Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10189903May 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE COST TO REPAIR @ $500.00 EACH. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM 2000-2005 MODEL GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189853May 5, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOUGHT 2000 LESABRE IN 2000. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW COMPONENTS WITHIN THE PAST 2 TWO YEARS (2005/2007 TIME FRAME). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189701May 3, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MY SPOUSE WAS DRIVING HER 1999 BUICK LESABRE EAST ON INTERSTATE I-10 FROM SLIDELL, LA TO GULFPORT, MS WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE LOST IT'S TREAD. THIS CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH VEERED LEFT INTO THE CENTRAL MEDIAN; MADE TWO 360 DEGREE SPINS ON THE GRASS; AND MOVED OFF THE MEDIAN AND BACK ACROSS TWO LANES OF THE HIGHWAY TO STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE BANK OF THE ROAD. ALTHOUGH THE TIRE WAS PARTIALLY INFLATED, THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS GONE. THE DAMAGE TO THE AUTO INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING; TORN REAR BUMPER, METAL DAMAGE TO INNER WHEEL WELL; WHEEL WELL LINING TORN OUT; WELL ARCH STEEL TRIM PIECE RIPPED OFF; AND PAINT REMOVED FROM REAR FENDER AND READ DOOR PANELS. MY SPOUSE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO SHOULDER AND BACK MUSCLES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188939April 26, 2007
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
2001 BUICK LESABRE/TRANSMISSION TORE UP 2007/I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY CAR SERVICED REGULARLY/COMPLETE SERVICE EVERYTIME/ALL FLUIDS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT AT A COST OF $1200.00. A CAR SUCH AS THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE OLD AT TODAY'S STANDARDS AND FOR A TRANSMISSION TO TEAR UP COMPLETELY-TO SAY THE LEAST I HAVE QUESTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188845April 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENT ON / OFF. HEADLIGHT FAILURES AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188893April 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF HEAT GAUGE, THEN FAILURE OF GAS GAUGE, NOW FAILURE OF SPEEDOMETER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188605April 23, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING DUE TO FAULTY CORDS IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTORS. THE WINDOWS SLIDE DOWN INTO THE CAR DOOR AND WILL NOT COME BACK UP. I 'VE HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN TO GET THE PART REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY CAR AT MY EXPENSE. THE LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRING ON APRIL 18, APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE THIRD OF FOUR TO FAIL ON MARCH 27. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW DESIGN BUT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188611April 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION # EA02030. THIS FAILURE RELATED TO THE LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SMELLED ANTIFREEZE WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT FREQUENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,350. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188672April 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
MARCH 30TH, 2007 CAR RAN ROUGH AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. A BAD ODOR ALSO WAS PERMEATING INTO THE CAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON THE 31ST AND THEY HAD THE CAR UNTIL THE 3RD OF APRIL. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT TWO MILES AND THE CAR DID EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. I DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF THE NEXT DAY ON THE 4TH THEY HAD IT UNTIL SATURDAY THE 7TH. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13TH. I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY. WHEN IT DID IT STUNK SO BAD FROM TO MUCH GAS FROM TRYING TO START IT. I RAN IT THAT DAY AND IT RAN ROUGH A FEW TIMES AND DIDN'T CALL THE DEALER. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY BROTHER FRIDAY NIGHT AND I DIDN'T TELL HIM ABOUT THE STARTING PROBLEM OR THE RUNNING ROUGHLY. HE WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY FOR HIM. HE GOT IT GOING AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT RAN ROUGH AND BUCKED AND JERKED. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ME IT SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS. MY WIFE WENT TO START IT AND PUT IT INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT AND SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO START SHE HAD TO COME AND GET ME TO GET IT GOING. I CALLED THE DEALER ON MONDAY THE 16TH AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I DID SO AND THEY SENT IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ABOUT 2:00 ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH I STOPPED TO SEE IF IT WAS FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THAT IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AGAIN THE GARAGE DIDN'T PUT PREMIUM PLUGS IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WASHED MY CAR FOR MY INCONVENIENCES. ALSO THE FUEL MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 20 MPG WHICH IS EXTREMELY LOW IT SHOULD GET 30-32 MPG. I TOLD THEM THIS ALSO. SO I GOT THE CAR BACK AND TODAY THE 19TH OF APRIL THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING PROPERLY. I RETURNED THE CAR AND THEY WONT CALL ME AT ALL. I FEARED MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IN THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187555April 11, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FUEL LINE PRESSURE FEEDER AT LH SIDE RUSTED THROUGH THE PLASTIC BRACKET IN FRONT OF REAR WHEEL FRAME RAIL IN AUGUST 2005. POOL OF GAS 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER UNDER THE CAR IN CLOSED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH THE SAME SPOT IN JANUARY 2006. LOST BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, ROLLED THROUGH A STOP SIGN. FUEL RETURN LINE RUSTED THROUGHOUT SAME AREA ON 4-11-07. POOL OF GAS IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. SERVICE / REPAIR DEALER, VAN ZEELAND IN APPLETON WISCONSIN REPORTED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH BUICKS. FIXED A LOT OF THEM. SOME THING WAS WRONG WITH THIS DESIGN, LEADING TO A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. FUEL & BRAKE FAILURE AT 70,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187630April 11, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR POWER WINDOW FAILED TO GO BACK UP WHEN LOWERED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL IT STOPPED WORKING. 2002 BUICK, LESABRE, HAS ONLY 34,000 MILES, BUT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE REAR POWER WINDOW HAD ONLY BEEN LOWERED 10-12 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW, AS I HARDLY EVER HAD REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. BASED ON SYMPTOMS AND RESEARCH IT APPEARED TO BE A DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. BASED ON INTERNET COMPLAINTS THIS APPEARED TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH BUICKS. IN FACT, WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER FOR A COST ESTIMATE , ABOUT $500, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD JUST FIXED O ANOTHER LESABRE THAT DAY! ALSO, THEY SUGGESTED IT WAS LIKELY THE WINDOW REGULATOR BASED ON MY BRIEF DESCRIPTION. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THAT RECURRING FAILURE, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE.*AK I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH THE REAR WINDOW HELD UP WITH BLACK DUCT TAPE, BUT IT DOES NOT HOLD THAT WELL. I IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A FIX, BUT I REFUSE TO PAY $500 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS ONLY BEEN USED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES, IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND HAS THE PROBABILITY OF BREAKING AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER DOZEN USES BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187236April 6, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN 2000 BUICK QUIT WORKING. WINDOW SLIDEED DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP , CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CHILDREN IN AUTOMOBILE. DEALER STATES COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND COSTS $400.00 TO FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187060April 4, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW MOTORS ON THREE WINDOWS ON MY BUICK LESABRE, 2002, HAVE FAILED. SLIGHT POPPING SOUND, THEN WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BUICK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186904April 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING EXTERNALLY AT 50,400 MILES ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE. SAME OCCURRED ON MY 1997 BUICK LESABRE AT 85,000 MILES. REPLACED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET WITH AFTER MARKET ASSEMBLY ON 1997 NOW AT 103,000 MILES. 2003 BUICK CURRENTLY AT DEALERS FOR REPAIR PENDING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186723April 2, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHICH WAS MADE OF PLASTIC SPLIT IN HALF WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY AROUND TO VIEW TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY A DEALER/MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186758April 2, 2007
TIRES
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED TIRES FOR THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE TIRE DEALER, ROMANO TIRES, WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER FORM FOR HER TO REGISTER THE TIRES, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE EXEMPT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186684April 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ON MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE FAILED TO REGISTER AT ALL ON ONE OCCASION, AND THE TACHOMETER REGISTERED ERRONEOUSLY HIGH READINGS ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER; SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SOME TWO MONTHS EARLIER, IT COST ME $330 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE OLD PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO ME AT ALL. SINCE I SAW A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT JUST TODAY OF OTHER SPEEDOMETER FAILURES IN GM CARS AND TRUCKS, AND SINCE THE REPORT SUGGESTED SUBMITTING A REPORT, I DECIDED TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR WAS NOT MENTIONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186281March 27, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THROTTLE VALVE PLATE STICKING. THE GAS PEDAL HAS TO BE STEPPED ON HARD WHEN YOU FIRST START UP AFTER SETTING A WHILE. I'M TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE UNIT USES ON MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES MINE IS ON A 2001 BUICK LESABRE WITH A 3800 ENGINE. WALDECKER PONTIAC, BRIGHTON, MI TOLD ME THIS ITEM WASN'T COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED (6YR/100000 MILE) I HAD 94,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AT LEAST 10000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 101600 I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY IT WASN'T A WARRANTED ITEM. THIS ALSO COULD BE CONSTRUED A SAFETY ITEM AS WHEN YOU STEP HARD ON THE PEDAL THE CAR SURGES FORWARD SLIGHTLY. I'M AWARE OF IT SO I AUTOMATICALLY HIT THE PEDAL AND RELEASE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186304March 27, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
92 BUICK LASABRE, BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED HARD TO AVOID ACCIDENT, HOWEVER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR BECAME COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES FADED TO NOTHING. FINALLY HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE A FRAME HOLDING THE MOTOR HAD RUSTED THROUGH, THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE DISABLED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ASIDE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS MENTIONED. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THERE WAS NO INVOLVEMENT WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WHEN I SEE OTHER BUICKS OF THE SAME MODEL, I WONDER HOW SAFE THEY ARE TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. IN MY CASE THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH, IF THE SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN 55 OR 60, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR ANYONE ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAYS SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE SPEED LIMIT TRAVELING AT SPEEDS THAT WOULD MAKE IT ENTIRELY IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID A CRASH AND POSSIBLY THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THEIR CAR BUT ALSO OTHER INNOCENT MOTORISTS AND PASSENGERS ON THE ROADWAYS. WITHOUT CLOSE INSPECTION,BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE RUST PROBLEM, ONE WOULD NEVER NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. I AM A DISABLED DEPUTY SHERIFF AND WOULD HATE TOP SEE ANOTHER PERSON BECOME DISABLED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT THAT I HAVE NOTED HERE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN AND WAY IN WHICH SNOW AND ICE GETS JAMMED UP IN THE LOCATION THAT I OBSERVED THE RUST, CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO GO ON WITH OUT BEING NOTICED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185985March 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN NORMAL ACCELERATION SEVERAL MOMENTS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BACKFIRED WHILE IN MOTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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