Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10172183October 30, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET NEAREST TO THE DOOR, FOR THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT FRACTURED AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLT. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO ROTATE BACKWARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172211October 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE. BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER BEING OPENED. THIS IS THE FOURTH WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. EVERY WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP. THE COST FOR EACH INCIDENT IS OVER $300. ASKED SERVICE TECHNICIAN IF A REDESIGNED PART OR THE SAME PARTS WERE BEING USED. THEY STATED THE SAME PARTS WERE BEING USED AND THIS IS BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST IS THE REGULATORS OVER TIME WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE BEING USED. BUICK KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171701October 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I HAVE DISCOVERED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY IN MY 1997 BUICK LESABRE. THERE IS A RECALL (#00V114000) FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM IN 2000 LESABRES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION! THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER EARLIER YEARS. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM GOING TO PURCHASE A NEW ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. I FEAR THE NEW VALVE ASSEMBLY WILL DEVELOP THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171715October 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM IN ALL 4 WINDOWS OF MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE, AND NOW STARTING AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171672October 23, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171407October 20, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LESABRE, AUTOMATIC WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR FAILED ON TWO WINDOWS AND WAS REPLACED FOR COST OF 400. PER WINDOW. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN BY BUICK BUT WAS NEVER RECALLED. IT'S A SHAME THAT AN OTHERWISE GOOD VEHICLE HAS THIS FAULT WHICH IS QUITE COSTLY AND WIDESPREAD. WE GOT VEHICLE FROM RELATIVES ESTATE, WHEN WE GOT THE CAR WE FOUND OUT THAT A WINDOW MOTOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF CHILDREN ARE IN BACK SEAT AND WINDOW DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171172October 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURES AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. ODI #10160493 CAN BE USED IN COMPARISON TO THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10170900October 16, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I PURCHASED A 2002 BUICK LESABRE ON FEB 10, 2006 WITH 26,000 MILES FROM A BUICK DEALER. SINCE THEN TWO WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED, COSTING ME AROUND $900. IT SEEMS THAT A $450 REPAIR BILL IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS, THE WINDOW CANNOT STAY UP OTHERWISE. TWO WINDOWS IN LESS THEN A YEAR, NO HELP FROM BUICK. PATHETIC. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170959October 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD ON TWO OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF TO COOL DOWN, WHILE WATER AND ANTI-FREEZE WAS ADDED TO THE RADIATOR. AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE PLENUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170856October 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 BUICK LESABRE. 14,140 MILES. LEFT FRONT WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MOTOR DOOR WINDOW LEFT FRONT REPLACED. PART 12481874. UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170858October 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REAR DOOR WINDOW RIGHT CAME DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. CABLE BROKE. REPLACED REGULATOR, REAR DOW WINDOW RIGHT BOWER R&R. PART 15231244 UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF I HAD NOT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS WOULD HAVE COME OUT OF MY POCKET. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE REPLACE PARTS FOR VARIOUS WINDOWS IN THIS CAR. ANOTHER WINDOW IS HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE, SO IT WILL PROBLABLY GO TOO. THIS IS HAPPENING TOO OFTEN AND AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOW MANY LESABRE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS MULTIPLE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170857October 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
#1 DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN. REPLACED DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR. PART 15231241. #2 DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE BROKEN, REPLACE REGULATOR. PART 15231245.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170628October 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHITE SMOKE EMANATED INTERMITTENTLY FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 96V015000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT AND LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170485October 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. MOST OF THE WINDOWS WERE RARELY USED. THESE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES SEEM TO BE COMMON IN CERTAIN YEARS AND MODELS OF BUICK. THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE REGULATORS ARE VERY RIDICULOUS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM OR AT THE VERY LEAST PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR MUCH LESS. I REPAIRED ONE OF MY REGULATORS MYSELF, BUT THE PART COST OVER $300. I LEARNED FROM THIS SITE I CAN ORDER THE REGULATORS ON LINE FOR 20% OF THE PART COST FROM BUICK. THEY ARE NOT HARD TO REPLACE, BUT IT IS AN AGGRAVATION THAT SHOULDN'T BE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170512October 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE THAT HAS HAD WINDOW REGULATORS FAILURES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND RIGHT-HAND REAR WINDOW IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE CAR HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170513October 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170298October 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS IS THE SECOND POSTING THAT I HAVE MADE IN AS LITTLE AS 4 WEEKS REGARDING REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. I REPLACED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AGO AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE REAR REGULATOR HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS WITHOUT QUESTION DEFECTIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND USE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTRY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $450 TO CORRECT. I DECIDED TO FIX MYSELF, BUT WOULD HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1,000 TO CORRECT TO DATE. NOW I'M WAITING ON THE FRONTS TO BREAK IF NOT THE REPLACEMENTS, BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW THE REPLACEMENTS ARE BUILT THE SAME WAY. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE REFERRED TO THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON AMONG BUICK OWNERS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO THIS VERY POORLY DESIGNED PART. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170246October 8, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS. NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN LOWERING AND ONE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. WINDOW WOULD NOT RAISE BACK UP. ONE WINDOW WOULD JERK WHEN LOWERING; IT WOULD NOT LOWER SMOOTHLY (REAR PASSENGER WINDOW). *JB DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW REGULATORS AND REAR PASSENGER REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED OUT OF ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. IN BOTH FRONT WINDOW INCIDENTS ON REPAIR ORDER IT WAS STATED THAT THE REGULATOR CABLE WAS BROKEN NOT ALLOWING WINDOW TO MOVE UP. INCIDENTS DID NOT ALL HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170071October 6, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TIRES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AS WELL AS 75 MPH. WHEN INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER; THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS BELT SEPARATION CAUSING THE VIBRATION. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 10 DIFFERENT TIRE REPLACEMENTS TO THE VEHICLE WITH 2 MORE REJECTED BY THE DEALER. ALSO, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTINENTAL. TIRE SIZE WAS P215/70R15.*AK THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170108October 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I JUST NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN. I NEVER USE THE REAR WINDOWS. I COULD NOT RAISE IT WITH THE POWER BUTTON. MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS AT ALL. MY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WENT OUT WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THESE AND INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS WERE AMAZING. SOME PEOPLE REPORTED AS MANY AS 3 SEPARATE OCCURRENCES OF WINDOW FAILURE( OR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE).JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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