BUICK Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I TRIED TO STOP MY CAR AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING, AND I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN LOW SO IT WOULD SLOW DOWN. AND WHEN IT SLOWED I FINALLY GOT IT TO STOP. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS PUT TOGETHER FUNNY AND THAT THE BRAKE LINE CORRODED CAUSE ITS OVER THE EXHAUST. I DIDN'T GET HURT BUT I COULD HAVE, BUT IF IT WERE SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SLOW DOWN A CAR, OR A NEW DRIVER IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. *TR

THE CAR OVER HEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO BE SEEN BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID MY ANTIFREEZE MIXED WITH ENGINE OIL. MY HEAD GASKET BLEW, THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR CAUGHT FIRE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE DEALER SAID. STARTED THE CAR HEARD NOISE BEFORE PULLING OFF OPEN THE HOOD AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE TEMPERATURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HOLE WAS IN THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY DETECTED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 06V105000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK A CAR THAT CAME INTO MY LANE. I CONTINUED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY (GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY) AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HARD WITH THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH EITHER FRONT END COLLISION. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED $10,000 IN DAMAGE AND WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN STICKING APPX 70,000MI. IN SUMMER 2011. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AN THEY STATED THE PANEL NEEDS REPLACED @ A COST $450.00 AND ONLY 5 TO 10MPH OFF AT THE TIME. I LET IT GO AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN THE ALT. GAUGE STARTED JUMPING(CHANGED BATTERY) STILL JUMPING. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE BOTTOMED OUT AND I WAS OUT OF TOWN. HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AND THE PANEL NEEDS REPLACED NOW. SINCE THE OIL PRESSURE WENT OUT THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE! DO I TRUST THE ELEC. PANEL? (NO!). SINCE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, IT'S TIME FOR THE MANUFACTURE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND I'LL HAVE TO HAVE IT FIX NOW. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON OUR BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM IS SEPARATING FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD EXPOSE THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS ALSO SEPARATING FROM THE AC VENTS. IT IS ALSO CAUSING A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER'S VISION.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATING WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN HAS QUITE WORKING. THIS IS A DIGITAL L.E.D. INDICATOR THAT ALSO DISPLAYS THE VEHICLES MILEAGE AND ODOMETER READING. CHECKED AROUND AND FIVE OTHER BUICKS ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. YOU HAVE TO GUESS AT THE GEAR YOU ARE IN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHAT THE ODOMETER READING IS. *TR

THE DASH PAD ON MY 2001 LESABRE, WHICH MY ELDERLY MOTHER PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND MAINTAINED WELL, HAS BUCKLED AND PULLED UP FROM THE DASH BOARD RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT HAS PULLED OUT OF THE DEFROST PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND CURLS UP AND IS BECOMING AN OBSTRUCTION TO MY VIEW. I AM UNABLE TO REATTACH IT AND WORRIED THAT AS IT CONTINUES TO PULL OUT TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, IT WILL POSSIBLY ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE YEARS OF THE LESABRE MODEL AND GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED IT. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN WITH OTHER OLDER CAR MODELS AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE LESABRE FOR SOME IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. *TR