Buick LeSabre Complaints (2001)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10270094May 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL LEAK ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE. NOT ONLY WAS LEAKING FROM SENDING UNIT, BUT FROM VALVE COVERS. OBVIOUSLY IS LEAKING ON ENGINE, AS I SMELL HOT OIL AND AT TIMES SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. A RECALL: EA07008 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA07008 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR VARIOUS GM MODELS INCLUDING BUICK REGAL, ALL WITH THE 3.8 ENGINE, HOWEVER THE LESABRE IS NOT LISTED. THIS AFOREMENTIONED RECALL INDICATED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SO CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268948May 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE: OIL LEAKING SOMEWHERE, AS SMELL THE HOT OIL AND SOMETIMES SMOKE COMES OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. LOCAL SERVICE DETERMINED MAIN LEAK WAS OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT AND ADDITIONAL LEAK FROM VALVE COVERS. REPAIR COST FOR JUST OIL SENDING UNIT: $167. THE COST ESTIMATE FOR VALVE COVERS: ~$300. DECIDED TO FORGO THAT FOR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266795April 27, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHTS COME ON FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, THEN GO BACK OFF. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY JUST TO GET IT CHECKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266113April 20, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE ALL FAILED, THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY IN ITS ENTIRETY IS REPLACED. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THE FAILED PART RATHER THAN THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265422April 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
TRANSMISSION REPAIRED IN 2006 WINDOW SWITCHES REPLACED IN TWO WINDOWS 2007 NOW I HAVE A COOLANT LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261848March 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I AM TRYING TO GET INFORMATION ON A RECALL FOR MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE. I SPOKE WITH BUICK AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS, BUT APPARENTLY BEING THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THE DEALER STATES IT IS AGE AND MILEAGE. I AM NOT SURE!!!!!! I FEEL IF THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE GASKET WHICH CAUSED THESE LEAKS THEN I SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL??? FROM WHAT I COULD LEARN FROM YOUR SITE BUICK HAD A RECALL FOR THEIR REGAL AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. IT IS GM RECALL. #07035. I KNOW I HAVE A LESABRE,BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS THERE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ALSO??IT SUPPOSEDLY IS AFFECTING OVER 20,764 VEHICLES AND THE 2001-2003 MODELS WON'T BE NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY. PRIOR YEARS WERE NOTIFIED APRIL 2008. I AM A SECOND OWNER SO NOT SURE IF I WOULD EVER BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249900November 26, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 BUICK LESABRE WITH THE PROBLEMS OF FAILING POWER REGULATORS. HAVE HAD TWO DIE IN LESS THEN A MONTH. FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE....REAR ONE HARDLY EVER USED, BUT WAS THE FIRST TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249106November 18, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE MECHANISM AND MOTOR FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS UNABLE TO BE CLOSED. A REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR. A MONTH LATER, WHILE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE CONTACT COULD NOT ROLL IT BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE SHOP, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THE SAME FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248731November 13, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS NOT WORKING. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID SHE HAD A MECHANIC "FIX" IT SO IT WOULD NOT FALL DOWN, AS DEALER WANTED $500. SHE ALSO SAID SHE HAD REPLACED THE RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT (ABOUT A YEAR), THE RIGHT REAR REGULATOR HAS QUIT. I ALSO PAID A MECHANIC TO "FIX" IT SO IT WOULDN'T FALL DOWN. WE DO NOT USE THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH LESABRES THROUGH 4-5 YEARS, YET BUICK/GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL, ONLY A SB ON HOW TO REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248082November 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2001 LESABRE NEW AND HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE HEAT IN THE RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROLS AND SYSTEM BOTH IN THE DASH AND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCESSIVELY HOT. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS HEAT IN THE CONTROLS AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS SIMPLY INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY EVERY DAY. THE DEALER DID REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON; BUT, THAT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246692October 25, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE WINDOW REGULATOR JUST WENT OUT. I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP COSTING 450. I THEN DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. HAVING TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR AT 50,000 IS RIDICULOUS. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN I SHOULD EXPECT TO REPLACE ALL 4 AT 450 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 1800 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245030October 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FLORIDA AND DROVE IT BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE TUNING IN THE RADIO, I NOTICED THAT THE RADIO/CASSETTE AREA WAS "HOT", VERY HOT....I SHUT THE RADIO OFF AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE RADIO SECTION BY FEELING IT. IT STAYED HOT! THE RADIO COMPONENTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO HOT BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE RADIO SECTION ITSELF. WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THIS? I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE BUICK LESABRE RECALLS BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANY. CERTAINLY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT OK. I HAVE NEVER FELT ANY RADIO IN ANY CAR "HOT" - AND I REALLY MEAN "HOT". I WILL BE TAKING THIS CAR IMMEDIATELY TO A BUICK DEALER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. THIS IS A BUICK LESABRE - 2001 WITH 25000 MILES. THE OLDER COUPLE THAT OWNED IT RARELY USED IT AND PROBABLY NEVER USED THE RADIO THEREFORE NEVER NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244354October 4, 2008
VISIBILITY
ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY BUICK LESABRE LTD. HAVE FAILED A LEAST ONCE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2001. NOW RIGHT FRONT WINDOW IS INTERMITTENT. MAY WORK MAY NOT? THESE PARTS ARE MADE IN KOREA. SO MUCH FOR OUTSOURCING. ALL 2000 TO 2005 BUICKS HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS & NEED TO BE RECALLED. COST $500.00 PER WINDOW TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241449September 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW IN MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE BROKE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL BUICK LESABRES FROM 2000 AND 2001. THIS IS THE FIRST, BUT I DOUBT IT WILL BE THE LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240060August 28, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 2 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTERWARDS, THE WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE WINDOW WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238418August 15, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE SEPARATE TIMES AND NOW THE FOURTH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE ABS MODULE FAILED. UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236959August 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO RETURN WINDOW TO A CLOSED POSITION. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS 99 DEGREES F. COULD NOT SECURE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT AMONG THIS FAMILY OF GM VEHICLES. REPAIR COSTS ARE EXORBITANT WHEN THE FAULT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL PLASTIC BRACKET INSIDE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A SIMPLE REPAIR KIT IS NEEDED, RATHER THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE REGULATOR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON, AND WINDOWS ARE NOT ROLLED DOWN THAT OFTEN. BASED ON COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON OTHER WEB SITES, I CAN EXPECT TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE REGULATORS, WITH THE COST APPROACHING $2000 FOR ALL 4 REGULATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234900July 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE KEEP FAILING. I GO TO ROLL A WINDOW DOWN, I HEAR A "CRUNCHING" NOISE, AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT EITHER GO BACK UP, OR IT GOES HALFWAY UP AND STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED 3 WINDOWS TO DATE ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT COSTS 400-600 TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WINDOWS IN THE LESABRES. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233999July 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR, A 2001 BUICK LESABRE, IN APPROX 2006 I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAS GAGE, I CAN'T TRUST IT, IT GOES UP AND DOWN, I HAVE SEEN ON THE NET THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230117June 6, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP AND WHEN PUSHED UP CONTINUE TO ROLL BACK DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE SOLVED INSTEAD OF SAYING THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO LAST. I THINK THIS IS A DISGRACE AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GMC AUTO AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNMENT. HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY: BUICK POWER WINDOWS DROP / BROKEN POWER WINDOWS MOST BUICK CARS, AND IN FACT MOST OTHER GM CARS, HAVE THIS DEFECT. THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM BREAKS - USUALLY CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS BREAK IN THE POWER WINDOW PULLEY ASSEMBLY. GM DEALERS WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, TO THE TUNE OF $450 PER WINDOW. MANY, MANY BUICK OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN TO SAY THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MOST OR ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ASSEMBLIES, AND SOME EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY MULTIPLE TIMES. GM HAS NOT CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, SO ONCE FIXED BY THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE POWER WINDOW FAILURES IS TO GET THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY FROM A SALVAGE YARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET SICK & TIRED OF REPLACING THESE AGAIN & AGAIN, & TAPE UP THE WINDOW PERMANENTLY. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA). SO FAR, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WINDOW HAS GONE DOWN WHEN I AM IN THE STORE ETC. SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET IN THE CAR OR STEAL SOMETHING OUT OF IT. I THINK THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE WINDOW DROPS SUDDENLY, IT CAN BE STARTLING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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