Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10256334January 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT SPEED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256111January 23, 2009
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS FAILED TWICE. BOTH REAR WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255956January 22, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, AN INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT WATER ENTERED THE AIR BAG MODULE, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION AND UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT. A POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. 4/01/09 *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED 04/06/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10255107January 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON I95 IN GEORGIA ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA 12-28-08 MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING AND JOLTING CAR AS IT SHIFTED. TOOK TO GARAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, THIS CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACED AT RECOMMENDED 50,000 MILES, BESIDES THE 2200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WE HAD TO GET HOTEL ROOM, MEALS AND A RENTAL CAR TO CONTINUE TRIP AS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE DELIVERED RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254957January 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE LOCKS MELTED, WHICH NEARLY PREVENTED HER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BATTERY UNDERNEATH THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. UPDATED 02/10/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/11/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254703January 12, 2009
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VISIBILITY
CAR CLOUDED UP. OBSTRUCTING VISION. MECHANIC REPLACED HEATER CORE WITH GM PART. SAME THING HAPPENED IN DAYS. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER...SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SUPPLIER TO MECHANIC INDICATED A COMMON FAULT WITH THAT PART. A THIRD PART (AFTERMARKET) HAS BEEN INSTALLED. IF THESE GM PARTS WERE KNOWN BY SUPPLIER TO BE FAULTY, WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHY DID HE NOT INFORM MECHANIC BEFORE THE INSTALLATION? MECHANIC HAS INSTALLED PART THREE TIMES, AND ONLY BEEN PAID ONCE. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT, HIT A CURB TO AVOID BEING HIT. AND LOST A PERFECTLY GOOD TIRE AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I HAVE NO COMPLAINT WITH THE ORIGINAL PART...THE CAR HAS HIGH MILEAGE (BUICK LESABE, 1997,) JUST THE TWO REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT WERE PRESSURE TESTED AND FAILED WITHIN DAYS OF USAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254363January 9, 2009
STEERING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE AND FELT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUE TO TURN IN HER HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CRADLE WASHERS ROTTED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STEERED. THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A NOTE AND WAIT FOR OTHERS TO CALL ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,623. UPDATED 04-17-09 UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253978January 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER DIAL STOPPED WORKING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/09/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253548January 2, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 56,980 MILES-DRIVING AFTER A STOP FOR LUNCH.-ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS WENT OFF. SHOWED 11.7 VOLTS ON DISPLAY. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM, IT WAS OK NEXT MORNING WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT. REPLACED BATTERY WITH A HIGHER CCA RATING AT 59200 MILES TRACTION OFF, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. OK NEXT MORNING. AT 59,290 MILES, OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRACTION OFF, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. GONG SOUNDED THEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT TRACTION OFF STAYED LIGHTED. UNABLE TO SWITCH TRACTION ON OR OFF. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH THE PRIMARY REASON TO PROVIDE REGULAR TRANSPORTATION TO A VA HOSPITAL TWO HOURS AWAY. CANNOT NOW TRUST THE CAR TO MAKE THE TRIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253595January 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULDN'T START. FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FULL OF ANTIFREEZE. CAUSED BY A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. REPLACED MANIFOLD, CHANGED OIL AND ANTIFREEZE AND REPLACED CRACKED STARTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253259December 30, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS AND ADVISED HIM TO REGISTER HIS COMPLAINT ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253309December 30, 2008
VISIBILITY
DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW, FELL DOWN. TO GET REPAIRED WOULD BE $458. SO WINDOW WAS BLOCKED UP WITH 4 PIECES OF WOOD BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A COUPLE IN THEIR LATE 70'S & 80. IN THE WINTERTIME. ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252930December 27, 2008
VISIBILITY
2000 BUICK LASBRE REAR WINDOWS BREAK REQUIRING REPEATED REPAIRS. EVIDENT FROM COLLECTED POST ON INTERNET. COST TO REPAIR IN THOUSANDS EVEN THOUGH PART COST $75. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252288December 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1996 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM SUDDENLY STARTED SMOKING,OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF ON INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. OWNER HAD CAR TOWED AND CHECKED BY MECHANIC. CRACKED MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT WAS THE CAUSE, ENGINE BLOWN IS DIAGNOSIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252296December 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE BELT TENSIONER IS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH BROKE DISABLING THE CAR WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED. OIL LEAK CAME FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, GATHERED AROUND BOTTOM AT OIL PAN, UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, ALSO MADE OF PLASTIC LEAKED ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. TENSIONER WAS REPLACED WITH SAME PLASTIC BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RE-DESIGNED,SAME WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, THEREFORE, IT WILL GIVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252192December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. SHE SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR EMANATING FROM HER VEHICLE. THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES AT AN EXPENSE EXCEEDING $350.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE WILL SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL#96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251747December 14, 2008
VISIBILITY
I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WENT DOWN AND THAT?S WHERE IT STAYED. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROVEN OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON BUICKS OF THIS ERA AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS USING THE REGULATOR MECHANISMS FROM THE SUPPLIER TO GM. MY BILL ENDED UP OVER 500 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, VERIFIED BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO ALSO VERIFIED IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEM AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TRADING AS I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS WITH THE OTHER WINDOWS AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250976December 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED HAD ABOUT 49,000 MILES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT IS MOST OFTEN PEGGED IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, WHICH ALSO IS AFFECTING THE HEAT GAUGE. I CALLED BUICK, AFTER CONFERRING WITH MY MECHANIC WHO ASSURED ME IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOT THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK. BUICK MADE IT SOUND AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF I JUMPED THROUGH THEIR HOOPS AND TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY $85.00 TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AFTER WAITING A WEEK, BUICK CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS UP TO ME TO PAY THE OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. I HAVE NOT DONE SO AS OF YET. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS TOTALLY USELESS. THE CAR NOW HAS 52,000 MILES AND ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP, THE GAUGE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I CONSIDER IT LUCK THAT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A TICKET YET. I CAN LIVE WITHOUT A FUEL GAUGE SINCE THE DASH COMPUTER TELLS ME HOW FAR I CAN TRAVEL BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I CANNOT, HOWEVER, LIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW FROM SEARCHING THE WEB, INCLUDING THIS WEB SITE, THAT BUICK IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE SO TOTALLY AGAINST FIXING IT. I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE GAUGE TO GO BEFORE THE DASH IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AND THAT IS THE TACHOMETER. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A PULSE IN THAT RECENTLY AS WELL SO I'M SURE ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT GOES OUT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250880December 5, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 95 BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE OWNED THREE OF THEM NOW, AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS DUE TO A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT A 500.00 PROBLEM EVERY TIME! FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE FATHER AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE SHELLING OUT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM WHAT THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH A LINKABLE FUSE, SO THAT FUSE WOULD GO INSTEAD OF THE IGNITION WIRES BURNING UP. THIS REALLY IS A SIMPLE WAY AROUND SPENDING 1,500.00 DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I WON'T BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250780December 4, 2008
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
JULY 2007 MY REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I OPENED THE DOOR PANEL AND ONE OF THE PARTS WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND BROKEN IN HALF. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THEN 1 WEEK AGO, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I'VE OWNED A BUICK LESABRE BEFORE AND IT WAS OVER 10 YEARS OLD BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT ON ONLY ONE WINDOW. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR WINDOWS. I'D UNDERSTAND IF IT WERE ONE WINDOW, BUT THREE WINDOWS AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ISN'T RIGHT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO FIX IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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