Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10134071August 24, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
DT: 2000 BUICK LE SABER. THE CAR STALLED AT 10751 MILES IN FEBRUARY 2003 AT ANY GIVEN TIME NO MATTER WHAT THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ON AUGUST 15, 2003 AND ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THE RECALL WAS ON THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AROUND AUGUST 5, 2005. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS, THEY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THIS WAS ON AUGUST 12, 2005. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM HOUSE AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. HAD TO SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START. THE CAR DID START AND WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. FINALLY GOT THE CAR HOME AND MOW IT IS IN THE DRIVEWAY, TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL CONSUMER THIS EVENING ABOUT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133884August 23, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LIGHTS BEGAN TO SCATTER AND ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE BATTERY AND AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. WHEN CONSUMER GOT HOME SHU OFF AENGINE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CALLED BUICK ROADSIDE ASSSITANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A TOW TRUCK WAS SENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BUICK DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT DEALER. BUT CONSUMER WISHEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133724August 22, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW. THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND FIRST ,AND THEN THE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE WHOLE WINDOW MECHANISM. THERE WAS A WEB MADE OF PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE END OF THE CABLE AND KEEPS WINDOW UP. THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC FAILED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CHILDREN WHO COULD BE IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND GET COLD WHEN THE WINDOW WAS DOWN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THE CONSUMER AGAIN THIS WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING AT A SHOPPING CENTER, AND HIT A BUMP. THEN HEARD A POPPING AND THEN THE WINDOW CAME DOWN AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO REPAIR IT HIMSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133772August 22, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM. THE ROCKER PANELS RUSTED. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT LIVED IN A STATE WHERE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. HE FIRST BEGAN TO NOTICE THIS PROBLEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THIS WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE DOORS OPENING OR CLOSING, BUT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY OF THIS IN THE FUTURE. THIS WAS OCCURRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133657August 21, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW SLID HALF WAY DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS A CABLE THAT BROKE. HE KNEW INSTANTLY BECAUSE HE HAD REPLACED MANY OF THEM IN SIMILAR BUICK LESABRES. WE KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS PERSONALLY WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR ONE FRIEND, IT HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE WINDOW IN HER CAR. TO GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP COST NEARLY $500. IT APPEARS TO US THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND THAT THE AUTO MAKER SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR IT AT THEIR COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128897August 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: CONTACT STATES THE SERVICE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE SHORTED CRANK SENSOR IN HIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS 30-40 MPH OR LESS, IT STALLED 4 TIMES. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133162August 17, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
DT: 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS CAUSED AN ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT SURE WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY JUST REPLACED IT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GMC YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132825August 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DT: THE BATTERY CONNECTION BROKE OUT OF THE BATTERY WHERE THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE MOUNTED . THIS BATTERY WAS LOCATED REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER PULLED REAR SEAT OUT, AND COULD VISIBLY SEE THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WHICH WERE LOOSE FROM THE BATTERY AND HAD EVIDENTLY BROKEN LOOSE FORM THE BATTERY ITSELF. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE BATTERY FLUID LEAKED ON THE FLOOR AND PIERCED THROUGH THE METAL FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A VISIBLE HOLE ABOUT ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER. TOOK CAR TO A BUICK DEALER TO BUY ANOTHER BATTERY , AND DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH PARTICULAR BATTERY WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE MANUFACTURED IN ASIA, AND THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE OR FREE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132876August 15, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK LESABRE. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONE WEEK AND A HALF AGO FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP. ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES THE STEEL BELTS WERE HANGING OUT. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN INSPECTED. THE BACK TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACT USED THE VEHICLE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND PURCHASED IT AS IT WAS. MICHELIN TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO CONTACTED THE PERSON THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND HE SAID THAT THEY WHERE NOT THE SAME TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN HE INSPECTED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132893August 15, 2005
TIRES
TIRE AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AND NOISE PROBLEM, INCREASING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) WITH MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 BUICK LASABRE IN JULY 2005. *JB TWO DEALERSHIPS DID EXTENSIVE INSPECTIONS, ROAD TESTS, TIRE REBALANCING AND STABILIZER REPAIRS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION AND NOISE. THEY ADVISED CALLING GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOR HELP, WHO PREPARED FILE NO. 1-355945989 AS UNRESOLVED, AND RECOMMENDED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132693August 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ANOTHER WINDOW MOTOR, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. DON'T YOU THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS I HAVE A RELATIVE THAT HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND SHE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FROM READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF CONSUMERS. WHAT CAN WE DO? I JUST REPLACED ONE, 400.00 CHARGE NOW ANOTHER ONE. AS CONSUMERS WE ARE REQUESTING A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WINDOWS FOR ALL BUICKS. I DID NOT KEEP THE LAST OLD PART, BUT WILL KEEP THE NEXT ONE, WHERE DO I SEND IT? *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132637August 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1997 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SHUT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST A LITTLE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET COMPLETELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE WAS STUCK IN VEHICLE BECAUSE EVERYTHING ON VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE GROUND CABLE COMING LOOSE, NOT LOOSE FROM THE MOTOR BLOCK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON, SHE DID NO FEEL THAT CABLE COMING LOOSE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT. SHE WAS MORE CONCERNED THAT WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER SHE WAS STUCK IN VEHICLE WITH NO WAY TO ESCAPE. THE DOOR LOCKED AND POWER WINDOWS DID NOT WORK. THE BIGGEST CONCERN WAS THAT THERE WAS NO MANUAL LOCK THAT COULD BE USED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN POWER FAILED. SHE WAS STUCK IN VEHICLE WITH VEHICLE IN THE ROAD AND IN DANGER OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE STAYED IN VEHICLE ONE HOUR ON A VERY HOT DAY UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A FRIEND ON CELL PHONE, AND HE CAME TO HELP HER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129715August 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
DT: HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER COOLING LINES OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT INVOLVES THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 96V015000. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE LIGHT THAT LETS ONE KNOW IT IS OVERHEATING DOESN'T COME ON . ALSO, IT IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. EVERY WEEK HAVE TO PUT A QUART AND HALF OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN OCTOBER OF 2004. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND COOLING SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132462August 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THE POWER STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND IT JUST STOPPED. . THE PANEL WILL LIGHT UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL DIE . THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERS THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. CONTACTED GM THEN, AND GM TOLD DEALER WHAT TO DO. THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ON AUGUST 15, 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131933August 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DT: CONTACT STATED FROM A DEAD STOP AND TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GET ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN. IT JUST BARELY MOVED ALONG, COULD NOT GET IT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY CLOSE TO A YEAR. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER TOLD CONTACT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING VEHICLE IN ,AND THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128864August 5, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 1991 BUICK LASABRE, THE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER IS VERY UPSET WITH GM THAT THEY ONLY LAST 14 YEARS BEFORE RUSTING. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM NOR THE DEALERSHIP. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS ALL THAT THE CONSUMER KNOWS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DURING HIS YEARLY INSPECTION. LAST YEAR THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION, AND THIS YEAR THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS. AND THIS FORCED THE CONSUMER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127255August 5, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AFTER ABOUT 80,000 MILES IT FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO BE REIMBURSED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE WORK DONE. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT STAR. SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. THEN, CONSUMER'S SON EXAMINED VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131228August 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGERS SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. CONTACTED GM ,THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION. GM HAD SENT AN INVESTIGATOR, AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO WATER DAMAGE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND IT SHOULD NOT OF DEPLOYED. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 15, 2005. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131062August 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: CALLER STATED REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OUT. THE CABLE SNAPPED ,AND COULD NOT ROLL THE WINDOW UP. DEALER SAID THEY BROKE ALL THE TIME. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127144August 1, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RIDE UP HIGH; HALF IS ON THE COLLAR BONE, AND THE OTHER HALF RESTS ON THE SOFT PART OF CONSUMERS NECK. THE CONSUMER IS 5 FEET 11 INCHES TALL. HIS WIFE HASN'T DRIVEN THE CAR YET. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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