2000 Buick Lesabre complaints

BOUGHT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO WITH RIGHT REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILED. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FAILED LAST WEEK AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. NOW THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IS STARTING TO ACT UP. *AK

DESPITE EXTREME LOW MILEAGE AND USE, 3 OUT OF 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND HAVE NEEDED COSTLY REPAIRS. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT WINDOWS ON THIS SITE AND AGREE THAT DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT'S JUST PLAIN POOR QUALITY TOO. *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING AND PINNED THE CONSUMER BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR BACK INJURIES.

STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED A YEAR AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. *PH (NAR) THE CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN IT'S LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLE BROKE. *NM

REPLACEMENT OF A COIL THAT AFFECTED THE USE OF THE AR BAG ON A 2000 BUICK LE SABRE LIMITED.*PH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED GM WOULD PAY FOR THE PARTS AND THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR. *JB *NM

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID CODE WAS AN 0741 AND 0743 SHOWING ELECTRICAL OR POSSIBLE TOURQUE CONVERTER. DEALER SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. HOWEVER IT SHUDDERED UPON HARD ACCELERATION DURING MERGES ONTO FREEWAY OR TURNPIKE RAMPS. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 3000.00. THE GARAGE FINALLY HAD TO TAKE APART THE TRANSAXLE TO FOR A DIAGNOSTIC.

WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WOUND ITSELF AROUND THE MOTOR, BURNING THE MOTOR OUT. THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WINDOWS ARE AFFECTED. *PH *SC *JB

THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 POWER WINDOW UNITS BECAUSE OF WINDOW FAILURE. THE WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN INTO ITS STRUCTURE. THE CABLE BECAME TANGLE AND DESTROYED THE MOTOR. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLIES HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CABLES BECOME ENTANGLED AND CAUSE THE POWER MOTOR TO FAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS FRONT AND BACK DOORS; AND TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE WINDOW DROPS DOWN AND ALLOWS THE OUTDOOR ELEMENTS (RAIN AND SNOW) TO RUIN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM.

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAILING AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE RIPPING OFF OUR ELDERLY CITIZENS A $400/INCIDENT! THESE ENGINEERS MUST HAVE GOT THEIR DEGREES OUT OF A CRACKER JACK BOX! THESE REGULATORS/MOTORS ARE MADE AS ONE UNIT, AND REPAIR IS NEEDED AND WOULD BE EASY. OF COURSE THIS IS HOW GM RESORTS TO MAKING MONEY NOW. LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY!!! OH ON MY SECOND IN 2 MONTHS, CHRIST! *LA

COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM COOLANT RESEVOIR INTO AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT ENGINE COOLANT DRAWN INTO CYLYNDER HEAD CAN HAVE NUMEROUS RESULTS DAMAGING TO THE OPERATION AND LONGEVITY OF THE ENGINE. FURTHER THE LOSS OF COOLANT FORM THE RESEVOIR CAN RESULT IN INADEQUATE ENGINE COOLING AND HIGH AND DESTRUCTIVE ENGINE TEMPERATURES. WHILE THERE WAS NO OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF COOLANT LOSS BEFORE GMC RECALL TO "TIGHTEN THROTTLE BODY BOLTS", THE LOSS OF COOLANT ACCELERATED AFTER THE UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO ELIMINATE COOLANT LOSS. THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE EARLY IN 2000 MODEL OF THE BUICK LESABERS IS EVIDENCED BY COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE REPORTS. THE RECALL PROGRAM OF SUMMER 2003 WAS AN INADEQUATE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO THIS HISTORY, THE EXISTANCE OF LONG STANDING PROBLEM IS CONFIRMED BY GMC'S RECALL IN THE SUMMER OF 2003. MY COMPLAINT IS HEIGHTENED BY THE FACT THAT BOTH THE DEARLER AND GM REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE COOLANT LOSS OBSERVED AFTER THE RECALL AS A PART OF THE RECALL AND USED THE EXPIRY OF MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY AFTER THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT AND ALSO AFTER THE COMPLETION OF RECALL SERVICING WITHOUT FULLY CHARGING ME FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND REQUIRED REMEDIAL WORK TO RESOLVE THE COOLANT LEAKAGE MALFUNCTION. DURING MY RESEARCH INTO THIS SITUATION I ENCOUNTERED A "MR GOOD WRENCH" WHO WORKED IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A LARGE BUICK DEALER. WHILE DISCUSSING THE THROTTLE BODY LEAKAGE, HE COMMENTED THE "BUICK HAS AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE "PLASTI

WHILE DRIVING , THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH TIE RODS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB TIE RODS ON VEHICLE WERE VERY LOOSE AND COMPLETELY WORN OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED.*MR

THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. GM DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD MISFIRE AND STALL WHEN REACHING HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD DEFECT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF HIGH MILEAGE. *AK THERE WAS LEAKAGE AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, POOR GAS MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION. *SC *JB

AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. *AK *MR

HEADLIGHT LENSES PRODUCE A THICK FILM. THE DEALER STATES THE LIGHTS ARE MELTING THE PLASTIC.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH HORN ACTIVATION.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB *NM

WHEN LEFT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS LET DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THE PLASTIC WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, BUT THEY WERE STILL REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART. THE SAME DEFECT ALSO OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S WINDOW. THE OUTSIDE TEMP SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE INDICATOR READ THE INCORRECT TEMPERATURE. *AK *NLM

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS SWITCH.*AK

THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT SLIDE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WOUND ITSELF AROUND THE MOTOR, BURNING THE MOTOR OUT. ALL OF THE WINDOWS ARE AFFECTED. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FOUR FAILURES WITH POWER WINDOW EQUIPMENT. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE OTHER THREE WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CABLE WOUND ITSELF AROUND THE MOTOR THUS BURNING THE MOTOR OUT.*MR

LTR FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. MICA & CONSTITUENT REQUEST CONCERNING UNSAFE TIRES.*MR TIRES BLEW OUT ON THREE OCCASIONS.*TS (CONSUMER JAMES GREENWELL, 163 F. PARK DRIVE, PALM COAST FLORIDA, 32137) (386-447-3571) *JB

I AM ON MY 3RD POWER WINDOW BEING REPLACED IN MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T SEEM THIS HAPPEN BEFORE - BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS YEAR MODEL. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE TO CALL ME BACK - BUT THEY ALSO ACTED LIKE THIS WAS SO UNUSUAL TO HAVE 3 POWER WINDOWS GO OUT WITHIN A YEARS TIME. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION I HAVE IS WHETHER IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT $400 A WINDOW OR ARE THEY REPLACING IT WITH IMPROVED PARTS? WHO KNOWS... *LA

CONSUMER INDICATED THE HORN WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE HORN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE RACING EXCESSIVELY.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CONDITIONS OCCURRED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT RACED EXCESSIVELY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND CURVES AND NOT KNOWING ROAD SURFACES CHANGED TO GRAVEL. THIS RESULTED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE ENBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *AK AND HIT THE EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN DRIVER SUSTAINING NECK INJURIES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH), TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO QUARTER PANEL, HEADLIGHT, UNDERCARRIAGE. *LA

THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND DISCOVERED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 OF THE 4 TIRES WHICH RANGE FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT TO TREAD SEPARATION. *AK WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

MULTIPLE WINDOW MOTOR FAILURES ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE. FRONT DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED 9/01, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED 8/02, AND BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS FAILED IN 8/03.

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 66 MPH AND HIGHER ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAD SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

DEFECTIVE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS THIRD FAILURE IN LESS THAN NINE MONTHS!. *JB

TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE.IN APRIL 20, 2003 I ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I TOOK IT TO A BUICK DEALER. THEY WANTED NEARLY $400 TO REPAIR THE WINDOW. I CALLED THE BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO CALLED THE BUICK DEALER AND TALKED TO THE MANAGER. IT WAS AGREED TO SPLIT THE PRICE 50-50. ON MAY 24TH THE REAR WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. I TESTED THE OTHER BACK WINDOW AND IT FAILED. AGAIN I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING THIS TIME. A FEW DAYS LATER I CALLED AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH A DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVE. HE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AND BACKED UP THE FIRST PERSONS DECISION WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION TO MY PROBLEM. HE ALSO REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE ZONE OFFICE PHONE NUMBER FOR BUICK. WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP I WAS TOLD NO. I SAID I WAS GOING TO WRITE A LETTER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULDNT MATTER WHAT I DID IT WAS SETTLED. I DID SEND A LETTER TO BUICK AND HE WAS RIGHT, IT DIDN'T MATTER. THEY STILL REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE CASE NUMBER IS 1-93076844. THIS IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOTH OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES HAD NO INTEREST IN DEALING WITH ME. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMER NO SERVICE. *AK I DID SOME CHECKING INTO THE POWER WINDOW PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 A SERVICE BULLETIN #9908110008 WAS ISSUED DEALING WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE DOOR GLASS BINDING IN THE RUN CHANNEL. I ALSO F

MULTIPLE DEFECTS WITH TRANSMISSION, CRUISE CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, ENGINE COOLING, ETC.*MR VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT SO THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER OVER 40-50 MPH. *PH *JB

VEHICLE'S RIGHT FENDER INSIDE FIBER SPLASH PROTECTOR SHIELD HAD BEEN CUT AWAY. ALSO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *MR *CB *JB

TIRES,ROTORS, TIE RODS, POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE AND FLIPPING OVER. *MR SEVERE DAMAGES OCCURRED, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. TIE RODS AND CONNECTING RODS REPLACED. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *AK

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH OUT WARNING. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS INITIALLY TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN/WEAK, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE WRONG CHIP WAS USED TO CONTROL THE IDLE SPEED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TYPE OF EMISSIONS ON THE VEHICLE. PH. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE LEFT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. *AK THE TIE RODS HAD COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL. (HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED) GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *SCC *JB

POWER STEERING VIBRATION, HARD TO TURN VEHICLE EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, CLUNKY NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND URGED CONSUMER TO OBTAIN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB DEALER FOUND BRAKE PEDAL ROD RETAINER CAME LOOSE AND WAS REPLACED. *TT

WITHIN ONE WEEK, BOTH THE LEFT-REAR TIRE, THEN THE LEFT-FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *TT

THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT SHORTED OUT ON BOTH OF THE CONSUMER 2000 BUICK LESABRE'S WHICH RESULTED IN INACCURATE FUEL READING. THE ROTORS AND GASKETS ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SENDING UNITS ON BOTH VEHICLES. *MR *SCC *NLM

MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE HAS HAD TWO AUTOMATIC WINDOW MOTORS GO OUT. BOTH THE DRIVERS WINDOW & THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW. I FEEL THE CAR IS TOO NEW TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR AT SAYS IT WILL COST $450 PER WINDOW TO FIX. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEM FIXED.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY THE HORN WILL STAY ON UNTIL DISCONNECTED THE FUSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS T-BONED AND THE SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT WITH HEAD INJURY. 2000 BUICK LASABRE. YOU ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FILE CONCERNING THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS WELL AS WITH THE PONTIAC BONNEVILLE AND THE BUICK PARK AVENUE. *TT

POWER WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN 6 TIMES. THE DRIVERS WINDOW ACCOUNT FOR 3 OF THE TIMES. THE DRIVERS WINDOW IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. *NLM