Buick LeSabre Complaints (2004)

162 consumer complaints on file.

#10439209December 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ON MY HEATER CONSOLE BEGAN TO GO OUT, ONE BY ONE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE BULBS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TINE TO THE VERY SAME SPECS! AFTER FINDING OUT FROM Y SERVICE SHOP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT (AT A COST OF OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART), I FOUND SOME BULBS FROM RADIO SHACK THAT I SOLDERED IN MYSELF (THROUGH FIXYA.COM - SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MORE BULBS ON OTHER SWITCHES (WINDOW CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, RADIO) ALSO WENT OUT. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU HAVE DRIVERS HUNTING IN THE DARK FOR CONTROLS AS THEY ARE DRIVING. TEXTING IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT FUMBLING IN THE DARK FOR YOUR OWN CAR'S CONTROLS AND TRYING TO CORRECT A BUTTON YOU PUSHED INADVERTENTLY CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439213December 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY DASH SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 85MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAUGE WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. LUCKILY, I HAVE A HEADS-UP DISPLAY THAT HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED. LATER, MOST OF THE REST OF MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN RANDOMLY DOING THE SAME THING -- THEY'D GO UP, BUT NOT COME BACK DOWN. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT SEEMED UNAFFECTED WAS MY FUEL GAUGE -- UNTIL LAST WEEK. IT, TOO, IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SEEING LOTS OF WEB ADS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, SINCE, IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING ICY WEATHER (WHICH WE HAVE MUCH OF THE YEAR HERE IN WISCONSIN), IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S NOT A RANDOM CHANCE FAILURE -- IT'S A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MATERIALS OR "WORKMANSHIP" (WHICH INCLUDES AUTOMATED PROCESSES). PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429516October 11, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WENT TO GOOD YEAR 3594 RT 31 BALDWINSVILLE,NY TODAY AROUND 4:00PM FOR A OIL CHANGE THEY MOVED THE MILAGE FROM 44,000 TO 71,000 AND MESSED WITH THE SPEED THING THAT TELLS YOU HOW FAST YOUR GOING.WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR SOME WHERE FOR WHAT YOU NEED DONE YOU DONT EXPECT THEM TO ACT LIKE KIDS AND PLAY WITH THINGS LIKE THAT.IF ANY THING ELSE GOES WRONG I WILL BELIEVE IT WAS THEM AND EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR WHAT EVER NEEDS TO BE FIXED I HAD THE CAR FOR FEW MONTHS NOW NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.THEY WHERE IN THE GARGE LAUGHING AND SAYING DO YOU THINK HE WILL FIND OUT WHAT WE DID IF THIS COST MONEY TO FIX IT WILL BE PAID BY THEM AND I WANT MY OIL CHANGE MONEY BACK AND I WANT THOSE GUYS IN THE GARAGE TO BE DRUG TESTED.THE MANAGER THAT DAY WAS JOSEPH D AND TECH WAS PATRICK W.THERES ALSO THE STICKER FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE TO PROOF WHAT THEY DID.THIER PHONE NUMBER 315-652-6673.THANK YOU. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425863September 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT THIS CAR MAY 2010 FROM GREGORY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN NEW CASTLE DE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD A PROPBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WASNT A BIG DEAL, THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY BY WARRANTY AND I WOULD JUST NEED TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. MY NEXT ISSUE IS THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO MESS UP; WRONG READINGS AND GAS LEVELS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS AND VERY UPSET. I WILL BE TAKING THIS BACK TO BUICK TO SEE IF I AM AT ALL ELIGIBLE TO RECIEVE RECALL BENEFITS OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE AMOUNT TO FIX THESE ISSUES ARE GREATER THAN I CAN AFFORD WITHIN THE YEAR AND SOME CHANGE OF OWNING THE VEH. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I DID RESEARCH AND DO A CARFAX ON THE CAR AND IT CAME BACK WITH ACCURATE MILEAGE, ONE OWNER AND NO ACCIDENTS AND I JUMPED ON IT, ONLY TO HAVE A NICE CAR WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I THOUGHT BUICKS WERE GOOD SOLID CARS...... *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425097September 12, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD SEPARATING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, POSSIBLE AIR BAG INFLATION IF FAILURE OF DASH OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421058August 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASH PAD SEPARATING TO POINT WHERE VISION COULD BE AFFECTED AND POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413717July 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, AS A RESULT BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411684July 10, 2011
STRUCTURE
RE: 2004 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM ISSUE: DASHBOARD BUCKLING, WARPED AND COMING UNDONE FROM OTHER COMPONENTS. TOOK TO GM AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHICH RECOMMENDED THE DASHBOARD BE REPLACED. QUOTED $750 FOR PART AND $500 LABOR. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE REPLACED SOON BECAUSE IT COULD TRIGGER THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408436June 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER TROUBLE IN JAN. 2011. IT STARTED SHOWING THE CAR GOING SLOWER THEN IT ACTUALLY IS. IT DOESN'T DO IT RIGHT AWAY BUT AFTER AWHILE ON A LONG DRIVE. IT GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE IT. IT CAN SHOW IT GOING UP TO 30 MPH SLOWER THEN IT IS. ALSO THE GAS GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING AND BEING ERRATIC AND NOW ALSO THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO SHOWS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT IS NOT. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS LESS THEN 25,000 MILES SINCE NEW. HOW SAFE CAN THIS BE WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST THE SPEEDOMETER. GOING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW? ALWAYS UNSURE, ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE GAUGES? SECOND GUESSING YOUR DRIVING DECISIONS! THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE GIVE A DIFFERENT READING EACH TIME YOU DRIVE IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. I WILL BE STOPPING AT THE RACINE, WI. BUICK DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW TO SEE IF THEY WILL WARRANTY THE PROBLEM THIS COMING WEEK 6/22/2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405633June 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD CONSTANTLY DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396842April 19, 2011
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, AIR BAGS
MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM AND CRASHED INTO IRON GATE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396036April 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE REST OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DASH HAS BEGUN TO MALFUNCTION APPARENTLY THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINTS.. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING BIG ISSUE.. NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, BIG ISSUE. AND NOT KNOWING HE RUNNING TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE IS A EVEN BIGGER ISSUE.. BUICK HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND SHOULD HAVE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION. INSTEAD THEY STOPPED BUILDING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND NOW IT COSTS EVEN MORE FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386353March 3, 2011
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT WOULD OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE CONSUMER FIRST PAYING A NON-REFUNDABLE CHARGE OF $55 TO $100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386090March 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 7,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384128February 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACHOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ON MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE HAVE FAILED. THE NEEDLES HAVE BECOME STUCK IN THE RED ZONES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GAUGES. THIS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO WHEN MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS RECENTLY SHOWN SIGNS OF SPORADIC STICKING, SO I CANNOT BE CERTAIN MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT THE CORRECT SPEED. BASED ON SIMILAR POSTINGS ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT EXISTS, THEREFORE BUICK SHOULD BE ORDERED TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT THEIR COST. A BUICK DEALER TOLD ME THIS WOULD COST OVER $300 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381670February 12, 2011
SEAT BELTS
2004 BUICK LASABRE - NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE SEAT RATHER THAN THE FRAME OF THE CAR. DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE THEREFORE ONLY BELTED TO THE SEAT WHICH CAN BECOME DISLODGED DURING AN ACCIDENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379145January 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE WITH 58500 MILES IS SHOWING INITIAL SIGNS OF FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS HAS STARTED WITH THE TACHOMETER FAILING TO REGISTER CORRECTLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE PEGGING BEYOND THE FULL POSITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEXT COMPONENT FAILURE WILL LIKELY BE THE SPEEDOMETER. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE SAFE TO OPERATE. THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM REPRESENTS ANOTHER SERIOUS SAFETY DESIGN FLAW BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT MUST BE CORRECTED BY GM BEFORE IT CONTRIBUTES TO AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR CHARGES TO HAVE THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A PRODUCT RECALL AND HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM AT GM'S EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369518December 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND EXITING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC FITTING HAD BECOME MOIST ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE O-RING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ONLY OTHER OPTION OF REPAIRING THE FAILURE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 04/29/11
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
#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

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