rear hatch failing to open, ignition switch failing to start vehicle, blower motor failure, front brake pads wear quicly, and hood recall.
- Rocklin, CA, USA
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Vehicle suddenly slower down to 35-40 mph while on the highway, just avoided being hit in the rear brought vehicle to dealer where they replaced sensor that determines shift lever location. As car had 41,000 miles, dealer refused to cover defect under warranty even through car was just over 2 years old.
I am looking for wheel rim failure information on 1986 to 1988 Buick, Lesabre and Buick electra estate wagons. The rims of the 1986 have some wear at the mounting holes resulting in imperfect centering. Buick refuses to tell me if there is a known problem replacing the lug nuts that came with the rims with standard centering lug nuts! the original lug nuts and rims were made with large flat areas and relying on the diameter of the lug nut to do the centering. I can not afford new rims, if new lug nuts would work I'd rather do that. But the rims seem to be some kind of alloy. Can you help?
When we were leaving the city we noticed the motor was reving too high. We stopped the van and noticed when we started that it would not shift out of 1st gear (it is an automatic). Later, after letting it sit I drove it again and accelerated it up to 65 mph, it shifted ok. Suddenly it downshifted into 1st gear. Took it to dealer the next day and they could not find anything wrong. It is working alright at the moment but in looking over the internet I have found numerous complaints dealing with similar problems.
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- Montebello, CA, USA