2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS DEPRESSED, IT STAYS IN! IE., IT DOES NOT POP BACK OUT LIKE IT SHOULD. EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE CAR, IT TAKES 20 MINUTES FOR THE HEADLIGHT TO GO OUT AUTOMATICALLY. NOTE: I TRIED TO CHECK ON RECALLS ON YOUR WEB SITE, BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW LESABRE AS ONE OF THE MODELS OF MY 2001 BUICK. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN. I AM ASSUMING THE MOTOR IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

LIKE DOZENS OF OTHERS REPORTING ON CARSURVEY.ORG MY 2001 (2000-2005) BUICK LE SABRE POWER WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE. A PLASTIC PART BREAKS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MOTOR. DEALERS CHARGE $500 PLUS LABOR FOR EACH UNIT. I HAD A DEALER REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW UNIT AFTER THE FIRST TIME I USED IT. A LOUD CRACK UPON ACTIVATION AND THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. SIX MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WINDOW UNIT. IT TOOK HOURS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE IT WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS I FOUND ONLINE (SO MANY OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE PERSON DOCUMENTED WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW INCLUDING DIAGRAMS). AFTER MARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ALSO. SO FAR THEY ARE HOLDING UP (2 YEARS). NOW MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW HAS SNAPPED BUT IT DID SO WHILE RAISING IT THE FEW INCHES IT WAS OPEN SO IT IS CLOSED AND STAYING UP FOR NOW. THAT MAKES THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. I'M SURE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL FAIL AS WELL. GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED 2999-2005 BUICKS FOR THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. YOU CAN EASILY FIND DOZENS OF SIMILAR REPORTED CASES ONLINE. OTHERWISE THIS IS A FINE, ECONOMICAL, RELIABLE CAR. TOO BAD THE WINDOWS RUIN THE EXPERIENCE. *TR

BOTH REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO GO UP. ONE WINDOW BROKE LAST SPRING AND THE OTHER BROKE SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WE INQUIRED FROM A LOCAL DEALER THE COST TO HAVE THE REGULATORS REPAIRED AND WERE TOLD THE PRICE WOULD BE APPROX. $400 PER WINDOW THEREFORE WE HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPAIRED. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS RECENTLY BEGUN TO HESITATE WHEN OPERATING IT SO WE CHOSE NOT TO USE THE WINDOW FEARING IT WOULD ALSO BECOME STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. AS OF MARCH 27 I BEGAN PERFORMING SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THEREFORE I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND GM SHOULD REPLACE THE REGULATORS FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

STEERING WAS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS. BUICK DEALERSHIP CHECKED AND FOUND THE POWER STEERING UNIT WAS LEAKING. POWER STEERING UNIT WAS REPLACED AT COST OF $869. *TR

3RD INCIDENT OF ELECTRONIC WINDOW FAILURE -- BOTH BACK SEAT WINDOWS MOTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE 12/31/07. THE CAR HAS 36,304 MILES ON IT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CRUISE CONTROL BREAKING AT LESS THAN 18,000 MILES.*CN

MY LEFT REAR WINDOW IN MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN SLID DOWN AND WILL NO LONGER RAISE UP. BECAUSE I CANNOT KEEP THE WINDOW UP, THIS HAS BECOME DISTRACTING AND HAS LED TO WATER GETTING IN THE CAR IN BAD WEATHER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO MOLD AND HEALTH PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 6, 2006, THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED WHEN IT WAS BEING ROLLED UP. ON EACH OCCASION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE FIRST REPAIR TOTALED $318 AND THE SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS WERE $270 EACH. IT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN ELEVEN MONTHS AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 12/11/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE MADE THE REPAIR. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW. THE MECHANIC STATED ONCE MORE THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND HE MADE THE REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,271 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,771. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

NOTICED DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN ON THURSDAY 11/1/07. TRIED TO CLOSE IT, BUT CONTROL DIDN'T WORK AND WINDOW KEPT SLIDING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. WAS ABLE TO PULL UP AND TAPE SHUT UNTIL REPAIR. ON SUNDAY 11/4/07 THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO UP. THE REAR WINDOWS ARE NEVER LOWERED. LOCAL MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR AT A COST OF $443 FOR BOTH WINDOWS. DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE AROUND $500 A WINDOW. AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THESE PLASTIC REGULATORS FAILING, GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL OR REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THIS REPEATED FAILURE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE EXISTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR