Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10201044August 28, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS THAT ALLOW THE WINDOWS TO ROLL UP AND DOWN HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST THREE REGULATORS WERE REPLACED ON APRIL 2, 2004 AND THE LAST ONE WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 8, 2004. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,104. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200875August 27, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT THE SIZE OF A DIME. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE PANTS HE WORE THAT NIGHT HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT SHORTED OUT IN THE HEATED SEAT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER USES THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CONTACTED HIM TO LET HIM KNOW THEY RECEIVED THE LETTER HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEATS WERE REPAIRED BUT NOT THE HEATING ELEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR DEFECT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200768August 25, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL FOUR OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN OUR 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE COST IS $400+ PER WINDOW FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200712August 24, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE BACK WINDOWS IN A 2001 BUICK LESABRE WONT GO UP AND SLIP DOWN AND I HAVE RESEARCHED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW THERE MUST BE THOUSANDS. THE WIRES GET TANGLED AND THE PLASTIC PARTS BREAK AND CANNOT HOLD THE PRESSURE .THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW ON THE POWER WINDOWS AND MUST BECOME A NATION WIDE RECALL TO REPLACE MOTORS,PULLEYS,AND ANY OTHER PARTS INVOLVED IN THE WINDOW OPERATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200439August 22, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFLATER DEVICE IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAS HAD THE PART REPLACED, BUT BUICK DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT HEARS AN OCCASIONAL SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200514August 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUIK LASABRE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. AFTER THE REPAIR ALL 4 WINDOWS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200236August 21, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2002 LESABRE AND IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE HAD (3) OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS TO BREAK. FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER WINDOW IN THE FRONT AND TWO WEEKS AGO THE ONE IN THE BACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND TODAY 08/21/2007 THE ONE BEHIND THE DRIVER BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200399August 21, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW OPERATOR FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199922August 17, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
1) NO EVIDENCE LEADING UP TO FAILURE 2) WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED, WINDOW WOULD NOT RETURN TO CLOSED POSITION 3) HAD TO HAVE BUICK REPLACE MECHANISM AT OVER $500 EXPENSE THERE ARE OVER 82 RECORDS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON CARSURVEY (.ORG) - AND NOT EVERYONE SURFS TO RECORD THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199865August 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 BUICK LESABRE. I TOO HAVE HAD 3 REGULATOR FAILURES. 2 WERE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. THE 3RD JUST OCCURRED. WHY HASN'T' THERE BEEN A RECALL?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199443August 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ON JUNE 18, 2007, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS UNTIL I GOT HOME AND NOTICED THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW WAS OPEN. I TRIED TO CLOSE IT BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE REGULATOR/MOTOR THAT BROKE. HE SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON IN BUICKS BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME TO THE LEFT REAR WINDOW. SLIGHT POPPING NOISE AND THE WINDOW SLID DOWN AND I COULDN'T GET IT BACK UP. I WAS ALONE BOTH TIMES AND NO ONE EVER RIDES IN THE BACK. I THINK I MAY HAVE OPENED THOSE WINDOWS LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES. I ONLY HAVE 11,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199075August 10, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS 2000 LESABRE CAR HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. TWO OUT OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND REQUIRED DEALER SERVICE COSTING ABOUT $400 PER WINDOW. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE OPERATING MECHANISM, AS I HAVE OWNED FIVE PREVIOUS BUICK'S AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS. BUICK SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL AND ADMIT THAT A DEFECT EXISTS AND REPLACE THESE WINDOWS, WHETHER IN WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198957August 9, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT COVERED IN GE AUTO WARRANTY SERVICES 4 STAR PLUS CONTRACT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER OF WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRASH SENSOR BUT NOT COVERED, COST WAS $95 FOR A 5 MIN DIAGNOSTIC, ERROR CODE READING TAKEN OFF THE CONTROL COMPUTER FOR THE AIRBAG. SAFETY FEATURE FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER, DEALER OR WARRANTY. HAVE NOT AT THIS TIME CORRECTED FAILURE, PRICE FOR REPAIR WAS $300 ON TOP OF $95 DIAGNOSTIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198553August 5, 2007
SUSPENSION
OUR 2005 BUICK LESABRE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198243August 2, 2007
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I OWN A 2001 BUICK LESABRE AND BOTH THE BACK WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197796July 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A SERVICE STATION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 177,339 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,384. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197489July 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED OUT OF CONTROL AND STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197504July 25, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW ON RIGHT DRIVER SIDE AND ON LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE BROKEN IN DOWN POSITION. NEITHER WINDOW WAS USED EXCESSIVELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197175July 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOWS FALL DOWN. REGULATOR BREAKS AT ABOUT $200 A PIECE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196889July 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW REGULATORS ON 2000-2001 BUICKS ARE FAULTY. I HAVE HAD TWO GO OUT AND THE COST IS $450 PER WINDOW. MANY MANY PEOPLE I TALK TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH THEIR BUICK'S. EVEN THE REPAIR SHOP LAUGHS ABOUT IT AND SAYS THEY ARE JUNK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED. THE WINDOWS GO DOWN AND STAY THERE UNTIL FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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