2002 BUICK LESABRE Complaints

IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND DASHBOARD POPPED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE WINDOW AND PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I WAS DRIVING, IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE I WOULD HAVE HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. BUICK HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR OFFER HELP WITH THE DASHBOARD WARPING TILL IT POPS UP AND BLINDS THE DRIVER. I AM SURE IT WOULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND BUICK JUST LOOKS THE OTHER WAY. *TR

WINDOW MOTORS ON ALL WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. IF A CRASH HAD OCCURRED I WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN WINDOW TO ESCAPE IF UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. TALKED TO BUICK AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OTHER BUICK LESABRE OWNERS (AT LEAST 100) AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE WINDOW MOTORS FAILING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH A FEW OWNERS STATING BEING UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER A CRASH BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE VEHICLE WINDOWS. AGAIN BUICK HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER NOR HAVE THEY EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VHIECLE WAS STARTED AND THE SEAT BELT WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SDM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,370.

THIS I HAVE FOUND OUT ONLINE IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR I HAD A FEW WINDOWS SUDDENLY DROP ON ME & I FIGURED OUT THE WINDOW MOTORS IN 2 WERE BROKEN, HOWEVER WHEN THEY DROPPED I ALSO FOUND OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY DOOR WERE DAMAGED FROM THE WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE, SO NOW ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR I HAVE NO MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, NO UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON FOR SAFETY IN DANGEROUS AREAS I DRIVE, SOME WINDOWS (HAD ALL 4 MOTORS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME) WORK & SOME DON'T FROM CERTAIN AREAS, I EVEN FOUND AFTER I USED MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR, THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN! SO TO FIX THE PROBLEM I PERSONALLY HAD TO DISCONNECT THE NEW WINDOW MOTOR AS WELL AS THE TRUNK. ALSO FOR COMFORT IN HEAT MY HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK FROM MY DRIVER DOOR. MY CAR RUNS PERFECT BUT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR OWNERS LONG AGO FOR 2000-2005 BUICK LESABRES. *TR

WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON NOV. 1, 2013, THE DASHBOARD PAD WAS ALREADY BUCKLING. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES ON IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE DRUMS, THAT MELTED AND SEVERED THE FRONT BRAKE WIRING, EXACTLY AT THE POINT WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WIRES TRAVELED FROM THE ENGINE AND ENTERED THE BRAKE DRUMS. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE, THE THREE OUT OF THE FOUR WINDOWS COLLAPSED IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ENGINE AND THE HOOD WERE DEFECTIVE, AS THE PAINT ON THE HOOD MELTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,179.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS WOULD FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL SUDDENLY AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

THE DASHBOARD PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD APPROX. 3/4" AND NOW IS GETTING WIDER TO ABOUT 2" AND IS EXTENDING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. WE ARE AFRAID THAT DUST WILL GET IN THERE AND MAKE GAUGES MALFUNCTION, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. IT ALSO LOOKS AESTHETICALLY BAD AS THE REST OF THE INTERIOR IS FINE. *TR