2000 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING HARD SHIFTS AND SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING. GM HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS SYMPTON BUT DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP TECH CONFIRMED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REFERED TO BULLITIN #00-07-30-002B PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY. GM REFUSES TO PAY FOR EVEN A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS INSPITE OF THEIR TSB INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PERTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM MY FATHER INLAW WITH 81K MILES ON IT. 12/26/04 AND WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. IIF THEY ISSUE A TSB FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, THEY SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY IIN CORRECTIVE REPAIRS AS LAID OUT IN THEIR OWN TSB. GM REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ALL 4 WINDOW MECHANISMS ARE BROKEN. WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. ALL FOUR WINDOW MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN BROKEN SINCE 2004.*AK

THE COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WE PURCHASED A NEW 2000 BUICK, LESABRE, AND BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP, TWO POWER MOTOR WINDOWS FAILED. WE COULD NOT OPERATE THE WINDOWS IN ANY MANNER. WE HAD TWO MORE FAILURES, AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE POWER MOTOR WINDOWS WAS ALMOST $400.00 PER WINDOW. AS A RESULT, WE COULD NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTORS, WE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOWS FIXED SO THAT WE COULD OPERATE THEM UP OR DOWN. THIS WAS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED. WE HAD THREE MEMBERS OF OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES. ONE WAS A GRAND AM, ONE A GRAND PRIX, AND THE OTHER WAS A CADILLAC DEVILLE. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR LOCAL RAPCO AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. HOWEVER, COULD NOT GET GENERAL MOTORS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS, AND WE WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V090000 CONCERNING FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WE PURCHASED A NEW 2000, BUICK, LESABRE. BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP TWO POWER MOTOR WINDOWS FAILED. WE COULD NOT OPERATE THE WINDOWS IN ANY MANNER. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE HAD TWO MORE WINDOW FAILURES, AND THE COST TO REPLACE THEM WAS ALMOST $400.00 PER WINDOW. BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTORS WE DID NOT GET THE WINDOWS FIXED. WE COULD NOT OPERATE THEM UP OR DOWN. THIS WAS CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED.THREE MEMBERS OF OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL GM VEHICLES, SUCH AS, GRAND AM/GRAND PRIX, AND A CADILLAC, DEVILLE. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR LOCAL RAPCO AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, AND WE WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED IN DECEMBER 2004. THIS FAILURE WAS PROCEEDED BY SIMILAR FAILURES OF BOTH REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN JULY 2004. DEALER ADMITTED TO NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF THIS SAME FAILURE IN OTHER MAKES OF SAME VEHICLE (2000 BUICK LESABRE) HOWEVER, IN NONE OF PREVIOUS CASES (NOR MINE) DID THE DEALER OFFER REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS ($500/WINDOW).*AK

I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED 3 SEPERATE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES,( 2 REAR, 1 FRONT PASSENGER) ALL IN DOWN POSITION. AS A RESULT CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN IN COLD/ RAINY WEATHER OR PARKED IN PUBLIC AREA. ALL FALURES OCCURED IN 3 MONTH PERIOD.DEALER COST TO REPAIR IN ALL 3 INSTANCES IS OVER $400.00 PARTS AND LABOR. I DID NOT ASK FOR PART BACK BUT BASED ON PAST TRACK RECORD I AM EXPECTING 4TH FAILURE ANY DAY AND WILL ASK FOR PART TO BE RETURNED.*AK

THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *BF THERE WAS A HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THREE DAYS AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T STARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT, THEN SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. *SC

POWER WINDOW ON PASSENGER'S REAR WOULD NOT CLOSE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERD UNDER A RECALL.*AK THE FRONT WINDOWS WERE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE REAR WINDOWS WERE NOT. *NM

THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW JUST DROPPED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP AND THE WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB *TC