2004 Buick Lesabre

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

• 12/27/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NO CRASHES OR ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE WENT BAD RESULTING IN A NOT TRUE MPH READING CAUSING POTENTIAL SPEEDING IN SLOWER ZONES. *TR

• 12/24/2012· AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  DASHBOARD COVER STARTED LIFTING AND PULLING OUT FROM UNDER WINDSHIELD COWLING ABOUT JUNE 2012 AND IS TRAVELING ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE LIFTING AND CREASING IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS A SAFETY DISTRACTION AND THAT IF IT CONTINUES TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT AIRBAG MAY GET SET OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. IS THERE, OR WILL THERE BE, A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/21/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  J & K MITCHELL CASEY, IL.62420 PURCHASED ON 4/11/2014, 98,104 MILEAGE. HEADLAMPS GO OFF AT NITE DRIVING, VERY UNNERVING, FUEL GAGE, HAYWIRE FROM THE START, WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. SWAYING/SUSPENSION, WHEN TURNING, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES AND TAKEN INTO DEALER..HOWEVER, NEVER TAKEN CARE OF. ONLY THING FIXED WAS SOLENOID. *TR

• 12/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A NOISE. AFTER HE OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE, BUT WITHIN MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FIRE DEPT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS INITIATED BY ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 71-787679701. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE OPEN RECALLS AND HE WILL RECEIVED A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

• 12/14/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN NEEDLE GETS BETWEEN HALF AND A QUARTER, IT BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THEN AT A QUARTER FULL, IT GOES TO EMPTY AND STAYS THERE. YOU ARE NEVER SURE HOW MUCH GAS YOU REALLY HAVE AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY.HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION AND STILL ON ALL ROADS.

• 12/09/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LIGHTS ON MY HEATER CONSOLE BEGAN TO GO OUT, ONE BY ONE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE BULBS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TINE TO THE VERY SAME SPECS! AFTER FINDING OUT FROM Y SERVICE SHOP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT (AT A COST OF OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART), I FOUND SOME BULBS FROM RADIO SHACK THAT I SOLDERED IN MYSELF (THROUGH FIXYA.COM - SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MORE BULBS ON OTHER SWITCHES (WINDOW CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, RADIO) ALSO WENT OUT. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU HAVE DRIVERS HUNTING IN THE DARK FOR CONTROLS AS THEY ARE DRIVING. TEXTING IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT FUMBLING IN THE DARK FOR YOUR OWN CAR'S CONTROLS AND TRYING TO CORRECT A BUTTON YOU PUSHED INADVERTENTLY CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/09/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY DASH SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 85MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAUGE WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. LUCKILY, I HAVE A HEADS-UP DISPLAY THAT HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED. LATER, MOST OF THE REST OF MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN RANDOMLY DOING THE SAME THING -- THEY'D GO UP, BUT NOT COME BACK DOWN. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT SEEMED UNAFFECTED WAS MY FUEL GAUGE -- UNTIL LAST WEEK. IT, TOO, IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SEEING LOTS OF WEB ADS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, SINCE, IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING ICY WEATHER (WHICH WE HAVE MUCH OF THE YEAR HERE IN WISCONSIN), IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S NOT A RANDOM CHANCE FAILURE -- IT'S A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MATERIALS OR "WORKMANSHIP" (WHICH INCLUDES AUTOMATED PROCESSES). PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! *TR

• 12/09/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I NOTICED MY CAR SEEMED TO BE TRAVELING SLOWER THAN MOST TRAFFIC WHEN TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMITS. EVENTUALLY WHILE DRIVING AT A REASONABLE SPEED NOTICED SPEEDOMETER READ 95MPH, NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING AHEAD TO HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING NORMAL SPEED. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR THE NEEDLE DIDN'T RETURN TO THE ZERO POSITION, BUT STAYED A 80MPH. STARTING THE CAR WOULD RESET THE NEEDLE BACKWARD 10MPH BUT IT WOULDN'T RETURN TO ZERO. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING IN SIMILAR MODEL YEAR GM PICK-UPS RESULTING IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT. SHORTLY AFTER SPEEDOMETER FAILURE THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED JUMPING FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CAR WAS APPROACHING 80,000 MILES WHICH WAS THE LIMIT FOR COVERAGE IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK CLASS ACTION SUIT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT A COST OF AROUND $400, IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK FOR THE DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PART. I SENT GM THE FORM FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE CLASS ACTION SUIT AND WAS CALLED BY GM AND SENT A LETTER TELLING ME THAT THE BUICK LESABRE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS PROGRAM. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED MY MOTHERS 2004 BUICK LESABRE WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/07/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND EXITING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC FITTING HAD BECOME MOIST ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE O-RING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ONLY OTHER OPTION OF REPAIRING THE FAILURE WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 04/29/11

• 12/07/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED HAD ABOUT 49,000 MILES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT IS MOST OFTEN PEGGED IN THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION, WHICH ALSO IS AFFECTING THE HEAT GAUGE. I CALLED BUICK, AFTER CONFERRING WITH MY MECHANIC WHO ASSURED ME IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NOT THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE TANK. BUICK MADE IT SOUND AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF I JUMPED THROUGH THEIR HOOPS AND TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY $85.00 TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTIONING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AFTER WAITING A WEEK, BUICK CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS UP TO ME TO PAY THE OVER $600 TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. I HAVE NOT DONE SO AS OF YET. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS TOTALLY USELESS. THE CAR NOW HAS 52,000 MILES AND ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP, THE GAUGE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I CONSIDER IT LUCK THAT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A TICKET YET. I CAN LIVE WITHOUT A FUEL GAUGE SINCE THE DASH COMPUTER TELLS ME HOW FAR I CAN TRAVEL BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I CANNOT, HOWEVER, LIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER. IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I KNOW FROM SEARCHING THE WEB, INCLUDING THIS WEB SITE, THAT BUICK IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE SO TOTALLY AGAINST FIXING IT. I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE GAUGE TO GO BEFORE THE DASH IS TOTALLY INOPERABLE AND THAT IS THE TACHOMETER. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A PULSE IN THAT RECENTLY AS WELL SO I'M SURE ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT GOES OUT AS WELL. *TR

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

• 12/02/2018· ENGINE

  THE ENGINE STALLS AND JERKED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO GO THE GEARS DIDN'T SHIFT LIKE USUAL. DRIVING LONG DISTANCES IT DOESN'T DO THIS UNTIL YOU'RE DRIVING AND STOPPING EVERY SO OFTEN. SOMETIMES TURNING INTO A PLACE THE ENGINE WOULDN'T GO AND ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES.

• 11/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND BATTERY PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STALLING, GAUGES DYING OUT, ENGINE LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATING, HARD TIMES STARTING THE ENGINE, RATTLE IN THE MIDDLE VENTS WHEN SET ON LOW, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES AND WERE HARD TO DUPLICATE. *SC

• 11/21/2008· VISIBILITY,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOVED FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE DIAL REMAINED ON EMPTY AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 12/23/08.*JB

• 11/18/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DASHBOARD FACING AWAY FROM WINDSHIELD AND BUCKLING. FABRIC LINER INSIDE DASH IS EXPOSED.

• 11/14/2022· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.

• 11/05/2022· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  fuel vapor system leaks gas fumes into car. Replaced all fuel lines, pulled tank, renewed canister. 10 months later fumes are again entering car cabin. 105,000 total miles.

• 11/05/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER BUICK WITH LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE DEALER WANTED ONLY GRIND THEM.*AK

• 10/29/2003· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 10/25/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS EITHER SHOWING A SPEED FASTER OR SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED (CHECKED W/ A GPS DEVICE). IT FIRST APPEARED WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A CURVY ROAD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 20-25, BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 65. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED AND SLOW DOWN. ANOTHER DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SHOWING 120 MPH AND WE WERE DRIVING 70. *TR

• 10/22/2013· STRUCTURE

  DASH BOARD PAD POPPED UP ABOVE THE GAGE PANEL APPROX. 14" WAS REPORTED TO BUICK SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD NO WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT EXCEPT WHEN IN TRANSIT. I HAVE OWNED QUITE A NUMBER OF GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES AND NEVER WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM. I AM 73 YEARS OF AGE. MY OTHER CAR IS A TOYOTA IN 2015 I WILL BUY MY THIRD PRIUS. MY BROTHERS ARE ALL TOYOTA OWNERS. NEVER ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR. *TR

• 10/21/2021· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS

  Drove to the store, transmission was hard shifting and then wouldn't hardly move at all. Almost got hit three x!! Very tramatized. How is it that on just one of many web pages 400 people had this problem 140 complained about it! that's just one website! how has this problem not been fixed and recalled?

• 10/16/2010· SUSPENSION

  MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE HAS HAD FRONT VIBRATION SINCE IT WAS NEW. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACE TWICE, TWO WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS, WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCE NUMEROUS TIME. THE DEALER DID SOME EXTENSIVE TESTING AND EVENTUALLY THE VIBRATION WAS WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S TOLERANCE. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION. THE FRONT END CONTINUES TO VIBRATE AND THE CAR NOW HAS 33,000 MILES. *TR

• 10/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BATTERY EXPLODED WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED ON. ORIGINAL BATTERY WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2004. WENT BACK TO CAR DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. NEED TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. HAVE NOT GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS CHECKED OUT GOOD WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. BATTERY IS UNDER BACK SEAT AND I'M CONCERNED WHEN I DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN. DO NOT KNOW THE MAKE OF THE ORIGINAL BATTERY NOR THE NEW BATTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED. JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

• 10/11/2011· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WENT TO GOOD YEAR 3594 RT 31 BALDWINSVILLE,NY TODAY AROUND 4:00PM FOR A OIL CHANGE THEY MOVED THE MILAGE FROM 44,000 TO 71,000 AND MESSED WITH THE SPEED THING THAT TELLS YOU HOW FAST YOUR GOING.WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR SOME WHERE FOR WHAT YOU NEED DONE YOU DONT EXPECT THEM TO ACT LIKE KIDS AND PLAY WITH THINGS LIKE THAT.IF ANY THING ELSE GOES WRONG I WILL BELIEVE IT WAS THEM AND EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR WHAT EVER NEEDS TO BE FIXED I HAD THE CAR FOR FEW MONTHS NOW NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.THEY WHERE IN THE GARGE LAUGHING AND SAYING DO YOU THINK HE WILL FIND OUT WHAT WE DID IF THIS COST MONEY TO FIX IT WILL BE PAID BY THEM AND I WANT MY OIL CHANGE MONEY BACK AND I WANT THOSE GUYS IN THE GARAGE TO BE DRUG TESTED.THE MANAGER THAT DAY WAS JOSEPH D AND TECH WAS PATRICK W.THERES ALSO THE STICKER FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE TO PROOF WHAT THEY DID.THIER PHONE NUMBER 315-652-6673.THANK YOU. *KB

• 10/11/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER COMPONENTS (SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAGE) ARE INOPERATIVE. SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS, AND SOMETIME SHOWS VERY HIGH SPEEDS. MOST OF THE TIME IT SITS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT (ON ZERO) OR ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT (PAST 120). MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE FUEL GAGE IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. I USE THE DIGITAL INFO DISPLAY TO THE LEFT TO SHOW HOW MANY MILES I HAVE BEFORE I RUN OUT OF FUEL TO TELL ME IF I NEED GAS. SO FAR I HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. TACHOMETER AND WATER TEMP GAUGES WORK FINE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. *TR

• 10/06/2006· TIRES

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TIRES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AS WELL AS 75 MPH. WHEN INSPECTED BY THE SERVICE DEALER; THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS BELT SEPARATION CAUSING THE VIBRATION. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 10 DIFFERENT TIRE REPLACEMENTS TO THE VEHICLE WITH 2 MORE REJECTED BY THE DEALER. ALSO, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTINENTAL. TIRE SIZE WAS P215/70R15.*AK THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

• 09/26/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2004 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED AT 60 MPH, MY SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT TO 95 MPH AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 1500 AND WILL NOT MOVE.. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STAYS AT 95 MPH AND 1500 RPM RESPECTIVELY. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CLUSTERS AND STEPPER MOTORS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES, BUT I HAVE READ WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT AS LITTLE AS 20K MILES. COMPLETELY UNFAIR THAT GM MAKES YOU RELY ON HEADS UP DISPLAY FOR A SPEED.. VERY UNSAFE I FEEL BECAUSE THIS DRAWS YOUR EYES FROM ROAD CONSTANTLY. *JS

• 09/25/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ATTEMPTED USAGE, THE HIGH BEAMS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $708.31 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114,000 UPDATED 10/21/09*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD, HE ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH, ONLY TO DISCOVER HE HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. HE WORKED THE SWITCH RAPIDLY A FEW TIMES, UNTIL THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. SINCE THEN, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN.

• 09/17/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR MAY 2010 FROM GREGORY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN NEW CASTLE DE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD A PROPBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WASNT A BIG DEAL, THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY BY WARRANTY AND I WOULD JUST NEED TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. MY NEXT ISSUE IS THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO MESS UP; WRONG READINGS AND GAS LEVELS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS AND VERY UPSET. I WILL BE TAKING THIS BACK TO BUICK TO SEE IF I AM AT ALL ELIGIBLE TO RECIEVE RECALL BENEFITS OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE AMOUNT TO FIX THESE ISSUES ARE GREATER THAN I CAN AFFORD WITHIN THE YEAR AND SOME CHANGE OF OWNING THE VEH. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I DID RESEARCH AND DO A CARFAX ON THE CAR AND IT CAME BACK WITH ACCURATE MILEAGE, ONE OWNER AND NO ACCIDENTS AND I JUMPED ON IT, ONLY TO HAVE A NICE CAR WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I THOUGHT BUICKS WERE GOOD SOLID CARS...... *TT

• 09/16/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING MY 20 MINUTE COMMUTE DURING THE WINTER, I HAD THE SEAT HEATER ON IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. IT FELT UNUSUALLY WARM BUT I WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND LEFT IT ON. AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR MY HUSBAND ASKED "WHAT'S THAT SMELL"? HE LOOKED AT THE SEAT AND THERE WAS A QUARTER SIZE SINGE HOLE WHERE THE HEATER COIL BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER, HE THEN TURNED ME AROUND AND LOOKED AT THE BACK OF MY WOOL COAT- THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING HOLE IN THE NEW WOOL COAT THAT I HAD JUST BOUGHT. I AM ASKING FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE COAT- $180.

• 09/14/2008· TIRES

  TRAVELING FROM BUFFALO, N.Y. TO GREENSBORO, GA. ON ROUTE 77, JUST PAST BECKLEY, W. VA., I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS A PATCH OF ROUGH ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A LOAD BANG AND AS I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, I NOTICED BLACK STRIPS FLYING BEHIND ME. THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH AND WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED UNTO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED. I CHECKED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND SAW ALL THE THREAD WAS GONE AND ONLY THE BELT REMAINED AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED. I CALLED FOR A TOW COMPANY AND THE DRIVER SHOWED ME THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND THE REAR BUMPER AND TIRE WELL WERE DESTROYED. I WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALER IN BECKLEY AND THEY SPLICED THE WIRES FOR A TEMPORARY FIX AND REPLACED THE TIRES SO I COULD GET HOME. ONCE HOME, I HAD MY GM DEALER ORDER THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAS A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP FIX THE DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. *TR

• 09/14/2004· AIR BAGS

  FAX INQUIRING WHAT ACTIONS TAKE PLACE ONCE A DEFECT PROBLEM IS POSTED AND REFERENCED WITH NHTSA, DEFECTIVE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HIS 2004 BUICK LESABRE INJURING HIS WIFE. *MR THE CONSUMER'S WIFE SUSTAINED SEVER ABRASIONS ON BOTH ARMS AND A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN THAT STILL PERSIST TODAY WHEN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. *NM *SC *JB

• 09/12/2011· STRUCTURE

  DASH BOARD SEPARATING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, POSSIBLE AIR BAG INFLATION IF FAILURE OF DASH OCCURS. *TR

• 09/10/2008· CHILD SEAT

  TETHER ON THE COSCO VANTAGE HIGHBACK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL. INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT CLEAR, AND IT IS NOT USER FRIENDLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY HELPFUL HINTS IN HOW TO EASILY SHORTEN THE TETHER FOR INSTALLATION IN CARS PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE EXACT MODEL IS 22560-FSM MANUFACTURED 6/15/07 WHY NOT USE THE TETHERS YOU INSTALL AND PULL TO TIGHTEN LIKE THE COSCO SCENERA 22120 FSM MANUFACTURED 6/18/07 THESE ARE MUCH EASIER TO INSTALL, VERY USER FRIENDLY. PLEASE HELP MAKE INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTALLATION EASIER FOR PARENTS. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TEACHING THEM TO USE THESE CAR SEATS CORRECTLY EVERY TIME, BUT EVEN HARDER WHEN THINGS ARE MANUFACTURED IN SUCH A WAY THAT EVEN AN EXPERT CAN'T THEM FIGURE OUT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2004, MAKE=BUICK, MODEL=LESABRE). *TR

• 09/10/2004· STEERING,TIRES,SEATS

  SEPT.3,2004 MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2004 BUICK LASABRE NEW,.WITH ABOUT 90 MILES ON THE CAR AT INTERSTATE SPEED I NOTICED THE CAR HAD A SLIGHT VIBERATION AND A SLIGHT PULLING TO THE RIGHT,THE DRIVERS SEAT AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER SEAT ALSO BECAME VARY UNCOMFORTABLE,I FELT LIKE I WAS FIGHTING THE CAR THE WHOLE TRIP TO FLA.THE FUTHER WE DROVE THE WORSE ALL PROBLEMS GOT,WE GOT AS FAR AS DAYTONA BEACH,FL. WHEN THESE CONDITIONS GOT SO BAD I STOPPED THE TRIP AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASST.AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERIN FLORIDA (NOT THE SELLING DEALER) I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR TIRES WHERE OUT OF SPEC, AND ALL TIRES WHERE OUT OF BALANCE,WHEN I AS IF THE TIRES WHERE REPLACED THEY SAID NO,REASON WAS THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TIRE MAKER WAS ON STRIKE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BUT SAID THEY DID BALANCE ALL 4 TIRES,THEY SAID THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE VIBERATION,BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE CAR WAS PULLING SO HARD TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME,WHEN I ASK THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A CHANCE OF THE TIRES BRAKING UP ON MY TRIP BACK TO KY, I WAS TOLD 50/50 .ON THE WAY BACK HOME NOT ONLY THESE PROBLEMS GOT WORSE BUT THEN THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE,THEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BROKE,THESE NEW PROBLEMS HAPPENED BEFORE WE EVER GOT TO THE FLORIDA STATE LINE,AFTER A LONG PAINFULL TRIP HOME LEAVING ME AND MY WIFE WITH BAD PAIN IN BOTH LEGS FROM THE KNEE DOWN (AND PAIN STILL EXSISTING) I TOOK THE BUICK BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER CAR (NOT BUICK) EVEN AFTER I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT HOW UNSAFE THIS CAR WAS TO DRIVE I STILL HAD TO TAKE A 5,000.LOSS TO GET RID OF IT.THIS CAR IS AGAIN FOR SALE AT THE DEALER, BETWEEN EVANSVILLE IN,AND OWENSBORO KY THIS CAR IS SILVER LAST 5 NUMBERS OF THE VIN IS 66948 DO NOT THIS CAR NEVER SHOULD HAVE PASSED QUALITY CONTROL AND GOT OUT OF THE FACTORY,BUICK HAS NOT REPLIED TO MY COMPLAINT,THEY HAVE ALSO NOT OFFERED TO PAY FOR OUR TRIP INTERUPTION OR OUR PAIN AND SUFFERING.*AK

• 09/08/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN FIRST STARTING UP CAR AND THEN PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, EITHER IN REVERSE OR FORWARD, THERE IS A SURGE, LIKE THE CABLE IS STICKING. NOT SURE WHY, MAYBE DUE FROM AGE OF CAR OR AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED ABOUT 85% OF ITS LIFE.

• 09/07/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE DRIVER PRESSED ON THE CENTER OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE HORN SOUNDED AND THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS. UPON RESTART THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

• 09/02/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SUDDEN AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY FAILURE OF BRAKE PEDAL ON 2004 BUICK LESABRE. PEDAL SNAPPED AND WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES. OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I PUT CAR IN PARK TO STOP FORWARD MOTION AND AVOID HITTING MY SON'S CAR.*AK

• 08/29/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2004 BUICK LESABRE PURCHASED WITH 1K MILES. AT ABOUT 60K MI THE GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. AT 110K THE ENGINE TEMP GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DASH LIGHTS FADED ON AND OFF. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOW WITH 120K, THE TACH AND ODOMETER HAVE QUIT. ONLY REMAINING FUNCTIONING DASH INSTRUMENT IS THE SPEEDOMETER. CAR ALSO AT TIMES EXHIBITS UNPREDICTABLE ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR, SUCH AS NOT STARTING AFTER A BRIEF INTERVAL WITH CAR OFF AND RADIO ON. MECHANICS ADVISED EARLY ON THAT ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE, WHICH NOW APPEARS TO BE INCORRECT. FAULTY DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL APPEARS CONFIRMED. THERE IS ALSO A VERY STRANGE AND IRRITATING NOISE THAT ORIGINATES DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH, LIKE SMALL ANIMALS UNDER THE DASH. *TR

• 08/25/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY SPEEDOMETER OR RPM OR FUEL GAUGES DO NOT WORK THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIX THIS? *TR

• 08/23/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  DT: THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER LIGHTS BEGAN TO SCATTER AND ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED, THE BATTERY AND AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. WHEN CONSUMER GOT HOME SHU OFF AENGINE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CALLED BUICK ROADSIDE ASSSITANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. A TOW TRUCK WAS SENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BUICK DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT DEALER. BUT CONSUMER WISHEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME.*AK

• 08/22/2014· WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. AFTER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. EVERY TIME I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE CAR WOULD SHIMMY AND WAS DANGEROUS TO CONTROL, I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIME SINCE THEN MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO STOP. *TR

• 08/22/2011· STRUCTURE

  DASH PAD SEPARATING TO POINT WHERE VISION COULD BE AFFECTED AND POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG AFFECTED. *TR

• 08/21/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LINE FAILURE OCCURED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALL OTHER LINES SEEM LIKELY TO FAIL AS WELL. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING FOR ME AS A CONSUMER BECAUSE MANY OTHER CARS LIKE THIS DRIVE AROUND EVERYDAY. I FEEL FORTUNATE I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH NOT TO GET HURT.

• 08/16/2014· STRUCTURE

  DASH HAS STARTED TO BUCKLE UP IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IMPACTS THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER AND MIGHT IMPAIR (OR CAUSE) THE IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. *TR

• 08/15/2012· STRUCTURE

  I OWN THE LASABRE CUSTOM. DASHBOARD HAS BUCKLED 1/2 WAY BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD TO THE CHASSIS IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AND SPREAD ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED AWAY FROM THE CHASSIS AND IS NOW 90% FREE-FLOATING ACROSS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND WILL BE COMPLETELY DISENGAGED SOON. THIS WILL LIKELY DEPLOY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND UPON DEPLOYMENT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG WILL RELEASE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOVEMENT. INJURY OR DEATH TO BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER IS EMINENT, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSIDERING THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2000-2005 BUICK LASABRE CUSTOMERS GOING BACK 4 YEARS TO CURRENT, THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. SHOULD THERE BE A DEATH BEFORE THIS IS VALIDATED? *TR

• 08/14/2012· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD HAS BUCKLED AND SEPARATED FROM CHASSIS IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION AND SPREADS ACROSS MIDDLE AREA AND TOWARDS PASSENGER SIDE. FEAR OF SETTING OFF AIR BAGS AND ALSO FURTHER IMPAIRMENT OF VISION AS CONDITION WORSENS. SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BY MANUFACTURER. NUMEROUS SIMILAR CASES IN BUICK LESABRE MODELS 2000-2005. *TR

• 08/13/2013· STRUCTURE

  SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT MY MOTHER. DASHBOARD COVER STARTED LIFTING AND PULLING OUT FROM UNDER WINDSHIELD COWLING ABOUT JUNE 2009 AND IS TRAVELING ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE LIFTING AND CREASING IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS A SAFETY DISTRACTION AND THAT IF IT CONTINUES TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT AIRBAG MAY GET SET OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. IS THERE, OR WILL THERE BE, A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY MOTHERS SAFETY WHILE SHE IS DRIVING THIS CAR. THANK YOU.

• 08/06/2014· SEAT BELTS

  FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, AFTER STARTING, THEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, THE BELT OFTEN LOCKS UP AND I CANNOT PULL IT OUT TO HOOK IT UP. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT FINALLY UNLOCKS SO I CAN PUT IT ON. THIS HAPPENS APPROX. 1-4 TIMES PER WEEK (I USUALLY DRIVE DAILY). SOMETIMES ONLY THE FIRST TIME IN A DAY WHEN I START THE CAR. IT IS FRUSTRATING, AND CAUSES ME TO WORRY THAT SOMETIME IT MAY NOT UNLOCK AND I WILL BE FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BELT ONLY. *TR