Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10213990January 6, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
RIGHT REAR WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATES. DEALER SAYS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE 3RD REGULATOR TO FAIL. RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213715January 4, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN HALFWAY AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213551January 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BOUGHT A 200 LESABRE IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I RARELY USE THE WINDOWS - MAYBE A FEW TIMES UP AND DOWN A WEEK. DOING THE MATH, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW HUNDRED UPS AND DOWNS FOR EACH WINDOW. DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS ON THIS CAR. INTERNET SITES HAS CLEARLY SHOWN THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH BUICK'S WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE HTTP://GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM/GROUP/BUICK-LESABRE-WINDOW-REGULATOR/BROWSE_FRM/THREAD/2A1899CF89253771?HL=EN#30BF330DAB8ABEF9. I ALSO PURCHASED A 2002 LESABRE IN SEPTEMBER OF '06. THIS MORNING THE SECOND WINDOW ON THAT CAR WENT AS WELL. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND CRIMINAL. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS MUST BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213427January 2, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
3RD INCIDENT OF ELECTRONIC WINDOW FAILURE -- BOTH BACK SEAT WINDOWS MOTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE 12/31/07. THE CAR HAS 36,304 MILES ON IT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CRUISE CONTROL BREAKING AT LESS THAN 18,000 MILES.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213140December 29, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDOW REGULATORS ARE JUNK! CONTINUALLY BREAKING! MANUFACTURING DESIGN PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212896December 27, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
JAN 2007 - FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN DOOR WHILE ROLLING DOWN TO PAY AIRPORT TOLL - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 OCT 2007 - REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE CAR WAS PARKED - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 DEC 2007 - REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN 25 M.P.H. ZONE - BEING REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212966December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NO CRASHES OR ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE WENT BAD RESULTING IN A NOT TRUE MPH READING CAUSING POTENTIAL SPEEDING IN SLOWER ZONES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212788December 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2002 BUICK LESABRE. LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE REGULATOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW GLASS. *KB THE REAR DOOR REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2007, THE REGULATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211840December 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
FOR THE 7TH TIME ONE OF MY POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP, ALLOWING ANYONE ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $566.89 TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211576December 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY 1998 BUICK LESABRE LTD, 73,943 MI,STARTED TO REQUIRE WATER TO BE ADDED TO THE OVERFLOW TANK. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A GM GARAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLDS WERE LEAKING, CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE AND OIL. THIS REPAIR COST$1200. TO CORRECT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND GM HAS TURNED IT'S HEAD TO THE ISSUE. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211329December 10, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT 4 OUT OF 6 BOLTS HAD RUSTED AND DROPPED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE 4 WASHERS IN THE BACK OF THE FRAME WHICH HELD THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BROKE THROUGH CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211359December 10, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT
THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THIS MECHANISM WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211031December 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING. ENGINE WILL RESTART, BUT WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATIONS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR WILL RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, USUALLY OVERNIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO IGNITION MODULES, AND ONE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE WEEKS SINCE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, WHILE THE DEALER TRIES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER MOST OF THE TIME CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, THE CAR DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING CODES: B1009 AND B2734. MILEAGE BETWEEN INCIDENTS RANGES FROM AS HIGH AS 15,000 MILES TO 1,500 MILES. CAR IS UNDEPENDABLE, AND MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210882December 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOOR BOARDS WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FORCED BALANCED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SUSPENSION (NHTSA ITEM #10011691). AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,244.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210843December 4, 2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUFFERED MODERATE NECK PAINS. THE CONTACT HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10210645December 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY LEFT REAR WINDOW IN MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SLID DOWN AND WILL NO LONGER RAISE UP. BECAUSE I CANNOT KEEP THE WINDOW UP, THIS HAS BECOME DISTRACTING AND HAS LED TO WATER GETTING IN THE CAR IN BAD WEATHER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO MOLD AND HEALTH PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209804November 24, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I DRIVE A GM 2000 BUICK LASABRE AND HAVE HAD 3 OUT OF THE 4 ELECTRIC WINDOWS GO DOWN AND NOT GO BACK UP AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET 1 FIXED SO FAR BECAUSE IT IS THE ENTIRE ACTUATOR AND MOTOR SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT COSTS $500 FOR EACH WINDOW. PLEASE RECALL THESE WINDOWS AND REPLACE THEM WITH WINDOWS THAT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209809November 24, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IT IS CURRENTLY 39 DEGREES AND RAINING IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS AND I JUST HAD THE SECOND WINDOW ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE FAIL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR GM FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO A FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS AND BUICK WON'T RECALL THE CARS TO FIX THEM. AT 500 DOLLARS EACH I AM FURIOUS. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208944November 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 6, 2006, THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED WHEN IT WAS BEING ROLLED UP. ON EACH OCCASION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE FIRST REPAIR TOTALED $318 AND THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS WERE $270 EACH. IT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN ELEVEN MONTHS AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 12/11/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208758November 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. HIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 96V116000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,075. UPDATED 12/12/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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