Buick LeSabre Complaints

3,724 consumer complaints on file.

#10186845March 22, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOMER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY MECHANISMS CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR COST OF REPAIRS AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RECALL OPENED*CC *JB
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0
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0
#10185906March 22, 2007
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. OCCASIONALLY THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT SECURE THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE FIRST FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2300. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED FOR ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, AND THE MOST RECENT FAILURE WAS ON 3/22/07. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 91V167000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,500. *AK
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0
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#10185807March 21, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BUTTON TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, IT WILL FALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AND HE IS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DURING CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC MADE THE REPAIR AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 41000 MILES.
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No
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0
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#10186843March 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1994 BUICK LASABRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DOME LIGHT IT WAS SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE LIGHT COVER AND RUINED THE TWO SIDES OF THE BULB INSERTS**CC
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No
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0
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#10185431March 18, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I OWN A 2001 BUICK LE-SABRE. I HAVE HAD TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATERS FAIL AND IT WOULD HAVE COST ABOUT $500 EACH HAD I NOT HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM. WHILE STANDING THERE, ANOTHER SERVICE REP. WAS TALKING TO A CUSTOMER ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMMIC PROBLEM AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED.
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0
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#10185445March 18, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD, STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A USED AUTOMOBILE FROM DARBY BUICK5170 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA. FL JAN.34,2003. A YEAR LATER THE HOOD OF THE CAR WAS PEELING. ON NOVEMBER 20,2003 I PAID $394.62 FOR REPAIR AND REPAINTT OF THE HOOD. THE FOLLOWING NOVEMBER MORE PEELING WAS NOTICED ON THE TRUNK AND ROOF OF THE CAR. ON JANUARY11,2005, I HAD THE ENTIRE CAR REPAINTED AT MAACO , 1570- N WASHINGTON ST., SARASOTA, FL 34243 AND PAID $811.00. LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS YEAR MODEL WAS CONSIDERED A PEELER. THAT INFORMATION WAS NEVER DIVULGED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? THANK YOU
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No
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0
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0
#10185007March 13, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
JUST REPLACED MY FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $500+ BUT AFTER ARGUING ABOUT IT BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, THEY DID AGREE TO DO IT FOR THE LABOR COST ($140). BUT I KNOW THAT WON'T WORK FOR THE FUTURE REPAIRS AND IF THE POSTINGS ON THE WEB SITES ARE ANY INDICATOR, THE NEXT ONE COULD HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE WINDOW! BUT I NOW KNOW TO CARRY DUCT TAPE IN THE CAR. BUICK HAS QUITE A DEAL GOING - INSTALL CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS AND CHARGE CONSUMERS $500 A POP TO FIX THEM WITH THE SAME CHEAP PLASTIC PART. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184902March 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SEAT BELTS, SUSPENSION
SHIMMY IN STEERING COLUMN. RECOMMENDED TIRES BE ROTATED AND BALANCED. DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. APPOX. 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE,NOTICED ELECTRICAL ODOR WHEN HEAT BUTTON ON SEAT WAS TURNED ON. NOW SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STICKS WHEN IT RECOILS. NOISE UNDER HOOD. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. CLUSTER WENT OUT AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK EXCEPT THE ODOMETER. THIS IS A 2004 LESABRE WITH 57,000 MILES. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184631March 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
98 BUICK LESABRE. 3.8 DRIVING UP HILL, DOWN HILL, COASTING, IT DOESN'T MATTER. 1 OR 2 TIMES A WEEK THE ENGINE JUST DIES. SOMETIMES I CAN CATCH IT FULL THROTTLE AND IT WILL PICK UP AND RUN FINE. OR THROW IT IN ON THE FLY AND RESTART INSTANTLY. NEW FUEL PUMP AND FILTER USUALLY STARTS GOOD. SOME TIMES I HAVE TO STOP CRANKING IT AFTER 5 SEC 1,2,3 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS 1 TIME EVERY WEEK OR TWO. I CAN'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THEY WILL PULL OUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK AND THE CAR WILL QUIT. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184504March 8, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 BUICK LESABRE WITH 20000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH HE REACHED DOWN AND HIS ARM HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR SWITCHED INTO REVERSE AND STALLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NORMAL OPERATIONS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GEARS. THE SHIFTING IN GEARS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21463.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10183904March 1, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS ON THE 2000 BUICK LESABRE WOULD NOT WORK WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR TIME OF THE DAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT WINDOW AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 55000 MILES. *AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183961March 1, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LE-SABRE WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 38000 MILES. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS OF THREE OF THE WINDOWS. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED IN APRIL OF 2004 AT STEVEN SMITH BUICK OF ROGERS ARKANSAS. THIS REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH WAS REPLACED ON MARCH 6 2006. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND COST THE CONTACT $407.77. THE THIRD REPAIR WAS OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007 AT COURY BUICK OF MESA ARIZONA 85206. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST THE CONTACT AN ADDITIONAL $500.00. *AK THE AIR CONDITION WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183837February 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION
STRUT HAS BEEN WEAK AND NOISY FOR QUITE A WHILE. IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS LIKE THE WEB SITE SUGGESTS I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR IT AT NO CHARGE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183682February 27, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THIS IS THE 25TH REPORT OF WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE SEDANS. THIS WELL DOCUMENTED FACTORY DEFECT COSTS $400-$500 PER WINDOW TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS MY SECOND REAR WINDOW FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE (BOTH REAR). TWO MORE WINDOWS TO GO TOTALING $1,600 (X MILLIONS OF CARS) IN DEALER REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A FACTORY RECALL AND CERTAINLY NEEDS AT LEAST A REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART. GOVT. DO YOUR JOB AND MAKE GM FIX OBVIOUS DEFECTS! *NM
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No
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No
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0
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#10182939February 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
GENERAL MOTORS CARS: (A) 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, WITH 55,000 MILES & (B) 2002 BUICK LESABRE, WITH 62,000 MILES 1. IN JUNE 2006, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER, BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS ON CAR A JUST DROPPED. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $500 FOR EACH WINDOW. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 2. LAST NIGHT (2/18/2007), IN 28 DEGREE WEATHER, WE GOT INTO CAR B TO RETURN HOME AND WHEN WE SHUT THE DOORS, BOTH RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS DROPPED. IT WAS FRIGID AND I PUT A BLANKET UP TO KEEP THE COLD OUT. THIS BLOCKED MY VIEW OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST OVER $1000. IN BOTH CASES, I ENGAGE THE CHILD DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW CONTROL TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM OPENING OR FALLING OUT OF THE WINDOW. WHEN THE REAR WINDOW FALLS AS IT DID, CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR BUICK SINCE 2000. WHY HAS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR OVER MANY YEARS, UNTIL THE 2002 MODEL YEAR AND BEYOND!? THIS PROBLEM DEMANDS A RECALL! *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10182860February 17, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FAILED. ACTUATOR BROKEN. AFTER REVIEW ON INTERNET LEARNED THAT DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR VERY COMMON ON BUICK LESABRE. *NM
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10183734February 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN
2001 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED THAT HAD A SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL**NAR**CC THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID IN THE RANSMISSION FAILED. *NM
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10182769February 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON CHECKING THE OIL ON THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE WITH 46000 FAILURE MILEAGE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALSO, HAD A 1996 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 T WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182785February 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LA SABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL 03034 ON AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEACHMAN BUICK IN BOWLING GREEN THE FIST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2007 FOR SAFETY REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STATUS FOR THE SAFETY REPAIR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING SOMETIMES AND STALLS OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 90000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182584February 14, 2007
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL FOUR (4) WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM HAVE FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE FIRST, THEN FRONT PASSENGER, THEN LEFT REAR, THEN RIGHT REAR, AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER HAS FAILED AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2000, AND HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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