Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10144449December 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW SLID DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN RECENTLY. HE SAID THE CABLE BROKE. IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE TENSION AND POP, IT HAPPENS! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID A NEW PART COSTS $315! I CALLED TO SEE IF THERE IS AN AFTER MARKET ON THIS PART AND THEY SAID THAT YOU CAN GET IT FOR THE FRONT BUT NOT THE REAR DOOR! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BUICK KNOWS THAT THIS POWER WINDOW PART IS FAULTY AND CANNOT LET OUT THE RIGHTS TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE THIS! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL 2000 TO 2005 BUICK LESABRES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144382December 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS ARE POORLY MADE AND SUBJECT TO FAILURE EVEN WITH LITTLE USE OF THE WINDOWS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143968November 29, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED MY 2000 BUICK-LESABRE IN 2002. SHORTLY AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK LEFT WINDOW MOTOR, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR, THEN A SHORT TIME LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT BACK WINDOW MOTOR AND JUST LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. I FEEL THAT WITH ONLY ONE PERSON DRIVING THIS CAR AND NOT USING THE WINDOWS THAT MUCH I HAVE HAD AN UNUSUAL BREAK DOWN OF WINDOWS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWN THREE BUICKS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144309November 29, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND BATTERY PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STALLING, GAUGES DYING OUT, ENGINE LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATING, HARD TIMES STARTING THE ENGINE, RATTLE IN THE MIDDLE VENTS WHEN SET ON LOW, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES AND WERE HARD TO DUPLICATE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143137November 18, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LESABRE. POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL DOORS, AND NOW DRIVERS DOOR REGULATOR HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. WINDOWS EITHER DROPPED, OR WHEN ROLLED DOWN WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. NEARLY $400/INCIDENT TO REPAIR. DID NOT SAVE OLD PARTS, WILL SAVE THIS ONE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF THESE FAILURES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142875November 16, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. 3 OF 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS BROKE. I HAVE REPLACED ONLY ONE OF THE MOTORS,DUE TO THEY ARE $300 EACH. I FEEL THESE MOTORS HAVE A DEFECT OR THIS MANY WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143203November 16, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT 2001 BUICK LESABRE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION. *TS (11/16/05) THE LIGHTS WOULD GO DIM. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142032November 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD FIVE DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL WINDOW FAILURES. THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN BECAUSE THE BELT INSIDE THE WINDOW BROKE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141899November 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY LEAKED FUMES AND FLUID INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL THAT LINGERED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE SHOP AND REPORTED THE ODOR. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SHE HAD NO REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF BATTERY LEAKAGE IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AND REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141990November 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP DUE TO A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. INSPECTION REVEALED STEEL BRAKE TUBES SEVERELY RUSTED ONLY IN THE AREA OF THE LEAK. LEAK LOCATION IS DIRECTLY BELOW ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE LEFT FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL FOUR OUTPUT LINES FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO THE WHEEL WERE AFFECTED. THE BALANCE OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THIS VEHICLE EXHIBIT A NORMAL LEVEL OF CORROSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142147November 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. *TS *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133179November 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. IF THE ROAD WAS WET THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES THREE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS BAD/WET WEATHER.. THE SALESMAN DROVE THE CAR ONCE WHEN IT WAS WET, BUT THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THE BBB. GM SENT A LETTER BACK TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE HEAT DID NOT WORK IN THE FALL. THE HEAT WILL GO FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS AND NOT WORK , AND THEN IT WILL. *AK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PDAS WERE FAULTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141473November 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BUICK LESABRE 2001. POWER CONTROL FOR WINDOWS AND DOORS. DEFECT IN THE POWER CONTROL FOR WINDOWS. CANNOT GET WINDOWS TO GO BACK UP ON RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WINDOWS. WAS REPAIRED 1 TIME IN 2002 BY DEALERSHIP WEISNER BUICK. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED BECAUSE IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY NOW AND I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT THAT WAS WITH THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED. THERE IS SOMETHING ELECTRONICALLY WRONG WITH THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE EXPENSE OF THIS. THIS IS DEFINATELY A DEFECT IN THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141295October 31, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FOR THE TRANSMISSION ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH SHOWED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO SOLENOID VALVES. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING WITH THIS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141338October 31, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 LESABRE AS A PROGRAM CAR WITH 12,000 MILES. BEGINNING SHORTLY THEREAFTER THREE POWER WIDOWS WENT OUT. THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. NOW WITH 85,000 MILE THE FOURTH WENT OUT AND IT COST US $400 PLUS DOLLARS. OF COURSE THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. WE HAD OVER NINE CARS WITH POWER WINDOWS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ONE, AND NOW ONE VEHICLE ALL FOUR HAD TO BE REPLACED. TO ME THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS. I COULD UNDERSTAND ONE GOING OUT, BUT ALL FOUR? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141160October 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT:THE CONTACT HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW, THE SECOND TIME WAS THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW, AND THIRD TIME WAS THE LEFT REAR WINDOW. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE THIRD TIME IT WAS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. ALSO, WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE POST ON BOTH SIDES. WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM ON THE INTERSTATE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141085October 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
STARTED CAR HEARD LOUD POP, WHITE SMOKE, THEN FLAMES - CAR CAUGHT FIRE - TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140741October 25, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED RESETTING THE AIRBAG. THE DEALER RESET THE AIRBAG, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT LATER ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ,AND COULD NOT OFFER ANY EXPLANATION. NO FURTHER REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140747October 25, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW BY MY WIFE'S PARENTS WHO SHORTLY THEREAFTER DIED AND WE INHERITED CAR. GARAGE KEPT AND HARDLY USED. AFTER WE HAD IT 1 YEAR WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO PUT HER PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOWN IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN. I THOUGHT THE MOTOR HAD GONE BAD AND PREPARED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. BEFORE APPOINTMENT I AVOIDED USING THAT WINDOW AND ONE DAY TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. IT WENT DOWN BUT MADE A NOISE AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO COME UP. I THOUGHT AGAIN IT WAS JUST BAD LUCK. THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY I WAS AT A STORE WITH ANOTHER CAR AND NOTICE A CAR THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE OUR BUICK WITH TAPE ON IT'S REAR WINDOW. I THOUGHT MY WIFE HAD DRIVEN OUR BUICK TO THE STORE. IT WASN'T OUR CAR SO I WAITED FOR OWNER AND QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS WINDOWS. IT WAS THE SECOND WINDOW THAT HAD BROKEN ON HIM. FURTHER INVESTIGATING ON INTERNET AND WITH OTHERS AWARE OF THE CAR FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY WITH PROBLEM. I CALL BUICK WHO SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WHEN I TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN TO YOUR WEBSITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT BUICK SAID IF I TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND WAS WILLING TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS THEY WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER THEY COULD HELP ME. TURNS OUT THE CAR NEEDS A REGULATOR AND MOTOR CABLE AND GUIDE:L COST $400.00. DOESN'T THIS SEEM LIKE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART AND IT GOES BAD TOO. GO TO WWW.AUTOBYTEL.COM AND LOOKED AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THAT WEBSITE OVER THIS SAME ISSUE. WE OPENED THE REAR WINDOWS MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR HAD AIR CONDITIONING AND WE USUALLY USED THE AIR. NOW 2 OF THE WINDOWS HAVE PROBLEM. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU CAN'T OPEN THE WINDOW OR CAN'T CLOSE IT. WHAT IF A CHILD LOCKS THE DOORS WHILE IN THE CAR WITH THE KEYS AND CAN'T OPEN CAR WITH HANDLE. BUICK'S ACTIONS INDICATES THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. I CALLED THEM WITH THE DIAGNOSIS BUT BUICK HAS NOT CALLED BACK AND IMPRESSION IS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140562October 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. NHTSA RECALL, 04V090000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND IT FAILED AGAIN TEN DAYS AGO. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH A NEWER PART. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Buick LeSabre