2002 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE JUST PURCHASED TIRES FOR THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE TIRE DEALER, ROMANO TIRES, WHERE SHE PURCHASED THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER FORM FOR HER TO REGISTER THE TIRES, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE EXEMPT. *AK

JUST REPLACED MY FIRST WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $500+ BUT AFTER ARGUING ABOUT IT BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, THEY DID AGREE TO DO IT FOR THE LABOR COST ($140). BUT I KNOW THAT WON'T WORK FOR THE FUTURE REPAIRS AND IF THE POSTINGS ON THE WEB SITES ARE ANY INDICATOR, THE NEXT ONE COULD HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE WINDOW! BUT I NOW KNOW TO CARRY DUCT TAPE IN THE CAR. BUICK HAS QUITE A DEAL GOING - INSTALL CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS AND CHARGE CONSUMERS $500 A POP TO FIX THEM WITH THE SAME CHEAP PLASTIC PART. *JB

GENERAL MOTORS CARS: (A) 2001 OLDSMOBILE AURORA, WITH 55,000 MILES & (B) 2002 BUICK LESABRE, WITH 62,000 MILES 1. IN JUNE 2006, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER, BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS ON CAR A JUST DROPPED. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT COST ABOUT $500 FOR EACH WINDOW. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 2. LAST NIGHT (2/18/2007), IN 28 DEGREE WEATHER, WE GOT INTO CAR B TO RETURN HOME AND WHEN WE SHUT THE DOORS, BOTH RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS DROPPED. IT WAS FRIGID AND I PUT A BLANKET UP TO KEEP THE COLD OUT. THIS BLOCKED MY VIEW OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY COST OVER $1000. IN BOTH CASES, I ENGAGE THE CHILD DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW CONTROL TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM OPENING OR FALLING OUT OF THE WINDOW. WHEN THE REAR WINDOW FALLS AS IT DID, CHILDREN ARE IN DANGER. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR BUICK SINCE 2000. WHY HAS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR OVER MANY YEARS, UNTIL THE 2002 MODEL YEAR AND BEYOND!? THIS PROBLEM DEMANDS A RECALL! *JB

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FAILED. ACTUATOR BROKEN. AFTER REVIEW ON INTERNET LEARNED THAT DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR VERY COMMON ON BUICK LESABRE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON CHECKING THE OIL ON THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE WITH 46000 FAILURE MILEAGE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. ALSO, HAD A 1996 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 T WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AUG 2005 (50500 MI) THEN IN DEC 2006 (73600 MI) HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT ONE. SUSPECT THOSE FAILURES HAVE BEEN FACTOR IN ROTORS NEEDING TO BE TURNED. *JB

BEFORE LEAVING TO COLLEGE STATION TO GO VISIT OUR DAUGHTER WE STOPPED AT DISCOUNT TIER TO HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED. DURING THE CHECK THE TECH NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE BULGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES WALLS WERE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE. HE CALLED IT A TIRE DEFECT AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE THE TIRE REPLACED IN ORDER TO AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DID PAY FOR A NEW TIRE AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE OTHER 3 TIRES. I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR 3 NEW TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TAHOE SINCE THEN. *JB

2002 BUICK LASABRE. WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT YET. THE MOTOR WORKS FINE, IT IS THE PLASTIC REGULATOR THAT FAILS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PURCHASE JUST THE REGULATOR WITHOUT THE MOTOR. APPEARS TO BE A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF THESE FAILURES, YET BUICK REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART OR SUPPLY THE PART MINUS THE MOTOR, WHICH WOULD COST SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE CURRENT PRICE OF $400. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE WHEN THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT HE FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN TO THE BUICK DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE CRACK WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY AN ERROR IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. *AK

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2002 BUICK LE SABRE (FAILURE MILEAGE: 60000) AT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND DIDN'T SEEM TO INCREASE SPEED. *JB UPDATED 02/16/07. *JB