2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

ALL FOUR (4) WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM HAVE FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE FIRST, THEN FRONT PASSENGER, THEN LEFT REAR, THEN RIGHT REAR, AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER HAS FAILED AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2000, AND HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB

POWER WINDOW MECHANISMS WILL FAIL CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP AND SHATTER. TYPE OF CAR IS 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON DIFFERENT WINDOWS IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON IT. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS THE MOST SERIOUS AND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROPPED ON ITS OWN AND SHATTERED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE WINDOW WAS SHOT OUT. BUICK SAID IT WAS NORMAL WARE AND CHARGED $450 TO REPAIR. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2000 BUICK LESABRE, THE POWER WINDOW WAS OPENED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO ALL FOUR (4) OF HER WINDOWS. FIRST, THE FRONT TWO (2) WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED. THEN THE TWO REAR WINDOWS FAILED, BUT HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC HAD STATED THAT THE WINDOW ACTUATOR WAS DAMAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98000.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE RAN ROUGH REPLACED VALVE BODY, TCC SOLENOID AND PRESSURE SOLENOID THIS COMPLAINT IS AGAINST GM BUICK DIVISION NOT DORSCHEL SERVICE. *NM

HEATER ONLY BLEW COLD AIR. UPPER INTAKE LEAKING COOLANT. UPPER INTAKE REPLACED COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE TO FREEZE COMPLAINT IS AGAINST GM BUICK DIVISION NOT DORSCHEL SERVICE. *NM

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH 52000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS BELOW 1/2 TANK IT STARTS MOVING ERRATICALLY. IT WILL MOVE UP TO FULL AND THEN DROP DOWN TO 1/4 TANK, JUST MOVES BACK AND FORTH SO BELOW 1/2 TANK I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IT ALSO CONFUSES THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPUTER IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SO THAT IS NOT RELIABLE EITHER. I JUST HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND BASED ON FUEL ECONOMY I DETERMINE WHEN I NEED TO BUY GAS. I CAN'T FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE 2000 MODEL BUT READ SOME WHERE THAT A LATER YEAR MODEL HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE SENSOR IS LOCATED. THIS IS NOT ONLY FAULTY ENGINEERING IT IS INCOMPETENT ENGINEERING. *JB

BOUGHT 2000 MODEL BUICK LESABRE IN 2003 WITH 32000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD 3 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL (TWO BACK WINDOWS AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW). BOTH REAR FAILURES CAUSED WINDOW TO DROP DOWN INTO DOOR. REGULATOR REPLACED WITH OEM PART AT $375 EACH. THE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED WITH THE WINDOW IN THE UP POSITION SO I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. *JB

OWNER OF A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. ALL FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT ? *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HE HEARD A SNAP IN THE DOORS AND THE WINDOWS CAME DOWN, HE TRIED TO POWER THEM BACK UP BUT IT DID NOT WORK . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ALL FOUR WINDOWS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED DUE IT SQUEALING. UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

I HAVE OWNED A 2000 BUICK LESABRE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. I HAVE NOW HAD (3) DOOR WINDOW MOTORS FAIL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS OVER $400 EACH! *NM