2000 Buick Lesabre complaints

WHAT A PITA THIS 2000 LESABRE HAS BEEN. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER BUICK. (THE LEAST IMPACTING OF THE FIVE WINDOW FAILURES); ON A LOCAL FREEWAY, I TOUCHED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SWITCH AND THE WINDOW DROPPED OPEN. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DURING WINTER MONTHS, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME, OPEN THE DOOR PANEL AND WEDGE THE WINDOW CLOSED (DUCT TAPE). I CANNOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF ALL OF THE FAILURES, BUT I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING IN A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN ANY OF THEM HAPPENED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF THEM OCCURRED DURING THE WARRANTY. I ASKED TO TALK TO THE ZONE PERSON AFTER THE 2ND OCCURRENCE. NO JOY WITH THAT EXPERIENCE. I WAS TOTALLY IGNORED. THANK GOD I HAVE MECHANICAL ABILITIES (DAD). I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD PURCHASE FOR A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT LESS OFF OF THE INTERNET A NEW/REFURB UNIT RATHER THAN PAYING THE EXTORTIONIST RATES OF THE GARAGE. ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW, 2X. THE LAST WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND I TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S WINDOW. YOU KNOW THE NOISE OF THE SNAP OF THE DEVICE WITHIN THE DOOR PANEL. I ORDERED A NEW OPENER WITHIN AN HOUR. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAPPEN WITH A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER. *TR

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. I HAVE HAD MY KEY REPLACED TWICE. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR DASH SAYS UNKNOWN DRIVER. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE KEYS REPLACED WHICH, WHEN AAA HAD A LOCKSMITH COME OUT TO MAKE ME A KEY, THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT THE CYLINDER LOCK HAD BEEN FILED DOWN. WITH THIS POSSIBLY BEING THE ISSUE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE KEY SHOULD NEVER COME OUT OF THE CYLINDER LOCK AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS TALKING LIKE THIS HAS LIKELY CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR THE BCM. I AM NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. THE CAR STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IF IT DOESN'T START IT TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN RESETS. THIS IS A BIG HEADACHE WHEN THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. *TR

STARTING EARLY JUNE MY SON CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE BUICK WAS STALLING OUT ON HIM ALL THE TIME. HE SAID THAT HE COULD BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL, STEERING, AND BRAKES TO NOT WORK. HE ATTENDS SCHOOL IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THIS WORRIED ME. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOTHING FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE SWITCHED VEHICLES WITH HIM FOR HIS SAFETY AND HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS PERIODICALLY LOOSING CONNECTION TO THE KEY WHICH HAS A CHIP IN IT (QUITS TALKING TO), AND SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF. LIKE AN ALARM FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE LESABRE AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN ORDER TO FIX IT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER, POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF KEYS, HAVE THEM SENT TO A LOCKSMITH, GET THEM KEYED TO THE CYLINDER, THEN INSTALL THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER. YET IT IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES LISTED ON THE GM IGNITION RECALL LIST. HOW CAN SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE GO OVERLOOKED AND ALSO UNREPORTED. THE VEHICLE IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE WHILE RUNNING BUT I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD FACE THE FACT AND TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR ALL OF THESE IGNITION FAILURES NOT JUST A FEW MAKES AND MODELS BUT ALL GM MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, MY SON SAID HE WAS NEARLY REARENDED WHEN THE

AT TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM LIGHTS TURN OFF . WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS A CAR COMING OTHER WAY. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS TWICE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND IT APPEARS MANY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. BUICK CLAIMS TO SELL "LUXURY" THIS IS FAR FROM LUXURY AND IS UNSAFE! DRIVING 65MPH AND THE WINDOWS JUST GO DOWN....THEN WON'T GO BACK UP! MY CAR HAD TO SIT OUTSIDE WITH BOTH BACK WINDOWS DOWN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,633.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, SO FAR, ONLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOMETIMES, BY PUTTING IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING KEY, ENGINE STARTS AGAIN. OTHER TIMES, IT HAS TO SET FOR A WHILE. PUT NEW BATTERY IN 11/7/2013. PROBLEM PERSISTED. THREE AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING A BUICK DEALERSHIP, HAVE CHECKED IT OUT, BUT IT DOES NOT DIE ON THEM IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME ITS IN THEIR POSSESSION SO I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TYPICALLY, IT HAPPENS AFTER IT IS DRIVEN AT LEAST 20 MILES. CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED AS I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ENOUGH TO BE OUT OF THE WAY ON A ROAD WITH HILLS AND BLIND SPOTS. *TR

THE DASH PAD STARTED PEELING UP, FROM THE WINDSHIELD SIDE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER, APPROXIMATELY 2007. EVERY YEAR IT CURLED UP MORE & MORE, BY 2013 IT HAD LIFTED ABOUT 3". I CONTACTED BUICK AROUND 2010 ABOUT THIS DEFECT, THEY DID NOTHING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS DEFECT I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUICK OWNER HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS CURLING DEFECT CAN PARTICULARLY BLOCK ONE'S FIELD OF VIEW, ESPECIALLY SHORT DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT EVEN BE AWARE THE DASH IS CURLING UP. *TR

DASHBOARD PAD SEPARATED AND BUCKLED UP BLOCKING VIEW. THE SEPARATION IS INCREASING AND GROWING TOWARDS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. *TR

COULD NOT STOP, BRAKE FLUID LOST, RUSTED REAR BRAKE LINES. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN AND THEN STARTS WORKING DAY AFTER. FRONT BRAKE LINES ALSO RUSTED AND AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE ACCIDENT IF BRAKES FAIL AGAIN. ONLY REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. IT LOOKED LIKE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON BODY ,MAKING A HOLE IN RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. *JS

DASHBOARD COVER LIFTING AT DRIVER SIDE SIGHT-LINE APPROXIMATELY AT 1 O'CLOCK POSITION (STRAIGHT AHEAD IS 12 O'CLOCK) OVER ABOUT A ONE FOOT WIDTH, WHERE DASHBOARD MEETS WINDSHIELD . HEIGHT OF RISE MAYBE ONLY AN INCH NOW BUT GETTING WORSE. HEADLINER ALSO FALLING FROM OVERHEAD BLOCKING DRIVER'S REARWARD VIEW THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOST ALL PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR BRAKE CROSSOVER LINE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AS A RESULT OF CORROSION OVER IT'S ENTIRE LENGTH. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. IT WILL BOUNCE FROM 1/4 A TANK TO 1/2 A TANK TO FULL. IT IS ALWAYS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS A SIGN OF A BAD FUEL SENDING UNIT (ITS A SENSOR). THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS, SO I KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE CAR, I CAN'T KEEP DUMPING $10/$20 A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE REAR WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD FRACTURED AND HAD BURNT MARKS ALONG THE FRAME TINTED AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AS THE FUEL LINES BEING DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/21/2013 *JS

PRESSED POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOW AND GLASS FELL INTO DOOR CAVITY. SWITCH BECAME INACTIVE. GLASS WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

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

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ELECTRONIC TEST AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE EDCM AND A MODULATOR FOR THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING CONTROL MODULE FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V114000: (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,522.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RACK AND PINION BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. UPDATED 11/01/12

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS. THE FIRST ONE, WE MADE THE MISTAKE OF TAKING IT TO A DEALER AND IT COST AROUND $400-$500. THE OTHERS WE ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT OURSELVES WHICH COST AROUND $100-$150 DEPENDING ON THE WINDOW. NOW, THE ONE WE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO IS BROKE AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IF A CHILD JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CAR ON THE SIDE THE WINDOW BROKE ON, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS UNLESS THEY WANT A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS! *TR

DASH PAD COVER MATERIAL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE DASH PAD BASE. ISSUE IS SEEN ON MANY 2000-2005 BUICK LESABRE AUTOMOBILES. MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT NEEDS A SENIOR BRAND MANAGER TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE FOR A SOLUTION TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF DISSATISFIED OWNERS LIKE ME. I ALSO HAVE A 2002 LESABRE CUSTOM THAT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT ON THAT UNIT AS WELL. *TR

TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. WITH SHIFTER IN OVERDRIVE AND IN STOPPED POSITION ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION THE TORQUE CONVERTER SLAMS TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. TRANSMISSION FLUID FULL AT ALL TIMES, ENGINE WARMED UP. REPEATED STALLING, REPEATED TACHOMETER QUITS. REPEATED ENGINE QUITS WHEN YOU PLACE IN OVERDRIVE FROM NEUTRAL. MUST START MOVEMENT BY PLACING IN LOWER GEARS 1 2 OR 3. THIS TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTS OUT OF SECOND GEAR. PUT IT ON CODE ANALYZER AND GOT 2 CODES THAT INDICATED PC SOLENOID TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID ISSUES. SEEMS LIKE THESE 2000 BUICKS HAVE RECURRING DEFECTS AND GM WON'T STANDBY THEIR PRODUCT. WHY ON EARTH WOULD A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS CARS EVER PUT A BATTERY UNDER A CAR SEAT. ONE SPARK WITH HYDROGEN GAS UNDER THAT SEAT COULD KILL AN INFANT IN A CAR SEAT IF IT EXPLODED.. COME ON!!! *TR

WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED THERE WERE NO DASHPAD FLAWS. CAR WAS AND STILL IS GARAGE KEPT. THE DASHPAD HAS BEEN LIFTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE PAD FROM FRONT TO REAR AND EXPOSING THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH. THIS INCLUDES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AREA WHICH THE DASH PAD IS COMPLETLY LIFTED AND NOT SURE IF AIRBAG IS EXPOSED. *TT

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM IS SEPARATING FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD EXPOSE THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS ALSO SEPARATING FROM THE AC VENTS. IT IS ALSO CAUSING A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER'S VISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND USING THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS THE CONTACT HELD DOWN THE LEVER CONSTANTLY. AFTER RELEASING THE LEVER, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN INTO THEIR DOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE BRAKE LINE CORROSION. NO WARNING AT FIRST, THEN THE BRAKE WARNING CAME ON. ALMOST DID NOT STOP AND ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT. *TR

STEERING VIBRATION, SHUDDER WHEN TURNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY ALTHOUGH THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 87,000.

DASHBOARD IS BUCKLED ALL THE WAY ACROSS. KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND I'M AFRAID THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BUT IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER. BUICK REALLY SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE YET KILLED. THANKS *TT

THIS CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FRONT END WOBBLE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS MEANS IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT HE SAID HE ONLY FELT IT ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING IT SEVERAL BLOCKS AROUND THE DEALERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BALANCED THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND THE WOBBLE SEEMED TO BE LESSENED. I THEN TOOK IT HOME AND REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AS THEY SEEMS TO VIBRATE WHEN WE PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMED TO HELP SMOOTH IT OUT AT THE TIME. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR SO SHE DRIVES IT AND IN LESS THAN A MONTH SHE SAID IT IS WOBBLING AGAIN. I DROVE IT AGAIN TONIGHT AND IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE SO I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN UNDER A WARRANTY FROM WARRANTY WAREHOUSE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD SOME REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALER AND EACH TIME WE ASK THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT END AS IT MADE GRINDING NOISES AND NEVER SEEMED TO HANDLE AS IT SHOULD. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING FRONT END ISSUES WITH BUICK LESABRES. WE ALSO HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST THREE TIMES. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF *TR

MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS GOING OVER TO PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. HALF WAY THERE NOW.I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAG GOING OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE DEALER SAYS IT CANNOT BE FIXED THAT IT NEEDS TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW DASHBOARD PUT IN. I THINK THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THE BUICK LESABRES. IT JUST KEEPS GOING LITTLE BY LITTLE EVERYDAY OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I'M WORRIED. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO PAY FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT WAS FAULTY IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DETACH FROM THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,500. UPDATED 07/22/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,940.

DASHBOARD PIECE BUCKLING UP FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ON MY 200 BUICK LE SABRE CUSTOM. *TR

DASHBOARD IS WRINKLED ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IS PULLING AWAY FROM FRONT NEXT TO WINDSHIELD. IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE. CONCERNED OF SAFETY THAT AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING.

DASH COVER IS PEELING. CONCERN FOR SAFETY IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS BECAUSE OF PROBLEM. *TR

GAS GAUGE SWINGING ERRATICALLY BACK AND FORTH. NOT SURE HOW MUCH GASOLINE I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE AN INACCURATE INDICATION OF HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY AND WOULD SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS NOT AND IT WOULD DISPLAY FULL WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEGUN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO DETECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE WAS GIVING FALSE READINGS. UPDATED 06/21/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, FLAMES ERUPTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V09000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS OPENED BUT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC MECHANISM FOR THE WINDOW FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE PRIOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK UP OR DOWN. *TR

CAR WON'T ACCELERATE. SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN WHEN IT DID RESPOND WE HAD TO FLOOR IT TO GET IT TO 30 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE CONSTANTLY ENGAGED TO SOME DEGREE; THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE ROTORS WOULD GET HOT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED LOOSE NUTS ON THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND EXHAUST FUMES WERE BEING EMITTED INTO THE CABIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 99V238000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 BUICK LESABRE LTD HOME FROM WORK AND HER BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES WERE BARELY THERE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND I CHECKED IT OUT WHEN SHE GOT HOME. I FOUND THAT THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE FLUID LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. I TOOK MY OTHER VEHICLE TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT SOME BRAKE FLUID AND REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE FOR LEAKS. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR FOR THE LOAD LEVELING SHOCKS THAT ARE ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT I HAD FOUND, THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT. I ASKED ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NONE. I FOUND IT VERY ODD THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF CORROSION ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE OR ON THE BRAKE LINES OTHER THAN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR FOR THE SHOCKS. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES AT A COST TO ME OF $568.31. *TR