Buick LeSabre Complaints (2001)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10373747January 2, 2011
STEERING, STRUCTURE
ON MY 2001 LESABRE LIMITED, THE DASHPAD CAME PULLED LOOSE AND STARTED BUNCHING UP IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF IT CAUSES AIRBAG DEPLOY OR A SUDDEN BLOCK OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY FOLLOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368816November 27, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
EARLIER THIS SUMMER, JUNE OR JULY, I TOOK MY LESABRE IN TO MY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED (IN 2006) BECAUSE MY DASH HAD BEEN SEPARATING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I THOUGHT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF RECALL OR TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THE DASH PROBLEM, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM LIKE MINE BEFORE. THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE DASH AT A COST OF NEARLY $900 AND THEY COULDN'T BE CERTAIN THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAD POSED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SEPARATION CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SINCE I HAD READ SOMETHING ABOUT IT ONLINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY HAD A SERVICE TECH COME LOOK AT THE DASH AND HE SAID HE WOULD JUST "GLUE IT DOWN", PUT A COUPLE SCREWS THROUGH THE DASH AND BUY AN AFTERMARKET DASH COVER "IF IT WERE HIM" AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE DASH HAS CONTINUALLY BEEN SEPARATING MORE AND MORE SINCE THEN. FINALLY, ON THE 24TH OF NOVEMBER 2010, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY, MY AIR BAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AUDIBLE ALARM SOUNDED. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED MY SEAT BACK AND WENT HOME ASAP. I LOOKED AT THE MANUAL TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IT MEANT THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD 1) NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT OR 2) DEPOLY AT ANY TIME WITHOUT REASON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE FACTORY / DEALER / CARMAKER / ETC. THIS IS, IN MY OPINION, NO DOUBT CAUSED BY THE SEPARATING OF THE DASH PANEL FROM THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS DASH SEPARATION AS A LEGIT PROBLEM AND SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HAVING TO PAY NEARLY $900 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON THE PART OF BUICK / GENERAL MOTORS. AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING NORMAL DRIVING WILL MOST CERTAINLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY...UNACCEPTABLE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365028November 8, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEATHER INTERIOR OF THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED AND THE HEATER WAS CAUSING THE LEATHER TO FRACTURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362855October 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
THE DASHCOVER HAS COME UNGLUED AND BUCKLING UP. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362515October 26, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WE ARE BEYOND THREE REPLACEMENTS ON WINDOW REGULATORS FOR OUR 2001 BUICK LESABRE IN 2010 ALONE AND WE'VE LEARNED SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED 4-6 WITHIN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355757September 15, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LASABRE. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE AIRBAG MODULE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355098September 12, 2010
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
2001 BUICK LESABRE REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILED ON BOTH SIDES, COST $400 EACH TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352624August 29, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. RARELY USED WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349926August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY 2001 BUICK LASABRE, ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN A 2-3 YEAR TIME, VEHICLEEHAD 55,000 WHEN FAILURES OCCURRED, FAILURE WAS IN THE CONNECTION OF OF THE CABLE ATTACHMENT TO THE WINDOW LIFT REGULATOR. PLASTIC RETAINERS HAD SPLIT ALLOWING CABLE TO PULL LOOSE. WINDOWS CANNOT BE OPERATED WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349475August 15, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
HAD TO REPLACE RR WINDOW REGULATOR, WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE. THIS IS THE SECOND REGULATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED (LR WINDOW). I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE EMOLOYEES THAT SHE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS TO GO BAD. JUST ABOUT EVERYONE I TALKED TO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345275July 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I THINK THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS APPEARED IN PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS (GM RECALL NO. 03054B. SEE CAMPAIGN 03V-473). THIS RECALL ADDRESSES THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED WITH MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS COVERAGE FOR IT AND THEY TOLD ME NOT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAUSES A FIRE AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE DAMAGED COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THIS HAD BEEN INCLUDED AND I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THEY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342571July 12, 2010
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER OF THE WHEELS HAD A TIGHT FIT OVER THE CENTER AXLE AND IF THE WHEELS WERE NOT TAKEN OFF FREQUENTLY, RUST WOULD FORM. HE STATED THAT THE WHEELS HAD TO BE FORCED OFF OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH "FREE PLAY" TO SEPARATE THE TIRE FROM THE WHEEL. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN UPDATED 09/15/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341470July 5, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ON BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE HAD DEFECTS ON MY BACK WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARTS AS THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN AND THEY WILL NOT GO BACK UP. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY MOTHER'S BUICK LESABRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331904May 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CAR WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND FIRST THEN FORCED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT FAILED TO ACTIVATE EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG ,YET CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE TO INDICATE A FORCE BEYOND THE ACTIVATION POINT WAS RECEIVED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10329137May 6, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. SM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326875April 21, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR. WILL NOT POWER WINDOW BACK UP AFTER IT IS POWERED DOWN. GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A REDESIGN OF CHEAP PLASTIC PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THEN ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A $400 REPAIR FOR EACH WINDOW AND ALL FOUR WINDOWS ARE LIKELY TO FAIL WEATHER THEY ARE USED OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306974February 6, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2000-2005 BUICK LESABRE WINDOW ACTUATORS THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/BUICK/LESABRE/R52823/COMMENTS/PAGE-2/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2001/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML THAT IS 2 WEBSITES IN 5" SEARCH DEVOTED TO THIS & IMAGINE HOW MANY DON'T VOICE THEIR CONCERN *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297826January 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKING FROM REAR OF ENGINE FUEL LINE. MY WIFE NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN OUR GARAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL BUICK/GMC DEALER IN LAS VEGAS, NV. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED A "REAR FEED FUEL LINE LEAKING, SEAL WORN INTERNALLY". UPON INQUIRY THERE IS A "NATIONAL BACKORDER" FOR THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY (AT $600.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR THE PART ALONE). I UNDERSTOOD FROM ONE OF THE MECHANICS, THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED BUICK, BUT THEY DECLINED THE REPAIR CLAIMING THAT "MOTOR VEHICLES ARE COMPLEX MACHINERY AND SOMETIMES REQUIRE REPAIRS". I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT IF IT DID NOT INVOLVE LEAKY FUEL LINES, AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD !! PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292618November 17, 2009
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW KEPT ON GOING DOWN ON ITS OWN. HAD A MECHANIC RIP OUT FLOOR BOARD AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, WIRE EXPOSED CAUSING GROUND OUT. HE LEARNED THIS FROM A GM MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A KNOW ISSUE. PROBLEM WAS FIXED. 2009 NOW THE SAME WINDOW WENT DOWN. ALL WINDOWS EXCEPT DRIVERS WILL NOT FUNCTION, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK, AND WHEN I DRIVE AT NITE I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLICKER ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AGAIN ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279858August 9, 2009
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2001 BUICK LASABRE ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THREE WINDOWS THREE MONTHS APART. I'M NOW DRIVING WITH THE FOURTH WINDOW TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEAP PLASTIC USED. IT COULD CAUSE A REAL SERIOUS PROBLEM,THE GLASS CRACKS,BE HAPPY IT DOESN'T HIT YOU OR A GRANDCHILD. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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