2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER POWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE THE WINDOW WAS HALF OPEN. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME, THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TWICE AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ONCE. *NM

HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE (CUSTOM) BOTH REGULATORS (PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE) ON THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 AND THE SECOND WAS AUGUST OF 2006. BOTH REGULATORS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN BOTH CASES, THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR PASSENGER AND BOTH DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS FALL DOWN ON THEIR OWN DUE TO POWER CONTROL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED.

THE LACK OF QUALITY OUTLINED IN MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE'S WINDOW REGULATORS, MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 74K MILES AND BOTH RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS HAVE LEFT MY FAMILY EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM BUICK & GM HAVE OVERLOOKED, I WILL EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO INSURE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE SALES THROUGH THE DEALERS. THANKS FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, WHILE TRAVELING IN CLEAR DRY WEATHER, AT 40 MPH. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WHILE TRAVELING IN DRY CLEAR WEATHER, AT 55 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE TREAD SEPARATION MAY BE DUE TO DRY ROT FROM THE VEHICLE SITTING TOO LONG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. UPDATED 8/16/20 - *NM

WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE 4TH CLUTCH. THE CAR ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. WE HAD THE PARTS REPLACED. *JB

LF POWER WINDOW FAILED TWICE, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. LR WINDOW FAILED TWICE, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY. GM WANTED $500.00 TO REPAIR LR WINDOW OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF HAGGLING WITH GM, THEY REPAIRED IT FOR $100.00. RF AND RR WINDOWS FAILED LATER AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A FACTORY DEFECT BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED BADLY AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP ALIGNED THE FRONT END, BALANCED THE TIRES, AND ROTATED THE TIRES THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THE VIBRATION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE'S BELT WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED THE TIRE. ON JUNE 10, 2006, THE TREAD ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DETACHED AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR FAILURES TO THE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE WHERE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED BEFORE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BEING STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOORS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. HIS PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS WHICH HAD TO BE THREE TIMES. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. PART CAN NOT BE BOUGHT SEPARATE FROM MOTOR. YOU HAVE TO BUY MOTOR AND ALL TO FIX IT. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY HAVE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *NM