Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10395356April 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE DASH-COVER HAS BUBBLED UP IN THE FRONT, CAUSING A SLIGHT VISIBILITY PROBLEM BUT WHAT I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT AS THIS SPREADS THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY. IT IS ALSO A VERY NOTICEABLE APPEARANCE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393699March 30, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE STRUCTURE TO THE DASHBOARD WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE AND SEEMED TO BE PULLING FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392423March 21, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
I HAVE A 1998 BUICK LESABRE AND THE CAR HAS DEFECTIVE SUBFRAME BUSHINGS WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390333March 16, 2011
STRUCTURE
THE DASH PAD ON MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE IS COMING APART FROM THE DASH. IT CAUSES A DECREASE IN MY VIEW AND I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390348March 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WORKS ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER READS 20 MPH WHEN GOING 60 ON HWY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 800 PLUS LABOR..... VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES AND HAD 55,000 AT TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391940March 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IN DECEMBER 2010 I HAD MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE REPAIRED AT SCHEPEL BUICK IN MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE THERMOSTAT BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT LEAKING. I JUST FOUND OUT THE GM KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEX COOLANT FOR A LONG TIME AND DIDN'T LET ANYONE KNOW. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER A SCHEPEL BILL AND TALKED TO HIM AND HE SAID THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND NEITHER DID GM. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. HE LIED TO ME. HE TOLD ME NOT TO BELIEVE WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS. I AM OUT $779.45 FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR. THE NEVER HAD A RECALL BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO KEEP IT QUITE. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD GET AWAY WITH KEEPING IT QUITE WHEN SOMEONE COULD GET HURT AND TO AVOID PAYING FOR THEIR MISTAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389969March 13, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAD TO MAKE A "PANIC STOP" DUE TO A CAR RUNNING A RED LIGHT.THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I FELT THE BRAKES HOLD. A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. INSPECTION REVEALED ALL THE LINES TO AND FROM THE POWER BRAKE UNIT[6 LINES] WERE RUSTED BADLY AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389248March 10, 2011
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATES RECENTLY THE RPS DIAL WENT INTO A ROUND IN A CIRCLE AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM, THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID THE SAME THING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386942March 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2003 BUICK LASABRE THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING AND RAISING UP. IT STARTS IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL AND GOES HALF WAY TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE CAR. IT HAS CAME APART ABOUT TWO INCHES AND IS RAISED UP ABOUT THREE INCHES ,AND GETTING WORSE. THE CAR IS NOT LEFT OUT SIDE,SO I DON'T THINK IT IS FROM THE SUN. IF THIS SEPARATION REACHES ON ACROSS THE DASH(AND THE WAY IT IS GOING,IT WILL) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PERSON IT HITS, OR CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME MODEL BUICK, AND THAT GM WONT ADMIT THEY HAVE A DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE CARS FOR REPAIR. SHAME ON YOU GM. I HAVE OWNED GM CARS SINCE 1957 AND THEY WERE GREAT CARS. PLEASE OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT . *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
#10386034March 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, FLAMES ERUPTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V09000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386068March 1, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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
#10385990February 28, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD IS SEPARATING OR "BUCKING UP", WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IF IT SEPARATES TOO FAR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE SEEN OTHER BUICK LESABRES DOING THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE ON ALL 2000-2005 LESABRES.
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
#10384165February 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS OPENED BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC MECHANISM FOR THE WINDOW FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE PRIOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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
#10381077February 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE HAS SEPARATED, STARTING ON DRIVERS SIDE AND GOING ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED IT CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO INFLATE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $1000.00.& 2 BODY SHOPS REFUSED TO REPAIR. ANOTHER SHOP WILL REPLACE FOR $800.00 TO $900.00 OR REPAIR BY REMOVING WINDSHIELD FOR $400.00. I KNOW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON 2000 THRU 2005 BUICK LESABRAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379255January 27, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO ENGINE THROUGH INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM CAUSING EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT ENGINES AND OR PARTS. DANGEROUS IF ENGINE LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378580January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE ENGINE. WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A FUEL LEAK WAS PRESENT WITHIN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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