2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

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

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

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

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