Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10148976January 30, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN WITH THE DOME LIGHT ON; THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF THE DEAD BATTERY UNTIL AFTER THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO START THE VEHICLE OR OPEN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO USE THE MANUAL OVERRIDE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE LOCKS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY UNTIL THE DOORS WERE OPENED BECAUSE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147565January 30, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2000 BUICK LESABRE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *TS THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME REPAIR AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL AND HAD HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED IN DECEMBER 2004. THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL 04V090000. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148556January 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXEL HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE HEARD NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA, AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS UPON DECELERATION. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT STIFF WHILE TURNING LEFT. THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE ON THE OUTSIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149750January 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1998 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING CONSUMER TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD WARPED CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO GO INTO THE MOTOR PER MECHANIC. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED****JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148461January 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIM OR BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS THEY INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE DIMMER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148700January 19, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1995 LESABRE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TS THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE SUFFERED MINOR BURNS AND LACERATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10147802January 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IN OCTOBER OF 2005 THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SLIPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE THE COMPONENTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $400 TO ME BECAUSE THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS AND I HAD TO BUY THE ENTIRE UNIT, HALF OF WHICH I DID NOT NEED. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME AND I WILL HAVE TO SPEND AN ADDITONAL $400 TO FIX THIS. I HAVE TO ADD THAT THESE WINDOWS WERE RARELY ROLLED UP OR DOWN. I FEEL THIS IS TOTALLY PLANNED OBSELESCENCE BY THE AUTO MAKER AND AN EFFORT TO MAKE MORE MONEY ON THE CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147476January 11, 2006
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
BLOWER MOTOR FAILED RENDERING THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER USELESS. THE LOCAL GARAGE I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD SUCH FAILURE THEY'VE SEEN. THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE UNIT BUT RAN INTO A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A DESIGN CHANGE IN THE REPLACEMENT BLOWER. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER THAT WAS ABLE TO ,AFTER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT BLOWER. I WAS PLEASED UNTIL I RECEIVED THE INVOICE WHICH INCLUDED THE CHARGE FOR LABOR OF $488.00. I'M WAITING FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL FROM GM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY'LL REIMBURSE ANY OF THIS COST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148632January 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 BUICK LESABRE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147080January 6, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES FOR THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IF THE WINDOW IS SELDOM USED IT WILL BREAK WHEN USED BECAUSE THE WIRE IS THIN AND JUMPS OFF THE TRACK, CAUSING IT TO SNAP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147084January 6, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 BUICK LESABRE V6 3.8L ENGINE, 82,000 MI. HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME SURGING, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. 8/05 DROVE HOME, PARKED CAR, WENT OUT NEXT MORNING AND AUTO WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. WHO FOUND "WATER IN CYLINDERS". USED "STOP LEAK" AS TEMPORARY REPAIR. 11/05 ENGINE AGAIN LOCKED, UNABLE TO START. WATER IN CYLINDERS, WATER IN OIL. CONTACTED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SUGGESTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT OR PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF "CLASS ACTION" SUIT DUE TO FAULTY MANIFOLD INTAKE AND OTHER ENGINE DEFECTS. HAVE CONTACTED ATTORNEY HANDLING THE SUIT. SUIT INVOLVES "K" SERIES 3.8L ENGINES, VARIOUS MODELS AND YEARS. FOR NOW, I NEED A NEW ENGINE. AS REALTOR AND MORTGAGE LENDER, I WORK THROUGH MY CAR! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146946January 5, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH I HAD THREE WINDOW FAILURES CAUSE BY A PLASTIC PART BREAKING LEAVING THE WINDOWS IN A DOWN POSITION AND UNABLE TO RAISE THEM. IT APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AT APPROXIMATELY $500 A WINDOW. THE PART SHOULD NOT BE PLASTIC AND/ OR SHOULD BE SOLD AS A SEPARATE PIECE NOT REQUIRING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146845January 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
HEARING A THUMBING SOUND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE WERE ABOUTS OF THE NOISE. I COULD NOT SEE THE PROBLEM BUT, WHEN MY WIFE SAID THAT THERE WAS A LOUD THUMBING NOISE THAT OCCURS ONLY WHILE DRIVING. TWO DAYS LATER THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND A PIECE WAS MISSING. APPROX 6-8 INCHES OF RUBBER WAS GONE. FIRESTONE TIRE P205-70R15 95S. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THIS TIRE? THIS IS MY THIRD SET OF TIRES AT 85232 ORIGINAL MILES ON THE 1997 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM CAR. CAN YOU HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145718December 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LOW . HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHOP THE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THEY FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE ENGINE. THIS, IN TURN COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 02/06/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145597December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HARD STARTING, LACK OF POWER, HESITATION GM DEALER DIAGNOSED INTAKE LEAK BY EGR VALVE (AIR AND COOLANT LEAKS) DEALER REPLACED INTAKE PLENUM (NON WARRANTY). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145643December 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145453December 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE UNLOCKED MORE GM VEHICLES THAN JUST HIS OWN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE DEVICE AND IT STILL UNLOCKED OTHER VEHICLES. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144882December 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2000 BUICK LESABRE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY.....NOT USED FOR 24 - 48 HOURS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138868December 8, 2005
STRUCTURE
THERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE VENT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *** NAR RECEIVED 9-29-05*** WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN, THE REFLECTION WAS SO STRONG IT DISTORTED THE CONSUMERS VISION. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE IN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH SLANTS TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *JB (11/16/05) *SC *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144428December 5, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIE-ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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