BUICK Complaints

ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THEN WHEN GO OFF. IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE REAR PURGE SOLENOID ON 11-15-07. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES THE SENSOR WILL NOT TURN ON WITH MY WIFE OR I SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS SO I CAN GET MY AUTO REPAIRED PROPERLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR INABILITY TO VIEW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT VARIOUS TIMES AND IN VARYING LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BUICK AND I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS (OR SO) FOR A RESOLUTION. TO DATE NONE IS FORTHCOMING, ONLY PROMISES OF A FUTURE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING AND CAN LEAD TO DRIVER INATTENTION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CANNOT DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED AT TIMES. BUICK IS AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH FAULTY POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. BASED ON OTHER WEBSITE CHAT ROOMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. BUICK NEEDS TO RECALL THE MOTOR SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS IN GREAT CONDITION HOWEVER, AS A SAFETY ISSUE THE WINDOWS MUST BE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR

PURCHASED 2005 BUICK PARK AVENUE FROM VAN BUREN BUICK IN GARDEN CITY PARK, NEW YORK WAS CONCERNED THAT VEHICLE HAD ALL CURRENT SAFETY FEATURES AS LISTED IN BROCHURE. ABS, AIR BAGS, DTABLE TRACK AND ON-STAR WERE SOME OF THE MAIN SAFETY FEATURES. SPECIFICALLY ASKED SALESMAN ( PAT LONGO) IF ON-STAR WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER THE DIGITAL CUTOVER IN JAN 2008. SALESMAN ASSURED ME THAT UNIT WAS DIGITAL READY AND WOULD BE CONVERTED BY DEALER AT NO CHARGE PRIOR TO JAN 2008 NOW BOTH DEALER AND GM REFUSE TO HONOR THIS PLEDGE AND SAY I WAS SOLD A ANALOG ONLY ON_STAR UNIT AND DEALER DENIES THAT HIS SALESPERSON COMMITTED FRAUD BY SELLING ME A VEHICLE THAT DID NOT MEET MY REQUESTED STANDARDS. DEALER OFFERED ME $500.00 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE FOR $40,000.00 THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN BACK AT FULL PURCHASE PRICE TO BE APPLIED TO A CAR WITH THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUESTED AS THE SALE WAS AN INTENDED FRAUD IN ORDER TO SELL THE VEHICLE GM STATED THAT IT IS THE DEALERS RESPONSIBILITY AS THE HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE THE MY CAR HAD AN ANALOG ON-STAR SYSTEM THAT COULD NOT BE UPDATE TO THE 2008 DIGITAL STANDARDS. *TR

MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXHIBITING THE EXACT SAME FAILURES THAT ARE ALREADY LISTED ON NHTSA FOR MY MAKE, MODEL & YEAR. HOWEVER, THEY SAY MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.....EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LISTED! IT IS ACTION #EA03019 CAMPAIGN# 03V527000. PLEASE I NEED HELP BEFORE I HAVE A CRASH.....*TR

I WAS DRIVING AND PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AS I DID I HEARD A LOUD NOISE I CONTINUED DRIVING ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR PROCEEDED TO IGNITE ON FIRE AND BURNED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

IT IS PROBABLY A SHORTER LIST TO LIST WHAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TROUBLE WITH , BUT HERE GOES. 1. THE BACK POWER SLIDING DOORS WILL OPEN AND SHUT AT WILL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PARTED IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, ETC. THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS REGULARLY COME OVER TO TELL ME MY DOORS ARE OPEN. MY HUSBAND ALMOST MISSED A FLIGHT BECAUSE HE SPENT TO MUCH TIME TRYING TO FIGHT WITH THE DOOR TO STAY SHUT. THEY HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE DOORS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. 2. DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL. ONE DAY IT LOCKED MY 1 YEAR OLD AND 3 YEAR OLD IN THE VAN WHEN IT WAS 107. IT LOCKED THEM IN FROM THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO WALK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT FINALLY UNLOCKED ON ITS OWN AFTER NOT QUITE 10 MIN. MY CHILDREN WOULD BE DEAD IF IT HADN'T ALREADY BEEN COOLED ON THE INSIDE, BUT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT. 3. NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. RACK AND PINION REPLACED, ANOTHER REPAIR DONE. THE REPAIRS LAST ABOUT 5 - 10K MILES. 4. TRANSMISSIONS SLIPS. THEY DID A RESET OF SOMETHING, BUT TRANSMISSIONS STILL SLIPS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FINE. 5. FUEL GAUGE. IT HAS ALWAYS FLOATED, WAS TOLD THAT WAS HOW GM MAKES THEIR GAUGES UNTIL I TOOK IT THE LAST TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY STATE THAT IT IS A FUEL SENSOR, BUT IT IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND THEY NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT IT BEFORE AS THEY ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. *TR

SMELLED GAS IN GARAGE AND MOVED OUR BUICK RENDEZVOUS AND FOUND GAS ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE GAS TANK AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE GAS TANK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER INSPECTION THE GAS TANK HAS FRACTURE AND ALLOWED GAS LEAK. THE REPAIR SHOP LOCATED THE RECALL FROM GM. BUICK ADVISED THE REPAIR SHOP AND MYSELF THE TANK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY BUICK. I HAD THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AT MY COST. FAILURE TO MAKE THE REPAIR COULD HAVE CAUSE A FIRE. EVEN THOUGH THE VIN NUMBER WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY BUICK BECAUSE THE DEFECT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS OF THE RECALL. *TR

I PARKED MY 2007 LUCERNE FOR 17 DAYS WHILE ON VACATION. WHEN I RETURNED, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THERE WAS NOTHING PLUGGED INTO THE CAR LIKE A PHONE CHARGER OR ANYTHING ELSE. AFTER CHARGING THE BATTERY, I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER WHO KEPT IT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS, PERFORMED A PARASITIC DRAW TEST, AND BASICALLY FOUND NOTHING EXCEPT A 201MA CURRENT DRAW OVER 7 DAYS. THE BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEMS CHECKED OK. THEY COULDN'T TELL ME WHEN OR FOR HOW LONG THAT 201MA DRAW LASTED OR WHAT CAUSED IT. THEY CLAIMED THAT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T FIX IT SINCE IT'S "WITHIN SPECS" AT THIS TIME. I BROUGHT CAR HOME AND LET IT SIT UNTOUCHED/UNDRIVEN FOR 3 MORE WEEKS TO TRY TO DUPLICATE IT BEING PARKED ON MY VACATION, AND THERE WAS NO BATTERY DISCHARGE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I FEEL I CAN'T TRUST THE CAR TO BE PARKED, UNUSED, FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME (MORE THAN 2 WEEKS) FOR FEAR THE BATTERY WILL DISCHARGE AGAIN. *TR