2002 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

POWER WINDOW FAILURE ON 2002 BUICK LESABRE. I OWN A 2002 BUICK LESABRE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY FROM GENERAL MOTORS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST, 2002. JUST AS THE VEHICLE TURNED 2 YEARS OLD, THE POWER WINDOWS STARTED FAILING ONE BY ONE. TO DATE I HAVE REPLACED THREE OF THE WINDOW MOTORS AND ONE HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT SEEMS THAT GM SHOULD BE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE WINDOW MOTORS SINCE I HAVE BEEN FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO OTHER BUICK OWNERS. I AM ALSO BEING TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 55000 MILES ON IT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN AUGUST 2007. (IT RAN CONCURRENTLY WITH THE BUMPER TO BUMPER FOR THREE YEARS). THE COST OF THE WINDOW REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $600.00 PER WINDOW. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FINALLY AGREED TO GIVE THE PARTS AND I PAY FOR REPAIR, ($120.00), WHICH IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY FOR SHODDY WINDOWS. I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SO THAT GM WILL GIVE US A PERMANENT FREE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. BOTH WERE REPAIRED BY GM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY. GM WANTED $673 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,149. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR

JAN 2007 - FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN DOOR WHILE ROLLING DOWN TO PAY AIRPORT TOLL - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 OCT 2007 - REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE CAR WAS PARKED - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 DEC 2007 - REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN 25 M.P.H. ZONE - BEING REPAIRED. *TR

2002 BUICK LESABRE. LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE REGULATOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW GLASS. *KB THE REAR DOOR REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2007, THE REGULATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING. ENGINE WILL RESTART, BUT WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATIONS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR WILL RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, USUALLY OVERNIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO IGNITION MODULES, AND ONE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE WEEKS SINCE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, WHILE THE DEALER TRIES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER MOST OF THE TIME CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, THE CAR DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING CODES: B1009 AND B2734. MILEAGE BETWEEN INCIDENTS RANGES FROM AS HIGH AS 15,000 MILES TO 1,500 MILES. CAR IS UNDEPENDABLE, AND MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, UNSAFE. *TR

IT IS CURRENTLY 39 DEGREES AND RAINING IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS AND I JUST HAD THE SECOND WINDOW ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE FAIL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR GM FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO A FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS AND BUICK WON'T RECALL THE CARS TO FIX THEM. AT 500 DOLLARS EACH I AM FURIOUS. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAMPERED WITH BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

BOTH REAR PASSENGERS CAR WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE AND THE WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITH IN 2 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. *TR

I OWN A 2002 BUICK LE SABRE. I HAVE A BROKEN REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR. IT IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I AM AWAITING AFTERMARKET PART TO REPAIR MYSELF SINCE ON-LINE INFORMATION INDICATES THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM, AND QUITE EXPENSIVE (>$500) TO REPAIR AT THE DEALER OR IN A BODY SHOP. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH BUICK REGULATORS, AND IT SEEMS NOBODY HAS ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM: NOT BUICK NOT NHTSA. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND THERE SHOULD BE COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PAY OUT OF THEIR POCKET. I OWN 2 BUICKS AT THIS TIME, AND WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER. *JB

2002 BUICK LESABRE 3.8 L ENGINE WOULD BE HARD TO START AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN AND RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES (OR MORE) OF BEING OFF. THE CAR SOMETIMES HAS TO WAIT FOR .5 HOURS BEFORE IT WILL START. THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO ALSO. I HAVE CHECKED THE MAF SENSOR. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. IF I WAIT FOR 3 MINUTES TO RESTART AFTER STALLING IT WILL RESTART AND USUALLY GO LONG DISTANCES 100 MILES WITHOUT FAILURE. *TR