BUICK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN 7,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BUICK RAINIER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED AN INACCURATE READING OF ZERO. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, FLAMES ERUPTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES. A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V09000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THE VEHICLE BECOME FOGGED OVER SO BADLY THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD VERY CLEARLY AT NIGHT. THIS IS DUE TO THE AUTO MAKERS USING PLASTIC FOR THE LENS COVER INSTEAD OF USING GLASS ON THE ASSEMBLIES, IF THEY USED GLASS THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, BOTH TIE ROD ENDS. THIS IS ALL STEERING RELATED ISSUES ON A BUICK LACROSSE 2005 THAT HAD ONLY 26,333 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS AUTO SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS AT THIS MILEAGE. I SENT A COPY OF COMPLAINT TO GM THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS UNTIL THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 10/06/11. *JB

THE DASH BOARD IS SEPARATING OR "BUCKING UP", WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IF IT SEPARATES TOO FAR. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE SEEN OTHER BUICK LESABRES DOING THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE ON ALL 2000-2005 LESABRES.

I JUST FOUND THIS LINK TODAY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS OUT OF MY 03 RENDEZVOUS. I HAD MY BRAKES CHANGED, AND EVERYTHING HAS WENT TO HELL. THE BRAKES RATTLE, MY AWD DISABLED, AND MY ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AT IN AUGUST 2010. ONCE THE ROTORS WERE TURNED IT SEEMED TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEMS. SINCE THE WARM WEATHER HAS RETURNED, THE PROBLEMS HAS STARTED BACK. IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS, I AM LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE INTAKE MANIFOLD BEING REPLACED OR REPAIRED DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAKAGE. ANY HELP WILL BE USEFUL. THANKS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 1 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CLUSTER BOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TWICE WITHIN A MONTH, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY SLOWED TO APPROX 20MPH ALL ON ITS OWN, WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS TURNING ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STAYED AT 20 MPH. ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE WAS HAMPERED, BUT ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO EASE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT OR HITTING ANYONE ELSE. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THE ONLY REMEDY DONE WAS TO CLEAN THE CONNECTIONS TO THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE. IT IS SHEER LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS HIT OR INJURED. *TR