2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

HARD STARTING, LACK OF POWER, HESITATION GM DEALER DIAGNOSED INTAKE LEAK BY EGR VALVE (AIR AND COOLANT LEAKS) DEALER REPLACED INTAKE PLENUM (NON WARRANTY). *NM

2000 BUICK LESABRE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY.....NOT USED FOR 24 - 48 HOURS. *NM

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW SLID DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I TALKED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN RECENTLY. HE SAID THE CABLE BROKE. IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE TENSION AND POP, IT HAPPENS! I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID A NEW PART COSTS $315! I CALLED TO SEE IF THERE IS AN AFTER MARKET ON THIS PART AND THEY SAID THAT YOU CAN GET IT FOR THE FRONT BUT NOT THE REAR DOOR! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT BUICK KNOWS THAT THIS POWER WINDOW PART IS FAULTY AND CANNOT LET OUT THE RIGHTS TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS TO PRODUCE THIS! THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ON ALL 2000 TO 2005 BUICK LESABRES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIE-ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I PURCHASED MY 2000 BUICK-LESABRE IN 2002. SHORTLY AFTER I HAD TO REPLACE THE BACK LEFT WINDOW MOTOR, THEN I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR, THEN A SHORT TIME LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT BACK WINDOW MOTOR AND JUST LAST WEEK I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. I FEEL THAT WITH ONLY ONE PERSON DRIVING THIS CAR AND NOT USING THE WINDOWS THAT MUCH I HAVE HAD AN UNUSUAL BREAK DOWN OF WINDOWS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWN THREE BUICKS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD. *JB

2000 BUICK LESABRE. POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL DOORS, AND NOW DRIVERS DOOR REGULATOR HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. WINDOWS EITHER DROPPED, OR WHEN ROLLED DOWN WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. NEARLY $400/INCIDENT TO REPAIR. DID NOT SAVE OLD PARTS, WILL SAVE THIS ONE. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF THESE FAILURES. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. 3 OF 4 ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS BROKE. I HAVE REPLACED ONLY ONE OF THE MOTORS,DUE TO THEY ARE $300 EACH. I FEEL THESE MOTORS HAVE A DEFECT OR THIS MANY WOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD FIVE DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL WINDOW FAILURES. THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN BECAUSE THE BELT INSIDE THE WINDOW BROKE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY LEAKED FUMES AND FLUID INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL THAT LINGERED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE SHOP AND REPORTED THE ODOR. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SHE HAD NO REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF BATTERY LEAKAGE IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AND REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 LESABRE AS A PROGRAM CAR WITH 12,000 MILES. BEGINNING SHORTLY THEREAFTER THREE POWER WIDOWS WENT OUT. THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. NOW WITH 85,000 MILE THE FOURTH WENT OUT AND IT COST US $400 PLUS DOLLARS. OF COURSE THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. WE HAD OVER NINE CARS WITH POWER WINDOWS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ONE, AND NOW ONE VEHICLE ALL FOUR HAD TO BE REPLACED. TO ME THAT TELLS ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS. I COULD UNDERSTAND ONE GOING OUT, BUT ALL FOUR? *NM