BUICK Complaints

1998 BUICK - LESABRE ,THE INTAKE PLENUM HAD A HOLE IN IT BECAUSE IT GOT TO HOT,AND ANTIFREEZE WENT INTO THE BLOCK. BUICK HAS HAD THIS ENGINEERING PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. NO RECALL , IT COST ME $785.76 TO HAVE FIXED. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THIS IS BS. THERE ARE 1000S OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS CAR. I HAVE 61502 MILES ON THIS CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS FIXED ATLEAST 30 OVER THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE BUICK-LESABRE 1992 AND UP. TIMES ARE HARD RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE HIS KIND OF MONEY. I JUST DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO COME ACROSS THIS PROBLEM, WITH THIS ENGINEERING PROBLEM. BUICK NEEDS TO CALL A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. LETS HELP EACH OTHER OUT ,AND CALL EVERY NEWS STATION,PAPER. AND GET IT RESOLVED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2009 BUICK ENCLAVE INTERMITTENTLY (3-4 TIMES PER DAY) LOCKS UP PREVENTING ME FROM TURNING THE WHEEL. AFTER AN INCIDENT, THE POWER STEERING SEEMS TO RE-ENGAGE. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS WHEN I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TURN QUICKLY. FROM THE BUICK/GM MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH LITTLE TO NO ACTION FROM BUICK/GM. *TR

STEERING WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. ITEMS NECESSARY TO CORRECT PROBLEM ARE REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING AND GEARS. GM DOES NOT COVER UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. BY SIMPLY VIEWING EDMUNDS.COM YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED MULTIPLE YEARS AND MULTIPLE CONSUMERS. THE ISSUE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM FOR BUICK AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS WARPED AND SEPARATED FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC FRIENDS OF MINE, DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL MOST LIKELY BE COMPROMISED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE BUICKS! WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? CHECK THIS WEBSITE AND YOU'LL SEE HOW PROLIFIC A PROBLEM THIS IS! HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C5295_DS45613 NOT TO MENTION THE MONEY LOST BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO SELL THESE LEMONS. 2000-2005 BUICK OWNERS ARE IN DANGER. AND YOU'VE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT! IF THIS WAS TOYOTA, YOU WOULD HAVE RECALLED EVERY CAR THEY MAKE AND FINED THEM ANOTHER 50 MILLION DOLLARS. STOP THE HYPOCRISY. INTELLIGENT AMERICANS SEE THROUGH THIS SELECTIVE PUNISHMENT. DO YOUR JOB! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WILL START TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE IT HARD TO STOP THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MESSAGE COMES UP THAT THE TRACTION IS OFF. ONCE THE TRACTION SYSTEM DISABLES ITSELF THE BRAKE WILL WORK PROPERLY. IF A BUMP IS HIT THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND CONTINUALLY DINGS UNTIL YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. *TR

WE NOTICED AROUND MID-JUNE THAT OUR 2004 BUICK LASABRE HAD A WARPED DASHBOARD AND IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE VENT AREA. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAN AND PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD AND ENDANGER OUR LIVES BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFELY HAZARD AND A DEFECT AND I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY BUICKS AND THE COMPANY IS UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. BUICK ADMITS THE RECALL BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE FRONT VALVE COVER TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING HEAVY BURNING OIL SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE BATTERY IS DEAD. SO I CAN GET INTO THE CAR AT ALL..NOT EVEN TO JUMP IT OR TAKE IT TO THE DEALER.. NOW I HAVE TO GET IT TOWED..AND GETOUT OF WORK TO DO IT. *TR

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PROBLEMS I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BUT MECHANICS STILL CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. FIRST, MY VEHICLE STUTTERS WHEN I BACK UP AND TURN SLOWLY OR TURN FORWARD SLOWLY. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME, JUST OCCASIONALLY SO THE MECHANICS DO NOT EXPERIENCE IT. SECOND, WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS, MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN HIT IN THE BACK BUT WHEN I LOOK BACK TO SEE IF I'VE BEEN BUMPED, THERE IS NO VEHICLE BEHIND ME. IT FEELS LIKE THE POWERTRAIN OR ENGINE WANTS TO JERK FORWARD. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT CONTINUES. *TR