BUICK Complaints

ANTIFREEZE DEXCOOL LEAKS INTO ENGINE. HAD IT FIXED FOR $400+. NOW I FIND OUT THAT MY OTHER CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

RECALL FIXED AT BUICK GARAGE ... OIL DRIPS ONTO MANIFOLD CAUSING POSSIBLE FIRE. DROVE CAR ABOUT 20 MI. AFTER BEING FIXED AND CAR STARTED ON FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 3, 2008. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATER WAS NOT WORKING AND SHE ADDED SOME COOLANT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE GASKET FAILED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DETERIORATING. THE REPAIR SHOP WILL REPLACE THE GASKET AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT THE COST OF $600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

JULY 2007 MY REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I OPENED THE DOOR PANEL AND ONE OF THE PARTS WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND BROKEN IN HALF. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. THEN 1 WEEK AGO, MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I'VE OWNED A BUICK LESABRE BEFORE AND IT WAS OVER 10 YEARS OLD BEFORE THE MOTOR WENT OUT ON ONLY ONE WINDOW. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEIR WINDOWS. I'D UNDERSTAND IF IT WERE ONE WINDOW, BUT THREE WINDOWS AND THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ISN'T RIGHT. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO FIX IT? *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER READING WAS TOO HIGH AS I WAS CHANGING LANES TO EXIT DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR. AFTER EXITING AND STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 55MPH. AS I CONTINUED ON THE SERVICE DRIVE I OBSERVED 75 AND 85MPH IN A 35MPH ZONE! VERY DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING NEXT TO A 70MPH FREEWAY. I NOT GOING THAT FAST I'M CRAWLING. WHEN I TURNED ON TO MY STREET I WAS STILL OBSERVING THE SPEED AT 65MPH AND NEARLY RAN OVER MY NEIGHBOR WHO WAS PUTTING HIS TRASH OUT AT THE CURB. ALMOST PASSED MY DRIVEWAY AND DROVE OVER A BIT OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORS GRASS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE A 4-YR OLD VEHICLE WITH 64000 MILES HAD A BAD SPEEDOMETER. SO I CHANGED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUSE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO WORK AGAIN AND SEEMED TO BE ACCURATE. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IT AGAIN SHOT UP TO 120+MPH AND THAT IS WHERE IT STAYED. CHANGED THE FUSE AGAIN SEEMED TO WORK FOR A DAY AND SHOT UP AGAIN TO 120+ MPH. DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TO REPAIRED AND THEY SAY IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT IS BAD AND IT WILL COST $450.00. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I CANNOT REPAIR AT THIS TIME. DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING AT ALL. FOR MY MONEY THEY WILL ONLY WARRANTY IT FOR 1YR/12000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED BUY AMERICAN BUT RIGHT NOW I AM TRULY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR GLASS HAD A HUGE HOLE. THE GLASS AROUND THE HOLE HAD SEVERAL FRACTURES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR VANDALIZATION. THE OFFICER STATED THAT THE GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE CRACKED DUE TO A DEFECT. HE FURTHER CONCLUDED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE HOLE IN THE GLASS ORIGINATED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

OUR VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21ST WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND WE ARE SHUT DOWN. AFTER TOWING TO A LOCAL GARAGE WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. WE KNEW THAT THE OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE VERY RECENTLY AND WAS COMING DUE AT 3000 MILES BUT THE OIL LIFE WAS STILL 38% MEANING WE STILL HAD OIL AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL THE LIFE WAS 0%. SO THE OIL LEAK WAS A MYSTERY. THEY RECOMMENDED WE LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. WE CHOSE TO DRIVE ON TO VIRGINIA SINCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND NEW OIL PUT IN. CHECKED ALL THE WAY-NO OVERHEATING ETC. CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ASSESSMENT. THEY FINALLY GAVE US THE BAD NEWS ON TUESDAY. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. WE WERE STRANDED IN DC FOR 6 DAYS WAITING ON GM TO TELL US IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND THEY WILL NOT. HAD TO LEAVE OUR VEHICLE THERE AND COME HOME. NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY $6000 FOR A NEW ENGINE ON A VEHICLE WORTH $8000, BUICK RENDEZVOUS 2003 WITH 55K MILES. WE HAVE COMPLETE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWING WE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE. WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT INVOLVES OUR VEHICLE AND RELATES TO ENGINE FAILURE. ACTION ENDED OCT 2008 SO WE HAVE NO CHANCE OF PARTICIPATING-PLUS THERE IS A CANADIAN CLASS ACTION FOR THE SAME ISSUES-WE KNEW NOTHING FROM GM ABOUT DEFECTS THAT WOULD CAUSE OUR ENGINE TO FAIL. NOW I AM STRANDED AT HOME (LUCKILY I WORK FROM HOME BUT MANY OTHERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO WORK WITH OUT A RENTAL). CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH EXPOSING THIS ISSUE BEFORE MANY OTHERS SUFFER FROM THIS TERRIBLE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND FAILURE BY GM TO FACE THE PROBLEM? ACCORDING TO ALL RESEARCH THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2004 AND THERE HAVE BEEN TBS ISSUED TO DEALERSHIPS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. SOMETIMES IT SAYS I'M GOING 10MPH AND SOMETIMES IT SAYS I'M GOING 110MPH AND SOMETIMES IT JUST HANGS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT. *TR

THREE OF MY WINDOWS ON MY 2002 BUICK LASABRE LIMITED HAVE ALL FAILED. THE WINDOW HAS DETACHED FROM THE MOTOR, IT SEEMS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, YET NO RECALL TO FIX IT IS OFFERED. I CANNOT OPEN THESE WINDOWS BECAUSE I WOULD BE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM BACK UP. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS ABOUT $200 - $400. NOT ONLY SHOULD I NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 BUICK REGAL GS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHEN ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNALS. UPON ACTIVATING A SIGNAL IN EITHER DIRECTION THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND STALLS THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS NORMALLY IN MOTION AND POWER STEERING, HEADLIGHTS ETC IS LOST. *TR