Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10218521February 19, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2002 BUICK LASABRE CUSTOM REGULATORS AT BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CABLE THAT GUIDES WINDOW UP AND DOWN JUMPED THE TRACKING AND WAS CHEWED AND TWISTED MAKING IT NECESSARY TO BE REPLACED COSTING $400 AT EACH OCCURRENCE. *TR
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0
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#10218241February 17, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM PURCHASED NEW WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES BOTH FRONT WINDOWS (ELECTRIC) WILL NOT OPERATE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN ROAD & WINDOWS FALL DOWN. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE WINDOWS THAT WILL NOT OPERATE. COST TO REPAIR IS $400 PLUS PER WINDOW. BUICK SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR
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#10217970February 13, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WELL. BOTH A REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVERS WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY FELL INTO THE DOOR WELL, AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR WINDOW DROPPED IN NOVEMBER, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IN JANUARY 2008. ITS COLD IN MICHIGAN IN JANUARY, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR
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#10217800February 12, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME OFF TRACK, FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW IS STILL NOT REPAIRED, BUT SHE BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,245 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN
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#10217822February 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 BUICK LESABRE, PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2003. IN JANUARY OF 2008, WITH 47,692 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE INCIDENT - THE VEHICLE LURCHED, BUCKED, RAPIDLY PICKED UP SPEED AND RAPIDLY LOST SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SITUATION WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO BOTH MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. MY REMEDY WAS TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH POST-1997 BUICKS, IN WHICH THERE IS A TYPICALLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HE CITED THAT HE MAY SEE CLOSE TO 100 SIMILAR CASES PER YEAR. IN FACT, WHILE I WAS DISCUSSING MY CAR WITH HIM ANOTHER POST-1997 BUICK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT A CHRONIC MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT EXISTS THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A PRODUCT RECALL OR WARRANTY CONCESSION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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0
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#10217102February 6, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON 2002 BUICK LESABRE. I OWN A 2002 BUICK LESABRE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY FROM GENERAL MOTORS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST, 2002. JUST AS THE VEHICLE TURNED 2 YEARS OLD, THE POWER WINDOWS STARTED FAILING ONE BY ONE. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED THREE OF THE WINDOW MOTORS AND ONE HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT SEEMS THAT GM SHOULD BE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTORS SINCE I HAVE BEEN FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO OTHER BUICK OWNERS. I AM ALSO BEING TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 55000 MILES ON IT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUGUST 2007. (IT RAN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE BUMPER TO BUMPER FOR THREE YEARS). THE COST OF THE WINDOW REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 PER WINDOW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FINALLY AGREED TO GIVE THE PARTS AND I PAY FOR REPAIR, ($120.00), WHICH IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY FOR SHODDY WINDOWS. I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SO THAT GM WILL GIVE US A PERMANENT FREE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10216784February 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
PULLING BACK THE "SMART STICK" TO CHANGE HEAD BEAMS FROM LO TO HI REQUIRES EFFORT THAT MANY NOT BE ENOUGH SO ... THE HI BEAM BECOMES A "PASSING" HI BEAM. ONCE ACHIEVED TO HI BEAM AND RELEASED, A SECOND PULL BACK OF THE "SMART STICK" AND RELEASING MAY TURN OFF BOTH HI & LO BEAMS ALTOGETHER! SO PULL BACK THE 'SMART STICK' A SECOND TIME AND RELEASE. ALWAYS WORKS THE SECOND ATTEMPT. *TR
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#10217171January 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1998 BUICK LESABRE WITH CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO INTENTION OF SENDING OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM OR REIMBURSING THE CUSTOMERS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO MIX WITH THE OIL. *JB
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#10216271January 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. HE ALSO NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, MORE GASOLINE LEAKED. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
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#10216314January 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT NOR DID ANY OTHER LIGHT COME ON. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AS SMOOTH AS IT ALWAYS HAS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET THE ENGINE COOL. I SAW THE WATER WAS LOW SO I WENT INSIDE AND GOT WATER TO PUT IN IT. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE THEY CHECKED THE CAR BECAUSE THEY HAD HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER REPLACING THE MANIFOLD, GASKETS, SPARK PLUGS, DEXCOOL, PIPE ASM, SEALS, THERMOSTAT, STARTER, OIL FILTER, OIL, THE CAR RAN AGAIN. OF COURSE, I WAS OUT $1049.27. THAT WAS 12 DAYS AGO. TONIGHT THE CAR BEGAN CLATTERING AND TOMORROW THE CAR WILL GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR MORE REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LIFTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE ALL THE TROUBLE BEGAN. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. *TR
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0
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#10215813January 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS AND 1 WINDOW MOTOR. BUICK DID PAY FOR ONE REGULATOR PART (I PAID FOR THE LABOR) AND IS OFFERING ME $300 TOWARDS THE OTHERS. I HAVE SPENT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET $1,186.24 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED. I'M FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN BUICK LESABRES. *TR
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#10215239January 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I TURNED THE IGNITION TO START MY CAR ON 1/17/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30A AND HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE COVER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE BOTH SHATTERED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS EXACT ISSUE, RECALL NUMBER 96V116000; ADDITIONALLY, I FOUND ANOTHER RECALL PERTAINING TO FAULTY SAFETY BELTS, RECALL NUMBER 96V044000. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE BUICK CORPORATION THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON. *TR
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#10214903January 15, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ALL FOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP BECAUSE THE MECHANISMS FAILED. THE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: REAR DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE FIRST WINDOW TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE BELIEVED THE REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR
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#10214962January 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V015000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES) AND STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED TWO HYDRAULIC HOSE PARTS, FOUR HOSE CLAMPS, AND REPLACED ALL THE TRANSMISSION OIL AND ADDITIONAL BRACKETS. THE CONTACT PAID $111 FOR THE REPAIR AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF
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0
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#10214575January 12, 2008
STEERING
STEERING MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING PARKING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TR
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#10214577January 12, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN BOTH REAR WINDOWS WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER ON A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR
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#10214991January 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 BUICK LESABRE WITH STALLING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE TURNING OR STOPPING. HE STATES THAT NO CODES SHOWED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE SUCH AS; THE FUEL PUMP, AND BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. *JB
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#10214219January 8, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATORS WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOWSA SLIDE DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR
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0
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#10214041January 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND BEARINGS WERE COATED WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,305.
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0
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#10214054January 7, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. BOTH WERE REPAIRED BY GM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY. GM WANTED $673 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,149. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR
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