BUICK Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO DETACH FROM THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 93,500. UPDATED 07/22/11

2003 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE INTAKE GASKET DEVELOPED A LEAK, WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT TO GET INTO THE OIL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 46,333 MILES AND THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AT 71,193 MILES. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS ALLEGED TO BE AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE GM DEX-COOL COOLANT WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1995 AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MATERIAL WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND/OR SEIZE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. WHEN PRESSING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES AND IT IS HARDER TO BRAKE. ALSO WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN YOU FEEL VIBRATION. *TR

GAS GAUGE FAILED AT APPROX. 75000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE GAUGE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK TERRAZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS SENSOR OR THE BUTTON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,308 THE DEALER TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A CIRCUIT. UPDATED 11/28/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE AWD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY AS THE BRAKE LOCKED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES BEFORE RELEASING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE TECHNICIAN DISPENSED ONE GALLON OF FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK AND WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE HAD NOT YET RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/18/11

FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 BUICK RAINIER DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT READING FOR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IT FREQUENTLY READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK HAS BEEN FILLED, AND THEN READS ANYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF THE GAUGE, CHANGING WHILE DRIVING AND OR WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RE-STARTING. WE NEVER GET A CORRECT READING OF THE GAUGE, AND THEREFORE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE MAY RUN OUT OF GAS. THE PROBLEM STARTED DURING THE FALL OF 2010 AND REMAINS TO THIS DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS AND EVENTUALLY THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED A SHIFT MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 07/18/11

THE COMPLETE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 AT THE DEALERS, I THINK THAT WAS THE YEAR. NOW THE REAR WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MAY 2011. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BODY SHOP, HE HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM SWITCHES ARE GOING UP VERY FAST. ALSO HE SAID THAT BUICK KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND I RARELY HAVE ANY PASSENGERS. I AM ON A LIMITED INCOME AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE SWITCHES ON WINDOWS OR AFRAID THAT IF I OPEN THE WINDOW AND IT WON'T CLOSE WHEN NEED BE OR IF I HAVE TO OPEN IT FOR AN EMERGENCY AND IT WON'T OPEN. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM.