2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. ON AUGUST 1, 2007, THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW WAS HALF WAY DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP WHEN THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURES, REPAIRED THEM, AND STATED THAT OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE CONTACT PLANS TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND SEND THEM THE REPAIR RECEIPTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

DURING 2004-2005 THREE ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. THIS 2000 BUICK LE SABER CUSTOM AT THAT TIME HAD 38,000 TO 45,000 MILES ( CURRENTLY 79,000). IN MAY, 2007 THE REAR WINDSHIELD FELL APART. THE DEALERS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP SO I PAID APPROX 400 TO 600 PER INCIDENT FOR THE REGULATORS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DISTINCT PATTERN WITH THESE UNITS AND I BELIEVE ARE DEFECTIVE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE V,S. SOME OTHER ISSUES THE MFG COVERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. HE SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN PRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,145.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST YEAR AND HAVE BECOME STUCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A WEAK PLASTIC PIECE THAT WAS A PART OF THE SINGLE UNIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IS THE ONLY WINDOW THAT OPERATES NORMALLY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,681. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW IS NOW STUCK OPENED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. UPDATED *JB

AUTO BATTERY ACID LEAK WHICH HAS EATEN A HOLE IN FLOOR OF CAR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BATTERY IS LOCATED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER REAR SEAT. ACID LEAKED FROM DAMAGED BATTERY POST OVER PERIOD OF TIME. DUE TO LOCATION OF BATTERY IT IS ONLY CHECKED WHEN CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. HOLE IN FLOOR PERMITS CAR EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

ALL FOUR OF THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN OUR 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE COST IS $400+ PER WINDOW FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUIK LASABRE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS DOWN. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. AFTER THE REPAIR ALL 4 WINDOWS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS 2000 LESABRE CAR HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. TWO OUT OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND REQUIRED DEALER SERVICE COSTING ABOUT $400 PER WINDOW. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE OPERATING MECHANISM, AS I HAVE OWNED FIVE PREVIOUS BUICK'S AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS. BUICK SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL AND ADMIT THAT A DEFECT EXISTS AND REPLACE THESE WINDOWS, WHETHER IN WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR

PURCHASED A USED BUICK LESABRE LIMITED 2000. FOUND THAT THE FRONT RIGHT POWER WINDOW WAS FAILING. THE WINDOW REGULATOR DOESN'T WORK, AND THE WINDOW REPEATEDLY FALLS DOWN, MUST BE PULLED UP WITH BOTH HANDS. LOOKED IN HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_52823.HTML, AND FOUND THERE WERE DOZENS OF REPEATING WINDOW REGULATORS FAILURES REPORTED IN THIS MODEL , BUICK LESABRE LIMITED 2000-2005. THIS WAS A CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT COST ABOUT $400 PER REPAIR, AND MAY BE IT WAS ABOUT TIME THIS BE DEALT WITH SERIOUSLY BY THE NHTSA.*AK

EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF EVAPORATOR PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER. *AK