Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10496125February 1, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PRESSED POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOW AND GLASS FELL INTO DOOR CAVITY. SWITCH BECAME INACTIVE. GLASS WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495074January 29, 2013
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER PURCHASED A 2004 BUICK LESABRE, VIN [XXX] (?BUICK?), WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS. ON OCTOBER 14, 2010, OWNER DROVE THE BUICK FROM THE GROCERY STORE, RETURNED TO HER HOME, AND PARKED THE BUICK IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE OF HER HOME AND PROCEEDED TO RETRIEVE HER GROCERIES FROM THE TRUNK OF THE BUICK. AFTER SHE RETRIEVED HER GROCERIES FROM THE TRUNK OF THE BUICK, OWNER NOTICED A FIRE AT THE FRONT OF THE BUICK. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE BUICK TO THE OWNER'S HOME, AND IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BUICK AND TO THE HOME. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE BUICK. ON MARCH 12, 2008, GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A RECALL, IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000, IN RESPONSE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE TO OCCUR IN 207,542 AUTOMOBILES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS FROM 1997 TO 2003 AND CONTAINED A 3.8L ENGINE (?2008 RECALL?). OWNER'S BUICK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2008 RECALL. ON APRIL 21, 2009, GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED ANOTHER RECALL, IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000, IN RESPONSE TO THE POTENTIAL OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN 1,497,516 AUTOMOBILES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS FROM 1997 TO 2003 (?2009 RECALL?). OWNER?S BUICK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2009 RECALL. A DEFECTIVE ROCKER COVER GASKET IN THE BUICK ALLOWED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND THE HEAT OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS SUFFICIENT TO IGNITE THE OIL AND CAUSE THE FIRE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494523January 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS OF THIS CAR ARE UNDEPENDABLE. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT DEFECTIVE MOTORS REGULATORS DO NOT WORK. ALL FOUR WINDOWS ARE A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT BY A WINDOW IF NEED BE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE BUICK LESABRE 2001. BUICK MANUFACTURING WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDOWS. BUICK STATES THAT THE CARS ARE PAST WARRANTY AND THEREFORE WILL NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. I INCLUDE THESE TWO SITES AS EVIDENCE TO THIS FACT AND HOW WIDE SPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. HTTP://GOOGLEADS.G.DOUBLECLICK.NET/PAGEAD/ADS?CLIENT=CA-PUB-6617098213423805&OUTPUT=HTML&H=90&SLOTNAME=7952013016&W=728&LMT=1358582400&FLASH=11.4.402.265&URL=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM%2FCOMPLAINT%2F2001%2FBUICK%2FLESABRE%2FPOWER%2BWINDOW&DT=1358997446843&BPP=16&SHV=R20130122&JSV=R20121214&PREV_SLOTNAMES=6969891371&CORRELATOR=1358997446734&FRM=20&ADK=1032090657&GA_VID=657897228.1358997064&GA_SID=1358997064&GA_HID=919312188&GA_FC=1&U_TZ=-360&U_HIS=6&U_JAVA=1&U_H=768&U_W=1280&U_AH=738&U_AW=1280&U_CD=32&U_NPLUG=0&U_NMIME=0&DFF=ARIAL&DFS=12&ADX=265&ADY=1015&BIW=1259&BIH=644&OID=3&REF=HTTP%3A%2F%2FWWW.GOOGLE.COM%2FURL%3FSA%3DT%26RCT%3DJ%26Q%3D%26ESRC%3DS%26FRM%3D1%26SOURCE%3DWEB%26CD%3D5%26VED%3D0CFGQFJAE%26URL%3DHTTP%253A%252F%252FWWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM%252FCOMPLAINT%252F2001%252FBUICK%252FLESABRE%252FPOWER%252BWINDOW%26EI%3DJQQAUBWZHSBH0WGF_IGGDA%26USG%3DAFQJCNEP6YWAWYZGKEYUTPLIH1JJFUUBHG%26SIG2%3DVLPVERP_XPOBZYTN06RIKA&DOCM=8&FU=0&IFI=2&DTD=94&XPC=DGPDFQUZHD&P=HTTP%3A//WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2001/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493817January 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER READING INTERMITTENTLY AT LEAST 20 MPH LOWER THAN ACTUAL VEHICLE SPEED ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493126January 15, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP, IT WAS FIXED AND TWO YEARS LATER BROKE AGAIN, AND THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID THE SAME THING. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, IN THE MIDWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. WE HAD TO DUCT-TAPE THE WINDOW CLOSED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE SAME CAR HAS HAD 3 ISSUES IN 2 YEARS WITH THE WINDOW MECHANISMS! SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG, AND IT HAS COST OVER $600 TO FIX THE CAR! THE REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER USES CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS WHICH BREAK. ARE WE NEVER SUPPOSED TO USE AN ATM OR A DRIVE-THROUGH? IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO HAVE WINDOWS GO BACK UP, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN, SNOW, AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490735January 2, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS WOULD FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL SUDDENLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490289December 28, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD ON THIS CAR IS SEPARATING NEAR STEERING WHEEL. CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EVENTUALLY IMPAIR VISIBILITY AND COULD AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAGS. HOPE WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT TILL THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES BEFORE GM DECIDES TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THESE CARS. OWNED 1997 CENTURY THAT HAD NO PROBLEMS. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS REST OF THE CAR IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490023December 24, 2012
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD COVER STARTED LIFTING AND PULLING OUT FROM UNDER WINDSHIELD COWLING ABOUT JUNE 2012 AND IS TRAVELING ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE LIFTING AND CREASING IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS A SAFETY DISTRACTION AND THAT IF IT CONTINUES TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT AIRBAG MAY GET SET OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. IS THERE, OR WILL THERE BE, A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489543December 22, 2012
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD APPROX. 3/4" AND NOW IS GETTING WIDER TO ABOUT 2" AND IS EXTENDING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. WE ARE AFRAID THAT DUST WILL GET IN THERE AND MAKE GAUGES MALFUNCTION, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. IT ALSO LOOKS AESTHETICALLY BAD AS THE REST OF THE INTERIOR IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488723December 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DASH BOARD BUCKLED. PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE-AGAIN LIGHT BUTTON STUCK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485879November 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TOOK VEHICLE WITH 55,100 MILES TO THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AFTER SHUTTERING AND BARELY BEGINNING TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER STATED "INSPECTED, NO CODES IN SYSTEM, ERRATIC SHIFT POINTS, DELAY SHIFT THRU 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, GOES TO 4TH GEAR. RECOMMENDS SRTA TRANS (3YR/100,000 WARRANTY) $3782.64." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485816November 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY BUICKS AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO GOOD REASON AND CAUSED ME TO REAR END A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AT A LIGHT. I WAS DUMBFOUNDED BY THE ACCIDENT AND WAS WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I RECALLED NO RED LIGHT OR SEEING BRAKE LIGHTS. I AM SO HAPPY THAT MY FELLOW EMPLOYEE ARE NOT DETRIMENTALLY INJURED BY THIS. THE BAG APPARENTLY SHOCKED ME AND THE DASHBOARD BLINDED ME SO I HAD NO WAY TO REACT.. I SURE HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT. I THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE TIME. I AM ALSO EXPECTING BUICK TO REPLACE MY CAR AT THE SAME VALUE ATLEAST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10484076November 12, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
I FOUND OUT THAT THIS GAS LINE LEAKAGE ISSUE EXIST IN EVERYONE THAT I KNOW WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THERE IS A FUEL LINE CLIP THAT CAN BE REPLACED. THE CLIP IS INSERTED AT THE END OF THE FUEL LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE BUT THIS CLIP DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG ONCE REPLACED. EVENTUALLY THE CLIP WON'T WORK ANYMORE AS IF IT IS THE FUEL LINE ITSELF THAT IS BAD. THIS ISSUES SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL BUICK AND IS DANGEROUS. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW CAN SUCH AN ISSUE NEVER BEEN ON THE BUICK RECALL LIST FOR THIS MODEL CAR. MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS CAR SAY THAT THEY HAVE SMELLED THE GAS FUMES AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE GAS ACTUALLY LEAKS/ DRIP FROM THE FUEL LINE'S CLIP ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. ( CAN YOU SAY VERY DANGEROUS) THIS IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481978October 23, 2012
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480970October 18, 2012
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASH COVER HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. NOTICED EVERYONE ON CAR LOTS NEAR THIS YEAR ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE PRODUCT, PLEASE HELP. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IF IT CONTINUES ACROSS TO RIGHT SIDE THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479948October 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,386.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479591October 10, 2012
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD SEPARATION IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT IS NOW SEPARATING TOWARD THE PASSENGER CABIN, IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WHILE IN MOTION, THIS STARTED AROUND JULY OF 2011 AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER BUICK OWNERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT DOWN TO THE MINUTE DETAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479619October 10, 2012
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR OPENED. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE PAST AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN UPDATED 12/12/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479453October 9, 2012
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT HAD A MISS, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING, THEN STOPPED FLASHING BUT REMAINED ON. I DROVE VEHICLE HOME, AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAD HYDRO LOCKED DUE TO COOLANT DRIPPING ON THE PISTON FROM A COOLANT LEAK AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS IS NOT A CHEAP REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477444September 28, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
THE PADDED DASH PEELED UP AWAY FROM THE DASH FRAME IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL. IT IS PEELING ACROSS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AIR BAG DEPLOYING WITHOUT WARNING. G.M. SAYS THIS PART IS DISCONTINUED AND YOU CAN NOT FIND THIS PART ANYWHERE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PADDED DASH BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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