Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10208783November 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAMPERED WITH BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208797November 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW. THE MECHANIC STATED ONCE MORE THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE MADE THE REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,271 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,771. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208604November 10, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NOTICED DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN ON THURSDAY 11/1/07. TRIED TO CLOSE IT, BUT CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND WINDOW KEPT SLIDING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. WAS ABLE TO PULL UP AND TAPE SHUT UNTIL REPAIR. ON SUNDAY 11/4/07 THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO UP. THE REAR WINDOWS ARE NEVER LOWERED. LOCAL MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR AT A COST OF $443 FOR BOTH WINDOWS. DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE AROUND $500 A WINDOW. AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THESE PLASTIC REGULATORS FAILING, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL OR REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS REPEATED FAILURE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208199November 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
BACK REAR WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE OF BUICK LASABEL 2001 JUST DROPPED DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HAVE BUICKS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BUICKS AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ODD OCCURRENCE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH THE REMAINS OF A HURRICANE GETTING EVERYTHING WET IN THE BACK. I MANAGED TO GET PAPER AND CARDBOARD PUSH UP AGAINST BOTH SIDES OF THE WINDOW WHILE HOLDING IT UP TO KEEP IT UP TILL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TAPED AND FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. GM SHOULD ADVISE OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT LET OWNERS HEAR THIS FROM THEIR DEALERS. ADDITIONALLY SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT SHOULD BE MADE ESPECIALLY WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208059November 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH REAR PASSENGERS CAR WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE AND THE WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITH IN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206926October 25, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE CABLE WHICH RAISES AND LOWERS THE WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO A PLASTIC PART, WHICH FAILS. POOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206800October 24, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A POTHOLE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE FOUR REAR WASHERS WERE RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE AND TRANSAXLE FRAME TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED FOUR UPPER AND LOWER WASHERS AND ISOLATORS, IN ADDITION TO FOUR BOLTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,620 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,670. UPDATED 12/07/07
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206667October 23, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2002 BUICK LE SABRE. I HAVE A BROKEN REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR. IT IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I AM AWAITING AFTERMARKET PART TO REPAIR MYSELF SINCE ON-LINE INFORMATION INDICATES THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM, AND QUITE EXPENSIVE (>$500) TO REPAIR AT THE DEALER OR IN A BODY SHOP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH BUICK REGULATORS, AND IT SEEMS NOBODY HAS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM: NOT BUICK NOT NHTSA. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND THERE SHOULD BE COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY OUT OF THEIR POCKET. I OWN 2 BUICKS AT THIS TIME, AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206426October 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 BUICK LESABRE 3.8 L ENGINE WOULD BE HARD TO START AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN AND RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES (OR MORE) OF BEING OFF. THE CAR SOMETIMES HAS TO WAIT FOR .5 HOURS BEFORE IT WILL START. THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO ALSO. I HAVE CHECKED THE MAF SENSOR. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IF I WAIT FOR 3 MINUTES TO RESTART AFTER STALLING IT WILL RESTART AND USUALLY GO LONG DISTANCES 100 MILES WITHOUT FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206457October 21, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LEAKING FUEL SENDER AND CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206303October 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE MECHANISMS THAT ALLOW THE WINDOWS TO GO UP AND DOWN WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO MECHANISMS WERE REPLACED ON JULY 5, 2007 AND THE THIRD ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2007. THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENTS GUARANTEED THE WORK FOR ONE YEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,176. THE CONSUMER STATED BUICK ONLY PROVIDED FREE OIL CHANGES FOR 1 YEAR AND NEVER REMEDIED THE WINDOW DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED PERFORMED FRONT BRAKE REPAIRS ON VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206250October 18, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
10-18-07 WENT OUT TO CHECK WINDOWS BEFORE STORM AND NOTICED RIGHT SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT UP I FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND JUST LET THE WINDOW DROP. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE TO FAIL THIS MONTH. FIRST ONE FAILURE 10-3-07 THIS IS PLAINLY A FACTORY DEFECT THAT BUICK WILL NOT ADDRESS ON IT'S OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206265October 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE FAILURE..AVOIDED CRASH BY QUICK MANEUVER..ENDED UP IN FIELD. BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT OLD PART IS AVAILABLE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE RUST PROOF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205486October 12, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP BOLTS SEPARATED AND FELL INTO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE BOLTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,700. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE BOLTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM ENGINE BLOCK THEN THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $749.00. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205441October 11, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL UP THE POWER WINDOW. THE WINDOW STOPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF THE WAY UP. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE REGULATOR AND NOTICED THAT IT FAILED. GM INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE REGULATOR IN FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT OBEYED AND HAD TO PAY A $90 FEE. A GM REPRESENTATIVE CALLED HIM BACK AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,150. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. UPDATED 10/25/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204810October 4, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
10/3/07 WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITH NOBODY IN REAR PASSENGER SIDE, REAR WINDOW JUST DROPPED AND WOULDN'T GO UP. TOOK TO BETTEN AUTO FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE REGULATOR WAS BROKE AND REPAIR COST WAS $592.00. AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AND WHEN 1 GOES THE OTHER ARE SURE TO FOLLOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204804October 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW IS BROKEN. IT KEEPS THE WINDOW DOWN. THE REGULATORS ON THE OTHER WINDOWS ARE NOW STARTING TO SEE A PROBLEM. THE WINDOW NOT BEING ABLE TO BE UP OR DOWN CAUSES MAJOR ISSUES FOR DRIVER SAFETY DURING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205028October 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
1999 BUICK LESABRE WITH A AIR FLOW SENSOR MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THEN THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204492September 30, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE WINDOW PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH BUICK LESABRES -- THE FACT THE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILS, IN OUR CASE BOTH REAR WINDOWS, AND MUST BE REPLACED AT COSTS GREATER THAN $400. WE HAD 34,00 MILES ON THE CAR AT TIME OF 1ST FAILURE. ALSO, OUR CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT 17,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204234September 27, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BACK WINDOW INOPERABLE IN 2000 BUICK LESABRE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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