BUICK Complaints

AIR POLLUTION PUMP FAILURE CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW AND CAR TO BUMP WHEN STEPPING ON GAS/ANTI LOCK CONTROL-PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE MALFUNCTION. *TR

WAS IN FATAL ACCIDENT ON MAY 8 2009 IN DES MOINES, IA. IT WAS LIGHT RAIN THAT NIGHT AND I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN A CORNER AND SLIDE RIGHT THROUGH AND FENCE AND DROPPED DOWN A HILL ABOUT AND ESTIMATED 20 FEET. THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IS MY CONCERN. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE ONE TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER OF 2009. A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I WAS THEY CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, BUT WAS NOT INFORMED TO WHERE I COULD UNDERSTAND. NOW THE CASE IS WITH THEIR LAWYERS WHO WON'T ANSWER THE PHONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK PARK AVENUE. THE CHROME ON THE RIMS IS PEELING OFF ALL FOUR TIRES WHICH HAS ALSO CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR CONTINUOUSLY. THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS WITH 86,000 MILES. EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, HAVING IT FIXED OVER & OVER. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING ALL THE TIME. SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED TAKING IT THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP I AM SURE WOULD COST ME MUCHO BUCKS WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. MY NEIGHBOR IS A TOP LICENSED MECHANIC WHO HAS WORKED FOR A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WORK WITH HIM ONE DAY LAST WEEK TO SEE IF HE COULD LOCATE THE PROBLEM.. HE INFORMED ME I HAD A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE CHECKED TO SEE IF GM HAD ANY RECALLS FOR THE PROBLEM, LOW AND BEHOLD THEY DID NOT. AFTER TELLING ME HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE IT, I NEARLY PASSED OUT. I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND SINCE THE ECONOMY HAS FALLEN I HAVE HAD TO TAKE 3 PAY CUTS AT WORK. IT WAS EITHER TAKE THE PAYCUTS OR LOOK FOR A NEW JOB. I CAN HARDLY EVEN I HAVE PAY MY MORTGAGE, LET ALONE PAY FOR A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED GM CARS BEFORE WITH NO PROBLEMS . I BELIEVE GM SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. I NOW UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE MY BUICK ENCLAVE HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE RATED THE FUEL EFFICIENCY (12 MPG INITIALLY UPTO 14MPG 18MOS AND NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO DEALERSHIPS. BASICALLY COMPUTER CHECKS AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE. FINALLY, LAST MONTH A VALVE JOB WAS DONE, AS WELL AS SOME TRANSMISSION WORK AND NOW MY FUEL EFFICIENCY IS IMPROVING. I HAVE DRIVEN 400 MILES SINCE THIS MECHANIC WORK AND THE MPG IS APPROACHING 17MPG. *TR

MY 2005 BUICK LACROSSE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2006, IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS BETWEEN 50 AND 60MPH THE ENGINE DIES, NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND YOU HAVE TO IDLE OUT OF TRAFFIC UNTIL THE SYSTEM COMES BACK ON, I TOOK IT TO BUICK AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, TO THIS DAY YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR SPEED WHEN PASSING SO THAT YOU DO NOT LOSE POWER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT STARTED TO BLINK AND DIMS THE LIGHT OR CUTS OFF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO GOES INTO SECURITY MODE AND LOCKS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 11, 2009 MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FORM THE GROCERY STORE ONE NIGHT, AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR, HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SEE WERE IT WAS COMING FROM. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CAR HE SEEN A CLOUD OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, HE LIFTED UP THE HOOD IN SAW FLAMES COMING FROM PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD, HE WENT INTO THE FACILITIES TO WERE HE PULLED OVER AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT THE FIRE WAS TO BIG TO BUT OUT, SO HE CALLED 911 IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR IS AT A TOTAL LOST. THE CAR A WEEK AGO BEFORE IT HAPPEN HAD A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR, BUT AFTER 1 TO 2 DAYS THE SMELL WENT A WAY, IT WAS CHECK FOR GAS AND OIL LEAKS BUT THERE WASN'T ANY. ME AND MY FAMILY WAS VERY TERRIFIED AND UPSET BECAUSE, THIS FIRE COULD HAVE CAUSE DEATH. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 19996 BUICK RIVERA FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHED THIS CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS SIMILAR CASE TO MINES. I REALLY HOPE NO ONE ELSE WILL BE PUT IN MY SITUATION. *TR

THIS CAR HAS HORN PROBLEMS. THE HORN STARTS BLOWING FOR NO REASON AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS NOT WORKING. I HAVE 3 WINDOWS TO DROP DOWN, REPAIRED ONE AT DEALER FOR $450, DISCONNECTED THE OTHER 2 AND BLOCKED THEM UP. THE 1ST HAPPENED ABOUT 3 YRS AGO, THE 2ND HAPPENED ABOUT 1 YR. AGO AND THE 3RD THIS AUG 2009. *TR