Used 1998 Buick LeSabre Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Bad Supension!
tjloftis, 07/08/2002
1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I traded my Gran Prix in for a 98 Buick with 44,000 miles and the Buick is ok but it has some wind noise around the windows and on the interstate the front end bounces and it seems to want to leave the lanes, have to drive with both hands. It has ok power until around 80 miles per hour but then it lacks power. It seems to take the starter too long to kick the motor over. The seats are really hard and the back part of the front seats don"t seem high enough. I just don"t think it would be worth the price for a new one. Wishing I had my Gran Prix back!!!
reliable US full size car
fang, 01/25/2004
1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
the advantages are: cheaper than Japanese ones (avalon), very comfortable to ride, clean interior design and very fuel efficient GM engine: 3800. But the overall vehicle reliability is so so. I experienced lots of troubles from 53000 to 86000 miles range (ABS, trans solonoid valve, engine gasket, ignition wires and coils, AC blower resitor, etc.)
1997 Buick Lesabre limited
Chuck Tryon, 03/01/2002
1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Fun to drive, great fuel economy, great climatic controls both air conditioning and heating. nice appearance, smallest looks, replace front struts at 80,000, has wind noise around front winds sometimes bad in a cross wind
Good Car But Watch Out for Unexpected $$
Gary Richey, 04/29/2002
1998 Buick LeSabre Custom 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
With less than 80K miles, I have a $1,284 repair bill because of an admitted design flaw (admitted by dealer's mechanic not GM). Per the dealer's mechanic, the plenumn on this car leaks allowing coolant and water to get into the engine affecting the function of the pistons which untimately causes the engine to lock. After the engine locks and you attempt to crank the car the starter will blow out. The dealer's mechanic said they had repaired at least 10 cars with similar problems resulting from this design flaw during the last year. GM has not issued a recall to correct this problem. I was told that this problem started with 1996 models.
OK car, but don't pay much for it
Take your chances, 10/13/2009
1998 Buick LeSabre Limited 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is maybe a good car if you live in a warm climate. Up here in the north, it has some serious flaws. The Lesabre is poorly designed for corrosion resistance. The left and right rocker panels have rusted completely through. The body shop manager said this happens on every Lesabre he sees. He attributes it to poor body design. The tires throw slush and salt into the rocker panels. The salt water can't drain easily, so it stays and causes rust. The inner wheel wells have the same problem. The front anti-sway bar often breaks in this model. Salt water accumulates at several points, causing it to weaken from rust. Mine was broken on both sides! The A/C compressor doesn't last long.
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