BUICK Complaints

THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED THE ENGINE TO ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ONLY 1 BOLT WAS FOUND. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT WILL REQUIRE A FLOOR JACK TO LIFT THE ENGINE SO THE BOLT CAN BE REPLACED AND THEN TOWED TO A SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF FURTHER POSSIBLE DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT'S EMPLOYER OWNS A 2007 BUICK TERRAZA. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER ONTO A GRASSY AREA AND THEN APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,765 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,753.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE PANEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY THE HEAT FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE WINDOW WAS FAILING. AS A RESULT, THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN OCCASIONALLY. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD LEAD TO THEFT OR HER CHILDREN COULD CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THE BRAKES BECAME HARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WIRING FOR THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, WIRING FOR THE SPEED SENSORS, AND THE REAR TIE RODS WERE ALL REPLACED BETWEEN 17,500 AND 22,000 MILES. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALSO FELL OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH FOR FAILED COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,542 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,126.

I HAVE A 2002 BUICK RENV. AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN ALBANY NY, I HAVE HAD TO RETURN THE CAR 2 TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, ONCE WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND IT CAME ON 3 HOURS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ALREADY TOOK CARE OF IT BUT THEY DID NOT, SO THEY DID FIX THAT, THERE WERE A FEW OTHER PROBLEM THEY FIXED, BUT THE BIG PROBLEM CAME THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT WAS RAINING I CAME OUT TO FIND A LEAKY SUNROOF, SO I TOOK IT TO BE SEALED AND COME TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE ROOF OF THE CAR IS RUSTY, IT NEEDS ALMOST 2,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND THE PEOPLE THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO TRY TO FIX IT TOLD ME THAT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD TO ME, AND TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THIS ROOF COULD CAVE IN, IT IS IN THAT BAD OF SHAPE, THAT IS WHAT I AM TOLD, WHILE THE REPAIR SHOP WAS TRYING TO SEAL IN WHAT THEY COULD, WHILE THIS WAS BEING DONE THE CORNER OF THE ROOF BY THE SUNROOF JUST CAME OFF NOW THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ROOF, HE TOLD ME THAT THE ROOF COULD JUST CRACK ANY TIME, WELL I AM STUCK AND I TRIED TO RETURN THE CAR AND THE DEALER WILL NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK, OR REPAIR IT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO I AM HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP ME HERE. *TR

ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY BUICK LESABRE LTD. HAVE FAILED A LEAST ONCE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2001. NOW RIGHT FRONT WINDOW IS INTERMITTENT. MAY WORK MAY NOT? THESE PARTS ARE MADE IN KOREA. SO MUCH FOR OUTSOURCING. ALL 2000 TO 2005 BUICKS HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS & NEED TO BE RECALLED. COST $500.00 PER WINDOW TO REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 1992 BUICK LESBARE LIMITED THAT I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING JAN 14 2003. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZEING. I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I HAPPENED TO LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND TRANSMISSION FUILD ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES HAD COME LOOSE FROM EACH OTHER AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FUILD ALL OVER THE ENGINE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND THE TOW BILL. JUST RECENTLY I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY WIFE'S 1997 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE DEXCOOL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND FOUND A WEB SITE ON RECALLS THAT INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. I CALLED BUICK TO SE IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY REPAIRS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALLS FOR THAT PROBLEM FOR MY CAR. I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND WAS A RECALL FOR MY CAR IF IT WAS IN ONE OF THE 27 COLD STATES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (YOUR # 96V015000) I WAS WONDERING HOW COULD YOU LET GM OFF THE HOOK FOR 23 STATES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT IN THE COLD STATES. WHAT WOULD KEEP A CAR FOM A NON COLD STATE BEING TRANSFERED TO A COLD STATE AND THAT FAILURE HAPPEN. YOUR RECORDS SHOW IN JAN 18 1995 THAT THIS PROBLEM CAUSED 4 FIRES THAT WERE REPORTED. THE SAD THING ABOUT THIS THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES SOLD IN THOSE OTHER 23 STATES THEN IN THOSE 27 COLD STATES. MISSOURI IS THE STATE I LIVE IN AND IS FURTHER NORTH THAN KENTUCKY OR PARTS OF ILLINOIS. BUT WHERE I LIVE DOES NOT DICTATE WHERE I DRIVE. *TR

THE XM RADIO GPS PANEL CAN NOT BE DIMMED AT NIGHT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE IT CANT BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 BUICK RAINIER THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WITH 28,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 64,000 MILES. *TR