2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

THE VEHICLE USED A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE AT 7000 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT 23,000 MILES. BOTH REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *MR *TS *NLM

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THEY HAD BEEN FIXED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE DEALER CHANGED THE BULB AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING SNAPPED WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO WOBBLE AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *JB

BUICK LOST THE BBB DECISION AND DID NOT PERFORM WITHIN THE 40 DAYS ALLOTTED TO REPLACE THE CAR. THE CAR HAS MULTIPLE SAFETY DEFECTS (AIR BAG, TRANSMISSION, BRAKING) THAT THE BBB SAID COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. THEY WANT TO BUY BACK THE CAR AND INSPECT IT SO IT CAN BE RESOLD. *NLM

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 7000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 26,000 MILES. *JB....*AK

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE 3 HOLD DOWN BOLTS WERE MISSING ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. *TT *JB

CONSUMER WOULD TOUCH THE DOOR AND RECEIVE A STATIC ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH THE MECHANIC CAN NOT CORRECT. PH

2/9/2001 PURCHASED BUICK LESABRE 1/19/2003 TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN EXITING OWNERS GARAGE. 34,000 MILES ON CAR 1/27/2003 ADVISED BY BUICK DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. RETURNED TO OWNER AT THIS TIME. 1/28/2003 "NEW" TRANSMISSION SELF DESTRUCTED AT 25 MPH. BUICK DEALER ADVISED THAT A FOREIGN OBJECT HAD CAUSED DAMAGE. 1/31/2003 CAR WITH THIRD TRANSMISSION RETURNED THIS DATE. WE'RE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE GIVEN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. *JB

WHEN COASTING CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD WINDING NOISE WHICH CAUSES A DISTRACTION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH