2003 Buick LeSabre Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS HOUSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD COVER WAS DELAMINATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD BECOME FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER &HARD SHIFTS. *KB

THE DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE BASE AT THE WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND HAS POPPED UP. IT WAS ABOUT AN INCH LONG AND UP IN DECEMBER BUT HAS PROGRESSED TO NOW HALF-WAY ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND IS STICKING UP ABOUT 4 INCHES. I HAVE READ OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAVING A CONCERN ABOUT IT CREATING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR HAS BEEN QUOTED AT ABOUT $1,200 PARTS AND LABOR. THAT IS TOO EXPENSIVE. WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. POSSIBLY TRADE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS WARPED AND IS SEPARATED FROM ITS FRONT ATTACHMENT CHANNEL THEREBY EXHIBITING A GAP. THIS CONDITION WAS OBSERVED ONE DAY, WHICH WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER UNUSUAL EVENT. THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS FROM THIS RESULTANT CONDITION NEED TO BE EVALUATED AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER THROUGH A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IF SAFETY COULD BE AFFECTED. THE CAR HAS BEEN NOMINALLY GARAGED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE. THE CAR HAS BEEN USED ONLY (99.9%) BY ITS RETIRED OWNERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. TWO MONTHS AGO MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I HAD TO HAVE THE COMPLETE WINDOW CONTROL REPLACED. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. YESTERDAY MY FRONT PASSENGER. SIDE WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. IT ALSO WON'T GO UP EITHER, SO OBVIOUSLY NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING WITH IT. *TR

..THE DASH PAD ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASH, SO FAR IS HALFWAY ACROSS TO PASSENGER SIDE...AFRAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY IF IT GOES MUCH FURTHER..THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AUTOMOBILE, STILL RUNS GOOD AT 108M MILES..UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT THROUGHOUT BUICK LESABRES...WHY IS GM AND BUICK NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS PROBLEM AS DEFECT AND RECALLING THESE VEHICLES..AS GOOD AS THESE CARS ARE, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM OR BUICK AUTOMOBILE!!!! *TR

DASHBOARD SEPARATION IN FRONT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT IS NOW SEPARATING TOWARD THE PASSENGER CABIN, IT IS MY CONCERN THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WHILE IN MOTION, THIS STARTED AROUND JULY OF 2011 AND I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER BUICK OWNERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT DOWN TO THE MINUTE DETAIL. *TR

THE UPPER DASH PAD IS PEELING FROM ITS BACKING, OPENING A 1" GAP APPROXIMATELY A FOOT ACROSS, IN FRONT OF THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DEFROSTER GRILLE HOUSING. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM, REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. GM CREATED A CASE FILE (#71-969127956) AND I WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. I THEN REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH THE GM DISTRICT REP, WHO ALSO DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE KNOWING OF BUICK HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE I OBTAINED IS $1080.20. I FIRST OBSERVED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 47,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS ENCLOSED IN THIS PAD AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE SPLIT IN THE DASH EXTENDS FAR ENOUGH, IT COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 48,000 MILES AND ASIDE FROM THIS PROBLEM, IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY PENDING ACTION NHTSA MAY BE CONSIDERING TO FORCE GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT, WHICH HAS BEEN HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO YOU BY SEVERAL OTHER BUICK OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC IN VEHICLE DEFECT MATTERS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD STARTED COMING UP BY THE WINDSHIELD, WITHIN 3 OR 4 WEEKS THE WHOLE DASH IS BUCKLING, COMING UP ALL THE WAS ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND THE DASHBOARD IS MOVING TOWARD DRIVER AND PASSENGER. WE TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED & A NEW DASH PUT IN, OVER $3000! OUR CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE MULTITUDES OF SAME PROBLEM WITH BUICK LASABRE'S. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED. PLEASE GET GM TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DASH BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD IS COMING APART. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND IT SAYS BUICKS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2005 HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS, AIR BAG COULD COME OUT IF DASH KEEPS SPLITTING. THE DASH BOARD IS SPLITTING.

DASHBOARD ON THIS CAR IS SEPARATING NEAR STEERING WHEEL. CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EVENTUALLY IMPAIR VISIBILITY AND COULD AFFECT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIR BAGS. HOPE WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT TILL THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES BEFORE GM DECIDES TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON THESE CARS. OWNED 1997 CENTURY THAT HAD NO PROBLEMS. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS REST OF THE CAR IS STILL IN GREAT SHAPE. CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 50K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DASH BOARD IS SEPARATING. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 BUICK LASABRE THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING AND RAISING UP. IT STARTS IN FRONT OF STEERING WHEEL AND GOES HALF WAY TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE CAR. IT HAS CAME APART ABOUT TWO INCHES AND IS RAISED UP ABOUT THREE INCHES ,AND GETTING WORSE. THE CAR IS NOT LEFT OUT SIDE,SO I DON'T THINK IT IS FROM THE SUN. IF THIS SEPARATION REACHES ON ACROSS THE DASH(AND THE WAY IT IS GOING,IT WILL) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PERSON IT HITS, OR CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME MODEL BUICK, AND THAT GM WONT ADMIT THEY HAVE A DESIGN OR WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE CARS FOR REPAIR. SHAME ON YOU GM. I HAVE OWNED GM CARS SINCE 1957 AND THEY WERE GREAT CARS. PLEASE OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASH PAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE NEAR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT STATION. *TR

DASH SEPARATION BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD MAY CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE , AND IS ALSO A VISUAL OBSTRUCTION . IN BOTH INSTANCES DEATH MAY BE POSSIBLE . DEALER RESPONSE IS VERY MINIMAL AT BEST ,BUT THEIR CONCERN AS IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE IS SINCERE . *TR

THE DASHBOARD RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SEPARATED AND LIFTED. A POPPED DASHBOARD BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT GLASS IS BEING REPORTED HUNDREDS OF TIMES. CANNOT FORCE THE DASH BACK INTO POSITION. DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW DASH. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS ARE ON THE WEBSITE BELOW. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-C5295_DS45613. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS BUCKLING TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DAMAGE COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS SIMPLY THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 2/23/11 *CN UPDATED 04/28/11

DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRONT OF DASHBOARD AND IS CURLING UP ON DRIVER SIDE OF CAR AND HEADING FOR THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND THE AIR BAG. I AM AFRAID THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WILL HAPPEN WHEN IT REACHES THAT SIDE. *TR

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY BACK WINDOW WENT DOWN WOULD NOT COME BACK UP HAD TO REPLACE REGULATOR MOTOR TODAY MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DONE THE SAME THING. SAFETY HOW CAN YOU DRIVE SAFELY WHEN YOU ARE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO CHECK ON KIDS IN CAR. 2003 BUICK LESABRE. *TR

2003 BUICK LESABRE DASH PAD SEPERATING FROM DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE AND BUCKLING. *TR

THE VINYL DASH PAD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER STARTED TO SHRINK TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL AND RAISE UPWARD AND IS NOW UP ABOUT 1 -1/2 INCHES AND IS PROGRESSING TOWARD THE PASSENGERS SIDE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT WHEN THE PASSENGERS DASH PAD AREA RISES UPWARD WILL THIS CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO DEPLOY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PAD WAS BUCKLING UP AND PEELING BACK FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/11/11

DASH BOARD SEPARATION. THE DASH BOARD IS BUCKLED AND SEPARATING IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS AREA, AND IS STARTING TO SEPARATE IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SEAT, JUST ABOVE TRIM ABOVE GLOVE BOX. FRONT OF DASHBOARD IS RAISING, NEARING LINE OF SIGHT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED TO FUNCTION . THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 030525008, DATED OCTOBER 2003, FOR THE ABS JUMPER HARNESS (PART # 103141677). THE SERVICE BULLETIN STATED THAT BOTH WIRING JUMPER HARNESS' SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

TRANSMISSION BUMPS SOME TIMES

RE: 2003 BUICK LASABRE LIMITED. DASH BOARD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT IS ALL BUCKLED UP AND COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG IF IT PULLS AWAY ANY FARTHER. HUNDREDS OF BUICK LASABRE OWNERS HAVE FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MINE. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE BUICK ISSUES A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD? *TR

IN 2009 THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO LIFT UP UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. BY 2011 THE DASHBOARD HAD LIFTED UP ALMOST COMPLETELY ACROSS THE DASH ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BY ABOUT 2 INCHES. I HAD MY MECHANIC ATTEMPT TO SECURE IT BACK DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

THERE IS A CONTINUOUSLY GROWING DASHBOARD BUBBLE (ON TOP) ON THE DRIVER SIDE BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WINDSHIELD AS A RESULT OF DASHBOARD COVER SEPARATION DUE TO CLIP(S) FAILURE - IT HAS BEEN SPREADING ACROSS THE DASH TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND NOW THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAKED ON OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL LEAKED FROM THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD OVER THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE LINE FROM THE INJECTION ENTRY TO THE FIREWALL WAS REPLACED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RUBBER FUEL HOSES. UPDATED 09/05/12

2003 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED IN 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. FOUR AND A HALF YEARS LATER, THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.. ALSO, THE LEVEL RIDE COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

AUTOATICE TRANSMISSION SLIPS

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

MY FRONT DASHBOARD HAS BEEN GRADUALLY COMING UNATTACHED NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS HINDERING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. MY DAUGHTER IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE AND WE HAVE DECIDED IT IS NOT SAFE FOR HER TO USE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE HER VIEW OF THE ROAD IS BLOCKED BY THE LIFTED DASHBOARD. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD AND I CANNOT BELIEVE BUICK HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT WHICH IS AFFECTING SO MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS DO NOT WEAR EVENLY. THE INBOARD PAD (ON BOTH WHEELS) WEARS FASTER THAN THE OUTBOARD PAD. PROBLEM IS, ONLY THE OUTBOARD PADS HAVE THE WEAR ALERTER. SO, IF YOU DON'T INSPECT YOUR FRONT BRAKES FREQUENTLY, THE INBOARD PAD LINING CAN WEAR COMPLETELY AWAY WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND REDUCE BRAKING TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL. I HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION ON MORE THAN ONE BUICK LESABRE. *JS

SMALL LIGHTS BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. EXAMPLES STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS, CLIMATE CONTROL, RADIO BUTTONS (WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED). REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 4 YEARS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I95 IN GEORGIA ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA 12-28-08 MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING AND JOLTING CAR AS IT SHIFTED. TOOK TO GARAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP, THIS CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION OIL REPLACED AT RECOMMENDED 50,000 MILES, BESIDES THE 2200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WE HAD TO GET HOTEL ROOM, MEALS AND A RENTAL CAR TO CONTINUE TRIP AS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE DELIVERED RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN SEPARATING AND EXPANDING DOWN TO THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWNWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW AND REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REGULATOR MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE WOULD MOST LIKELY RECUR IN ALL OF THE OTHER WINDOWS. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH WINDOWS AND REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 49,176. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR A THIRD TIME. UPDATED 08/05/10*JB

DASH PAD CURLING WAY UP WHERE DASH MEETS WINDOW. FROM DRIVERS SIDE TO PASSENGER SIDE. I SEE FROM DIFFERENT WEB SITES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR FLAW FOR GM. IMPEDES VISION TO SEE TRAFFIC AHEAD. GM NOR DEALERS WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR A RECALL. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POT HOLD AND THE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AS IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A MAILBOX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,107. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING. UPDATED 04.19.11

BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR MANUFACTURER. *TR

THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 BUICK LESABRE, PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2003. IN JANUARY OF 2008, WITH 47,692 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE INCIDENT - THE VEHICLE LURCHED, BUCKED, RAPIDLY PICKED UP SPEED AND RAPIDLY LOST SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SITUATION WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO BOTH MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. MY REMEDY WAS TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE VEHICLE REPAIR CENTER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH POST-1997 BUICKS, IN WHICH THERE IS A TYPICALLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HE CITED THAT HE MAY SEE CLOSE TO 100 SIMILAR CASES PER YEAR. IN FACT, WHILE I WAS DISCUSSING MY CAR WITH HIM ANOTHER POST-1997 BUICK CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT A CHRONIC MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT EXISTS THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH A PRODUCT RECALL OR WARRANTY CONCESSION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

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

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON A CLOUDY DAY. WHEN I DID, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A SCRATCH IN THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A USED CAR, IT WAS SOLD AS IS. IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY, NOT THEIRS. I THINK IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM TO SELL A CAR WITH A SCRATCHED WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WOULD GENERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOWS ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE. I HAVE REPLACE 2 WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLIES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CABLE WHICH RAISES AND LOWERS THE WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO A PLASTIC PART, WHICH FAILS. *JB UPDATED 09/27/07. *JB