BUICK Complaints

ALMOST EVERY TIME THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CHANGED FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF COMPLEATLY AND I WILL HAVE NO HEADLIGTS AT ALL, I HAVE GONE OUT AND PURCHASED A NEW TURNSIGNAL SWITCH AND PLAN TO PUT IT IN AS SOON AS POSIBLE AND I WILL HAVE THE OLD PART STILL. THE FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBELY WILL GRIND ANY TIME A TIRE LOSES TRACTION AND SPINS IN EITHER THE RAIN OR SNOW ON PAVEMENT OR OFF THE ROAD IN A DRIVEWAY SO MY CAR HAS BEEN DRIVING IN ONE WHEEL DRIVE INSTEAD OF TWO WHEEL DRIVE, I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO GO AND BUY A NEW DRIVE AXEL ASSEMBELY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK REGAL LE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL LOUD EXPLOSION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. SHE OPENED THE HOOD TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND WAS EXHUMED WITH THICK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP MANIFOLD MELTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MANIFOLD, INJECTORS, SENSOR WIRES, PCV VALVES, AND HOSES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

1997 BUICK LESABRE HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND BLEW BACK. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0306-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF

2002 BUICK RENDEVOUS, ELECTRICAL AND HEAD GASKET PURCHASED THIS CAR OVER A YEAR AGO SO FAR HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND REPAIR TRANSMISSION X2, NEEDS HEAD GASKETS DUE TO MY CAR OVERHEATING GRADUALLY, HAVE TO BLEED THE SYSTEM FOR AIR PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER DAY TO GET HEAT IN THE CAR. MY COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT AFTER BEING UNABLE TO CLEAR ITSELF OF THE CODES. THIS LAST INCIDENT THE BATTERY DIED AND SINCE NOW THE COMPUTER IS RUNNING THE CAR CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN IN PARK AT 3 RPM'S, IN NEUTRAL IT SHOOTS UP TO 4500, IT DRIVES ABOUT 2-2.5 RPMS. THE COMPUTER WAS CLEARED AND RESET LAST NIGHT RPM'S DROPPED TO ABOUT 760 STILL ELEVATED BUT OK, THEN STARTED IT THIS MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND IT DROVE ITSELF, STALLING AS I WATCHED THE COMPUTER RUN THROUGH AS IT WAS POSSESSED, I HAVE SINCE CALLED THE CAR "CHRISTINE". I CAN SEE THE COMPUTER RUNNING THE CAR, AS THE RPMS ELEVATE AND THEN DECREASE, SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN ETC, I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS AS THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. THERE ARE NO CODES RELATING TO THIS ISSUE, NO TRANSMISSION, ENGINE ISSUES, THIS IS COMPLETELY COMPUTER RELATED. I HAD SOMEONE WITH A COMPLEX SYSTEM DELETE ALL CODES AND HAVE THE COMPUTER RELEARN ITSELF. IT WORKED. STARTED IT THIS MORNING AND STARTED ALL OVER. BETWEEN THE COMPUTER AND HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM, THIS CAR IS A CONSTANT HEADACHE NOT TO MENTION I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M STILL PAYING ON IT.

LTR FWD (IA) RE POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE DASH LIGHT IN HIS 2004 BUICK LESABRE. *TGW SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASH LIGHTS. THE DEALER DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY FOUND A BAD RELAY IN THE TRUNK AREA, WHICH COST OF$300.00. TWO YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ON THE PANEL.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE ON A COLD START AND A SHAKING MOTION OCCURRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE ENGINE POWER FAILED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO EXCEED OVER 25 MPH. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER TRAIN, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,584. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

POWER WINDOWS DROPPED WITH A BANG WHILE TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED THIS WAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE BANG CAUSED AN UNSAFE DISTRACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 BUICK LESABRE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR THE VEHICLE BACK FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO STOP AN EVAPORATOR LEAK. THE REPAIR DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM BACK FIRING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ON A GM 2005 BUICK LACROSSE AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES. GM CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL OUT ON SEVERAL MODELS FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR IS RELATED. *TR

I ALSO HAVE A 2002 RENDEZVOUS THAT HAD THE HEAD GASKET GO OUT AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE IT MYSELF AS BUICK DENIED THIS PROBLEM WAS RARE AND BECAUSE OF MILEAGE BEFORE OCCURRENCE. THE LEAK INVOLVED COOLANT LOSS. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE. HAVE A 2001 LESABRE THAT ALSO HAD A HEAD GASKET GO OUT AND IS LEAKING OIL; BEGAN AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. *TR