2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOUD NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE LEATHER DASHBOARD FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD EFFECT THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE IS BUCKLING BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE STRUCTURE TO THE DASHBOARD WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE AND SEEMED TO BE PULLING FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN DECEMBER 2010 I HAD MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE REPAIRED AT SCHEPEL BUICK IN MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE THERMOSTAT BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT LEAKING. I JUST FOUND OUT THE GM KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEX COOLANT FOR A LONG TIME AND DIDN'T LET ANYONE KNOW. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER A SCHEPEL BILL AND TALKED TO HIM AND HE SAID THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND NEITHER DID GM. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. HE LIED TO ME. HE TOLD ME NOT TO BELIEVE WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS. I AM OUT $779.45 FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR. THE NEVER HAD A RECALL BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO KEEP IT QUITE. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD GET AWAY WITH KEEPING IT QUITE WHEN SOMEONE COULD GET HURT AND TO AVOID PAYING FOR THEIR MISTAKE.

THE DASH PAD ON MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE IS COMING APART FROM THE DASH. IT CAUSES A DECREASE IN MY VIEW AND I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THIS. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IS SEPARATING OR "BUCKING UP", WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IF IT SEPARATES TOO FAR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE SEEN OTHER BUICK LESABRES DOING THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE ON ALL 2000-2005 LESABRES.

DASH ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE HAS SEPARATED, STARTING ON DRIVERS SIDE AND GOING ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE. I AM CONCERNED IT CAN CAUSE AIRBAG TO INFLATE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROX. $1000.00.& 2 BODY SHOPS REFUSED TO REPAIR. ANOTHER SHOP WILL REPLACE FOR $800.00 TO $900.00 OR REPAIR BY REMOVING WINDSHIELD FOR $400.00. I KNOW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON 2000 THRU 2005 BUICK LESABRAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVE, HE SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED THAT THE SEAT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

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

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!!!