2000 Buick Lesabre complaints

MY CAR IS BUICK LESABRE 2000 CUSTOM WITH 84K MILES. THE ENGINE EXPLODED WHEN I JUMP START IT. *TR

THREE OF THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE WINDOWS MAY ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST DROP DOWN AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT CLOSE THEM ALTHOUGH YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTORS RUNNING. I'VE READ THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND A EQUIPMENT DEFECT ON BUICK CARS WITH POWER WINDOWS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE REPLACED ONE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE OTHERS I HAVE JUST BLOCKED THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ONE OF THE WINDOWS WAS TO SUDDENLY JUST DROP DOWN WHILE DRIVE IN A HEAVY RAIN OR OVER BAD WEATHER WHICH COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION UP TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH EXTENSIVE FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE SPEED RATE REDUCED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR STORAGE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

1) FIRST TIME DRIVING, 2ND TIME CAR WAS PARKED. NEITHER TIME WERE THE WINDOWS BEING USED. 2) BOTH TIMES POWER REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN IF CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE DRIVING OR ON A COLD NIGHT. 3) OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

ON JUNE 25, 2010 APPROX 8:30 PM OUR 2000 BUICK LESABRE WAS SITTING BY OUR HOUSE, NOT RUNNING, NO KEYS IN IT. WE HEARD A HUGE BANG/BACKFIRE. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 4:00 PM. WE SAW A HUGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND FIRE AS HIGH AS THE PORCH DECK ROOF. IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. THE HOOD WAS BLOWN APART, THE WINDSHIELD BLOWN IN, REAR VIEW MIRROR & VISORS BLOWN OFF. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED; EVERYTHING ON THE ENGINE MELTED, RADIATOR GONE, TIRES MELTED & TIRE RIMS LOOK LIKE THEY WERE BLOWN OUTWARD. IT WAS A VERY HUGE EXPLOSION & WE DID FIND THE ODI REPORT EA 02-030 FOR RECALLS #03034 & #03054 FOR EXPLOSIONS/FIRES IN THIS BUICK. THE RECALLS FOR OUR VEHICLE WERE COMPLETED AND DONE IN 2005 FOR THE ABOVE ITEMS OF "FUEL REGULATOR CAUSING DEFECTIVE/LEAKING FUEL REG ASM ETC. OR COOLANT CAUSING IMPROPERLY SEAL THROTTLE BODY" THIS VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS A GOOD RUNNING CAR WITH FEW PROBLEMS AND A CAR SHOULD NOT BLOW UP JUST SITTING STILL, SO OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY CORRECTED. THE ONLY EVENT BEFORE THIS WAS THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AT 4:00PM THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WAS CLICKED AT THE SAME TIME AND WE HEARD A BIG CLUNK KIND OF SOUND. OUR MECHANICS WHO VIEWED THE VEHICLE AND ALL WHO SAW IT NEVER SAW SOMETHING THAT BAD AND ALL SAID THAT WE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED IF WE HAD BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN IT BLEW UP. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY STILL SITTING IN THE EXACT SPOT WHERE IT BLEW UP AS REQUESTED BY GMC, BUT IT WILL NEED TO BE MOVED BEFORE SNOW PLOWING AS I

REAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "EXHAUST EMISSION" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE EMISSION TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE EXHAUST EMISSION INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR THE SECOND TIME BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.

GAS GAUGE DOSE NOT WORK. *TR

DRIVER'S WINDOW REGULATOR INOPERABLE. REAR WINDOW ON SAME SIDE SAME THING, BUT REPAIRED IN LATE 2004 - BOUGHT USED BUT REAR WINDOWS NOT USED BY ME AT ALL. DRIVER WINDOW USED OFTEN, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND $500+ BILL TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT SAYS IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. CAR NOW HAS OVER 100K MILES AND I'M HAVING A HARD TIME JUSTIFYING THE EXPENDITURE. ALSO ENTIRE DASHBOARD COVER 'LIFTING' UP MORE THAN SIX INCHES. TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD - ANOTHER $500 TO SHELL OUT. ALSO HAS NOISE OF METAL RUBBING COMING FROM REAR, BUT CAUSE CANNOT BE PINPOINTED. SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE PIECE OF SOMETHING. TOOK EVERYTHING OUT OF THE TRUNK TO BE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE CAUSING THE SOUND, EVEN TOOK OUT THE CARPET AND BOARD COVERING THE ONSTAR MACHINERY. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE EITHER. SHOCKS WERE REPLACED WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2007. THIS CAR HAS ONE USER, ME, FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. I HAVE SPENT LITERALLY THOUSANDS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IS HAPPENING. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAS HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW OPENING MECHANISMS REPLACED ON 3 OF THE WINDOWS ON HIS 2000 BUICK LESABRE. *TR

MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM SEDAN. THE DRIVERS AND RIGHT REAR WINDOWS SUDDENLY DROP OPEN FULLY WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAILURE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR OF EACH WINDOW CANNOT POWER THEM BACK UP BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF THE LIFT MECHANISM. THIS REPAIR COSTS 400.00 PER WINDOW AND IS A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2000 TO 2005 MODELS. RECENTLY OCCURRED TO DRIVER;S WINDOW ON MAY 7, DURING A RAINSTORM AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP; LUCKILY ON LOW TRAFFIC STREET AT TIME. REAR WINDOW DROP OCCURS MORE OFTEN AND EACH TIME, I STOP AND WITH BOTH HANDS RAISE THE WINDOW AND PLACE PAPER SHIMS TO HOLD THE WINDOW UP. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT OCCURS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY/STREET AS THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOSES FOCUS TEMPORARILY. AND IS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS POSITION AS IT IS KNOWN THAT CRASHES OCCUR IN MERE SECONDS DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVERS TAKE THEIR ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THE EARLY 2000=2005 LESABRES AND BUICK SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS COMMON FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LE SABRE CUSTOM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS 6 TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THE WINDOWS ARE VERY SELDOM USED. I AM AFRAID TO USE THEM BECAUSE IT COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. *TR

DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW FELL SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ONE BY ONE. WON'T STAY UP. SEATS ARE BEING RUINED BY RAIN / SNOW. NO SECURITY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT HAS OWNED A 2000 BUICK LESABRE SINCE FEBRUARY 23, 2010. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A CALL AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DEALER LATER TOLD HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2004 AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 215,000.

ON DECEMBER 12, 2009, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE (MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I RAN OVER A TRASH CAN) THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I MOVED FORWARD AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKES CAME ON AGAIN AND PULLED THE RIGHT. THE STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAME ON. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOW TO GET MY CAR HOME AND THIS HAPPENED THE WHOLE WAY. I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME. A COMPUTER HAS BEEN PUT ON THE CAR AND THE CODES DON'T MAKE SENSE TO THE MECHANIC. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE GARAGE, HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 12/17/09 AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT AUTO CO. WOULD PUT A SYSTEM ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD THROW YOUR BRAKES ON FOR NO REASON. *TR

I WENT TO ROLL DOWN MY REAR DRIVER WINDOW ON MY 2000 BUICK LASABRE AND NOW IT WANT GO BACK UP, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 600.00 TO GET IT FIXED. I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR ONLY HAD IT FOR A WEEK AND NOW THIS HAPPENS, SO I HAD TO COVER MY WINDOW WITH PLASTIC. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE THAT DIES AT RANDOM DRIVING DOWN ROAD,SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,BASICALLY WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE. *TR

WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE WAY THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MOLD THAT ALLOWS THE CABLE TO SLIP. IT IS VERY COSTLY 450.00 TO REPAIR AND THEY GO OUT OFTEN ON ALL 4 WINDOWS, I EXPERIENCED THIS TODAY IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, I WENT TO THE DRIVE THRU AT THE BANK, COULD NOT GET WINDOW UP, HAD TO DRIVE IN HEAVY STORMY WEATHER, THIS HAS TO BE A MONEY MAKER FOR GM THE PART HAS DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. HE STATED THAT THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND THE FOURTH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY INSTALLED A WINDOW CLAMP. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS ALSO FAILED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,588. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

2000 BUICK LASABRE WINDOW FAIL TO WORK. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2004. WITHIN 6 MONTHS ALL 4 WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM AND I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THEM BACK UP. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE THE WINDOWS SLIDE BACK DOWN AS I DRIVE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIR. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY SEE THIS WITH 2000 BUICKS ALL THE TIME. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST RANDOMLY FELL DOWN ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I ALMOST NEVER USED THAT WINDOW. MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE REGULATOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FAIL IN 2007. HE IS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN OR UP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $2,960.96. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 15, 2009. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTING AND CORRODING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT PARTS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE MAY BE DAMAGED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,456.

2000 BUICK LESABRE HAS A PROBLEM WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THE CURRENT PROBLEM AND RECALLS FROM 2003, 2004 ARE CONNECTED. *NJ

FAILURE OF 3 WINDOWS ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITHIN 3 MONTHS. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REFUSED TO ROLL UP AFTER ROLLING DOWN. UPON EXAMINATION BY OUR MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDOW ITSELF HAD ON ANOTHER OCCASION FAILED BUT THIS TIME THE MOTOR NEEDED REPLACING. *TR

OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM, APPROX. 400-500 TO REPLACE. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS (BUICK LESABRE WINDOW SEARCH ON GOOGLE BRINGS UP 331,000 WEBSITES THAT FEATURE PREDOMINATELY WINDOW PROBLEMS RELATED TO REGULATOR FAILURE). NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT. UPON PRESSING MY BRAKES, IT MADE A LOUD CRUNCHING/GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON ICE, BUT THERE WAS NO ICE ON THE GROUND. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKES THAT NEEDED CHANGING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND PUT NEW BRAKES ON THE CAR. ABS LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND IT IS NOT STOPPING CORRECTLY. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING THE BATTERY, AS SUGGESTED ON THE BUICK WEBSITE. THAT DIDN'T HELP THE SITUATION. LIGHT STILL IS ON, AND CAR IS NOT STOPPING CORRECTLY. *TR

2000 BUICK LASBRE REAR WINDOWS BREAK REQUIRING REPEATED REPAIRS. EVIDENT FROM COLLECTED POST ON INTERNET. COST TO REPAIR IN THOUSANDS EVEN THOUGH PART COST $75. *TR

JULY 2007 MY REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I OPENED THE DOOR PANEL AND ONE OF THE PARTS WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND BROKEN IN HALF. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THEN 1 WEEK AGO, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I'VE OWNED A BUICK LESABRE BEFORE AND IT WAS OVER 10 YEARS OLD BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT ON ONLY ONE WINDOW. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR WINDOWS. I'D UNDERSTAND IF IT WERE ONE WINDOW, BUT THREE WINDOWS AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ISN'T RIGHT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO FIX IT? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH 71,000 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS PARTIALLY DOWN AND I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT UP WHEN A LOUD POP SOUNDED FROM THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW STARTED TO SLOWLY CREEP FURTHER OPEN. THE PLASTIC TAB THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN PLACE BROKE. THE GM DEALER WANTED OVER $400 FOR THE REGULATOR, MINUS INSTALLATION. I FOUND A REPLACEMENT FOR $125 AND INSTALLED IT MYSELF. AFTER LOOKING AT THE REGULATOR, I KNOW THE OTHER THREE WINDOW REGULATORS WILL ALSO BREAK. IT IS TIME FOR GM TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. *TR

BUICK LESABRE 2000 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON THE REAR DRIVERSIDE PASSENGER WINDOW. CAR HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING CAR AND WENT TO PUT UP REAR WINDOW AND IT MADE A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE. WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. LUCKILY THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED OR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPON RESEARCH OF PROBLEM IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT FAILURES DUE TO POORLY MADE PLASTIC PARTS. CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE FAILURES, SOME DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. NHTSA AND GM REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUICK REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR 2000 LESABRE WINDOW COMES UP WITH OVER 97,000 RESULTS, MOST OF THEM COMING FROM AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING REPEATED ISSUES WITH THIS FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGE CUSTOMERS $300 TO $500 EACH TIME A FAILURE OCCURS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL. LIVING IN COLORADO IF MY WINDOW FAILS DURING A BLIZZARD OR ADVERSE WEATHER EVENT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

REAR POWER WINDOW FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. REAR WINDOW MECHANISM MADE LOAD POPPING SOUND AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR. DEALER ADVISES IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL BUT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY BUICK $400 PLUS REPAIR. BASED ON RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TOP BE A KNOWN DEFECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADDRESS. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS WILL NOT COME UP AFTER BEING LOWERED. THEY ARE BINDING IN CHANNELS AND THE REGULATOR IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. HAVE TO BE RAISED BY HAND TO CLOSE WINDOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FALLS DOWN AND REMAINS IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR WAS FAULTY. THE WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS DISSATISFIED WITH GM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WINDOW THAT HASN'T FAILED YET IS THE DRIVER'S. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WERE MADE POORLY AND THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE CABLE IN BROKE, SO FAR ON BOTH BACK DOORS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS OVER 400.00 TO REPAIR THAT WOULD BE OVER 800.00 AND THEY WILL BREAK AGAIN IN TIME DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION. I HAVE A PART ORDERED FOR ONE, AND WILL HAVE TO REPAIR THE OTHER WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT. ONE BROKE ON THE 4TH OF SEPT AND THE OTHER WENT THE NEXT DAY. AFTER GOING ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR BUICK OWNERS. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE LEFT SIDE IS NEWER BY THE LOOKS OF THE PLASTIC GEAR THAT THE CABLE ROLLS AROUND IN THE MOTOR, SO THIS COULD BE THE 2ND TIME IT IS REPLACED. *TR

REAR WINDOW MOTORS OR MECHANISMS REPLACED 3 TIMES A PIECE, FRONT RIGHT 2 TIMES, FRONT LEFT ONCE, DRIVERS SIDE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE WINDOW MECHANISM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,020.

A TOTAL OF THREE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE, ALL BY LOWERING THE WINDOW, THEN FAILING TO CLOSE. REPAIR BILL ON FIRST TWO WAS REFUNDED BY GMC, EVIDENTLY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 60,000. THIRD WINDOW FAILED ON 8/13/08, MILEAGE 76,000. GMC DECLINED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS EXPENSE, $596.69, BECAUSE OF "AGE OF VEHICLE AND MILEAGE". FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, MINE AND OTHERS, IS A PLASTIC PULLEY WHICH BREAKS. THE COMPLETE WINDOW REGULATOR PKG. IS THEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER, SINCE THEY DON'T OR CAN'T REPLACE JUST ONE PIECE OF THE MECHANISM. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE SHOCK FACTOR, BY A WINDOW DROPPING OPEN SUDDENLY BY ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH FAULTY POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. BASED ON OTHER WEBSITE CHAT ROOMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. BUICK NEEDS TO RECALL THE MOTOR SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS IN GREAT CONDITION HOWEVER, AS A SAFETY ISSUE THE WINDOWS MUST BE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR

REAR AIR-SHOCK COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. OUT OF NOWHERE THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS JAMMED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM MALFUNCTIONS AND BREAKDOWNS IN VARIOUS SYSTEMS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND I'M FORCED TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY OF THIS CAR. THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE DEALERSHIP JUST SHRUG IT OFF AND SAY THAT IT HAPPENS BUT REGULAR BREAKDOWNS IN RANDOM PARTS OF A CAR DO NOT "JUST HAPPEN". *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED THAT HAS CONSTANT FAILURES IN THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY REPLACED ALL 4 MECHANISMS DUE TO WINDOWS THAT EITHER DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY OR FAIL TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. I CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE NEW MECHANISMS. THIS HAS CAUSED AMONG OTHER THINGS, WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL IN THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM. IT HAS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR WINDOWS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I HAD THE DRIVER'S WINDOW REPAIRED, THE OTHER 3 ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. ONE OF THEM (REAR DRIVER-SIDE) IS STUCK IN A POSITION THAT IS 1/4" FROM CLOSED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO (BESIDES DUCT TAPING IT CLOSED!). THE REPAIR COSTS $450 - $500 PER WINDOW, WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY OUT OF MY BUDGET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE STOPPED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE WINDOW UP. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK. ON THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRACKED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO GET SOME AIR AND THE WINDOW DID NOT GO UP. THE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY ISSUED TSB NUMBER 3483 REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, AND LATER STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FREE REPAIRS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $500 PER WINDOW FOR THREE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROP DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB