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  1. C

    Slow acceleration, but engine runs fine? Starting in 2nd of 3rd gear?

    2005 with 200k miles The engine seems to running fine. No misfires. Revs up fine in neutral. The best way to describe the performance is it feels like you are towing a heavy trailer. You step on the gas and it responds, it just gets up to speed slowly. But once there it runs strong. So on...
  2. J

    Harsh/ Long Shift 1-2, bangs when putting in gear

    Hi all, I recently bought this 2003 Buick Lesabre and as the title suggest, I'm having shifting issues. The shift from 1st to 2nd gear is very long and harsh, and the rest seem to be fine. I'm pretty sure it the pressure control solenoid because everything I've read describes this as the main...
  3. Pattyb10

    2017 Buick Encore swaying back and forth

    Hello, so my Buick Encore is doing this, I stop at a light and It’s rocking back and forth. Engine light went on yesterday also. Any ideas what it could be? One more thing I forgot to post, I stopped to put gas in, my encore didn’t want to start. It kept turning over like wanting to, but no go...
  4. B

    Transmission problem

    Hi guys, I have a 2013 Buick Regal GS and I’m coming up to the time when I need to change the trans fluid. Does anyone have a step by step on how to change the trans fluid preferably a video? Also do anyone know where I can buy a new trans for my car just in case I need one?
  5. Popperoni

    Pre-purchase question/concern - 2015 Buick Regal T

    Hello all, This is my first post on this forum and am hopeful that I will be active on here soon. I recently sold my 2013 Audi A4 as it was a beauty with flaws to say the least, and wanted to find a more reliable car. I found a very nice 2015 Buick Regal T FWD with 42k miles on Facebook...
  6. F

    95 Buick Riviera Speedometer, Odometer not working and shifting issues

    I have a 95 Buick Riviera S/C the other day I was driving and the low voltage light came on and then went off and a second later the check engine light came on and the speedometer jumped around then hit zero and I only have 2nd and 3rd gear now, the check engine light is still on and nothing...
  7. S

    Transmission fluid change

    My Buick Verano has 95,500 miles - I live in Colorado and I haven’t changed the transmission fluid so it is about time (97,500 normal interval). Could anyone comment on if they’ve done it themselves and where the drain and fill ports are. It looks like it doesn’t have a dipstick and it is...
  8. S

    Car Suddenly Goes Nowhere in Drive!

    I was all loaded and just leaving to go to work. As I left my driveway, a neighbor pointed out my trunk was open. So I suddenly came to a stop, got out, and closed it. When I got back in the car, and put it into Drive, nothing happened! Reverse works, and 1st & 2nd gear, but not 3rd or Drive...
  9. A

    "Service Transmission" P07BB

    I see an intermittent message "Service Transmission" on my 2017 Lacrosse with 27k miles on it. There is no "check engine light," and this message usually appears when I park the vehicle or put it in neutral. I scanned with the OBD2 tool, and the code is P07BB, "Transmission Park Position...
  10. T

    200-4r help needed

    I know these aren't Grand Nationals but you guys are the 200-4r masters. Im working on two builds. 1981 Turbo TA Indy Pace Car and 1988 Olds Custom Cruiser. I'm new to the 200-4r and need guidance on who produces the best or who is the best to rebuild one. The Custom Cruiser came with the 200-4r...
  11. Joeman22

    Transmisson 2000 model help

    my 2000 model lesabre im 2nd owner of, all sudden while stopped at red light , would not move forward ( shifter n OD, i had to shift to L1 and it moved. I drove it home 5 miles it will go in L1 and L2, but nothing in D3 or OD. Reverse is fine. I changed fluid and filter in mission same...
  12. B

    Parting ways with my 2011 Buick Regal CXL with 90,000 Miles

    I bought a 2011 buick regal cxl with around 75,000 miles on it November 2018 and it's completely shot now. I Was driving it the other day to work and after leaving a stop light and accelarating the car no longer was shifting and the rpms were going up and down as I hit the gas, but I was left...
  13. 2

    2004 rough shift into 1st and vibration ... TCC??

    Good evening!!! I recently purchased a 2005 lesabre with 125k on it for $1600 at auction. Vehicle runs great and is clean, just some normal wear for a 15 year old car. BUT...... the car shifts rough and hesitates going into 1st gear from park. it will not go into 1st until you give some...
  14. M

    Could Use Some Help With my '88 Electra PA

    Hello everyone! First, thank you all for this incredible forum! I've already gained way more knowledge from this single website than I could've ever expected, however as a first time "old" car owner I still have a ton of questions. To sum things up a bit, I was gifted a 1988 Buick Electra Park...
  15. S

    Need Help Chasing Electronic Gremlins

    Today if all goes well, I'm changing out electronic oil pressure switch that triggers idiot light with a mechanical gauge apparently mileage and time of taking a toll on my 06 Lucerne, such that the fresh rebuilt engine and transmission are fine, but the sensors are tripping wall to wall. That...
  16. P

    Need advice for my 2010 LaCrosse

    About a year ago before my grandfather passed away, he gave me his 2010 LaCrosse CXS. It has all the bells and whistles aside from the heads up display. It only has 27,850 miles on it. I’ve driven it maybe 1,500 miles this year. He told me before he passed NOT TO DRIVE IT TOO MUCH. Now here...
  17. G

    03 Century transmission swap

    Hi Everyone, I have a very nice 03 Century that had transmission problems. I found a 2001 donor Century with a working transmission and about 200K less miles than my 03. Unfortunately myself and my garage did not fully do our homework and did not realize that the 01 transmission is not...
  18. S

    2011 Enclave Sensor issue??

    Recently my wife’s 2011 Enclave has (while driving) been having some sort of issue. It doesn’t happen every time, sometimes can drive around all day and it never happens. But sometimes while driving the RPM and Speedometer gauges just kind of stop working and maybe bounce up and down from zero...
  19. S

    2007 Buick Lucerne Cxs ecm problem "engine power reduced"

    Hi Buick owners, I own a 2007 Buick Lucerne CXS with 139,000 miles on it that and i kept getting the "engine power reduced" message. The car would vibrate very bad (misfire) and transmission would bang when changing gears. But it didn't always pop up when i started it and it runs smoothly and...
  20. J

    2009 Lucerne 80,000 miles Transmission

    This has been going on for 30,000 miles but sometimes when I shift from reverse to drive, the car rolls forward and then jerks and pulls normally. It really feels like it is trying to start off in second gear then realizes it was supposed to be in first and shifts to first. I know computers and...
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