BUICK Complaints

2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 50,900 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE USED. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE CXL FWD(3/30/09) FULLY LOADED. 4 MONTHS LATER, BATTERY DIED. MADE 5 OR MORE VISITS TO GM DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN PARASITIC DRAIN DIAGNOSTICS OVER NIGHT , NEW UPGRADES INSTALLED, REPLACED BATTERY TWICE AND MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS BATTERY DIES. I THINK THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL BEFORE SOME ELECTRICAL CATCHES ON FIRE AND GM WILL HAVE TO PAYOUT MILLIONS.

TWO GABRIEL STRUT MOUNT KIT ITEM #142640 WERE INSTALLED IN A 2000 BUICK PARK AVENUE IN THE SPRING OF 2010 . BOTH STRUT MOUNTS FAILED AFTER ABOUT 5 MONTHS, ABOUT 3500 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT HAD PIERCED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE HOOD. BOTH STRUT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED, AGAIN NEW GABRIEL KIT #142640 WERE INSTALLED IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE NEW STRUT MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES FAILED IN OCTOBER 2010, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WENT THROUGH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT DENTED THE HOOD. A REPLACEMENT HOOD WAS LOCATED BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED YET. THE HOLE IN THE HOOD HAD INCREASED IN SIZE AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE. I HAVE PHOTOS SHOWING THE MOUNT SEPARATING FROM THE STRUT AND THE DENT AND HOLE THE STRUT MADE IN THE HOOD. *TR

THE DASHCOVER HAS COME UNGLUED AND BUCKLING UP. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THIS MAY INTERFERE WITH PROPER OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF; THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON FOR THEM TO WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WOULD GENERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WE ARE BEYOND THREE REPLACEMENTS ON WINDOW REGULATORS FOR OUR 2001 BUICK LESABRE IN 2010 ALONE AND WE'VE LEARNED SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED 4-6 WITHIN A SHORT SPAN OF TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS EITHER SHOWING A SPEED FASTER OR SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED (CHECKED W/ A GPS DEVICE). IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A CURVY ROAD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20-25, BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 65. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED AND SLOW DOWN. ANOTHER DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120 MPH AND WE WERE DRIVING 70. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THIS VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SLAM ON BRAKES ,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TEMPORALLY LOOSE CONTROL,WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *TR