BUICK Complaints

ON 3 OCCASIONS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD HERE IN SACRAMENTO CA , EARLY MORNING HOURS , I DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP JUST KEPT GOING , IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES WHILE THE WEATHER WAS REALLY DAMP AND COLD , I TOOK IT TO A DEALER HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE , BUT THEY ARE WRONG , THEY TESTED THE CAR AT MID AFTERNOON WHEN IS WAS WARM OUTSIDE , LIKE I SAID IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN ITS REALLY COLD I HAVE 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND IT'S LIKE THE BRAKES GRAB BUT DON'T STOP. *TR

2008 BUICK LACROSSE DASHBOARD IS MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT EXCESSIVE DIRECT SUNLIGHT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 12-02-08 *BF UPDATED 12/002/08.*JB

SAME AS ODI CASE NUMBERS 10170430 AND 10164275. ENGINE DIES WHEN DIRECTIONAL ARE TURNED ON. I CAN SOMETIMES RESTART THE CAR A SECOND TIME, BUT IT SPUTTERS INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL ENGINE CLEARS. USUALLY A THIRD ATTEMPT TO START FAILS. WOULD LIKE INPUT FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS FOUND THE SOLUTION. I HAVE CHANGED OUT THE DIRECTIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT DIDN'T HELP. CAR HAS 173,000 MILES ON. CAR KEY HAVE SECURITY CHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM EXITING AND LOCKING THE DOORS. SECONDLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THIRDLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TWO MODULES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO DOUSE THE FIRE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND A RECALL FOR HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

1. ENGINE STALLED - SKIPPED, MISSED. LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. FINALLY COMPLETELY DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 2. OCCURRED TWICE 3. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY TWICE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR. *TR

BUICK LESABRE 2000 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE ON THE REAR DRIVERSIDE PASSENGER WINDOW. CAR HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVING CAR AND WENT TO PUT UP REAR WINDOW AND IT MADE A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE. WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. LUCKILY THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AT HIGH SPEED OR ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPON RESEARCH OF PROBLEM IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT FAILURES DUE TO POORLY MADE PLASTIC PARTS. CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED MULTIPLE FAILURES, SOME DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. NHTSA AND GM REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUICK REFUSED TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR 2000 LESABRE WINDOW COMES UP WITH OVER 97,000 RESULTS, MOST OF THEM COMING FROM AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE HAVING REPEATED ISSUES WITH THIS FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGE CUSTOMERS $300 TO $500 EACH TIME A FAILURE OCCURS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A RECALL. LIVING IN COLORADO IF MY WINDOW FAILS DURING A BLIZZARD OR ADVERSE WEATHER EVENT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE DEATH. *TR

WE FILLED THE GAS TANK UP AND PARKED IT IN THE HOUSE GARAGE, THAT NIGHT THE HOUSE FILLED WITH THE SMELL OF GAS, LEAKED ON THE FLOOR .THANKFULLY THE GAS WATER HEATED IS OFF THE FLOOR OR ALOT MORE THAN GAS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED AT THIS TIME SO IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE AND ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF GAS IS PUT IN AT A TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BECOME HOT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE GAUGES IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.