Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10523111July 3, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE LEAVING AN INTERSECTION I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL , I HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND REALIZED I HAD NO STEERING THE WHEEL WAS TURNING ,BUT WITH NO CONTROL OF THE CAR . THE CAR HIT A TELEPHONE POLE THAT WAS INSTALLED TO HOLD UP 4 MAILBOXES . THE ENGINE CARRIAGE OF THE CAR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME PAST THE BOLTS CAUSING THE STEERING CONNECTION TO COME APART , THE CAR IS TOTALED . THANK YOU GM/ BUICK ENGINEERS . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522642July 1, 2013
ENGINE
THE FIRST INCIDENT OF THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT "45 MPH". THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN PUT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON WITH THE IGNITION KEY. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT "55 MPH". THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN PUT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE TURNED BACK ON WITH THE IGNITION KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522424June 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TOP OF DASH BOARD (MAT,PAD) IS BOWING UP INTO THE FIELD OF DRIVING VISION AND IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRONT PART OF THE DASHBOARD. THE SEPARATION IS CREEPING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT BOTH AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY. GM REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AS A DEFECTIVE DASH PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP REPAIR/REPLACE THE PART. TO GET A GOOD FEEL FOR THE PREVALENCE OF THIS ISSUE, GO TO CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C5295_DS45613 AND READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATIONS OF DEALING WITH GM. I HAVE EVEN SEEN OTHER BUICKS DRIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY WON'T THEY ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM AND GET THEM FIXED?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521054June 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY ONCE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN ADJUSTER SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS, WHICH HAD BECOME SATURATED AND CORRODED THE AIR BAG WIRING OVER A TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10520627June 19, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PARKED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND LOCKED CAR. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN A SMALL EXPLOSION AND A RAGING FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALED IN 5-8 MINUTES. FIRE ENGINES CALLED AND PUT OUT FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519688June 13, 2013
AIR BAGS
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN PA, WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DISCHARGED IN MY WIFE'S FACE, THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE OTHER SIDE WENT OFF. WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, GOT OUT OF THE CAR, RAISED THE HOOD, UNPLUGGED THE HORNS, STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION FOR 3 HOURS. AS WE CONTINUED UP THE HIGHWAY THE RAIN BEGUN TO ENTER THE CAR AND FILLED UP THE FLOORBOARD OF THE CAR MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT MORNING TO GET A CLAIM STARTED BUT IT MAY NOT BE COVERED, DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME FOR OVER 800 MILES AND RESEARCHED WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514214June 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE DRUMS, THAT MELTED AND SEVERED THE FRONT BRAKE WIRING, EXACTLY AT THE POINT WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WIRES TRAVELED FROM THE ENGINE AND ENTERED THE BRAKE DRUMS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE, THE THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WINDOWS COLLAPSED IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ENGINE AND THE HOOD WERE DEFECTIVE, AS THE PAINT ON THE HOOD MELTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514485May 31, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. WE HAD JUST PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB AND WERE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. FOR NO REASON, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND NOTHING HIT US. WE PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT. THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I HAD PAIN IN MY ABDOMEN AND COULDN'T HEAR OUT OF MY RIGHT EAR. THE WINDSHIELD ON MY SIDE OF THE CAR(PASSENGER'S SIDE) WAS BROKEN FROM THE IMPACT. HE TOOK ME TO THE LOCAL ER TO BE CHECKED OUT AND I WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED WITH CONTUSIONS OF RIGHT KNEE, ABDOMEN AND RIGHT EAR. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND SCARED US BOTH VERY MUCH. I REPORTED THIS TO MY INSURANCE CARRIER THE NEXT MORNING. MY BOYFRIEND WAS NOT INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10513426May 24, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512466May 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT WITH AN SUV AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10512045May 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAVE MALFUNCTIONED FOR 3RD TIME IN BOTH REAR WINDOWS. OIL LEAKING FROM VALVE/HEADS CAUSING SMOKE UNDER HOOD. DOOR CONTROLS SHORTED OUT,AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING DOORS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT CAUSE AND SWITCHING FROM DRIVER1 TO DRIVER2 AND BACK WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511686May 13, 2013
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD BETWEEN THE AIR VENT AND THE STEERING WHEEL UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD IS CURLING UP AND COMING OFF. FROM MY RESEARCH, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE '01 THROUGH '05 BUICKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AND HARM THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE BADLY. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510572May 3, 2013
STRUCTURE
FEBRUARY WAS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASH WAS BULGING UPWARD AND SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN DASH (ONLY EASILY SEEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE). THE SEPARATION IS PROPAGATING PAST THE HALF WAY POINT AND I FEAR IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, OR IN THE CASE OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THE WHOLE UPPER DASH COULD BE PROJECTED INTO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BUICK LESABRE CARS FROM 2000 THRU 2005. SAME DESIGN, NEVER CHANGED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER TOLD THEM THE DASH PAD WAS PEELING, WITCH IS UNTRUE. THE ENTIRE UPPER SECTION, ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH THICK, IS DEFORMING AND SEPARATING FROM THE DASH. I HAVE PHOTOS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. MY GM REPORT NUMBER IS: [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509902April 29, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD FRACTURED AND HAD BURNT MARKS ALONG THE FRAME TINTED AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509106April 22, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE FUEL LINES BEING DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/21/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504160March 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK INTO THE RADIATOR. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND BACKFIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502683March 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE IN A CONTINUOUS JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RETAINER WASHER AND THE BODY MOUNT WAS DISENGAGED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING THE ENGINE CRADLE TO COLLAPSE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502133March 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED STARTED TO SEPARATE INTERFERING WITH HEADS UP DISPLAY AND STARTING TO OBSCURE DRIVERS SIGHT WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT GM/BUICK REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SITUATION WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497841February 12, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THEY DETECTED THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE GASKETS WERE LEAKING INTERNALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,074.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496101February 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,179.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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