Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10182443February 13, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, WHEELS
REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AUG 2005 (50500 MI) THEN IN DEC 2006 (73600 MI) HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT ONE. SUSPECT THOSE FAILURES HAVE BEEN FACTOR IN ROTORS NEEDING TO BE TURNED. *JB
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0
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#10182518February 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1. LOWERED ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW FOR VISIBILITY, WINDOW WAS SNOW COVERED 2.WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP, PUTTING REAR PASSENGER AT RISK FROM EXTERIOR DEBRIS. 3. ORDERED NEW REGULATOR. OLD REGULATOR WILL BE AVAILABLE. *NM
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#10182405February 12, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BEFORE LEAVING TO COLLEGE STATION TO GO VISIT OUR DAUGHTER WE STOPPED AT DISCOUNT TIER TO HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED. DURING THE CHECK THE TECH NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE BULGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WALLS WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. HE CALLED IT A TIRE DEFECT AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED IN ORDER TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DID PAY FOR A NEW TIRE AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES. I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR 3 NEW TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TAHOE SINCE THEN. *JB
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#10182168February 9, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS WILL FAIL CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP AND SHATTER. TYPE OF CAR IS 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON DIFFERENT WINDOWS IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS THE MOST SERIOUS AND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROPPED ON ITS OWN AND SHATTERED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE WINDOW WAS SHOT OUT. BUICK SAID IT WAS NORMAL WARE AND CHARGED $450 TO REPAIR. *NM
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#10181855February 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 BUICK LESABRE, THE POWER WINDOW WAS OPENED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO ALL FOUR (4) OF HER WINDOWS. FIRST, THE FRONT TWO (2) WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED. THEN THE TWO REAR WINDOWS FAILED, BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC HAD STATED THAT THE WINDOW ACTUATOR WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98000.
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#10181767February 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEATER ONLY BLEW COLD AIR. UPPER INTAKE LEAKING COOLANT. UPPER INTAKE REPLACED COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE TO FREEZE COMPLAINT IS AGAINST GM BUICK DIVISION NOT DORSCHEL SERVICE. *NM
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#10181775February 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE RAN ROUGH REPLACED VALVE BODY, TCC SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SOLENOID THIS COMPLAINT IS AGAINST GM BUICK DIVISION NOT DORSCHEL SERVICE. *NM
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#10181154January 30, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2002 BUICK LASABRE. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE, IT IS THE PLASTIC REGULATOR THAT FAILS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PURCHASE JUST THE REGULATOR WITHOUT THE MOTOR. APPEARS TO BE A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES, YET BUICK REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART OR SUPPLY THE PART MINUS THE MOTOR, WHICH WOULD COST SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE CURRENT PRICE OF $400. *NM
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#10181017January 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WHEN THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN TO THE BUICK DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE CRACK WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY AN ERROR IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. *AK
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#10180935January 28, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT SINCE NOV. OF LAST YEAR VIA THE US MAIL SYSTEM. EACH TIME MY LETTER HAS BEEN RETURNED. FIRST REASON WAS "NOT AT DOT HEADQUARTERS", THE SECOND REASON GIVEN WAS "INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION"..THE ADDRESS I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY FOLKS ANSWERING YOUR PHONE NUMBER WAS "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 400-7TH STREET WASHINGTON, DC 20590" AFTER THE SECOND RETURN I VISITED MY POST OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RETURN OF UNDELIVERED MAIL. THE ANSWER GIVEN, TO MY SURPRISE, WAS THAT THE US POSTAL DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE A LISTING FOR YOU AT THAT ADDRESS. IN THEIR EYES, YOU ARE NOT THERE. GOT TO BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. SO I ASK AGAIN, WHAT IS YOUR OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS? MY EVENT IS TOO LONG TO BE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THIS FORMAT AS THERE IS AS MUCH AS 10 INCIDENTS RELATING TO SINGLE TOPIC. THE INCIDENT LISTED BELOW ON 8/19/05 WAS THE NEXT TO LAST AND CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE INFORMATION BEING GIVEN IS ALSO REFERENCED TO THE 8/19/05 INCIDENT ONLY. FOUR OF THE INCIDENTS ARE THE FAILURES OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM
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#10180749January 25, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOUGHT 2000 MODEL BUICK LESABRE IN 2003 WITH 32000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD 3 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL (TWO BACK WINDOWS AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW). BOTH REAR FAILURES CAUSED WINDOW TO DROP DOWN INTO DOOR. REGULATOR REPLACED WITH OEM PART AT $375 EACH. THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WITH THE WINDOW IN THE UP POSITION SO I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. *JB
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0
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#10180751January 25, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH 52000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK IT STARTS MOVING ERRATICALLY. IT WILL MOVE UP TO FULL AND THEN DROP DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, JUST MOVES BACK AND FORTH SO BELOW 1/2 TANK I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IT ALSO CONFUSES THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPUTER IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SO THAT IS NOT RELIABLE EITHER. I JUST HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND BASED ON FUEL ECONOMY I DETERMINE WHEN I NEED TO BUY GAS. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2000 MODEL BUT READ SOME WHERE THAT A LATER YEAR MODEL HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE SENSOR IS LOCATED. THIS IS NOT ONLY FAULTY ENGINEERING IT IS INCOMPETENT ENGINEERING. *JB
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0
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#10178922January 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2002 BUICK LE SABRE (FAILURE MILEAGE: 60000) AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DIDN'T SEEM TO INCREASE SPEED. *JB UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB
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0
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#10178651January 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
OWNER OF A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. ALL FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT ? *NM
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#10178570January 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT'S CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, AT WHICH POINT, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 MILES. PER THE CONTACT THE NHTSA WEBSITE SITED THE INCIDENT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PER THE MECHANIC, THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FLOODING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING THE STARTER, SPARK PLUGS, AND A GASKET. THE CONTACT CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED IN 2004. *NM
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No
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0
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0
#10178217January 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THIS CAR LOSES ALL POWER IF IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR AND THE DEALER STATES THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BECAUSE AAA CAN'T START IT WITH THEIR PORTABLE CHARGERS. WE HAVE PURCHASED OUR OWN CHARGER TO USE ON IT EACH TIME IT DIES - WHICH IT DOES IF YOU DO NOT DRIVE IT WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR LAST START. *NM
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10178111January 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HE HEARD A SNAP IN THE DOORS AND THE WINDOWS CAME DOWN, HE TRIED TO POWER THEM BACK UP BUT IT DID NOT WORK . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ALL FOUR WINDOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED DUE IT SQUEALING. UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB
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0
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#10177695January 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 BUICK LESABRE WHICH HAS A HOLE IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE GENERAL MOTORS DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. HE THEN CALLED THE BUICK DEALER WHO CONCERURED. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 96V116000 ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10177623January 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE LEAK WAS. HAD TO ADD ANTI-FREEZE ON TWO OCCASIONS. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME THE LEAK AND ADVISED I SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED ASAP. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST AT THIS POINT IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000. IT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT IF NOT REPAIRED THIS COULD RESULT IN ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL WHICH WOULD RUIN THE MOTOR. THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GASKET THEY USED, WHICH IS PLASTIC AND HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10177407December 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUE TO FAIL. IF NOT FIXED PROPERLY COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND VEHICLE. FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *NM
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