BUICK Complaints

GAS GAUGE IS ERRATIC, GOES FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND FULL TO EMPTY LEAVING YOU WITH NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR TURNING, VEHICLE LUNGES OR STALLS. ALSO, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH NO WARNING AND TAKES TIME TO RE-LIGHT. LOW BEAMS ALSO TEND TO FLICKER TO DIM.

GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. ONCE DOWN TO A HALF TANK, GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. NOW THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES, HAVE TO USE ODOMETER TO FIGURE OUT WHEN TO GET GAS. BOUGHT FROM A FRIEND WHO OWNED FOUR AS COMPANY CARS, AND HE FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR BEGAN DOING IT. *TR

ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE BEGINNING IN AUG, 2010. ALWAYS FAILS AFTER COMPLETE FILLUP. SOMETIMES OPERATES BELOW 3/4 TANK. CURRENTLY NOT OPERATING AT ALL FOR PAST 90 DAYS. IT IS SHOWING "LOW-FUEL" WARNING LIGHT IRREGUARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK, THE GAUGE NEEDLE REMAINS ON EMPTY. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE OR WHEN MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER WILL RUN OUT OF FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE. WHILE PARKED WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER WOULD NEED TO WEIGH AT LEAST 125 POUNDS IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE TO NO AVAIL AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 BUICK RAINIER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS NOW CONTINUAL. IT DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. SOMETIMES WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, THE GAUGE READS EMPTY, AND VICE VERSA. THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE !!! I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE OTHER DAY AND RAN OUT OF GAS (EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED NEARLY HALF-A TANK.) THIS COULD'VE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS ON GMC CARS OF THIS VINTAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A GOVERNMENT MANDATED RECALL OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS COMPONENT FAILURE. MY BUICK DEALER WANTS OVER $500 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR OR CARELESSNESS OR MISUSE ON MY PART, BUT RATHER THE FAILURE OF A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK RENDEZVOUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING INDEPENDENTLY AND AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS INSPECTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND AS A LAST RESORT, THE CONTACT COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK RAINIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN FACT IT WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE GAUGE WOULD READ THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL TO CAPACITY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DASHBOARD COVER HAS COME LOOSE AND HAS LEFT A 3 INCH GAP NEAR THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BUICK LE SABRES WITH THE SAME DEFECT. I SAW 3 SIMILAR DEFECTS IN MY OWN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ON SIMILAR CARS. THIS DEFECT COULD ALSO CAUSE A RELEASE OF THE AIR BAG WHICH PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. BUICK SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL MY CAR AND REPLACE THE COVER. THIS IS CLEARLY A PRODUCT DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN 60 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASHBOARD COVER COME LOOSE.

I WAS JUST INFORMED OF A RECALL ON MY ABOVE LISTED VEHICLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY AS IT WAS DISPLAYING EMPTY WHILE THE TANK WAS FULL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY GM DEALER IMMEDIATELY TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL SENDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL REPAIR COST ME $571.77 WHICH INCLUDED PARTS AND LABOR. WHO DO I NEED TO SEND A CLAIM TO IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED AS THIS REPAIR IS NOW CONSIDERED A RECALL?

FUEL GAUGE IS INTERMITTENT, REGISTERS LOW OR HIGH AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN TANK IS KNOWN TO BE FULL OR NEAR EMPTY. CANNOT BE DEPENDED ON TO GIVE ACCURATE INFORMATION. REGISTERS HIGHER THAN ACTUAL AT TIMES, LOWER THAN ACTUAL AT TIMES. SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DISCOVERY OF THE PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN AT RISK OF LOW FUEL LEVELS THAT WERE DISCOVERED WHEN REFUELING. INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES. *TR