Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10306974February 6, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2000-2005 BUICK LESABRE WINDOW ACTUATORS THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/BUICK/LESABRE/R52823/COMMENTS/PAGE-2/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2001/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML THAT IS 2 WEBSITES IN 5" SEARCH DEVOTED TO THIS & IMAGINE HOW MANY DON'T VOICE THEIR CONCERN *CN
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#10303267January 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD TO PLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME PLASTIC PIECE ON THE REGULATOR IS FAILING. I'VE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALSO I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10299098January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS SINCE HE HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 94, 031. UPDATED 01/19/10 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB UPDATED 04/09/10. *LJ GM DID NOT AGREE TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER HAD A LOCAL SHOP REMOVE THE CLUSTER AND IT WAS SENT FOR REPAIR AND RE-INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER IS OPERATING NORMALLY. UPDATED 07/16/10.*JB
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#10298851January 9, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE WAITING IN A PARKING LOT LANE FOR A PARKING SPACE TO OPEN, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT LEANING FORWARD, BUT I WAS LOOKING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE BAG JUST HIT ME ON THE RIGHT SIDE FOREHEAD AND COVERED ME IN POWDER. I COULD NOT HEAR OUT OF MY RIGHT EAR, AND STILL CANNOT TODAY. *TR
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10299409January 8, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
LTR ADDRESSED TO THE POTUS RE DEFECTIVE PARTS ON HIS 2002 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM, INQUIRING WHAT CAN THE GOVERNMENT DO THROUGH GM TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE HIM; FOR THE ADMINISTRATORS SIGNATURE. *KB ALL FOUR OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE SEALANT HOLDING THE COVER TO THE DASHBOARD CAME APART, WHICH CAUSED A LARGE GAP NEAR THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB
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No
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0
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#10297907January 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ON MY 2004 BUICK. IT CAN STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME AN CAN CAUSE SPEEDING BY NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM RUNNING. ALSO SPEEDING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATHS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10297826January 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR OF ENGINE FUEL LINE. MY WIFE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN OUR GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL BUICK/GMC DEALER IN LAS VEGAS, NV. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED A "REAR FEED FUEL LINE LEAKING, SEAL WORN INTERNALLY". UPON INQUIRY THERE IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" FOR THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY (AT $600.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR THE PART ALONE). I UNDERSTOOD FROM ONE OF THE MECHANICS, THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED BUICK, BUT THEY DECLINED THE REPAIR CLAIMING THAT "MOTOR VEHICLES ARE COMPLEX MACHINERY AND SOMETIMES REQUIRE REPAIRS". I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT IF IT DID NOT INVOLVE LEAKY FUEL LINES, AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD !! PLEASE HELP. *TR
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0
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0
#10297497December 30, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. SHE NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42000. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. UPDATED 02/03/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296923December 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HAD THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND IT WAS LEFT RUNNING AND IT WAS IN PARK THEN I WENT OUT TO LEAVE AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MIN SITTING THERE AND I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER WHAT SO I TRIED ALL THE GEARS IT WOULDN'T WORK SO I SHUT OFF THE CAR LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AND STARTED IT UP THEN PUT IT INTO REVERSE AGAIN AND IT DID THEN I DROVE ABOUT 50-100 FT AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING AND THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WAS STILL IN PARK AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A POWERSTEERING PUMP WITH NO FLUID AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIG NEST OF BEES AND I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL AND THE FLUID WAS BURNT AND THERE WAS DEBRIS IN THE FLUID SO THE CAR DON'T WORK. SO MY FAMILY HAD TO GO BUY A NEW CAR WHEN WE ARE BROKE AND NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO WORK. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE YET IM GOING TO GO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296543December 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A NOISE. AFTER HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE, BUT WITHIN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS INITIATED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 71-787679701. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE OPEN RECALLS AND HE WILL RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Crash:
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Fire:
Yes
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0
Deaths:
0
#10296433December 19, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON DECEMBER 12, 2009, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE (MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I RAN OVER A TRASH CAN) THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I MOVED FORWARD AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKES CAME ON AGAIN AND PULLED THE RIGHT. THE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOW TO GET MY CAR HOME AND THIS HAPPENED THE WHOLE WAY. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME. A COMPUTER HAS BEEN PUT ON THE CAR AND THE CODES DON'T MAKE SENSE TO THE MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE GARAGE, HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 12/17/09 AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT AUTO CO. WOULD PUT A SYSTEM ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD THROW YOUR BRAKES ON FOR NO REASON. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10296410December 18, 2009
VISIBILITY
I WENT TO ROLL DOWN MY REAR DRIVER WINDOW ON MY 2000 BUICK LASABRE AND NOW IT WANT GO BACK UP, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 600.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR ONLY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND NOW THIS HAPPENS, SO I HAD TO COVER MY WINDOW WITH PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295746December 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE THAT DIES AT RANDOM DRIVING DOWN ROAD,SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,BASICALLY WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE. *TR
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No
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#10295629December 14, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY
REGARDING MY 2002 BUICK LA SABRE, LIMITED EDITION I AM IN OTTAWA CANADA - THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS CAR ARE ALL FAULTY AND I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AUGUST 2002 IN GOOD FAITH AND DID NOT EXPECT THIS KIND OF TROUBLE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN PUTTING THE WINDOWS BACK UP AFTER BEING OPENED. AFTER MANY INVESTIGATIONS IN OLEANS , CANADA THE DEALER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND IT WOULD COST ME $400 TO REPLACE JUST ONE WINDOW REGULATOR ALONE THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN GOING ON EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND IT IS WELL KNOW IN THE CAR INDUSTRY THAT THIS PARTICULAR 2002 BUICK LA SABRE, LTD EDITION HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS MAINLY IN THIS AREA (REGULATORS) BUT GM IS AVOIDING ANY RECALLS ON THIS AND TO ME THIS IS TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE ON GM'S PART NOT TO DO A RECALL ON THESE REGULATORS, IT IS ACTUALLY A COMPLETE AVOIDANCE OF THERE RESPONSIBLE, THEY HAVE JUST BEEN TOTALLY DERELICT IN THEIR DUTY AS A MANUFACTURER AND JUST LETTING THE CUSTOMER TAKE THE FULL FINANCIAL BRUNT OF GMS INEPTNESS TO SUPPLY QUALITY PARTS IN THEIR WINDOW MECHANISMS,,,,,,,,,,, NAMELY THE CHEAP REGULATORS! WILL ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IRRESPONSIBLE AND TROUBLESOME SAFETY ISSUE??????????????????? *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10295259December 10, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I LOWERED THE WINDOWS AND WHEN I WENT TO RAISE THE REAR-PASSENGER THERE WAS A "CRACK" NOISE AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE PLASTIC PART, AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR, HAD BROKEN - CAUSING THE WIRE, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE REGULATOR, MOVING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN, TO JUST COIL UP INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM QUOTE ME THE COST OF REPAIRING AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD RUN ME ~$700. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART ALONE WAS ~$400. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM FIX IT... BECAUSE I WAS EXPECTING A ~$75 REPAIR... NOT ~$700! I TAPED UP THE WINDOW (WHICH I HATE BEING "THAT CAR") AND DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER QUOTE. AT THE TIME I WAS INCREDIBLY BUSY WITH WORK AND DIDN'T GET AROUND TO IT THOUGH. ROUGHLY A MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRONT-PASSENGER WINDOW. I NOW HAVE BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HELD UP BY TAPE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE TRIED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SUBMIT PROBLEMS WITH CARS TO BUICK DIRECTLY, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ONLY GO TO A DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM.... AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NO LUCK. I HAVE TAKEN MY DOOR PANEL OFF TO TRY AND FIX MYSELF AND WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST THAT THE TOP PART OF THE REGULATOR, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST A TRACK FOR THE WIRE TO RUN IN AS THE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN, WAS CHEAP PLASTIC. THE REST OF THE REGULATOR IS STEAL, AND THE PART THAT HAS ALL THE TENSION FROM THE WIRE RUNNING OVER IT, IS PLASTIC. RIDICULOUS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295153December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I NOTICED MY CAR SEEMED TO BE TRAVELING SLOWER THAN MOST TRAFFIC WHEN TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMITS. EVENTUALLY WHILE DRIVING AT A REASONABLE SPEED NOTICED SPEEDOMETER READ 95MPH, NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AHEAD TO HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING NORMAL SPEED. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR THE NEEDLE DIDN'T RETURN TO THE ZERO POSITION, BUT STAYED A 80MPH. STARTING THE CAR WOULD RESET THE NEEDLE BACKWARD 10MPH BUT IT WOULDN'T RETURN TO ZERO. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING IN SIMILAR MODEL YEAR GM PICK-UPS RESULTING IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT. SHORTLY AFTER SPEEDOMETER FAILURE THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED JUMPING FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS APPROACHING 80,000 MILES WHICH WAS THE LIMIT FOR COVERAGE IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT A COST OF AROUND $400, IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PART. I SENT GM THE FORM FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND WAS CALLED BY GM AND SENT A LETTER TELLING ME THAT THE BUICK LESABRE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS PROGRAM. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED MY MOTHERS 2004 BUICK LESABRE WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292618November 17, 2009
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW KEPT ON GOING DOWN ON ITS OWN. HAD A MECHANIC RIP OUT FLOOR BOARD AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, WIRE EXPOSED CAUSING GROUND OUT. HE LEARNED THIS FROM A GM MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE. PROBLEM WAS FIXED. 2009 NOW THE SAME WINDOW WENT DOWN. ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS WILL NOT FUNCTION, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, AND WHEN I DRIVE AT NITE I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLICKER ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AGAIN ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291591November 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS ARE VERY PRONE TO FAIL. THREE HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR, AND ONE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON SEVERAL GM CARS. THE WINDOW CAN FALL OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS IS ALSO EXPENSIVE AND A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON OWNERS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED SOME TIME AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290200October 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE SHIFT IN REVERSE, BUT IT DID NOT STAY THERE. INSTEAD IT WENT BACK TO DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK ON MY 1997 BUICK LESABRE TRAVELED ABOUT 4 FEET AT HIGH SPEED AND STRUCK A SMALL TREE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR. MY INSURANCE PREMIUM WENT UP FOR AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE WEB SITE OF A SIMILAR CAR AND YEAR IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2003 IN CALIFORNIA? THANK YOU, NIKOLAOS (NICK) CARAVASOS *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289500October 23, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE WAY THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MOLD THAT ALLOWS THE CABLE TO SLIP. IT IS VERY COSTLY 450.00 TO REPAIR AND THEY GO OUT OFTEN ON ALL 4 WINDOWS, I EXPERIENCED THIS TODAY IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, I WENT TO THE DRIVE THRU AT THE BANK, COULD NOT GET WINDOW UP, HAD TO DRIVE IN HEAVY STORMY WEATHER, THIS HAS TO BE A MONEY MAKER FOR GM THE PART HAS DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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