2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW IN MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE BROKE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL BUICK LESABRES FROM 2000 AND 2001. THIS IS THE FIRST, BUT I DOUBT IT WILL BE THE LAST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 2 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTERWARDS, THE WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE WINDOW WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE SEPARATE TIMES AND NOW THE FOURTH WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE ABS MODULE FAILED. UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

2001 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO RETURN WINDOW TO A CLOSED POSITION. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS 99 DEGREES F. COULD NOT SECURE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT AMONG THIS FAMILY OF GM VEHICLES. REPAIR COSTS ARE EXORBITANT WHEN THE FAULT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL PLASTIC BRACKET INSIDE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. A SIMPLE REPAIR KIT IS NEEDED, RATHER THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE REGULATOR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON, AND WINDOWS ARE NOT ROLLED DOWN THAT OFTEN. BASED ON COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON OTHER WEB SITES, I CAN EXPECT TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE REGULATORS, WITH THE COST APPROACHING $2000 FOR ALL 4 REGULATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TR

POWER WINDOWS ON 2001 BUICK LESABRE KEEP FAILING. I GO TO ROLL A WINDOW DOWN, I HEAR A "CRUNCHING" NOISE, AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT EITHER GO BACK UP, OR IT GOES HALFWAY UP AND STOPS. I HAVE REPLACED 3 WINDOWS TO DATE ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. IT COSTS 400-600 TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WINDOWS IN THE LESABRES. GM NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR, A 2001 BUICK LESABRE, IN APPROX 2006 I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GAS GAGE, I CAN'T TRUST IT, IT GOES UP AND DOWN, I HAVE SEEN ON THE NET THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP AND WHEN PUSHED UP CONTINUE TO ROLL BACK DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE SOLVED INSTEAD OF SAYING THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO LAST. I THINK THIS IS A DISGRACE AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GMC AUTO AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNMENT. HERE IS WHAT THEY SAY: BUICK POWER WINDOWS DROP / BROKEN POWER WINDOWS MOST BUICK CARS, AND IN FACT MOST OTHER GM CARS, HAVE THIS DEFECT. THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM BREAKS - USUALLY CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS BREAK IN THE POWER WINDOW PULLEY ASSEMBLY. GM DEALERS WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, TO THE TUNE OF $450 PER WINDOW. MANY, MANY BUICK OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN TO SAY THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MOST OR ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ASSEMBLIES, AND SOME EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY MULTIPLE TIMES. GM HAS NOT CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, SO ONCE FIXED BY THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THE POWER WINDOW FAILURES IS TO GET THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY FROM A SALVAGE YARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET SICK & TIRED OF REPLACING THESE AGAIN & AGAIN, & TAPE UP THE WINDOW PERMANENTLY. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE (ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA). SO FAR, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WINDOW HAS GONE DOWN WHEN I AM IN THE STORE ETC. SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET IN THE CAR OR STEAL SOMETHING OUT OF IT. I THINK THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO WHEN GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE WINDOW DROPS SUDDENLY, IT CAN BE STARTLING AND COULD CAUSE A WRECK. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HER CHILD SEAT AND IT WAS POURING RAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER, MANUALLY PULL THE WINDOW UP AND FROM THERE I HAD TO GET A NEW WINDOW REGULATOR ONLINE AND INSTALL IT MYSELF. I'VE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE BUICK LESABRE (MINE IS 2001) WINDOW REGULATORS AND APPARENTLY THERE'S NEVER BEEN A RECALL. I HAVE THE RECORDS FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND SURE ENOUGH SHE HAD AT LEAST ONE FIXED ALSO. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 BUICK LASABRE THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN TWO WINDOWS AND NOW THE THIRD WINDOW IS BROKEN. IN JULY 2006 THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW QUIT WORKING, AND IN APRIL 2007 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW QUIT WORKING. EACH OF THESE WINDOWS COST OVER $500 TO REPAIR. NOW THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS BROKEN AND I AM ASSUMING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WILL BREAK IF I DO NOT GET RID OF THE CAR SOON. I AM GOING TO GET A NEW CAR, BUT YOU CAN BET IT WILL NOT BE A GM. *TR

THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW JUST FAILED TO ROLL UP. WHEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET I SAW THAT THE REGULATOR ON THE WINDOWS OF THE BUICK 2001 WERE DEFECTIVE SO THAT THERE WERE MANY, MANY REPORTS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX. $400 PER WINDOW. BUICK REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR