2001 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HARSH DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT GO BACK INTO FIRST GEAR.CONTACTED DEALER.CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT. THE BELT KEEPS GETTING CAUGHT IN THE FLOOR RETRACTOR. WHEN I TRY TO PULL THE BELT UP TO USE, IT GETS STUCK AND HAS TO BE TUGGED ON 5-6 TIMES TO GET IT TO RELEASE. ORANGE BUICK FIRST LOOKED AT IT ON 4/25/02 AND CLAIMED, "BELT OUT OF PLACE CAUSING LOCK TO ENGAGE R&R AND REPOSITION LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR." THAT DID NOT FIX IT AND I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN ON 7/1/02. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER A NEW BELT AND REPLACE IT. SUPPOSEDLY, BUICK REALIZED THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM AND HAD REDESIGNED THEIR BELTS. THE REPLACEMENT BELT WAS INSTALLED ON 7/16/02, AND WORKED OKAY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, AND HAS STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, BUT I KEEP GETTING CAUGHT WITH IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES, THE BELT WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER 5 OR 6 TUGS AND THEN I WILL BE FORCED TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT THE SEATBELT ENGAGED, WHICH IS BOTH ILLEGAL AND VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE DEFROSTER QUITTING WHILE IN MOTION. IT JUST STOPS WORKING AND USUALLY STARTS AFTER AN HOUR OF VEHICLE USE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*JG

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND VEHICLE WILL GO DOWN A HILL OR A SMALL INCLINE VEHICLE WILL START TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT CONSUMER INCREASING THE SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON DASHBOAD AND ALARM SYSTEM CAME ON. WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HIT HORN AND CENTER PIECE POPPED UP. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT HIT THEIR HEAD ON THE REAR DECK ABOVE THE SEAT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT SEATS ARE NOT HIGH ENOUGH AND HEADRESTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE REAR SEATS TO ENSURE PASSENGER SAFETY WHEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT, BUT RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE REAR WAS TRAVELLING LESS THAN 20MPH. ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS $2500.00. *SCC

AIR BAG BROKE PLASTIC BUT DID NOT INFLATE; NECK INJURY RESULTED FROM WHIPLASH. *AK

HORN BUTTON IS NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH, AND HORN BUTTON IS TOO SMALL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE.*JB

THE FRONT END SUSPENSION CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO JERK, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE LEFT WINDOW FAILED. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATES HORN VERY DIFFCULT TO USE. THE CONSUMER HAS TO USE EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO MAKE IT WORK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM *YH