2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

BACK REAR WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE OF BUICK LASABEL 2001 JUST DROPPED DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS AND OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HAVE BUICKS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH BUICKS AND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ODD OCCURRENCE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH THE REMAINS OF A HURRICANE GETTING EVERYTHING WET IN THE BACK. I MANAGED TO GET PAPER AND CARDBOARD PUSH UP AGAINST BOTH SIDES OF THE WINDOW WHILE HOLDING IT UP TO KEEP IT UP TILL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TAPED AND FIXED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. GM SHOULD ADVISE OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM AND NOT LET OWNERS HEAR THIS FROM THEIR DEALERS. ADDITIONALLY SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT SHOULD BE MADE ESPECIALLY WHEN GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE WINDOW PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH BUICK LESABRES -- THE FACT THE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILS, IN OUR CASE BOTH REAR WINDOWS, AND MUST BE REPLACED AT COSTS GREATER THAN $400. WE HAD 34,00 MILES ON THE CAR AT TIME OF 1ST FAILURE. ALSO, OUR CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT 17,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE POWER WINDOWS FAILED AND WERE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE REPAIR COSTS FOR EACH WINDOW RANGED FROM $450 TO $500. ON JUNE 1, 2006, THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. ON JULY 1, 2006, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. ON AUGUST 23, 2007, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FOLLOWED SUIT. THE MOTORS AND LINKAGES WERE REPLACED ON EACH WINDOW THE SAME DAY THEY FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS ARE CURRENTLY MAKING A NOISE WHEN THEY ARE OPENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE THE CONTACT $500 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. CASE NUMBER 71-550213555 WAS FILED WITH BUICK AND HE IS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM A REPRESENTATIVE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE REGULATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY HEARD A SLIDING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SLID DOWN AND WAS UNABLE TO ROLL BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEEL CABLE OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE WINDOW TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW. THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE SLID DOWN FOR NO REASON, AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP ON MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE BUICK GARAGE, AND THEY WANT OVER $1500. TO REPAIR THEM. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE WINDOW REPAIRED. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO AT THE DRIVER SIDE AND HAS NOW EXTENDED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO BUCKLING, CRUMBLING, AND WARPED. THE WEATHER MAY BE A FACTOR. THE CONTACT CAN SEE THROUGH THE DASHBOARD, BUT NO WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE DASHBOARD FOR $600 BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2001 BUICK LESABRE REAR WINDOW FELL WHEN ROLLED DOWN. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REAR WINDOW FELL WHEN HE TRIED TO ROLL IT DOWN. MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE POWER WINDOWS WERE BROKEN. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS THAT ALLOW THE WINDOWS TO ROLL UP AND DOWN HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST THREE REGULATORS WERE REPLACED ON APRIL 2, 2004 AND THE LAST ONE WAS REPLACED ON OCTOBER 8, 2004. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,104. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT THE SIZE OF A DIME. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE PANTS HE WORE THAT NIGHT HAD A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT SHORTED OUT IN THE HEATED SEAT. THE CONTACT NO LONGER USES THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CONTACTED HIM TO LET HIM KNOW THEY RECEIVED THE LETTER HOWEVER DUE TO THE FACT OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEATS WERE REPAIRED BUT NOT THE HEATING ELEMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR DEFECT. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR