2002 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT EXCESSIVE DIRECT SUNLIGHT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/002/08.*JB

I BOUGHT A 2002 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED EARLY IN 2007, BY SUMMERTIME THE PASSENGER WINDOW, AND BOTH REAR WINDOWS FELL WITHOUT BEING USED, I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WINDOW MOTOR AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING OK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS DIFFICULTY GOING UP AND DOWN, I REPLACED THE WINDOW MOTOR AND IT IS STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY, THOUGH THIS TIME IT IS DUE TO THE WINDOW TRACK BEING DRY. THIS WINDOW PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED, MANY OTHER LESABRE OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL 4 WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 2008 AND FOR OVER A YEAR I WAS DRIVING A CAR WITH NO WORKING WINDOWS, THIS MAY NOT APPEAR LIKE A PROBLEM THAT WOULD LEAD TO DEATH OR INJURY, BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEHOW THERE IS A FIRE IN THE CAR AND YOU NEED TO PULL DOWN YOUR WINDOWS, OR DURING THE WINTER YOUR WINDOW GETS FOGGY AND YOU NEED TO PULL IT DOWN TO BE ABLE TO SEE, WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING, A WINDOW CAN GET FOGGY VERY QUICKLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEGREES AND PULLING DOWN A WINDOW TO BE ABLE TO SEE TO MAKE A TURN SAFELY COULD BE A LIFE SAVING EVENT. *TR

GENERAL MOTORS 2002 BUICK LESABRE WINDOW MOTORS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 5 YEARS AND I HAVE REPLACED 2 WINDOW MOTORS. TWO WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY. TWO I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE AND NOW THE LAST WINDOW THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED HAS FAILED. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM IN THE DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE PANEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW WAS FAILING. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO THEFT OR HER CHILDREN COULD CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE DASH OF OUR 2002 LASABRE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS PULLED APART AND IS BECOMING AN OBSTRUCTION TO OUR VIEW. THE SEPARATION IS ABOUT AN INCH AND IS BEGINNING TO LIFT UP. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED IS STARTING TO BULGE FROM THE DASH AND COULD BE PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT CONTINUES TO EXTEND OUT FARTHER. *TR

THE DASHBOARD COVER SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. EVENTUALLY, THE COVER WILL SEPARATE ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VIEW FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE CRASH THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS STRUCK IN AN INCIDENT. A SAFETY RECALL IS NEEDED SO THAT BUICK WILL RECALL MODELS THAT ARE EFFECTED AND THUS AVOID A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT MY BUICK BACK IN 2002 WE HAVE HAD TRANNY PROBLEMS WITH NOISES AND HESITATION. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVEBODY. THAT DIDN'T HELP THE NOISE BUT IT HELPED THE HESITATION. THE NOISE IS A WHINING NOISE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BUT WHEN YOU GET IN THIRD IT GOES AWAY. THAT IS DUE TO A BAD SUN GEAR. WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF MY TRANSMISSION. WE TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP US BUT THEY JUST SAID IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR (TYPICAL DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY). AFTER $3200 AND 4 DAYS WE HAD A NEW TRANNY. I DROVE IT FOR 3 DAYS AND THE WHINING NOISE CAME BACK. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK AND TELL THE TO FIX IT BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE PAYING $3200 FOR ANOTHER TRANNY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A CAR WASH AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD NOT BE WASHED BECAUSE THE TWO REAR WINDOWS HAD DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR CABLE GUIDES WERE CRACKED AND TWISTED. THE CABLES WERE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $250 AND THE DEALER WAS REIMBURSED BY GM. ON AUGUST 6, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED REGULATOR AND IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $674.04. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,283 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,135.

2002 BUICK LE SABRE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND REPLACED BOTH REAR WINDOWS AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. *TR