Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10326525April 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT WASHERS RUST OUT CAUSING THE SUPPORT TO FALL DOWN WHEN LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325178April 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LE SABRE CUSTOM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS 6 TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THE WINDOWS ARE VERY SELDOM USED. I AM AFRAID TO USE THEM BECAUSE IT COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324083April 6, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING RIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING; SHE SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,250.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323726April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE HOOD WAS LIFTED. UPON CLOSING THE HOOD THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND AGAIN AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT VEHICLE CARE CENTER AND THE HORN WAS DISABLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,130 UPDATED 06/25/10 UPDATED 07/16/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323192April 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2002 BUICK LASABRE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH AND THE GAS PEDAL MOVED DOWN BY ITSELF AUTOMATICALLY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE MANAGED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322831March 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER ABNORMALLY INCREASED TO 140 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,800. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322482March 27, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE DRIVING ON CURVY ROAD, APPROX. 30 MPH, WHEN PASSENGER AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED, HITTING THE WIFE. VEHICLE STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE. HUSBAND MANAGED TO PULL OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEY EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. WIFE RECEIVED BRUISES AND CUTS ON HANDS AND LEGS FROM AIRBAG, WEDDING RING WAS DAMAGED, AND BOTH INHALED SMOKE. POLICE WERE CALLED BUT WOULD NOT COME TO THE SCENE SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR REASON FOR AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. WIFE WAS TREATED BY DOCTOR FOR INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. ALSO, SINCE THAT INCIDENT, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS ALSO DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. GM WAS CONTACTED BUT NO RECOMPENSE MADE AS OF MAR 2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321941March 22, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
1997 BUICK LESABRE HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND BLEW BACK. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0306-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321181March 20, 2010
VISIBILITY
DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321918March 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LTR FWD (IA) RE POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE DASH LIGHT IN HIS 2004 BUICK LESABRE. *TGW SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH LIGHTS. THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY FOUND A BAD RELAY IN THE TRUNK AREA, WHICH COST OF$300.00. TWO YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ON THE PANEL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320663March 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
POWER WINDOWS DROPPED WITH A BANG WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED THIS WAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE BANG CAUSED AN UNSAFE DISTRACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320525March 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK LESABRE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE VEHICLE BACK FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO STOP AN EVAPORATOR LEAK. THE REPAIR DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM BACK FIRING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317458March 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND IS DANGEROUS DRIVING SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS WITH BUICK TO GET THIS FIXED SINCE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316184March 3, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ONE BY ONE. WON'T STAY UP. SEATS ARE BEING RUINED BY RAIN / SNOW. NO SECURITY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316051March 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUCK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN FIRST GEAR BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LEAKAGE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,821. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT RUST. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315194March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM CURRENTLY THE OWNER OF A 1998 BUICK LESABRE WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,600 MILES. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CAR BACKFIRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING AND THE EXHAUST SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE AND BURNING PLASTIC. AT THE SERVICE SHOP WHERE I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS GOOD I BROUGHT THE CAR IN SO SOON BECAUSE THIS SORT OF PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE FIRE. I CONTACTED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS AND THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR IN MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY BUICK RECALLS. WHEN ASKED IF I COULD RECEIVE SOME DOCUMENTATION THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALLS, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THAT PAPERWORK AND THAT ANYONE ELSE COULD TALK TO WITH BUICK WOULD TELL ME THE SAME THING IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315269March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT HAS OWNED A 2000 BUICK LESABRE SINCE FEBRUARY 23, 2010. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A CALL AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER LATER TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2004 AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310126February 13, 2010
VISIBILITY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
I HAVE REMOVED MY DASHBOARD COVER OR SO CALLED DASH BOARD PAD AND HAVE RE-GLUED IT 3 TIMES AND NOW IT IS CURLING UP AT THE FORWARD END AGAIN. THE FRONT OF THE HEADLINER IS NOW ROTTING AT THE FOAM AREA BETWEEN THE FABRIC AND THE MOLDED SHAPE, THE SAME AS HAS BEEN OCURRING SINCE THE EARLY 1980'S. THE FOAM IS DETERIORATING FROM THE HEAT AND THE SUN, (FLORIDA OWNERS ARE EFFECTED MORE THAN SOME), TURNING TO POWDER SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE OTHER THAN REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME GARBAGE FROM GM OR HAVE AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP LIKE MINE. HTTP://WWW.MARKTHREE.COM REPLACE THE FABRIC ON THE EXISTING CEILING SHAPING BOARD, AFTER SPENDING HOURS REMOVING THE CEILING HEADLINER FROM THE CAR AND THEN REMOVING ALL OF THE ROTTED FOAM AND FABRIC BROUGHT TO A CLEAN AND USABLE SURFACE. WHY ARE WE STILL DEALING WITH THE SAME SUN VS. GLUE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE SINCE THEY STOPPED DOING STRETCH CEILINGS IN THE 70'S? AS AN UPHOLSTERER AT HTTP://WWW.EASTCOASTAUTOTOYS.COM I DO MAKE A GOOD LIVING OFF OF THIS ABOMINATION BUT AS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE OWNER, I DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE MY DASHBOARD COVER ALSO CALLED PAD AND HAVE REGLUED AND REMOLDED IT 3 TIMES. NOW IT IS CURLING UP AT THE FORWARD ENDS AGAIN AS WELL AS BY THE AIR BAG. THE FRONT OF THE HEADLINER IS NOW FALLING LOOSE AND DOWN AT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AREA DUE TO ROTTING FOAM, {JUST LIKE LIKE THOSE OF THE 1980'S}. THE FOAM IS DETERIORATING AND TURNING TO POWDER SO THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE OTHER THAN REPLACE IT WITH THE SAME GARBAGE OR HAVE AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP LIKE MINE REPLACE THE FABRIC ON THE EXISTING BOARD. AFTER SPENDING 45 MINUTES REMOVING THE CEILING FROM THE CAR AND THEN ANOTHER HOUR REMOVING ALL OF THE ROTTED FOAM.....WHY ARE WE STILL DEALING WITH THE SAME SUN VS. GLUE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE SINCE THEY STOPPED DOING STRETCH CEILINGS IN THE EARLY 70'S? AS AN UPHOLSTERER I DO MAKE A GOOD LIVING OFF OF THIS ABOMINATION BUT AS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE OWNER, I DO NOT APPRECIATE WASTING MY TIME ... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310074February 12, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING ON A PAVED TOWN ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ALSO SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAGS OBSTRUCTED MY VISION BOTH IN FRONT AND ON THE SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE OF MY OBSTRUCTED VISION THERE WAS NO INJURY INVOLVED. THE CAR HAD PASSED A MAINE SAFETY INSPECTION IN MAY 2009, SO THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED AT THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 2009 FROM A FRIEND. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS TORE UP THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT SAID THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310099February 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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