Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10235474July 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE GEARS IN THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT AND BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235487July 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROP DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235540July 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE FELL DOWN AND COULD NOT BE BROUGHT UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235369July 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAD BEEN DECREASING IN MILES PER GALLON STEADILY, REASON FOR TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER INTAKE COVER WAS CRACKED AT SOME POINT IN TIME. THIS COULD HAVE CEASED THE ENGINE DUE TO ANTIFREEZE SEEPING INTO THE CRACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235132July 21, 2008
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1993 BUICK LESABRE - THE MOTOR-TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED AT THE POINT OF ACCELERATING FROM AND INTERSECTION. THE REAR OF THE MOUNT DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. DIAGNOSIS BY THE BUICK DEALER MAKING THE REPAIR IS THAT THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO RUST. THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN. I AM THE SECOND OWNER IN NORTHWEST OHIO. DUE TO BOTH STATES AND AREAS USING ROAD SALT, THE MOUNT FAILED. THE OHIO DEALER STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE, BUT THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER STATED HE PICKED UP A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, SAME FRAME/CHASSIS, LAST YEAR. FORTUNATELY I HAD JUST LEFT AN INTERSECTION AND THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 M.P.H. WHEN THE MOUNT DROPPED. THE CAR STEERED ITSELF ACROSS THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE GOING DOWN INTO THE DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THIS COULD EASILY BE FATAL FOR ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234900July 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE KEEP FAILING. I GO TO ROLL A WINDOW DOWN, I HEAR A "CRUNCHING" NOISE, AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT EITHER GO BACK UP, OR IT GOES HALFWAY UP AND STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED 3 WINDOWS TO DATE ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT COSTS 400-600 TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WINDOWS IN THE LESABRES. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234730July 17, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE STOPPED WORKING ...COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE OTHER BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I THEN DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND A MONTH AFTER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THE FAULTY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING THIS YEAR 2008. HOW CAN THEY ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW COSTS AROUND $500 EACH OR A TOTAL OF $2000...10% OF THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE LESABRE. FROM YOUR WEB SITE " FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT MOST AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING) OR THAT PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH (AIR BAGS, SAFETY BELTS, CHILD RESTRAINTS, ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS)". NOW IF ONE NEEDS TO ESCAPE FROM THE AUTO, ESPECIALLY A CHILD, DO TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR OPENING THE WINDOWS HAVE NOW CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS PROBLEM...MANY THAT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT...EVEN THE AUTO TECHNICIANS INDICATE THIS HAS ACCRUED MORE THEN IT SHOULD. FINALLY, I BELIEVE THE FAULTY POWER WINDOWS ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND BUICK SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233999July 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR, A 2001 BUICK LESABRE, IN APPROX 2006 I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAS GAGE, I CAN'T TRUST IT, IT GOES UP AND DOWN, I HAVE SEEN ON THE NET THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233465July 7, 2008
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 75, MY CAR MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF SMOKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE BACK TIRE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND SPUN ME OUT OF CONTROL THERE WERE 170,000 ON MY 1987 BUICK LESABRE. I ALSO HIT A CAR AND SOME TREES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233046July 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED, IT BACKFIRED. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $600 AND THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,525.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232943July 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING ON THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,366.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232414June 26, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BROKEN REAR DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR ON 2002 LESABRE BUICK. 72,000 MILES. LOWERING WINDOWS AND WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN DOWN POSITION. $400 TO FIX AND 3-5 DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231971June 22, 2008
WHEELS
2002 BUICK LASABRE LIMITED HAS ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS THAT ARE SERIOUSLY CORRODING AT THE SEALING RIM CAUSING A SERIOUS LOSS OF TIRE AIR PRESSURE. WE HAD TO PAY OUR BUICK DEALER TO CLEAN AND EPOXY COAT THE WHEELS TO STOP THE LEAKING. IT FAILED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE TO CHECK THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE EVERY DAY OR 150 MILES OR THE TIRES CAN BECOME SO DEFLATED THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE. THIS ISSUE IS JUST AS SERIOUS AS THE FORD EXPLORER/FIRESTONE TIRE ISSUE AND NO ONE AT BUICK OR GM WILL ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230117June 6, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP AND WHEN PUSHED UP CONTINUE TO ROLL BACK DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE SOLVED INSTEAD OF SAYING THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO LAST. I THINK THIS IS A DISGRACE AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GMC AUTO AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNMENT. HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY: BUICK POWER WINDOWS DROP / BROKEN POWER WINDOWS MOST BUICK CARS, AND IN FACT MOST OTHER GM CARS, HAVE THIS DEFECT. THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM BREAKS - USUALLY CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS BREAK IN THE POWER WINDOW PULLEY ASSEMBLY. GM DEALERS WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, TO THE TUNE OF $450 PER WINDOW. MANY, MANY BUICK OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN TO SAY THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MOST OR ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ASSEMBLIES, AND SOME EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY MULTIPLE TIMES. GM HAS NOT CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, SO ONCE FIXED BY THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE POWER WINDOW FAILURES IS TO GET THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY FROM A SALVAGE YARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET SICK & TIRED OF REPLACING THESE AGAIN & AGAIN, & TAPE UP THE WINDOW PERMANENTLY. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA). SO FAR, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WINDOW HAS GONE DOWN WHEN I AM IN THE STORE ETC. SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET IN THE CAR OR STEAL SOMETHING OUT OF IT. I THINK THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE WINDOW DROPS SUDDENLY, IT CAN BE STARTLING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229865June 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL IN THE ANTIFREEZE BUCKET IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE COOLING COILS HAD BURST IN THE RADIATOR. CURRENTLY, ANTIFREEZE HAS SETTLED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR A PRESSURE LEAK AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIND ONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET FAILED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 06/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/25/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229745June 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM (2000). THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PART COST ABOUT $250.00. ASSEMBLY INCLUDES MOTOR. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THAT THIS CAR. THE YEARS 2000 TO 2005 ON THESE MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ASSEMBLY. FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_38504_2.HTML THERE ARE NO DOUBT MANY OTHERS WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229488June 2, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING ON I-485S APPROX 45 MILES DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WAS TIRES TREAD ONLY RIPPED IN A CIRCLE AROUND WHITEWALL AREA OF A KUMHO TOURING 795 SIZE 205-75R-14 TIRE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER WHO I PURCHASED TIRES WITH A WARRANTY HAVE NOT HAD THE TIRES FOR A YEAR THEY GAVE ME FREE TIRE AND ROTATION FOR 3500 MI OR MORE AS LONG AS A HAD THE SET THEY WERE NEW WHEN I PURCHASED THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229515June 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT INFORMED HIM OF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,833.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229668June 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD ANTI-FREEZE IN THE OIL. PLASTIC INTAKE GASKET WAS BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS OCCURS IN MANY 3.8 ENGINES. HAD TO HAVE NEW GASKET INSTALLED AT A COST OF ABOUT $700 DOLLARS. THE CAR IS A 1998 BUICK LASABRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229422May 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES I STARTED FEELING A HARDER THAN NORMAL SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. BY THE TIME THE ODOMETER REACHED 26,000 MILES THE SHIFT WAS SOMEWHAT SEVERE WITH A PAUSE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SUPPOSEDLY INSTALLED SOME TYPE OF "KIT" WHICH DID NOT ELIMINATE BUT GREATLY REDUCED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 37,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ONCE AGAIN AS WELL AS HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM NOW 1000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY AND THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE DAY AND KEPT IT NINE DAYS. I EMAILED BUICK WITH A COMPLAINT BUT GOT NO REPLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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