BUICK Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SLOWED DOWN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I RESTARTED CAR AND COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I WENT TO LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. REVERSE, 3RD AND 5TH GEARS WERE GONE. I LIMPED THE VEHICLE HOME AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $3-5000 WORTH OF REPAIRS ON A HIGH END, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 112,000 MILES. I AM VERY UPSET WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GENERAL MOTORS AND WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS OVERPRICED LEMON! *TR

WHEN I PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON THE DASH WARNING LAMPS LIGHT UP AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EVEN WHEN IN PARK, YOU TURN THE SIGNALS ON AND THE VEHICLE DIES, IF YOU CYCLE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT OPERATES FINE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND STANDING FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN IT WILL START THE PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. *TR

MY ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND SMELLED OF BURNING OIL. WENT TOBA MECHANIC AND SAID MY VALVE IS LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY ENGINE FOR SOME REASON. THIS ENGINE I'VE READ IS PRONE TO ENGINE FIRES. THIS MAYBE A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN THE BUICK AS WELL. *TR

THE DASH PAD ON MY 2001 BUICK LE SABRE HAS SEPARATED AND BUCKLED UP APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES IN HEIGHT AND MOSTLY IN FRONT OF MY STEERING WHEEL, HOWEVER IT IS LIFTED 3/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASH. IT IS NOW OPEN IN THE FRONT ALONG WHERE IT MEETS THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS LIFTED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. UPON READING ON LINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2001 THROUGH 2005 BUICKS AND I AM JUST ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO ADD TO THE LIST. THE RISE IN THE DASH CERTAINLY EFFECTS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE PLACED A THICK PAD ON TOP OF MY DRIVERS SEAT TO RAISE MY BODY. THIS ASSISTS ME, SO I AM ABLE TO PEER OVER THE RAISED DASH WHILE DRIVING. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT THE SEPARATION, IS GOING TO SUDDENLY DEPLOY MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR

THE ENGINE QUITS UNANNOUNCED AND THE SAFETY LOCK DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS CAN OCCUR ANYTIME REGARDLESS OF SPEED. IF AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR WILL RESTART ON ITSELF. AT LOW SPEED, I HAVE TO PUT THE TRANNY IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM BUT SUSPECTS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE PROBLEM IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT REPLACED ONE BRAKE LINE. THE OTHER THREE WERE RUSTED AND SEEPING THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. . ..UPDATED 01-10-14 *BF UPDATED 01/1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GAS TANK RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE CENTER, THE VEHICLE HAD A GAS LEAK, AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $200 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE OF THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL.

AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, ETC. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I AM REDUCED TO DRIVING ON THE SERVICE ROAD AND STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE. INTERSTATE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. AFTER READING MANY REVIEWS REGARDING REPAIRS, I AM NOT INCLINED TO SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRING A CAR THAT OBVIOUSLY NO ONE CAN REPAIR. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLING THIS CAR. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN NO FATALITIES DUE TO THE FACT AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT BELTS, BELIEVE ME THAT IS MINOR COMPARED TO THE TERROR OF BEING ON AN INTERSTATE OR SECONDARY ROAD WITH GRANDCHILDREN AND THE ENGINE ON YOUR CAR COMPLETELY STOPS. PLEASE INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. OBVIOUSLY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. I WILL BE PARKING MINE BECAUSE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS A FACTORY ONE AND THE MECHANICS CANNOT REPAIR THESE CARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH INPUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL BEGIN RECALLING THE RENDEZVOUS AND MAKE IT A SAFE VEHICLE. BY THE WAY, ON ONE OCCASION I STARTED THE CAR, AND WHILE STILL IN OUR GARAGE, "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" LIGHT CAME ON. THANKFUL I WAS STILL IN MY GARAGE THAT DAY. SHORTLY AFTER TRYING A FEW TIMES, THE CAR STARTED, THEN ON THE WAY TO PICK UP GRANDCHILDREN, DIED AGAIN ON A TWO-LANE ROAD AND HAD TO FIND A TINY AREA TO PULL OFF. I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO READ WHERE ANYONE HAS ACTUALLY HAD THEIR CAR REPAIRED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVING MY 4 GRANDCHILDREN. I'M 72 AND NOW UNABLE TO HAVE THAT PLEASURE DUE TO THE DANGER OF STOPPING. *TR