BUICK Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. BEING ONLY A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY REPAIR SHOP, I SLOWLY DROVE THERE. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD AND WHEN BRAKED, PULLED MORE VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. UPON INSPECTION THE FRAME, ENGINE CRADLE SECTION, HAD BROKEN. IN 30 YEARS, THE MECHANIC HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. THE CAR HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. UPDATED 10/05/10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 10/07/10 UPDATED 101810 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 10/21/10*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2003 BUICK CENTURY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE DIMMER SWITCH AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/11. *JB

ERRATIC GAS GAUGE !!! ANY WHERE BETWEEN 1/2 AND EMPTY THE GAS GAUGE WILL READ SOMETHING DIFFERENT. LAST WEEK DURING MY LUNCH THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON. BUT, WHEN I LEFT WORK IT READ I HAD A 1/4 OF TANK. I DECIDED TO GET GAS ANYWAY. LUCKILY I DID... IT TOOK 16 GALLONS OF GAS. SO IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. I WOULD HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON MY WAY HOME. I HAVE TAKEN MY SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY STILL HAVE MOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON LINE THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DO A RECALL AND FIX OUR VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE RUNS OUT OF GAS AND GETS HITS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FLASH STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE (ON IT'S OWN) WILL ENGAGE THE ABS AND SLAM ON BRAKES WHILE PULLING TO THE LEFT. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT FLASHES SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND IF WAS RAINING, WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR HEAD ON COLLISION. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS IN FEB 2006, WITH AROUND 12,700 MILES ON IT. I ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT (THANK GOD) AS I'VE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES GO WRONG WITH IT. MOST RECENTLY, LAST FRIDAY, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR A SUPPOSED ROUTINE OIL CHANGE (I PURCHASED THE LIFE-TIME OIL CHANGES ON THIS VEHICLE), SO EVERY 3 MONTH'S I BRING IT INTO THE DEALER; AFTER I MADE MY APPT. ON THE PHONE, THE VERY NEXT DAY, MY BACK WINDOW, BEHIND THE DRIVER STOPPED FUNCTIONING (ALL POWER WINDOWS); I ALSO HAD, WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE OIL SITTING ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. I HAD A CRANKSHAFT SEAL REPLACED IN JULY, SO I KNEW I SHOULDN'T BE SEEING OIL ON MY FLOOR. BY THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN ON FRIDAY, I HAD A LIST OF THINGS I WANTED THEM TO KNOW ABOUT, ESPECIALLY AN AWFUL WHINING, SQUEALING NOISE EVERY TIME I MADE A CORNER. SO, THEY DECIDED WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS TO BE DONE, AND CHECKED, THEY WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR AND KEEP MY BUICK. YESTERDAY, 9/21/2010 I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME THAT THERE IS ABOUT $7,000 WORTH OF WORK TO BE DONE!! MY POWER STEERING PUMP WAS SHOT, THE ELECTRICAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THAT WINDOW, AND THE LOUD, OBNOXIOUS NOISE I WAS HEARING WHILE TURNING WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL, GONE, SHOT! MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT!! I USED TO HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN BUICKS; MY FATHER USED TO TRUST THEM 100%, AS I DID, BUT NOW? I'M THINKING THEY SHOULD STICK TO JUST CARS! MY BUICK CENTURY ROCKED! I LOVED IT, BUT THESE AWD SUV'S SEEM TO BE OVER THEIR HEADS!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK CENTURY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN OTHER DRIVERS BEGAN TO FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT HER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE DRIVER NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE RELAY WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,650. UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

STEPPED ON BRAKES, PEDAL WENT BTO THE FLOOR. STOPPED CAR USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. BRAKE LINE INSIDE REAR CROSSMEMBER RUSTED THROUGH (LINE WELL PROTECTED, NOT EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS ETC) LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED HE HAS HAD OTHER BUICKS WITH SAME FAILURE. *TR

REMOTE, REMOTE STARTER (RKE) FOB FOR CAR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED BATTERIES EVEN THOUGH DIC DID NOT SHOW BATTERIES NEEDED CHANGING. THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM ALSO. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WORKED PERFECTLY FINE, THEN PROBLEMS STARTED. 99% OF THE TIME IT WILL NOT START THE CAR. 50% OF THE TIME IT WILL OR WILL NOT, LOCK OR UNLOCK CAR. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING AND/OR PERSONALIZING KEYS & FOB THROUGH DIC CENTER. CAR WILL SOUND HORN TO SHOW IT HAS BEEN RESET PROPERLY, BUT ISN'T. STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO WHEN USING RKE, THE DOOR LOCK KNOB WILL NOT COME UP ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR IS NOT UNLOCKED. ALSO, THE DOOR LICK KNOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY IF I USE THE RKE FOB. IF I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR KNOB WILL COME UP ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK. IF I USE THE RKE FOB TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR KNOB WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR WILL NOT BE LOCKED. I HAVE TRIED USING THE FOB AWAY FROM ALL POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WHICH I DO NOT THINK IS THE PROBLEMS, IT STILL ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. *TR