2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

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

VEHICLE HAD BEEN DECREASING IN MILES PER GALLON STEADILY, REASON FOR TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER INTAKE COVER WAS CRACKED AT SOME POINT IN TIME. THIS COULD HAVE CEASED THE ENGINE DUE TO ANTIFREEZE SEEPING INTO THE CRACK. *TR

THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE STOPPED WORKING ...COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE OTHER BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I THEN DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND A MONTH AFTER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THE FAULTY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING THIS YEAR 2008. HOW CAN THEY ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW COSTS AROUND $500 EACH OR A TOTAL OF $2000...10% OF THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE LESABRE. FROM YOUR WEB SITE " FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT MOST AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING) OR THAT PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH (AIR BAGS, SAFETY BELTS, CHILD RESTRAINTS, ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS)". NOW IF ONE NEEDS TO ESCAPE FROM THE AUTO, ESPECIALLY A CHILD, DO TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR OPENING THE WINDOWS HAVE NOW CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS PROBLEM...MANY THAT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT...EVEN THE AUTO TECHNICIANS INDICATE THIS HAS ACCRUED MORE THEN IT SHOULD. FINALLY, I BELIEVE THE FAULTY POWER WINDOWS ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND BUICK SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM (2000). THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PART COST ABOUT $250.00. ASSEMBLY INCLUDES MOTOR. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THAT THIS CAR. THE YEARS 2000 TO 2005 ON THESE MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ASSEMBLY. FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_38504_2.HTML THERE ARE NO DOUBT MANY OTHERS WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ALL FOUR OF THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. THE CABLE ON ALL FOUR PARTS BECAME WORN AND BROKEN. THE WINDOWS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTERWARDS. NEW PARTS WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES THAT FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SL, SIZE P/205/75/R15 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE TREAD FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. AS A RESULT, THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,900. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 05/29/08. *LJ

I PLACED THE SHIFT LEVER IN REVERSE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD AND HELD IT DOWN. THE CAR ALTERNATELY STOPPED, ACCELERATED, STOPPED, ACCELERATED ETC 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP: TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED - APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. I REPEATED THE ABOVE PROCEDURE IN FORWARD GEAR AND GOT THE SAME RESULT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE THROTTLE SYSTEM DID NOT APPEAR STICKY OR OFF-NORMAL. POST INCIDENT, THE THROTTLE APPEARED SLIGHTLY STICKY. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO I REPORTED A STICKY THROTTLE TO MY BUICK DEALER, THEY SERVICED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. AS STATED ABOVE, THE THROTTLE DID NOT GIVE INDICATION OF A PROBLEM THIS TIME. *TR

BUICK LESABRE CARS ALL HAVE FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY BREAK SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OUT OF SITE, AFTER YOU REPLACE ONE THE NEXT WINDOW BREAKS AND THEN THE NEXT, BUICK NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE AND FIX EVERYONE THAT BREAKS, THE REGULATORS ARE CHEAP MADE. *TR

CONTINUING FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS IN 2000 BUICK LESABRES. I HAVE REPLACED FOUR REGULATORS SINCE PURCHASING A 2000 BUICK LESABRE IN 2003. THE DESIGN OF THE PARTS IS FAULTY AND THEY CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. WHEN A WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPS DOWN IN TRAFFIC, THE RESULTING DISTRACTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS SHODDY DESIGN AND IRRESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE HAS STUCK ABOUT 4" OPEN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DETAILING THE PLASTIC PART THAT MOVES THE WINDOW FAILS AND A STAMPED 'VOID' AT THE BREAKING POINT OF THE PLASTIC. THESE POSTINGS LIST MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE SAME CAR AND DIFFERING AGES OF THE PARTS INCLUDING DURING WARRANTY AND AFTER. I EXPECT TO PAY $400 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE RESEARCH. *TR