Posted on Oct 18, 2010

I have 1997 Buick LeSabre. I can be driving anywhere at any speed and it will stop for no reason. I have no control over the brakes, steering anything. I spoke to Buick.com and they told me it was not a safety issue and that I would have to pay $95.00 to find out what the problem is. I have gone on several sites and found similar complaints on all models from 1990 to 1999. I am afraid to drive it on the interstates because it could stop randomly and I could be in front of a big truck and I have no where to pull over. Wow! Major accident in the making. Do they want to be sued???? I need to know if anyone else has the same problem because this is defintely a dangerous situation and Buick doesn't seem to care about their customers. I am out of work with hardly any income and do not have that outrageous amount of money to get a diagnosis of the problem that Buick has created. UH!!

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