2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS AND 1 WINDOW MOTOR. BUICK DID PAY FOR ONE REGULATOR PART (I PAID FOR THE LABOR) AND IS OFFERING ME $300 TOWARDS THE OTHERS. I HAVE SPENT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET $1,186.24 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED. I'M FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN BUICK LESABRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ALL FOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP BECAUSE THE MECHANISMS FAILED. THE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: REAR DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE FIRST WINDOW TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE BELIEVED THE REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN BOTH REAR WINDOWS WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER ON A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

STEERING MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING PARKING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOWSA SLIDE DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND BEARINGS WERE COATED WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,305.

RIGHT REAR WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATES. DEALER SAYS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE 3RD REGULATOR TO FAIL. RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN HALFWAY AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF

I BOUGHT A 200 LESABRE IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I RARELY USE THE WINDOWS - MAYBE A FEW TIMES UP AND DOWN A WEEK. DOING THE MATH, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW HUNDRED UPS AND DOWNS FOR EACH WINDOW. DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS ON THIS CAR. INTERNET SITES HAS CLEARLY SHOWN THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH BUICK'S WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE HTTP://GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM/GROUP/BUICK-LESABRE-WINDOW-REGULATOR/BROWSE_FRM/THREAD/2A1899CF89253771?HL=EN#30BF330DAB8ABEF9. I ALSO PURCHASED A 2002 LESABRE IN SEPTEMBER OF '06. THIS MORNING THE SECOND WINDOW ON THAT CAR WENT AS WELL. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND CRIMINAL. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS MUST BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*CN

WINDOW REGULATORS ARE JUNK! CONTINUALLY BREAKING! MANUFACTURING DESIGN PROBLEM? *TR