Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10101417November 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL. *NM RECALL# 04V090000. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101440November 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG. *NM CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V090000 WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMTED TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SAW SMOKE. THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR 1435.31 THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098900November 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SINCE I BOUGHT THE BUICK LESABRE IN 2002 ALL 4 WINDOWS HAVE HAD DEFECTIVE MOTORS IN THEM. I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL THE TIME AND MONEY IT HAS COST ME TO HAVE THESE WINDOWS FIXED. THEY HAVE ALL FAILED WITH IN A YEARS TIME DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE MOTOR UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY SAW IT WHEN THE MOTOR WAS STUCK AND NOT WORKING. I LIVE OVER 50 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALER AND I HAD TO RUSH OVER THERE SO THEY COULD SEE THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY WOULDNT OPERATE. I HAD 3 OF THE 4 WINDOW MOTORS REPLACED BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE LAST WINDOW BECAUSE IT WASNT STICKING AT THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN. NOW THE 4TH WINDOW IS BROKEN AND IT WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN YET MY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. I PAID 100.00 EVERY TIME THEY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. I HAD TO GET A RENTAL VEHICLE EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT TOOK THEM OVER 24 HOURS TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND I HAVE HEARD THAT MY BUICK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THOSE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY I HAVE HAD TO SPEND TO FIX THE WINDOWS AND THEY SHOULD FIX MY 4TH WINDOW BECAUSE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. I DID COMPLAIN AND TOLD THE DEALER SHIP TO NOTE THAT I SAID ALL 4 WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE BUT I HAVENT BEEN REIMBURSED YET, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY 4TH WINDOW UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SHOWING SIGNS OF THE DEFECT AT THE TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098717November 12, 2004
SEATS
ON THE DATE POSTED BELOW I WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET BEHIND A BLAZER WHEN I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. WHEN I AWOKE I FOUND MYSELF TO BE IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE WITH MY HEAD IN THE REAR WINDOW. I WAS A FULLY RESTRAINED DRIVER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE STRAPS OF THE BELTS WERE FOUND WRAPPED AROUND MY FEET. THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BROKEN AND THEREFORE I WAS THROWN FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098741November 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
WHEN I USE THE DIMMER SWITCH ON MY HEADLIGHTS TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM ALL OF MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND IT IS COMPLETELY DARK. WHEN I SWITCH BACK TO LOW BEAM THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND NOT EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS. SOMETIMES THEY ACTUALLY WORK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099750November 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
THE KEYS TURNED IN THE IGNITION BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THERE WAS A GAS SMELL. ALSO, ENGINE FELT LIKE IS WAS FLOODING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099678November 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP IN ORDER TO FIX THE STARTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099689November 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098449November 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WITHIN A ONE WEEK PERIOD, BOTH OF THE POWER WINDOWS COLLAPSED ON MY MOTHER '01 BUICK LESABRE. I HAD TO MANUALLY PULL UP THE GLASS AND TAPE IT IN THE "UP" POSITION. EVEN SO, THE INTERIOR BECAME VERY WET WHEN IT RAINED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. TWO OF MY FRIENDS ALSO OWN BUICKS, ALBEIT CENTURY'S, AND THEY HAVE ALSO HAD THE REAR WINDOWS FALL DOWN WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. AT A COST OF $500 PER WINDOW TO REPAIR!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099682November 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COMPLAINT AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORP CONCERNING AN UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION . *BF WHILE DRIVING THE SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLANT PASSAGE IN THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING INTO THE LOWER INTAKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT HASN'T RECEIVED IT YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099508November 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER BUICK WITH LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER WANTED ONLY GRIND THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099435November 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10099447November 4, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT OIL PAN GASKET AND FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095225November 3, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL 04V090000 REPAIRS. DEALER NOTICED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IF THE CORRECTION WAS NOT MADE IT WOULD RUIN THE ENGINE. *AK *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095463November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING,IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED WATER WITHOUT UNKNOWINGLY AND WOULD BLOW OUT AND INGEST ALL OF THE WATER FROM THE RADIATOR AND ALSO THE OVERFLOW INTO THE MOTOR. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094733November 3, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BUT FAILED TO COME BACK UP. MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE MOTOR GOING BAD WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091657November 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
ON JANUARY 2004 AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1, 1000, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL #04V090000 WHICH STATED THAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THE RECALL WAS THE FUEL PRESSURE NO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE BROKE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION, WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED HOME THE VEHICLE DIED. THE ENGINE TURNED BUT DID NOT START. THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO CYLINDERS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099199November 2, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING.. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HOOD ASSEMBLY INSPECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098972October 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
RECALL 04V090 000 CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR: CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER CHARGED HER $155.16 FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097919October 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WRITER SUBMITTED REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION TO GENERAL MOTORS (GM) OWNER OF A BUICK LESABRE VEHICLE. RECALLED DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *BF THE MANUFACTURER ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER A SMALL AMOUNT OF THE TOTAL REPAIR EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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