Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10368818November 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WAS GETTING HARDER TO START EACH TIME- RED LIGHT (OVERHEATING) CAME ON WHILE ON A TRIP- ADDED 4 + QTS OF WATER- DROVE 15 MILES- CAR WOULD NOT START--ADDED 3 + QTS OF WATER--TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO TRY TO START--NOTICED OIL LEVEL WAS UP-- ASSUMED COOLANT WENT INTO ENGINE- REMOVED 3 FRONT SPARK PLUGS--COOLANT RAN OUT OF SPARK PLUG OPENINGS- CAR WAS TOWED 60 MILES- INTAKE MANIFOLD (WARPED), GASKETS, & THERMOSTAT WERE REPLACED- STARTER REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN HOUSING (FROM ATTEMPTING TO START WATER LOGGED ENGINE)- TOTAL EXPENSE APPROX $ 1,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367764November 24, 2010
STRUCTURE
2003 BUICK LESABRE DASH PAD SEPERATING FROM DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BUCKLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367628November 21, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, MELTED TO EXPOSE BARE WIRING CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTOR, INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, ALSO OBVIOUS. SIGNS OF THIS HAPPENING INCLUDE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWING PAST THE FULL MARK AND VOLTAGE INDICATOR BEING PULLED DOWN TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 VOLTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365685November 15, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK UP OR DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365687November 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WON'T ACCELERATE. SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN WHEN IT DID RESPOND WE HAD TO FLOOR IT TO GET IT TO 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365096November 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY ENGAGED TO SOME DEGREE; THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE ROTORS WOULD GET HOT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED LOOSE NUTS ON THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING EMITTED INTO THE CABIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 99V238000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365028November 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEATHER INTERIOR OF THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE HEATER WAS CAUSING THE LEATHER TO FRACTURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363963November 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON BUICK LESABRE MODEL YEARS 2000-2005 PEELS AWAY STARTING AT THE WINDSHIELD AND STICKS UP AND CONTINUES ACROSS . CONCERN WHEN IT GETS TO THE RIGHT SIDE THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY..ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE DASH. HAVE CONTACTED BUICK ABOUT THIS BUT THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA,WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE RECEIVED PAPERS TO FILL OUT AND RETURN ,HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM YET (4 WEEKS AGO) SPOKE TO BUICK REP. 11-2-2010 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE FILED A COMPLAINT TO INITIATE A RECALL. PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT COULD BE INJURED IF THE DASH PEELED AWAY ENOUGH TO ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY THE DASH STARTED PEELING UP 16 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. (12-2-2002) 2003 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM. HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363997November 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 BUICK LESABRE LTD HOME FROM WORK AND HER BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES WERE BARELY THERE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND I CHECKED IT OUT WHEN SHE GOT HOME. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE FLUID LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. I TOOK MY OTHER VEHICLE TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT SOME BRAKE FLUID AND REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR FOR THE LOAD LEVELING SHOCKS THAT ARE ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT I HAD FOUND, THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. I ASKED ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NONE. I FOUND IT VERY ODD THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR ON THE BRAKE LINES OTHER THAN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR FOR THE SHOCKS. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES AT A COST TO ME OF $568.31. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364763November 4, 2010
AIR BAGS
THE VINYL DASH PAD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER STARTED TO SHRINK TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL AND RAISE UPWARD AND IS NOW UP ABOUT 1 -1/2 INCHES AND IS PROGRESSING TOWARD THE PASSENGERS SIDE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT WHEN THE PASSENGERS DASH PAD AREA RISES UPWARD WILL THIS CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO DEPLOY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362855October 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHCOVER HAS COME UNGLUED AND BUCKLING UP. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362698October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WOULD GENERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362515October 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WE ARE BEYOND THREE REPLACEMENTS ON WINDOW REGULATORS FOR OUR 2001 BUICK LESABRE IN 2010 ALONE AND WE'VE LEARNED SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED 4-6 WITHIN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362340October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS EITHER SHOWING A SPEED FASTER OR SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED (CHECKED W/ A GPS DEVICE). IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A CURVY ROAD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20-25, BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 65. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED AND SLOW DOWN. ANOTHER DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120 MPH AND WE WERE DRIVING 70. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361414October 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR IS BUICK LESABRE 2000 CUSTOM WITH 84K MILES. THE ENGINE EXPLODED WHEN I JUMP START IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360732October 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
THREE OF THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE WINDOWS MAY ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST DROP DOWN AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT CLOSE THEM ALTHOUGH YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTORS RUNNING. I'VE READ THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND A EQUIPMENT DEFECT ON BUICK CARS WITH POWER WINDOWS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE REPLACED ONE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE OTHERS I HAVE JUST BLOCKED THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ONE OF THE WINDOWS WAS TO SUDDENLY JUST DROP DOWN WHILE DRIVE IN A HEAVY RAIN OR OVER BAD WEATHER WHICH COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360798October 16, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE HAS HAD FRONT VIBRATION SINCE IT WAS NEW. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACE TWICE, TWO WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS, WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCE NUMEROUS TIME. THE DEALER DID SOME EXTENSIVE TESTING AND EVENTUALLY THE VIBRATION WAS WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S TOLERANCE. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION. THE FRONT END CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR NOW HAS 33,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360608October 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED ON. ORIGINAL BATTERY WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2004. WENT BACK TO CAR DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. NEED TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. HAVE NOT GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CHECKED OUT GOOD WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. BATTERY IS UNDER BACK SEAT AND I'M CONCERNED WHEN I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN. DO NOT KNOW THE MAKE OF THE ORIGINAL BATTERY NOR THE NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED. JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360550October 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY BACKFIRED AND WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND REFERENCED RECALL 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM) BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 146,874.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360160October 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2005 BUICK LESABRE WITH 42,330 MILES WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FROM THE REPAIR BAY ONTO THE PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC APPLIED A HARD BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WHICH GOES ACROSS THE REAR OF THE CAR FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THIS BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN BLED AND BRAKE FLUID REPLACED. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS FOUND TO BE DRIVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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