Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10177489December 21, 2006
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2003 LESABRE'S BOLTS ON FRAME IN THE FRONT END RUSTED. *TS
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0
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0
#10176667December 20, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CARS PAINT STARTED PEALING OFF AND NOW ALMOST THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY CAR HAS NO PAINT BUT A GRAY TYPE SURFACE AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE ROOF IS RUSTED. THAT'S JUST ONE THING. THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WHEN I OPEN IT LEAKS THE WATER INSIDE AS WELL AS WHEN IT IS SHUT. MY CAR ALSO WILL NOT CRANK AFTER I HAVE PARKED IT AND WILL REQUIRE A BOOST TO GET IT GOING NOW I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY CABLE HEADS AND IT STILL DOES THAT ON OCCASION. MY CAR ONE DAY STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE KNOCKING GRINDING NOISE AND I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY. I WENT TO GET THE PART TO REPAIR MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE ONLY PLACE TO GET THE RUBBER SEAL IS THRU THE DEALER. IT IS TO EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO GET IT FIXED PROFESSIONALS, SO NOW I DRIVE ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND THE RUBBER SEAL IS ALMOST WORN DOWN COMPLETELY AND WHEN IT FALLS OFF AND IM TOLD IT WILL. I WILL BE OUT OF A CAR. THE ROOF INTERIOR HAS ALSO FALLEN DOWN AND I HAVE TO PIN IT UP OUT OF THE WAY SO I CAN SEE OUT MY BACK WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN AND THE REAR WINDOW DEFROST ONLY COMES ON ON OCCASION, AS WELL AS MY HEATER ONLY COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO NOT WHEN WE TURN IT ON. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10176529December 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A USED BUICK LESABER AND IT'S LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CAR IS A 93 AND JUST BOUGHT IT IN NOV. 06. I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR. AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE TO GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175927December 12, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE THE PIPING ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. THE PIPES WERE ALSO OBSERVED TO BE RUSTED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND BOTH THE DEALER AND THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT MANUFACTURER DID NOT USE THE CORRECT QUALITY PARTS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10175752December 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE OWNED A 2000 BUICK LESABRE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE NOW HAD (3) DOOR WINDOW MOTORS FAIL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS OVER $400 EACH! *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175554December 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS NOTICED AROUND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL LINE ON THE ENGINE RUBBED TOGETHER WITH THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAUSING A HOLE IN ONE OF THE HOSES, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE RUBBED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE , WHICH CAUSED GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175595December 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MADE A POP NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOW THEN SLOWLY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE WINDOW NOW WILL NOT RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DURING POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED BY ANYTHING COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW; SNOW, RAIN, ETC. IT IS ALSO A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND I KEEP THE CHILD LOCKS ENGAGED TO KEEP HIM FROM OPENING THE DOOR BUT WHAT IS TO STOP HIM FROM GOING OUT THE WINDOW EVEN IF I HAVE THE WINDOWS LOCKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS USED IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BREAK EVEN IF THE WINDOW IS NOT USED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ONE WINDOW REGULATOR AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ONE AS WELL. I KNOW GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR THE FIRST ONE BUT REFUSE TO DO SO ON THIS ONE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF THE WINDOWS WILL FAIL, BUT WHEN. THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO LOOK AFTER THE CONSUMER AND NOT THE CORPORATION. I HAVE DETAILED IN THIS LETTER THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH HAZARD IF THE WINDOW FAILS AND CAUSES A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER, PERSONAL SAFETY, AND PERSONAL SECURITY OF CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175136December 4, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS IN THE REAR BEGAN TO SLIP DOWN INTO THE DOOR, CAUSING AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY SECURE THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE FROM RAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174369November 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY BUICK LESABRE.. WINDOWS NEVER USED AS NO PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174379November 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CONTROLS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174278November 26, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST WAS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOR $550.00. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THIS WAS FIXED BY ME AFTER DOING SOME RESEACH ON HOW TO REPAIR THIS ITEM. NOW THE SAME WINDOW HAS BROKE AGAIN AND I WILL FIX IT AGAIN, BUT IN DOING MORE RESEARCH I HAVE COME ACROSS A SITE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE BUICK LESABRE AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT BECAUE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM GMC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174206November 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS, AND AGAIN FOR EACH FRONT WINDOW, RESULTING IN INOPERABLE WINDOW, THE LATEST FAILURE WAS TODAY. ALL OTHER FAILURES WERE WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173497November 14, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED DOWN, REGULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED; THIS IS A PRETTY OBVIOUS MALFUNCTION OF THE REGULATORS SINCE WHAT IT HOLDS THE GLASS IS A VERY DELICATE PLASTIC PART. I HAVE DONE SO MUCH RESEARCH ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF ISSUES FROM MODEL'S YEARS RANGING 2000-2004. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE TO SOLVE OR BETTER IMPROVE THE PART THAT CAUSES THE WINDOW GLASS TO DROP DOWN.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173314November 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BATTERY LEAK UNDER THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY ACIDS HAD EATEN THE PLATE WHERE THE BATTERY SAT. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173335November 13, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON NORMAL DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE 17 YEAR-OLD DRIVER SUFFERED FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE INFLATER MODULE MAY CORRODE, CAUSING INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. UPDATED 12/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10173201November 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT OPERATE. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT OPERATE. SAFETY ISSUE WITH CHILDREN IN CAR ETCETERA. WINDOW DROPPING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THERE IS A "WIDE RANGE" OF WINDOW ISSUES WITH THE BUICK LESABRE MODEL 2000-2005. NO DEALER RECALL ISSUED. $600 FOR REPAIR - MANY COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. GM/BUICK SHOULD RECALL PARTS. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173129November 10, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2001 BUICK LESABRE THAT HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WE HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE WINDOWS ARE USED EXTREMELY INFREQUENTLY. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT BUICK IS AWARE OF BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON EDMUNDS. COM AND FOUND THAT A BULLETIN (BULLETIN #3483 ON JAN 2001, ITEM #85 ON LIST) WAS SENT OUT FROM GENERAL MOTORS TO??, I'M GUESSING DEALERSHIPS, SO THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM EVEN THEN... IT STATES (AS TYPED BY THEM) "VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS VEHICLE:2000 BUICK LESABRE SUMMARY: POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE, NOISY OR GLASS DROPS. (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER- 100117398) " ADDING INSULT TO INJURY THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS OUTRAGEOUS. $400.00 TO $600.00 PER WINDOW . THE DESIGN OF USING A STEEL CABLE THAT IS SPOOLED AROUND A THIN PLASTIC SPOOL TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WINDOW ONLY GUARANTEES 1 THING...CERTAIN FAILURE OF THE PART AND A NICE JUICY PROFIT ON THE REPAIR. I DO NOT KNOW AND HAVE NOT HEARD OF AN ACCIDENT BEING CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH. I KNOW I WOULD DEFINITELY BE DISTRACTED IF MY WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM OR ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUICK/GM HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND SEE SOME FINANCIAL RECOMPENSE FOR KNOWINGLY RELEASING A SUBPAR AND DEFECTIVE PART. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172832November 7, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS KEEP FALLING DOWN. THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVEN TIMES AND THE SAME PIECE KEEPS BREAKING. NOW I ONLY HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WORKS. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172697November 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WINDOW REGULATOR FRACTURED. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173287November 3, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 LESABRE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. *TS *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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