BUICK Complaints
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2002 BUICK LESABRE- NORTH BRANFORD, CT
DASH BOARD SEPARATION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TOWARDS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DEALER & AUTO BODY SHOP OFFER NO FIX. *TR
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2003 BUICK LESABRE- PEARL, MS
I HAVE A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. TWO MONTHS AGO MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I HAD TO HAVE THE COMPLETE WINDOW CONTROL REPLACED. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. YESTERDAY MY FRONT PASSENGER. SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. IT ALSO WON'T GO UP EITHER, SO OBVIOUSLY NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING WITH IT. *TR
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2011 BUICK ENCLAVE- TAMPA, FL
2011 BUICK ENCLAVE WITH AUTO TRANS. VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE. REQUIRES DRIVER TO APPLY EXCESSIVE THROTTLE POWER UPON TAKING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE WITH DANGER OF ROLLING INTO CARS BEHIND IT. *TR
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1999 BUICK REGAL- NORWALK , CA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND ON SOME OCCASSIONS, WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CHIP IN THE KEY MIGHT HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE AND ADVISED TO SPEAK WITH A LOCKSMITH. THE LOCK SMITH INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE KEY BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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2006 BUICK LUCERNE- FORSYTH, MO
2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STABILITRAK SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STABILITRAK PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR ALMOST A YEAR, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND IT IS MUCH WORSE. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE ONLY ERRONEOUS WARNING LIGHTS AND BEEPS. NOW, THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM IS OCCASIONALLY DECIDING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB
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2011 BUICK ENCLAVE- BREA, CA
2011 BUICK ENCLAVE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A MISSING COMPASS *TGW GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A COMPASS, BECAUSE IT HAS A NAVIGATION OPTION AND THEREFORE WAS REDUNDANT. *JB
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2011 BUICK ENCLAVE- MILWAUKEE, WI
MY 2011 BUICK ENCLAVE ROLLS FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON AN INCLINE WHEN IN DRIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS THE ROLLBACK IS NOT RESTRICTED AND CAN REACH DANGEROUS SPEEDS DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF DECLINE. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER TO KEEP FIRM AND CONSISTENT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE WHEN ON AN INCLINE TO AVOID ROLLING INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO, GO HEAVY ON GAS TO OVERPOWER THE ROLL WHEN TAKING OFF. THIS IS EVEN WORSE THAN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AS AT LEAST THEY WILL STOP IF THEY SNUB OUT. *TR
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2000 BUICK LESABRE- EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ
MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS GOING OVER TO PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. HALF WAY THERE NOW.I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE AIRBAG GOING OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE DEALER SAYS IT CANNOT BE FIXED THAT IT NEEDS TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW DASHBOARD PUT IN. I THINK THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THE BUICK LESABRES. IT JUST KEEPS GOING LITTLE BY LITTLE EVERYDAY OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I'M WORRIED. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO PAY FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT WAS FAULTY IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
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2011 BUICK LACROSSE- ADMORE, OK
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY REVERSED INTO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR AND CONTINUED TO ROLL, CRASHING INTO A CURB WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND FOUR RIMS WERE DAMAGED. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AND IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A DENT ABOVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND COLLISION REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,142. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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2006 BUICK RAINIER- SHAWNEE, KS
FUEL LEVEL SENDER IN THE GAS TANK FAILS, GAUGE IS UNRELIABLE AND INDICATED FULL TANK OR EMPTY TANK RANDOMLY. CAN INDICATE A FULL TANK WITH ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF FUEL LEFT. *TR
Source: NHTSA WEB SITE