# 1996 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `255635` · 2000-11-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
## Narrative
A DETERIORATING PLENUM WAS CAUSING COOLANT TO GET INTO  ENGINE CYLINDERS.  DEALER NOTIFIED, AND  REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST.   *AK  THE HEAT FROM THE EGR VALVE BURNS A HOLE INSIDE THE WALL OF PLANAM ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO SUCK COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.  *YH
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