2002 Buick Lesabre

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRIP CHECK SHOWED: FUEL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COVER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT OIL LEAKING FLUID, POWER STEERING LEAKING FLUID. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE HORN WAS HIT HARD, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT WENT OF, TECHNICIAN COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

• 12/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. ALSO, EVERY TIME CONSUMER TURNS OFF VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME ,HE COMES BACK NEXT MORNING , AND HAS NO BATTERY. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. TS......*AK

• 12/30/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. SHE NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42000. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING. THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. UPDATED 02/03/10.*JB

• 12/30/2008· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS AND ADVISED HIM TO REGISTER HIS COMPLAINT ON THEIR WEBSITE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

• 12/30/2008· VISIBILITY

  DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW, FELL DOWN. TO GET REPAIRED WOULD BE $458. SO WINDOW WAS BLOCKED UP WITH 4 PIECES OF WOOD BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A COUPLE IN THEIR LATE 70'S & 80. IN THE WINTERTIME. ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/30/2006· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUE TO FAIL. IF NOT FIXED PROPERLY COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND VEHICLE. FAILURE IS VERY COMMON AND DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *NM

• 12/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NHTSA#100003430 UPPER INTKAE MANIFOLD LEAKING

• 12/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - WARMING UP AT IDLE - IN 4 DEGREE F OUTSIDE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE - HAVING BEEN IN HIGH WIND CONTAINING SANDY DIRT PARTICLES OVERNIGHT - VEHICLE UNOCCUPIED - STATIONARY IN RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY. *TR

• 12/27/2007· VISIBILITY

  JAN 2007 - FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN IN DOOR WHILE ROLLING DOWN TO PAY AIRPORT TOLL - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 OCT 2007 - REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE CAR WAS PARKED - WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED ~$500 DEC 2007 - REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING IN 25 M.P.H. ZONE - BEING REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/24/2010· STRUCTURE

  THE DASHPAD ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE HAS PULLED LOOSE AT THE BASE AND IS BUNCHED UP IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO GLUE THE PAD BACK DOWN MYSELF BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE READ BLOG POSTS FROM SEVERAL 2000-2005 LESABRE OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I NOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT THE ISOLATED PROBLEM I HAD THOUGHT IT WAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE DASHPAD CONTINUES TO PULL LOOSE, THE AIRBAG SENSORS COULD BE TRIGGERED AND CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO INFLATE WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR MOST OF THE TIME, AND SINCE SHE IS ONLY 5 FEET TALL, SHE MUST MOVE THE SEAT UP ALMOST AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER RIDES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHEN MY WIFE TAKES HER TO SCHOOL. I AM CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY SHOULD THE AIRBAGS ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY DUE TO THE DASHPAD COMING LOOSE. *TR

• 12/22/2012· STRUCTURE

  THE DASHBOARD PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD APPROX. 3/4" AND NOW IS GETTING WIDER TO ABOUT 2" AND IS EXTENDING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER AREA. WE ARE AFRAID THAT DUST WILL GET IN THERE AND MAKE GAUGES MALFUNCTION, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. IT ALSO LOOKS AESTHETICALLY BAD AS THE REST OF THE INTERIOR IS FINE. *TR

• 12/20/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CAR PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED, SITTING STILL, RUNNING TO WARM UP IN VERY COLD AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE (5 DEGREES F. SIDE AIR BAGS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED DAMAGING THE SEATS AND INTERIOR TRIM.

• 12/19/2007· VISIBILITY

  2002 BUICK LESABRE. LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT, EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE REGULATOR THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW GLASS. *KB THE REAR DOOR REGULATOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED IN SEPTEMBER 2007, THE REGULATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. *JB

• 12/17/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR, CONTROL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL FOR CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO ARE VERY HOT TO BE TOUCHED. DEALER STATED MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT OFFERS NO SOLUTION.*AK *YD

• 12/14/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THIS I HAVE FOUND OUT ONLINE IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR I HAD A FEW WINDOWS SUDDENLY DROP ON ME & I FIGURED OUT THE WINDOW MOTORS IN 2 WERE BROKEN, HOWEVER WHEN THEY DROPPED I ALSO FOUND OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY DOOR WERE DAMAGED FROM THE WINDOW MOTOR FAILURE, SO NOW ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR I HAVE NO MIRROR ADJUSTMENT, NO UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON FOR SAFETY IN DANGEROUS AREAS I DRIVE, SOME WINDOWS (HAD ALL 4 MOTORS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME) WORK & SOME DON'T FROM CERTAIN AREAS, I EVEN FOUND AFTER I USED MY RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR, THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN! SO TO FIX THE PROBLEM I PERSONALLY HAD TO DISCONNECT THE NEW WINDOW MOTOR AS WELL AS THE TRUNK. ALSO FOR COMFORT IN HEAT MY HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK FROM MY DRIVER DOOR. MY CAR RUNS PERFECT BUT THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR OWNERS LONG AGO FOR 2000-2005 BUICK LESABRES. *TR

• 12/14/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO REMAIN STUCK. THE DEALER MADE FOUR ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

• 12/14/2009· VISIBILITY

  REGARDING MY 2002 BUICK LA SABRE, LIMITED EDITION I AM IN OTTAWA CANADA - THE WINDOW REGULATORS ON THIS CAR ARE ALL FAULTY AND I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AUGUST 2002 IN GOOD FAITH AND DID NOT EXPECT THIS KIND OF TROUBLE. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS CAR THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN PUTTING THE WINDOWS BACK UP AFTER BEING OPENED. AFTER MANY INVESTIGATIONS IN OLEANS , CANADA THE DEALER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND IT WOULD COST ME $400 TO REPLACE JUST ONE WINDOW REGULATOR ALONE THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN GOING ON EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND IT IS WELL KNOW IN THE CAR INDUSTRY THAT THIS PARTICULAR 2002 BUICK LA SABRE, LTD EDITION HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS MAINLY IN THIS AREA (REGULATORS) BUT GM IS AVOIDING ANY RECALLS ON THIS AND TO ME THIS IS TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE ON GM'S PART NOT TO DO A RECALL ON THESE REGULATORS, IT IS ACTUALLY A COMPLETE AVOIDANCE OF THERE RESPONSIBLE, THEY HAVE JUST BEEN TOTALLY DERELICT IN THEIR DUTY AS A MANUFACTURER AND JUST LETTING THE CUSTOMER TAKE THE FULL FINANCIAL BRUNT OF GMS INEPTNESS TO SUPPLY QUALITY PARTS IN THEIR WINDOW MECHANISMS,,,,,,,,,,, NAMELY THE CHEAP REGULATORS! WILL ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IRRESPONSIBLE AND TROUBLESOME SAFETY ISSUE??????????????????? *TR

• 12/14/2008· VISIBILITY

  I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WENT DOWN AND THAT?S WHERE IT STAYED. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS PROVEN OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON BUICKS OF THIS ERA AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS USING THE REGULATOR MECHANISMS FROM THE SUPPLIER TO GM. MY BILL ENDED UP OVER 500 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, VERIFIED BY ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO ALSO VERIFIED IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, BUT GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEM AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TRADING AS I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS WITH THE OTHER WINDOWS AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/10/2009· VISIBILITY

  I LOWERED THE WINDOWS AND WHEN I WENT TO RAISE THE REAR-PASSENGER THERE WAS A "CRACK" NOISE AND IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE PLASTIC PART, AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR, HAD BROKEN - CAUSING THE WIRE, WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE REGULATOR, MOVING THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN, TO JUST COIL UP INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM QUOTE ME THE COST OF REPAIRING AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD RUN ME ~$700. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART ALONE WAS ~$400. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM FIX IT... BECAUSE I WAS EXPECTING A ~$75 REPAIR... NOT ~$700! I TAPED UP THE WINDOW (WHICH I HATE BEING "THAT CAR") AND DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER QUOTE. AT THE TIME I WAS INCREDIBLY BUSY WITH WORK AND DIDN'T GET AROUND TO IT THOUGH. ROUGHLY A MONTH LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY FRONT-PASSENGER WINDOW. I NOW HAVE BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HELD UP BY TAPE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE TRIED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SUBMIT PROBLEMS WITH CARS TO BUICK DIRECTLY, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ONLY GO TO A DEALERSHIP AND TELL THEM.... AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NO LUCK. I HAVE TAKEN MY DOOR PANEL OFF TO TRY AND FIX MYSELF AND WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST THAT THE TOP PART OF THE REGULATOR, WHICH IS BASICALLY JUST A TRACK FOR THE WIRE TO RUN IN AS THE WINDOW GOES UP AND DOWN, WAS CHEAP PLASTIC. THE REST OF THE REGULATOR IS STEAL, AND THE PART THAT HAS ALL THE TENSION FROM THE WIRE RUNNING OVER IT, IS PLASTIC. RIDICULOUS. *TR

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE BATTERY DIED TWICE IN ONE WEEK, DEALER NOTIFIED SAID COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PH

• 12/08/2006· VISIBILITY

  THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MADE A POP NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOW THEN SLOWLY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE WINDOW NOW WILL NOT RETURN TO THE UP POSITION. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE DURING POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED BY ANYTHING COMING THROUGH THE WINDOW; SNOW, RAIN, ETC. IT IS ALSO A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS A CHILD SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT AND I KEEP THE CHILD LOCKS ENGAGED TO KEEP HIM FROM OPENING THE DOOR BUT WHAT IS TO STOP HIM FROM GOING OUT THE WINDOW EVEN IF I HAVE THE WINDOWS LOCKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS USED IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR THAT BREAK EVEN IF THE WINDOW IS NOT USED. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ONE WINDOW REGULATOR AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ONE AS WELL. I KNOW GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR THE FIRST ONE BUT REFUSE TO DO SO ON THIS ONE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THAT IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF IF THE WINDOWS WILL FAIL, BUT WHEN. THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO LOOK AFTER THE CONSUMER AND NOT THE CORPORATION. I HAVE DETAILED IN THIS LETTER THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH HAZARD IF THE WINDOW FAILS AND CAUSES A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER, PERSONAL SAFETY, AND PERSONAL SECURITY OF CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT. *JB

• 12/07/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL AND COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 01/23/2017*CT *CN

• 12/06/2018· STRUCTURE,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  WAS DRIVING AND AS I PULLED TO REDLIGHT VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS BUT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM THE MOTOR

• 12/06/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND WAS CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK. THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200. UPDATED 02/02/11 *CN

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING. ENGINE WILL RESTART, BUT WILL ONLY RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR OTHER INDICATIONS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR WILL RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, USUALLY OVERNIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER HAS REPLACED TWO IGNITION MODULES, AND ONE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR A TOTAL OF TWELVE WEEKS SINCE INITIAL OCCURRENCE, WHILE THE DEALER TRIES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER MOST OF THE TIME CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE, THE CAR DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING CODES: B1009 AND B2734. MILEAGE BETWEEN INCIDENTS RANGES FROM AS HIGH AS 15,000 MILES TO 1,500 MILES. CAR IS UNDEPENDABLE, AND MUCH MORE IMPORTANT, UNSAFE. *TR

• 12/05/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 1/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A TEMPERATURE RELATED PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

• 12/05/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A FEW DAYS BEFORE DECEMBER 3, 2011, AND I HEARD A LOUD "POP" SOUND FROM THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR. ON THE 3RD, I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND STARTED HEARING THE SOUND OF AN OPEN WINDOW IN THE BACK SEAT. I TRIED TO CLOSE THE BACK-RIGHT WINDOW WITH THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR, BUT IT DIDN'T MOVE THE WINDOW (I HEARD THE MOTOR RUNNING, THOUGH). I THEN PARKED THE CAR AND GOT OUT TO TRY TO PULL/PUSH THE WINDOW SHUT, BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY ALL THE WAY UP. IT HAD STARTED WITH JUST AN INCH OR SO BEING OPEN, BUT EVENTUALLY IT SLID DOWN SO IT WAS ONLY ABOUT HALFWAY UP. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE ( HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2002/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDOW_REGULATOR_BROKE.SHTML ), THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR, BUT BUICK IS SAYING THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE TO DECLARE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE WINDOW REGULATOR. I DISAGREE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, REPAIRING A SINGLE WINDOW WITH THIS PROBLEM CAN COST UP TO $300 PLUS LABOR, AND USUALLY WHEN ONE WINDOW GOES BAD, THE OTHERS ARE SOON TO FOLLOW. I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE PAYING $1200 FOR WINDOWS IN A CAR I ONLY PAID $5000 FOR USED... *TR

• 12/04/2006· VISIBILITY

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, BOTH SIDE WINDOWS IN THE REAR BEGAN TO SLIP DOWN INTO THE DOOR, CAUSING AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY SECURE THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE FROM RAIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

• 12/03/2013· STRUCTURE

  WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON NOV. 1, 2013, THE DASHBOARD PAD WAS ALREADY BUCKLING. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS CAR ONLY HAS 30000 MILES ON IT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT. *TR

• 12/01/2010· VISIBILITY

  2002 BUICK LESABRE - POWERED REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE 2X. *TR

• 11/30/2015· ENGINE

  THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, WHICH IS COVERED IN THE RECENT RECALL 15V701. THIS RECALL COVERS OIL LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD ONTO THE REST OF THE ENGINE, LEADING TO A RISK OF FIRE. THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE IS, HOWEVER, NOT OFFICIALLY COVERED IN RECALL 15V701, EVEN THOUGH MINE DEFINITELY SHOWS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP ONCE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. IF NOT, PLEASE OUTLINE WHY. ALSO, WHAT IS THE EXACT FIX FOR THE OTHER CARS THAT ARE COVERED (BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION WHEN I TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP AGAIN TO TRY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE; I AGAIN HAVE OIL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE)?

• 11/30/2010· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  THE TOP DASHBOARD ON MY 2002 YEAR BUICK LESABRE HAS BECOME DISLODGED AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND IS SLOWLY BECOMING DISLODGED TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THIS TOP DASHBOARD HOUSES THE AIR BAG AT THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG CAN BECOME INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED KILLING THE PASSENGER. GM HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND ITS BEEN 7 WEEKS SINCE THE NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD SAID THEY WILL SEND ME A COMPLAINT FORM TO COMPLETE. I AM GATHERING INFORMATION TO EXPOSE GENERAL MOTORS LACK OF CUSTOMER CONCERN WITH A TROUBLESHOOTER AT MY LOCAL TV STATION. *TR

• 11/30/2008· VISIBILITY

  THREE OF MY WINDOWS ON MY 2002 BUICK LASABRE LIMITED HAVE ALL FAILED. THE WINDOW HAS DETACHED FROM THE MOTOR, IT SEEMS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, YET NO RECALL TO FIX IT IS OFFERED. I CANNOT OPEN THESE WINDOWS BECAUSE I WOULD BE DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM BACK UP. THE COST TO FIX THIS IS ABOUT $200 - $400. NOT ONLY SHOULD I NOT HAVE TO PAY TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO SO. I AM AMAZED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

• 11/30/2004· SEATSCrash

  THE FRONT HEAD RESTS FAILED TO LOCK IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEAD REST HAD FALLEN DOWN, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB *SC

• 11/29/2014· ENGINEFire

  MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE FROM HIS APARTMENT (LESS THAN A MILE) AND ARRIVED AT SCHOOL (XAVIER UNIVERSITY-CINCINNATI, OH). HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THE CABIN. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND JUMP OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO DOUSE THE FIRE. *TR

• 11/27/2020· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE FRAME OF MY CAR FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY AFTER I HAD ALREADY REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN DENIED SERVICES TO GET IT FIXED.

• 11/27/2006· VISIBILITY

  WINDOW REGULATORS ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT ON MY BUICK LESABRE.. WINDOWS NEVER USED AS NO PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE. *NM

• 11/27/2006· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW CONTROLS WERE INOPERABLE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

• 11/26/2006· VISIBILITY

  THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST WAS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHICH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER FOR $550.00. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THIS WAS FIXED BY ME AFTER DOING SOME RESEACH ON HOW TO REPAIR THIS ITEM. NOW THE SAME WINDOW HAS BROKE AGAIN AND I WILL FIX IT AGAIN, BUT IN DOING MORE RESEARCH I HAVE COME ACROSS A SITE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY IN THE BUICK LESABRE AND I FEEL THAT I SHOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT BECAUE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM GMC. *JB

• 11/25/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE. THE NOISE GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE TIE ROD ENDS BEING WORN. THE CAUSE OF THE WORN TIE ROD ENDS IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *NLM CONSUMER HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO CONKLIN CARS AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS.*MR

• 11/24/2007· VISIBILITY

  IT IS CURRENTLY 39 DEGREES AND RAINING IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS AND I JUST HAD THE SECOND WINDOW ON MY 2002 BUICK LESABRE FAIL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! MY GRANDFATHER WORKED FOR GM FOR 40 YEARS AND I HAVE BEEN LOYAL TO A FAULT. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME AND APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS AND BUICK WON'T RECALL THE CARS TO FIX THEM. AT 500 DOLLARS EACH I AM FURIOUS. SHAME ON YOU GM. *TR

• 11/20/2008· VISIBILITY

  IN MAR, 2008 THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AT 47,827 MILES; I HAD THE REGULATOR REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $373.00; THEN IN OCTOBER, 2008 THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW FAILED AND WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, AT 53,612 MILES. DUE TO THE COST OF THE REGULATOR I HAD IT SKETCHED IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHICH COST ME $78.53; THEN IN NOV.2008 THE LEFT REAR WINDOW STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AT 54,054 MILES. I ALSO HAD IT SCOTCHED SHUT AT A COST TO ME OF $75.25. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS, BUICK DIVISION TODAY. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND CORRECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS/ BUICK. *TR

• 11/20/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED FORWARD ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE TRUNK LID BOUNCES, WHEN OPENED BY THE REMOTE. BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD, I RECEIVED A SLIGHT LACERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. SOMEONE CAN GET A CONCUSSION. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF BUICK'S CHANNELS OF COMPLAINT.*AK

• 11/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIMES SOUND AT START UP AND STAY ON AT ALL TIMES.I PULLED FUSE OUT OF CONCERN THE AIR BAGS MAY DEPLOY WHEN NOT NEEDED. *TR

• 11/18/2008· VISIBILITY

  ELECTRIC WINDOW MECHANISM HAS FAILED ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS. FAILURE OCCURED WHILE LOWERING THE WINDOW WITH THE UP/DOWN SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DOOR. BOTH WINDOWS FAILED WHEN THEY WERE APROXIATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN. THE WINDOWS WERE EACH OPERATED ONLY A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE FAILURE. THE RIGHT REAR WAS THE FIRST TO FAIL. WAS REPAIRED AT OFFICIAL BUICK DEALERSHIP BY REPLACING ENTIRE MECHANISM AT A COST OF $666.00. LEFT REAR FAILED NEXT, AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

• 11/17/2015· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NON-ACCIDENT RELATED ENGINE FIRES AND IS CONCERNED. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD

• 11/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  QUESTIONS CONCERNING 2002 BUICK LESABRE RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO ENGINE COOLANT LEAK IN UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR WHICH LEAD TO THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET OR THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED AN OIL LEAK IN THE VICINTITY OF THE SHROUD (PLASTIC). THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH QUICK FIX THAT THE MANUAL STATED . *SCC *JB

• 11/13/2007· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY TAMPERED WITH BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

• 11/13/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BATTERY LEAK UNDER THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY ACIDS HAD EATEN THE PLATE WHERE THE BATTERY SAT. UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB