Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10158863June 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CONTROLS WERE APPLIED THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT MOVE. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 6/19/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAD THE FOUR BROKEN REGULATORS IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158656May 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HANGING LOOSE AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ROD CONNECTING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MISALIGNED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SERVICE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING SEVERAL UNKNOWN BRAKE COMPONENTS. UPDATED 6-12-2006. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158047May 22, 2006
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE CAR FEELS VERY UNSTABLE, IT WOBBLES AND WANDERS AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. IT IS MADE WORSE WITH WINDS OVER 10 MPH, GOING DOWN HILL, ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, WHEN A TRUCK IS PASSING AND A SPEEDS AROUND 60-65 MPH. IF ALL THESE SYMPTOMS COME TOGETHER THE CAR IS VERY VERY UNSTABLE. THE FEELING IS VERY SIMILAR TO GOING OVER A GROOVED ROAD SURFACE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157855May 19, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING A STOP THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF BAD STEEL IN THE COIL SPRING. THEREFORE, THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157789May 18, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED ON EACH REAR WINDOW WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156455April 30, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTERIOR LIGHTING
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65000 MILES AFTER HAVING ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ONCE. INITIALLY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR THE FAILURE BUT AFTER DEALER DISASSEMBLED TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION IT WAS COVERED. ALSO, HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, RADIO AND STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY FAILING, 2 WINDOWS HAVE FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING AT 50,000 MILES. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED IS THE HEATED SEAT. DEALER SAYS IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO FIX. I BOUGHT THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY THE DEALER OFFERED AND STILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET THINGS FIXED. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I BUY AMERICAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157309April 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1989 BUICK LESABRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155747April 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE HEAT INDICATOR GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155283April 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID # 96V116000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154879April 8, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DAD BOUGHT A NEW 2005 BUICK LESABRE IN OCT. 2005. HE HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 18 THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT A CAR BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AND HIT HIS AS HE WAS DRIVING BY. NOW HE HAS TURNED IT INTO HIS INSURANCE AND PERSON TO REPAIR. INSURANCE OK CAR TO BE FIXED FEBRUARY 21, AUTO BODY TURNED IN FOR PARTS SAME DAY OR NEXT. CONNOT FIND REAR PANEL DOOR. GM SAID IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO FIND. SO MY DAD HAS BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN A DAMAGED CAR WHICH GM WON'T GIVE HIM A CAR TO DRIVE "EVEN THOUGH IT IS THEIR FAULT THAT HE CAN'T GET THIS PART" THE FENDER IS RUBBING AGAINST THE TIRE WHEN IT TURNS CORNERS THE BELLS ARE RINGING BECAUSE DOORS ARE JAMMED AND DAMAGED. NOW HE IS 77 AND DRIVES CHURCH MEMBERS TO DOCTORS AND TO GET GROCERIES ETC. WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR COUNTRY THAT A GM DEALER WOULD PUT A SENIOR IN THIS POSITION OR FOR THAT MATTER ANYONE IN THIS COUNTRY IN THIS KIND OF POSITION AND NOT GIVE THEM A LOANER UNTIL THERE PART CAME IN TO REPAIR THIS CAR..........!!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT WITH GM AND ALSO TO A DEALERSHIP IN NY WHICH HE WAS REALLY NICE BUT ALSO SAID HE COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE HE WAS JUST A DEALERSHIP IN NY "MY MISTAKE" THOUGHT IT WAS THE BIG GUY. SO HOW DOES ONE GET A CAR FIXED OR MAKE A COMPANY SUCH AS GM GIVE A PERSON A LOANER WHILE WAITING FOR HIS PART TO COME IN. HIS REPRESENTATION PERSON HASN'T EVEN CALLED HIM BACK AFTER HIS COMPLAINT WHICH HE DID CALL THE NUMBER IN THE BACK OF HIS CAR MANUAL.. SO PEOPLE, DON'T BUY A BUICK LESABRE BECAUSE IF YOU DO AND YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR IT AND YOU DRIVE A PIECE OF JUNK AROUND THAT IS DANGEROUS WAITING FOR THE PART. WHAT A SAFETY HAZARD THIS IS.....IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY DAD ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154785April 7, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING AND EVENTUALLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FIVE OR SIX TIMES BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. ONCE A YEAR, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154757April 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY ( WITH OUT MY KNOWING THAT I HAD BUMPED THE PARKING LIGHT SWITCH) BUMPED THE PARKING LIGHT SWITCH WHILE ADJUSTING THE DASH LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, I HAD NO IDEA WHY THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILE PER HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH OUT AN ACCIDENT. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT, I PUSHED ALL THE LIGHT SWITCHES UNTIL FINDING OUT THAT I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE PARKING LIGHT SWITCH. I NOTIFIED BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS, THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED TO GO OUT WHEN THE PARKING LIGHT SWITCH WAS PUSHED. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION OF ANY KIND WHAT SO EVER. IF YOUR HEAD LIGHTS GO WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH AFTER DARK, THAT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154762April 6, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. IT DOES NOT SMELL ELECTRICAL, NOR IS THE SMOKING CONSISTENT FIRST OCCURRENCE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE, 40 MPH, PARKING LIGHTS ON, ECON/VENT SET AT 68 AND FAN ON AUTO WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. SMOKE CAME FROM OUTLETS WHERE TURN SIGNALS, TILT STEERING ADJUSTMENT AND RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN INSETS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW NO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED NO OTHER "HOT" INSTANCES. THE SMOKE FROM THE COLUMN CESSATED WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN ENGINEER FRIEND, HE SUGGESTS IT MAY BE THE AIR BAG CONTACTS AND ADVISED ME TO NOTIFY YOU IMMEDIATELY AS A SAFETY NOTIFICATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL/FIRE HAZARD. WHERE THERE IS SMOKE, THERE IS FIRE AND I AM REPORTING IT AS SUCH WHICH INCLUDES UNKNOWN DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING OF SOME SORT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154765April 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
HVAC SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON DEFOG OR DEFROST MODE BY DEFAULT. ALSO, WHEN FAN ON HIGH, SOUNDS LIKE IT IS BLOWING, BUT NO CHANGE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AIR FLOW. ALL VAC LINES ARE CONNECTED PROPERLY IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CLIMATE CONTROLS OPERABLE, BUT VENT/AIRFLOW DOORS DO NOT OPEN/CLOSE ON COMMAND WHEN CHANGING OPERATIONS FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. THIS HAS BEEN THE CASE SINCE OWNERSHIP IN 2002. DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEALERSHIP LABOR CHARGES, I HAVE NOT HAD IT CORRECTED AS THEY STATE IT IS VERY EXPENSEIVE TO TEAR OUT THE DASH TO INVESTIGATE. WHEN HEAT IS SELECTED, BLOWS IN DEFROST MODE. ALL MODES BUT ECON/VENT BLOW IN DEFROST MODE BY DEFAULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH AND EVERY OPERATION OF THIS CLIMATE CONTROL FUNCTION. I AM REPORTING APPX 2000 INCIDENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154175March 30, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUD. THE HOOD WAS LIFTED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS OFF. A PASSERBY DETERMINED THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD SHEERED OFF, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE; IT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 4/19/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154231March 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS WERE HELD UP BY A PLASTIC STRAP AND THE STRAP BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FALL DOWN. THIS OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW MECHANISM MUST BE REPLACED. WHEN REPLACED, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT RETURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153994March 29, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT GOES TO THE FLOOR. TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE REPLACEMENT PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT DUPLICATED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL TESTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153938March 28, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LESABRE ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY PARENTS CAR HAVE FAILED BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST ONE IN 2002 (REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE WARRANTY). TWO OTHERS FAILED IN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2004 AND OCTOBER 2004 RESPECTIVELY (REPAIRED BY A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP BUT NOT A BUICK DEALER). THE FOURTH WINDOW FAILED RECENTLY BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. MY MOTHER COMPLAINED TO BUICK SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER BEING PROMISED FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TWO FAILURES IN 2004, WAS SENT A CHECK FOR ONLY HALF THE PROMISED AMOUNT AND ADVISED NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE COVERED. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN NEW JERSEY BUT HAD BEEN RELOCATED TO FLORIDA - NEITHER STATE WOULD COVER ANYTHING UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE LEMON LAWS. GM INSISTS THIS IS NOT A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IN A QUICK 15 MINUTE SEARCH OF THE WEB I FOUND OVER 175 COMPLAINTS (ALL OF WHO SAID GM STATED THE SAME THING). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155152March 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1998 LESABRE BURNED A HOLE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. *TS ***NAR THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS LOCATED IN SUCH A POSITION THAT THE HOT EXHAUST GASES WERE VENTED TO CLOSELY TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154134March 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 LESABRE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. *TS ***NAR***
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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