# Problem 1991 Buick LeSabre

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-1991-buick-lesabre/54407>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lesabre, brakes, buick\
**Created:** [August 30, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-1991-buick-lesabre/54407 "2010-08-30T18:30:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Ericson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c0e974/32.png) [@Ericson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ericson)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/problem-1991-buick-lesabre/54407/1 "2010-08-30T18:30:50Z")

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First I hear some scraping, and then usually the rear brakes totally fail, and car cannot be driven at all. I believe I have been told it is the rear brake drums that shatter, then need to be replaced, with wheels kits ordered, and some type of spring. Please excuse that I cannot describe this better! This has happened to the car 4 times since 2002 and is quite expensive to fix. Is this common with this model? I got it as a gift from uncle in Conn., more moisture there, now car is in desert, could that have something to do with it? I am not a heavy braker, but the car is quite heavy. Thanks!