Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10288861October 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS WILL BE 4TH TIME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS BEING REPLACED. BY FAR THE WORST & MOST EXPENSIVE USED CAR EVER TO OWN. GM'S BLACK EYE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287204October 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. SHE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THEN SMOKE ENGULFED THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, YET NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99773. UPDATED 11/3/09 *CN UPDATED 11/06/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287030October 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER COMPONENTS (SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAGE) ARE INOPERATIVE. SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS, AND SOMETIME SHOWS VERY HIGH SPEEDS. MOST OF THE TIME IT SITS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT (ON ZERO) OR ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT (PAST 120). MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE FUEL GAGE IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. I USE THE DIGITAL INFO DISPLAY TO THE LEFT TO SHOW HOW MANY MILES I HAVE BEFORE I RUN OUT OF FUEL TO TELL ME IF I NEED GAS. SO FAR I HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. TACHOMETER AND WATER TEMP GAUGES WORK FINE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286907October 9, 2009
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 2008. IN NOVEMBER 2008, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW STARTED HAVING ISSUES GOING BACK UP AFTER BEING OPENED. IT WOULD GO ABOUT 1/2 WAY UP AND GET STUCK. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO PULL OVER AND FORCE THE WINDOW CLOSED. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WINTER. THEN MORE RECENTLY(10/8/09), AS WEATHER STARTED GETTING COLD AGAIN, THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING. EXCEPT THIS TIME, THE WINDOW DOESN'T GO BACK UP AT ALL. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND CAN BE DISTRACTING WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. MY MAIN CONCERN IS GOING THROUGH TOLL BOOTHS IN MID WINTER, 20 DEGREE WEATHER AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE MY WINDOW. THIS HAPPENED LAST WINTER AND I NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. I WAS QUOTED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD COST $600 TO REPLACE. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND THEREFORE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285206September 25, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ATTEMPTED USAGE, THE HIGH BEAMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $708.31 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 UPDATED 10/21/09*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH, ONLY TO DISCOVER HE HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. HE WORKED THE SWITCH RAPIDLY A FEW TIMES, UNTIL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. SINCE THEN, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285279September 25, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. HE STATED THAT THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND THE FOURTH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY INSTALLED A WINDOW CLAMP. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS ALSO FAILED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,588. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283621September 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR ACCELERATED ITSELF IN REVERSE AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. I HAD STARTED THE CAR, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL (THE BRAKE MUST BE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR) AND THE CAR SHOT BACK AND WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS RATHER PANICKED AS I WAS LEAVING A CONVENIENCE STORE AND WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING THE GAS PUMPS, OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. I MANAGED TO BACK THE CAR INTO THE STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT IN PARK SO IT WOULD STOP. THE GEAR SHIFT WENT INTO THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. IT PROCEEDED ACROSS A BUSY STREET THROUGH A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION AT APPROX.20-30 MPH. AT IT STARTED ACROSS THE STREET, I SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE BRAKES WOULD STILL NOT STOP IT. IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER ROLLING INTO A CURB. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR OTHER THAN TO STEER IT. I HAVE KNOWN THIS TO HAPPEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER GM CARS, BUT ALWAYS IN A FORWARD GEAR. I OWN A 1986 PONTIAC TRANS AM THAT HAS DONE THIS ON OCCASION. I HAVE HAD THAT CAR LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND NONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. GM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I CAN FIND NO RECORDS OF RECALLS FOR ANY OF THEIR CARS FOR SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. PART OF THE PROBLEM MAY BE THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE, NO ONE BELIEVES THEM. EVERYONE ASSUMES THEY HAD THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE TRIED TO PUT MY FOOT ON BOTH PEDALS (WITH THE CAR IN PARK) TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I CAN'T DO IT AS THE GAS PEDAL IS RECESSED FURTHER BACK THAN THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT NO TIME ARE THEY LEVEL WITH EACH OTHER. BY SOME MIRACLE, NO ONE WAS HURT AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. I AM GOING TO CHECK WITH VARIOUS BUICK DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER MECHANICS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I FEAR IT WILL BE THE SAME AS WITH THE TRANS AM WHERE I WILL GET NO ANSWERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282646September 2, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LASABRE WINDOW FAIL TO WORK. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2004. WITHIN 6 MONTHS ALL 4 WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM AND I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THEM BACK UP. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE THE WINDOWS SLIDE BACK DOWN AS I DRIVE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIR. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY SEE THIS WITH 2000 BUICKS ALL THE TIME. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280768August 17, 2009
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE CAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280561August 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR HAS HORN PROBLEMS. THE HORN STARTS BLOWING FOR NO REASON AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280507August 15, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS NOT WORKING. I HAVE 3 WINDOWS TO DROP DOWN, REPAIRED ONE AT DEALER FOR $450, DISCONNECTED THE OTHER 2 AND BLOCKED THEM UP. THE 1ST HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YRS AGO, THE 2ND HAPPENED ABOUT 1 YR. AGO AND THE 3RD THIS AUG 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279858August 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 BUICK LASABRE ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THREE WINDOWS THREE MONTHS APART. I'M NOW DRIVING WITH THE FOURTH WINDOW TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC USED. IT COULD CAUSE A REAL SERIOUS PROBLEM,THE GLASS CRACKS,BE HAPPY IT DOESN'T HIT YOU OR A GRANDCHILD. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279722August 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INNER WEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,892 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/09/09*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279193August 3, 2009
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. IN 2007, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BEGAN LEAKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BACK IN 2007 AND THEY FOUND AN OPEN SEAM AT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COWL AREA. THE DEALER SEALED THE SEAM BACK INTO PLACE AT THE COST OF $650. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,574 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,135. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/31/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278650July 29, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HER VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE REPLACED BOTH WINDOWS TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278332July 26, 2009
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IN MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE IS COMING UP AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I WILL BE GOING SOMEWHERE AND BE IN EVEN A LITTLE FENDER BENDER OR MAYBE NOT NOTHING AT ALL AND IT WILL COME ON OFF .IT IS LIKE THE GLUE THEY USED TO MOLD IT DOWN HAS COME UNDONE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT .I BOUGHT THE CAR USED LAST JUNE THIS STARTED LIKE RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE ALL THE TIME AND NOW I AM GETTING REALLY WORRIED SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IF IT CONTINUES TO COME A LOOSE .SO IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR MAYBE EVEN DEATH TO SOMEONE WITH THE EXTRA PIECES COMING UP LIKE THAT .THE CORNER DOWN NEXT TO THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS ALSO STARTING TO STICK SOME ALSO SO IT WOULD PROBABLE NOT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR SOMEONE TO LET THEIR SMALL CHILDREN OR MAYBE EVEN AN ADULT TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE I THINK THAT THE DASH COULD BE HARMFUL TO ANYONE EVEN THE DRIVER IF ANYONE ELSES STARTS TO STICK UP LIKE MINE DOES .THE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED SO HOPEFUL NOBODY WILL NOT LOSE THEIR LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. BUICK LESABRE 2002 MODEL . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278250July 24, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ON 24JUN09 AND LEFT SIDE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE ON 13JUL09. BOTH WINDOWS FIXED IN UP POSITION AT LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. REPAIR FOR EACH WINDOW IS OVER $400. MECHANICS STATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AND EXPECT THE OTHER TWO WINDOW REGULATORS TO FAIL. CONTACTED GM/BUICK AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A RECALL AND FIX OF THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. PART IS MADE OF METAL AND PLASTIC (METAL CHAIN THAT GOES OVER A PLASTIC WHEEL). RESEARCHED INTERNET FOR CUSTOMER FEEDBACK ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MECHANISM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278259July 24, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE KEEP BREAKING. BOTH BACK WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW RECENTLY FAILED. A REGULATOR IN THE POWER WINDOW FAILS AND THE WINDOW RETRACTS/SLAMS INTO THE DOOR PERMANANTLY. THIS IS VERY STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE ROAD AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277377July 19, 2009
VISIBILITY
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST RANDOMLY FELL DOWN ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ALMOST NEVER USED THAT WINDOW. MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276965July 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS FALL. THREE OF FOUR WINDOWS SO FAR FALL INTO THE DOOR AFTER THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM AND BE HEARD TO SNAP INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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