BUICK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CHROME COVERED ALUMINUM RIMS HAVE CORROSION, THAT CAUSES A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT ROAD SIDE SALT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63.520. UPDATED 10/26/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/09

2005 BUICK LACROSSE WAS BOUGHT USED WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 44,000 MILES BACK IN MAY OF 2008 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOSING POWER WHILE GOING UP HILLS, BOGGING DOWN WHILE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING TO PASS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIMMY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, AND CLUNK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NATURALLY, THE DEALERSHIP PLAYED THE GUESSING GAME REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND SENSOR, AND EVEN RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, AND COULD NO LONGER DUPLICATE ANY PROBLEMS ONCE THEY HAD RUN OUT OF THEIR OPTIONS TWO MONTHS AGO THE CAR DEVELOPED A CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE WITHIN AN HOUR THAT IT WAS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND PROPOSED LUBRICATION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE FOR A COST OF OVER $300. SOUNDS LIKE THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE OF THIS POPULAR ISSUE. *TR

LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON A WET ROAD AND HIT A TREE. TOTALED CAR WITH MOST OF THE DAMAGE AND IMPACT BEING THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED TO PREVENT STERNUM AND BROKEN BACK.. *TR

OE CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM WHEELS ON MY 2003 BUICK REGAL. SEPARATION OCCURS BETWEEN THE CHROME AND THE ALUMINUM SUBSTRATE RESULTING IN AN AIR LEAK, BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY SALT CORROSION. LOSS OF AIR COULD RESULT IN A DEFLATED TIRE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. DISCOVERED UPON NEW TIRE PURCHASE. *TR

I HAVE A APRIL, 2004 BUICK REGAL 3.8L V6 ENGINE WITH A PLASTIC IN-TAKE MANIFOLD. GM IS RECALLING 1997-2003, BUT NOT MY 2004 DEALER BANKSON CHEV. N.RICHLAND HILLS, TX (817) 498-2400 SAYS IT WILL COST ME $800.00 TO REPLACE CAN YOU HELP AND ACCEPT THE 2004 BUICK REGAL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. HE STATED THAT THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND THE FOURTH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY INSTALLED A WINDOW CLAMP. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS ALSO FAILED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,588. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. SHE STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE REAR KNUCKLE UPPER BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ATTEMPTED USAGE, THE HIGH BEAMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $708.31 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 UPDATED 10/21/09*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH, ONLY TO DISCOVER HE HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. HE WORKED THE SWITCH RAPIDLY A FEW TIMES, UNTIL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. SINCE THEN, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE ON A HIL AND STALLEDL. THE BUICK DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES TO INSTRUCT THEM ON WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOO HEAVY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTY AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,234. UPDATED 10/5/09 *CN UPDATED 10/07/09

CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING OF 2005 BUICK LACROSSE WITH 25,000 MILES. NOTICED IT ABOUT 500 MILES EARLIER AND IS GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY. *TR