2003 Buick LeSabre Complaint Log

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT COVERED IN GE AUTO WARRANTY SERVICES 4 STAR PLUS CONTRACT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER OF WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM AND FOUND OUT IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRASH SENSOR BUT NOT COVERED, COST WAS $95 FOR A 5 MIN DIAGNOSTIC, ERROR CODE READING TAKEN OFF THE CONTROL COMPUTER FOR THE AIRBAG. SAFETY FEATURE FAILURE IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURER, DEALER OR WARRANTY. HAVE NOT AT THIS TIME CORRECTED FAILURE, PRICE FOR REPAIR WAS $300 ON TOP OF $95 DIAGNOSTIC. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING WHEN CHANGING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HE FEELS A SHUDDER WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A TWO-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WINDOW MOTORS ON THREE WINDOWS ON MY BUICK LESABRE, 2002, HAVE FAILED. SLIGHT POPPING SOUND, THEN WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BUICK. *JB

UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING EXTERNALLY AT 50,400 MILES ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE. SAME OCCURRED ON MY 1997 BUICK LESABRE AT 85,000 MILES. REPLACED UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET WITH AFTER MARKET ASSEMBLY ON 1997 NOW AT 103,000 MILES. 2003 BUICK CURRENTLY AT DEALERS FOR REPAIR PENDING. *JB

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE BEGAN TO SEPARATE AND PEEL AWAY FROM THE BODY AND BUCKLE OUT TOWARD THE PASSENGER SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CANNOT BE PUSHED BACK INTO PLACE. IT WILL VERY LIKELY PROPOSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS NEED TO BE DEPLOYED OR MAY EVEN CAUSE PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

OCCASIONALLY SMELLED ANTI-FREEZE AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE LEAK WAS. HAD TO ADD ANTI-FREEZE ON TWO OCCASIONS. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME THE LEAK AND ADVISED I SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED ASAP. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST AT THIS POINT IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000. IT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT IF NOT REPAIRED THIS COULD RESULT IN ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL WHICH WOULD RUIN THE MOTOR. THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GASKET THEY USED, WHICH IS PLASTIC AND HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN DEFECT INVESTIGATION ACTION # EA02030. THIS FAILURE RELATED TO THE LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SMELLED ANTIFREEZE WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND THE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT FREQUENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,350. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFLATER DEVICE IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAS HAD THE PART REPLACED, BUT BUICK DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT HEARS AN OCCASIONAL SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE DASH PAD IS COMING APART, SEPARATING AND BUCKLING UP SO HIGH THAT IT IS NOW A VISUAL HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. WHEN THE WEATHER IS SOMEWHAT WARM OR HOT, THE BUCKLING IS MUCH WORSE. IT IS NOW SEPARATING FURTHER TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A HEADS UP DISPLAY AND EVEN THAT IS BEING AFFECTED BY THE DASH PAD COMING APART. I PAID LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND EXPECT TO KEEP AND DRIVE IT FOR MANY YEARS. WITH THIS SAFETY DEFECT GETTING MUCH WORSE AS TIME GOES BY, I NOW WONDER HOW MUCH LONGER I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. IT IS A COMPLETE SHAME BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS LIKE BRAND NEW EXCEPT FOR THIS UNSAFE FACTORY DEFECT. EVERY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES FROM YEARS 2001 THRU 2005 THAT I HAVE NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS, GARAGES, AND EVEN ON THE HIGHWAYS, HAVE THIS SAME FACTORY SAFETY DEFECT. I HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO OWN THIS SAME MODEL VEHICLE BUT DIFFERENT YEAR MODELS, AND THEIR DASH PADS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS MINE. PLEASE MAKE GM ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY DEFECT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS NOTICED AROUND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL LINE ON THE ENGINE RUBBED TOGETHER WITH THE TRANSMISSION CABLE CAUSING A HOLE IN ONE OF THE HOSES, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION CABLE RUBBED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE , WHICH CAUSED GAS TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE CABLE WHICH RAISES AND LOWERS THE WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO A PLASTIC PART, WHICH FAILS. POOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. *TR

SMALL LIGHTS BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. EXAMPLES STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS, CLIMATE CONTROL ID (GREEN) LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS ON TRUNK LID. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END SHIMMIED. NEW STRUTS, MOTOR MOUNTS, TWO AXLES AND FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE CONTACT INSTALLED NEW TIRES THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.

BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION CAUSED BY SEVERELY WARPED REAR BRAKE ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS 27,400 MILES. *JB

NOISE HAD OCCURRED UPON SLOWING AND BRAKING, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALER. A PERSON FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RODE WITH ME BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN (PERHAPS DUE TO THE LIGHT RAIN). TWO DAYS LATER I MADE A TRIP INTO ATLANTA. THE FRONT BRAKES SOUNDED AS THOUGH THEY WERE GRINDING AT ALL SPEEDS. A TIRE DEALER IN DECATUR (NEAREST MY LOCATION AT THE TIME) REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS (36,000 MILES). THE PROBLEM IS BACK. EXAMINATION OF ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS SHOWS NO GOUGING OF THE ROTOR AND PLENTY OF PAD REMAINING ON ALL 8 PADS; THEY APPEAR TO BE PRACTICALLY NEW (48,000 MILES). *JB

I HELPED MY 78 YEAR OLD MOTHER PURCHASE A 2003 BUICK LESABRE IN EARLY JAN. 2006. WHEN I TEST DROVE CAR I NOTICED COOLANT WAS LOW AND MENTIONED TO SALESPERSON. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING PLENUM GASKET BUT DID NOT REPORT TO ME. LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER THE CAR WAS SEVERELY LOSING COOLANT AGAIN. DEALER SAID UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD (PLENUM) WAS WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PROBLEM IS THAT THE ONLY PLENUM GM MAKES FOR THIS ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL LIKELY WARP AGAIN, POSSIBLY DESTROYING ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS ENGINE. ALL REPAIRS ON MY MOTHER'S CAR HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARRANTY WILL SOON RUN OUT. WARRANTY IS SUPPOSED TO COVER ANY DEFECTS IN MANUFACTURING. PLENUM IS DEFECTIVE AND THE ONLY GM AUTHORIZED REPAIR IS WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PLENUM. THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. I SPOKE WITH A FORMER GM MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT IT. PLASTIC IS NOT A SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR THE PLENUM, AS IT WARPS DUE TO ENGINE HEAT. A RECALL IS ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THIS ENGINE IS USED IN MANY VEHICLES (BUICKS AND OTHER MODELS) THAT ARE POPULAR WITH THE ELDERLY. IT IS UNCONSCIOUSNESS THAT GM KNOWINGLY ALLOWS THE ELDERLY TO DRIVE CARS THAT WILL LIKELY LEAVE THEM STRANDED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, GOING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY ACCELERATED; SOMETIMES TAKING 15-30 SECONDS AND UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND THE TESTS FAILED TO SHOW ANY CODES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. UPDATED 08/28/06. *JB

The contact owns a 2003 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that their trunk failed to remain in the open position when needed. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED.

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIM AND BRIGHTENED, DASH REPLACED AND CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKED ALL BY ITSELF WHILE CAR WAS PARKED WITH NO ONE INSIDE, ONLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCKS. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIM OR BRIGHTEN THE LIGHTS THEY INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THE DIMMER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

TIRE BULGED OUT AND LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NEW 2003 BUICK LESABRE, BOUGHT IN NOV, 2003. THE TIRES WERE GENERAL TIRES, BRAND "AMERI-GS60". AS I WAS ON A LONG RANGE TRIP, THE TIRE NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT; THE TIRE STORE SAID TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE STEEL BELT HAD GIVEN WAY.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 BUICK LESABRE THAT THE DASH HAS COME UNGLUED AND HAS BUCKLED UP HALF WAY ACROSS THE DASHBOARD. THE DASH IS MAINLY AFFECTED IN THE AREA INFRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT IS GETTING WORSE AND SPREADING TOWARDS THE CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE. I'M REALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. SO AFRAID THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY IN AN EMERGENCY, OR EVEN WORSE, THAT THE AIRBAGS GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON! I HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS AN INTERNET LINK WITH A BUICK LESABRE FORUM WHERE MANY OTHER DISSATISFIED LESABRE OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THEREFORE, I KNOW MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME GM WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. AN ESTIMATE OF $525.49 WAS GIVEN JUST FOR A NEW UPPER DASH. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE LABOR. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SPED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO ANOTHER LANE, CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY AN UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL, FRIEND OR RELATIVE. *AK

2003 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A BOLT LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE A DEALERSHIP AND THE REP ASSURRED THE CONSUMER THE BOLT WAS TAKEN CARE OF AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, HOWEVER ON MAY 1, 2005 WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE MADE THE WORST NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND DISCOVERED THE RIGHT FRONT BOLT WAS MISSING, WHICH ALLOWED SOME PART OF THE BRAKE TO SWING DOWN AND HIT THE WHEEL. *JB

DASH PANEL IS SEPARATING FROM FRAME , STARTED IN FRONT OF DRIVER & PROGRESSING TOWARDS PASSENGER SIDE WHERE AIR BAG IS LOCATED WHICH IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM ,NOT TO MENTION RESALE OR TRADE IN. *TR

THE CONSUMER OWNS BOTH A 1993 BUICK ROADMASTER AND A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE ROADMASTER HAD POOR LIGHTING IN BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS AND THE HIGHBEAMS ON THE LESABRE WERE EXTREMELY BRIGHT. *BF *TC

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT STOP LIGHT, TIRES SEEMED TO SKID, SHUDDER AND FINALLY STOP. WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO ACTING LIKE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP. CONTINUED PRESSING THROTTLE AND IT FINALLY BROKE FREE AND STARTED MOVING NORMALLY. THE INITIAL STOP WASN'T A FAST STOP, JUST NORMAL SPEED.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK

THE DASH ON BUICK LESABRE MODEL YEARS 2000-2005 PEELS AWAY STARTING AT THE WINDSHIELD AND STICKS UP AND CONTINUES ACROSS . CONCERN WHEN IT GETS TO THE RIGHT SIDE THE AIRBAG MIGHT DEPLOY..ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE DASH. HAVE CONTACTED BUICK ABOUT THIS BUT THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA,WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE RECEIVED PAPERS TO FILL OUT AND RETURN ,HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM YET (4 WEEKS AGO) SPOKE TO BUICK REP. 11-2-2010 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS UNLESS ENOUGH PEOPLE FILED A COMPLAINT TO INITIATE A RECALL. PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT COULD BE INJURED IF THE DASH PEELED AWAY ENOUGH TO ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY THE DASH STARTED PEELING UP 16 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. (12-2-2002) 2003 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM. HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. *MR THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. *SC *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM INDICATOR ALWAYS READ FULL TANK EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS EMPTY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *NM

(1) BAD CV JOINT/HALF SHAVES UPON DELIVERY OF VEHICLE (2) FAILURE WILL CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. 3) NOTHING WAS DONE. G M REP. STATED VEHICLE IS WITHIN CORPORATE SPECIFICATIONS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING POWER. THE CONSUMER PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS A TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A RECALLED TIRE. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT. AFTER SEVEN VISITS TO THE DEALERS, THEY REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE TIRES BALANCED 8 TIMES AND HAS BOUGHT 7 NEW TIRES. *JB THE VIBRATING CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE HAD A DRIVELINE SHIMMY AT HIGHER SPEED THAT WAS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE AND THE FRONT LEFT REAR WHEEL WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND WAS CORRECTED, VIBRATIONS WERE STILL EVIDENT DURING SUBSEQUENT ROAD TEST AND THREE TIRES WERE FOUND OUT OF BALANCE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND WHEELS WEREN'T THE PROBLEM. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD A DRIVELINE SHIMMY AT A HIGHER SPEED. *JB

BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE GOTTEN WRINKLES IN THE LEATHER, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE WRINKLES. I BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN AND I WILL NOT EXCEPT THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *JB UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND TIRE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK *LA

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISED TO PUSH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER DOWN UNTIL HE COULD SEE THE FLASHING ARROW, NOT ALL OF THE WAY DOWN. THE WAY IT SAID TO DO, IF TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE, THE LEVER WILL RETURN ON ITS OWN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS DOES WORK PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER THINKS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUSH THE LEVER ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE AS ONE DOES WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR.*AK UPDATE 11/16/05. *JB

THE DASH PAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *TR

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS MOUNTED ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK *JB *NLM

SHAKES & VIBRATIONS IN STEERING WHEEL & FLOOR OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE TIRES WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. *JB

I WAS HIT HEAD ON. MY VEHICLE A BUICK LESABRE 2003 AND THE VEHICLE WHICH HIT ME, A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAG ON MY BUICK LESABRE DID NOT DEPLOY, THUS CAUSING ME PHYSICAL INJURIES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASH HAS CONTINUED TO PEEL TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE LIGHT HAS STARTED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SUNVISOR BROKE OFF. THE ABS LOCKED-UP WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE. UPDATED EVOQ 03/02/11

DASH PEELING . STARTED AT THE CENTER AND HAS SPREAD ABOUT 50% ACROSS. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE CONTACTED BUICK SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS. NO RESULTS. BOUGHT CAR 12-11-02. STARTED PEELING IN JULY 6 OR AUGUST 6, 2003. *TR

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE AND THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE HORN MADE IT HARD TO PUSH DOWN. *NLM A GM REPRESENTATIVE WITNESSED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO BLOW THE HORN AND IN AN EMERGENCY IT MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HAD ARTHRITIS AND WAS UNABLE TO BLOW THE HORN UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES. *SCC *JB

VIBRATION, WHICH BECOME GREATER WITH SPEED, IS FELT ON THE FLOOR, FRONT SEAT & STEERING WHEEL: VIBRATION BECOMES WORSE ON A CURVE. THE PROBLEM IS GREATEST ON AN EXTREMELY SMOOTH RUBBERIZED BLACK TOPPED ROAD.ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED, ROTATED & REPLACED: DRIVE TRAIN REALINED: TRANSMISSION DAMPER KIT INSTALLED. PROBLEM CONTINUES.*AK

WHILE THE DRIVER EITHER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST TOUCH THE FLOOR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM