2005 Buick Lesabre

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

• 12/30/2015· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS MAKING THE SRS SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND MOST OF ALL A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 1/28/16 *JS

• 12/16/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE UNLOCKED MORE GM VEHICLES THAN JUST HIS OWN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE DEVICE AND IT STILL UNLOCKED OTHER VEHICLES. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/09/2014· TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200/P215/70R/15 ORIGINALLY BOUGHT 4 OF THESE AT FIRESTONE HAVE HAD 2 REPLACED AND YESTERDAY 2 MORE AND FIRESTONE SAID THEY DON'T MAKE INSIGNIAS ANYMORE.....?? WONDER WHY BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE!!!!!! HAD 7/32 TREAD LEFT ON THEM AND WORST WAS 6/32 AND HAD 30,000 MILES ON THEM AND ROTATED EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE AS SCHEDULED!WARRANTY MADE ME PAY 165.00 FOR 2 NEW AFFINITY TOURING TIRES......NO DEAL THAT'S FOR SURE!!!!MECHANIC FOUND A BULGE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. NOW HAVE TO GO BACK TOMORROW AS ALL 4 TIRES ARE SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY EVEN THE NEW ONES!! BELTS WERE SEPARATED TOO ON INSIGNIAS SHAME ON B'STONE FOR ALL THE TREAD LEFT TO HAVE MANUF. SUCH A POOR TIRE!!!!!!! 2005 BUICK LESABRE DOT#WBM3E201711 . 183,000 MILES ON CAR NOW BUT ALL HIGHWAY MILEAGE. *TR

• 12/08/2005· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE VENT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *** NAR RECEIVED 9-29-05*** WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN, THE REFLECTION WAS SO STRONG IT DISTORTED THE CONSUMERS VISION. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE IN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH SLANTS TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *JB (11/16/05) *SC *NM

• 12/05/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOOR BOARDS WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FORCED BALANCED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SUSPENSION (NHTSA ITEM #10011691). AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,244.

• 11/23/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TOOK VEHICLE WITH 55,100 MILES TO THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AFTER SHUTTERING AND BARELY BEGINNING TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER STATED "INSPECTED, NO CODES IN SYSTEM, ERRATIC SHIFT POINTS, DELAY SHIFT THRU 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, GOES TO 4TH GEAR. RECOMMENDS SRTA TRANS (3YR/100,000 WARRANTY) $3782.64." *TR

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

  Fuel gauge false reading. Hard shift's

• 11/06/2015· ENGINEFire

  2014 CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HAD TO BE TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

• 11/06/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE AND VERY SPORADIC. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GETS STUCK ON ANY NUMBER WHEN VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND/OR TURNED OFF. MOST OF THE TIME HAVE TO GUESS HOW FAST OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AFTER READING ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS, I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM BY INITIATING A FORMAL RECALL. MY GRANDPARENTS SWORE BY BUICK AND GM VEHICLES. I ABSOLUTELY HAVE MY DOUBTS NOW. IF PROBLEM IS NEVER RECALLED, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A BUICK OR ANY OTHER GM VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR THIS TO BE IGNORED WITH AS MANY COMMON COMPLAINTS THAT ARE FILED. *TR

• 10/30/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BECOME HOT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE GAUGES IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 10/28/2025· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,WHEELS

  The contact owns a 2005 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the fuel gauge sensors failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the fuel gauge sensor failed to provide adequate information regarding the fuel level. The fuel warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, there was an abnormal humming sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver’s side hub bearing had failed to function as intended. The contact had replaced the hub bearing three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,647.

• 10/23/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 10/22/2013· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT HESITATION AND A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT AND GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. ...UPDATED 12-24-13 *BF THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY AND LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND THE PLASTIC UPPER INTAKE PLENUM WARPED AND LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. UPDATED 12/31/13

• 10/18/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURES AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. ODI #10160493 CAN BE USED IN COMPARISON TO THIS ISSUE.

• 10/14/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2005 THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO BLOW. IT TOOK TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW. WHEN MAKING A TURN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE CORRECT SPOT . CONSUMER STATES THEY HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. HOWEVER, THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN STATED THEY HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. *AK

• 10/12/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2005 BUICK LESABRE WITH 42,330 MILES WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FROM THE REPAIR BAY ONTO THE PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC APPLIED A HARD BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WHICH GOES ACROSS THE REAR OF THE CAR FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. THIS BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FROM WHEEL TO WHEEL. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN BLED AND BRAKE FLUID REPLACED. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS FOUND TO BE DRIVABLE. *TR

• 10/06/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DT: 2005 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THERE ARE NO ASH TRAYS IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE. HE FEELS THAT SOMEONE MAY SIT IN THE BACK SEAT AND PUT THE ASHES IN THE PLASTIC PART OF THE DOOR. HE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT SMOKERS CANNOT SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005.*AK *JB

• 09/26/2005· TIRES

  LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ALL TREAD AND DID SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE. THANK GOODNESS NO INJURY OCCURED. THE TIRES WERE GENERAL TIRES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRES. THEY ARE QUITE UNSAFE. BACK BUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS WIRING LOOM AND WHEEL WELL. THIS WAS ON 2005 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE 6 SEPT 2005 IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. IT WILL BE AT LEAST TWO MORE WEEKS BEFORE I GET IT BACK. I HAVE TO MAKE A SECOND TRIP TO N. MEX. TO PICK IT UP. *JB

• 09/16/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,059. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,090. ....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS OFFERED 1,000 DOLLARS TOWARD A NEW GM VEHICLE INSTEAD OF A REPAIR. THE CONSUMER DECLINED. *JS

• 09/08/2015· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON AND COULD NEED TO BE CORRECTED BY PUTTING IN THE NEW SEAT BELT.

• 09/06/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: CONSUMER STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WAITING ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DISCOVERED WHEN REMOVING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS AND IT STILL ROLLED BACK. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ON INCLINES. HAD NOT BEEN TO DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. . CALLED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CONSUMER USED ONSTAR AND THE DIAGNOSTIC MODULE AND THEY FOUND THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, AND INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO CALL DEALERSHIP. HAD NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK *JB

• 09/05/2006· TIRES

  ON AUGUST 17TH, 2006, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY IN THE PASSING LANE, I FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF MY 2005 BUICK LESABRE. SOON AFTER, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUMPING AND BANGING ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE CAR LURCHED UPWARD. WHILE STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND THE SHREDDING RUBBER CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, PAINT, REAR SENSORY WIRING HARNESS, AND LEVELING CONTROL TO THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. THE TIRE NEVER LOST AIR AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES AND THE TIRE WAS ONLY HALF WORN AND ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE TIRE WAS A GENERAL AMERI-GS60. *JB

• 08/27/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CO2 SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES APPEARED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS FOR THE CONTACT'S SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. BROWN & WOOD INC. (329 GREENVILLE BLVD SW, GREENVILLE, NC 27834, (252) 227-0948) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER REPAIR INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

• 08/25/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NEEDLES ON FUEL GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND AND POINTS VERTICAL. NEEDLE CRASHES INTO THE THERMOMETER NEEDLE THAT ALSO POINTS VERTICAL. DOES NOT CORRECTLY REGISTER FUEL OR TEMPERATURE. I AM DEPENDING ON MY ODOMETER TO GUESS AT MY FUEL LEVELS. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED AFTER MY "LOOSE GAS CAP" ALARM CAME ON. I HAD CAP REPLACED 2 TIMES, LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS, OF COURSE MAKES THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STAY ON. *TR

• 08/21/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

• 08/15/2005· TIRES

  TIRE AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AND NOISE PROBLEM, INCREASING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) WITH MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 BUICK LASABRE IN JULY 2005. *JB TWO DEALERSHIPS DID EXTENSIVE INSPECTIONS, ROAD TESTS, TIRE REBALANCING AND STABILIZER REPAIRS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION AND NOISE. THEY ADVISED CALLING GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE FOR HELP, WHO PREPARED FILE NO. 1-355945989 AS UNRESOLVED, AND RECOMMENDED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOUR OFFICES.

• 08/07/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INNER WEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,892 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED 09/09/09*JB

• 08/05/2007· SUSPENSION

  OUR 2005 BUICK LESABRE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. *JB

• 08/01/2005· SEAT BELTS

  DT: CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RIDE UP HIGH; HALF IS ON THE COLLAR BONE, AND THE OTHER HALF RESTS ON THE SOFT PART OF CONSUMERS NECK. THE CONSUMER IS 5 FEET 11 INCHES TALL. HIS WIFE HASN'T DRIVEN THE CAR YET. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING. *AK *JB

• 07/27/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 BUICK LE SABRE INTERMITTENTLY READ FALSE SPEED READINGS FOR 2000 MILES AFTER 55,000 MILES OF USE. IT FAILED COMPLETELY AT 57,000 MILES AND DOES NOT REGISTER SPEED AT ALL AND IS FLAT-LINED ON 0. *TR

• 07/23/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE GEARS IN THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT AND BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

• 07/21/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,900.

• 07/20/2014· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & WAS STOPPED BEHIND OTHER STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTINUOUS RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. FULL SIZE COMMERCIAL VAN FAILS TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35MPH AND HITS (VEH DES. ABOVE), FROM BEHIND SENDING SAME VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER IN POSITION. THIS CAUSED ADULT HER TO BE QUICKLY TRUSTED FORWARD INTO DASH & THEN SLAMMED BACK INTO HEAD REST OF SEAT, THEN SUDDENLY THRUSTED UNDER SEATBELT AND INTO THE DASH BOARD AND ENDING UNDER THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD. BODY REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $4000. FRAME WAS TWISTED/BENT & BOTH VEHICLE REAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER INCIDENT. DRIVER SEAT WAS KNOCKED OFF TRACK AND WOULD NOT STAY IN A LOCKED POSITION AFTER INCIDENT. SERIOUS INJURIES & SEVERE DISABLING CONDITIONS OCCOURED SINCE THIS INCIDENT. PLEASE SEARCH FOR ANY INFORMATION TO HELP SHED LIGHT INTO THIS INCIDENT ON 11-18-2009. *TR

• 07/18/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEPPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

• 07/14/2005· POWER TRAIN

  (1) STARTED AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND CAR WAS STATIONARY - STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN NO MOTION FOLLOWED BY CAR LURCHING/JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR; THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE REPEATABLE OVER A THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD; JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP; AT FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE (FORWARD OR IN REVERSE) (2) COMPLETE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - SURPRISING BECAUSE AUTO ONLY HAD 22,300 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED (3) REPLACED TRANSMISSION

• 07/10/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHORDS WERE OVERHEATED AND THE MEDAL HAD BECOME UNBEARABLY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

• 07/07/2010· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD PREMATURE BUSHING JOINT FAILURE. EXCESSIVE WEAR MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD WONDER BACK AND FORTH BADLY, AND TURNS WERE DELAYED AS A RESULT OF THE PREMATURE WEAR IN THE TIE ROD JOINT. MILEAGE WHEN DIAGNOSED, 49505 ON JULY 6,2010. MILEAGE AT COMPLETION OF REPAIR WAS 49515 ON JULY 7,2010. FORTUNATELY THIS EARLY FAILURE OF OUTER TIE ROD WAS FOUND BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRENCE ON THE FREEWAY. OUTER TIE ROD REPLACE WITH AN AFTER MARKET UNIT. *TR

• 07/06/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,200.

• 06/24/2014· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  ON 06/08/14 BRAKE PEDAL OF MY CAR WENT TO FLOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AT LOW SPEEDS TO ESCAPE COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH STOPPED ON RED LIGHT, I DIRECTED MY CAR TO POLE OF SUBWAY. IT DAMAGED FRONTAL RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR MY CAR WAS TOWED TO GEICO DIRECT SHOP QUENTIN AUTO CENTER, INC ON 06/10/14 I WAS PRESENT AT INSPECTION OF MY CAR BY GEICO ADJUSTER [XXX]. BOTH THE ADJUSTOR AND REPAIR SHOP OWNER [XXX] DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY CAR HAS SERIOUS RUPTURE NEAR ABS UNIT RIGHT THERE I PRESENTED GEICO ADJUSTER WITH ORIGINAL INVOICE OF REPAIR OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY 86TH STREET CHEVROLET SAAB, INC DEALER OF GENERAL MOTORS IN JULY OF 2013 THOUGH SHE TOOK COPY OF INVOICE, SHE NEVER ADDED IT TO MY CLAIM I EXPLAINED TO ADJUSTOR AND SHOP OWNER THAT ON 07/04/13 BRAKE PEDAL OF MY CAR FAILED FOR FIRST TIME AT THAT TIME I DID NOT HAVE ACCIDENT AND MY CAR WAS UNDER MOST COMPREHENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF GENERAL MOTORS GMPP. 86TH STREET CHEVROLET SAAB, INC. DEALER OF GM REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRANTY THERE IS WARRANTY THAT COVERS THE REPAIR ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER BRAKE PEDAL FAILED FOR FIRST TIME, IT REPEATED ITSELF DROVE IT LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES SINCE THEN ACCORDING TO BOTH GEICO ADJUSTOR AND SHOP OWNER BRAKE SYSTEM OF CAR, THAT NOW HAS SERIOUS RUPTURE NEAR ABS UNIT, WAS ALREADY IN DANGEROUS RUSTY CONDITION DURING ITS REPAIR BY DEALER OF GM IN JULY OF LAST YEAR; DEALER IMPROPERLY REPAIRED ONLY ONE OF LINES OF BRAKE SYSTEM; THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES?? ON 06/11/14 [XXX] CONTACTED ME AND STATED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE COVERED AND I WILL HAVE TO ARRANGE WITH GM OR ITS DEALER TO REPAIR CAR ON 06/12/14 GEICO PROVIDED ME WITH A LETTER OF DENIAL TO REPAIR BRAKE LINES BECAUSE INSPECTION OF MY CAR FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE TO BRAKE LINES WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, AND NOT LOSS RELATED NOW GEICO PUTS ME LIABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 06/23/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON RADIO, HEAT/AIR CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL RADIO/CRUISE CONTROL CONTROLS STARTED BURNING OUT ONE BY ONE. THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE, CHEAP FIX, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER JUST FIX THE BURNED OUT BULBS, BUT HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL MODULE JUST TO FIX THE LIGHT. WHAT WAS ONCE A $10-$20 FIX HAS NOW BECOME A $150-$200 FIX PER MODULE. ONE MODULE CAN CONTAIN ONE OR TWO LIGHT BULBS, SO IF YOU HAVE 6 OR 8 BURNED OUT BULBS, IT CAN COST YOU UP TO $1600 TO FIX! SECONDLY, AROUND SEPTEMBER 2010, THE RPM GAUGE PEGGED OUT AND THEN DROPPED TO THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION. EVER SINCE THEN, SOMETIMES IT WORKS ERRATICALLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. THEN, ABOUT JANUARY 2011, MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN MY TANK WAS FULL, IT WOULD READ EMPTY OR HALF FULL. AFTER RE-STARTING MY CAR, IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL, ONLY TO ACT FUNNY THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER GM CARS THAT USED THE SAME DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTORS THAT ARE INSTALLED IN THE 2002-2005 BUICK LESABRES, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THE LESABRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHERE GM WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS ISN'T RIGHT! WITH FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANELS, IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE! AND IF YOU WANT TO GET IT REPLACED,IT WILL COST YOU AROUND $800-900!!!!

• 06/15/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2005 BUICK LESABRE'S BRAKES FAILED. *KB THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DANGLING USELESS. *NM

• 06/09/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT WORK, AFTER FILLING IT UP THE GAUGE WOULD "STICK" OR THE HAND WOULD DROP DOWN TO THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE. VERY ERRATIC. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND NATURALLY, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING. 52,000 MILES AND THE GAUGE IS DEAD - OF COURSE THE WARRANTY WAS OUT ALSO. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF GAUGES AND I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME. CAR NOW HAS 79,000 MILES, I HAVE BEEN USING THE ODOMETER SO I WILL KNOW WHEN I NEED GAS. A FEW WEEKS AGO, LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT READ MY SPEED AS 120 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND AT A DEAD STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS SETTING ON 60 MPH. NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENTIRE CLUSTER READINGS. THE THERMOSTAT WILL JUMP UP TO THE RED, HOT READING WHICH IS WRONG. NOW I AM GOING TO BE OUT HUGE DOLLARS THAT APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING GM SHOULD REPAIR. *TR

• 05/31/2008· POWER TRAIN

  AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES I STARTED FEELING A HARDER THAN NORMAL SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. BY THE TIME THE ODOMETER REACHED 26,000 MILES THE SHIFT WAS SOMEWHAT SEVERE WITH A PAUSE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SUPPOSEDLY INSTALLED SOME TYPE OF "KIT" WHICH DID NOT ELIMINATE BUT GREATLY REDUCED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 37,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ONCE AGAIN AS WELL AS HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM NOW 1000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY AND THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE DAY AND KEPT IT NINE DAYS. I EMAILED BUICK WITH A COMPLAINT BUT GOT NO REPLY. *TR

• 05/31/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HANGING LOOSE AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ROD CONNECTING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MISALIGNED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS HAPPENED AT THE FACTORY AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SERVICE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING SEVERAL UNKNOWN BRAKE COMPONENTS. UPDATED 6-12-2006. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. *NM

• 05/28/2008· STEERING

  I OWN A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOOR BOARDS SHAKE AND VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AT 415 MILES AND THEY SAID TO RETURN WHEN CAR HAD 500 MILES. AT 1292 MILES DEAR REPLACED STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER REPLACED TIRES.; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TOOK BACK CAR AGAIN THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY SAID ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A NAIL. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ( NOT FROM DEALER) HOPING PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY AND IT DID NOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BACK TO 2ND DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FORCED BALANCED AND HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR ($400.00); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF MAY28, 2005 THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,081 AND FAILURE STARTED FROM TIME CAR WAS PURCHASED. *TR

• 05/26/2005· SUSPENSION

  HOOD MOVES UP AND DOWN, DUE TO VIBRATION, HAPPENS AT 40 MPH. ALSO, STEERING VIBRATES. TAKEN TO DEALER, TIRES CHANGED 2 TIMES. DEALER SAID NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO SINCE IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO CALLED MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAR WAS AT DEALER 6 TIMES DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO HELP. BUT IT WAS STILL NOT FIX. DEALER SAID ROTATION PROBLEM- DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES- CHANGED WHEEL CALIBRATION, AND ROAD TEST UNDER 40 MPH GM REPRESENTATIVE WAS WORKING WITH CONSUMER BUT THEY SAID THIS WAS THE LAST STEP. *AK *NM

• 05/14/2021· ENGINE

  ENGINE INTAKE GASKET FAILURE

• 05/11/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  STARTED OUT AS A HEADLAMP THAT WE THOUGHT WAS BURNED OUT. REPLACED THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY OR TWO. NEXT THE GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, HEAT AND COOLING GAUGE AND NOW BOTH HEADLAMPS DO NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND HAS TO DRIVE IN THE DARK WITH BRIGHTS ON BECAUSE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO HEADLIGHTS . THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD BE ISSUING A RECALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR VEHICLE AT NIGHT UNLESS WE USE OUR BRIGHTS THE WHOLE TIME WHICH THEN BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS IS AS SERIOUS AS SEAT BELTS FAILING OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS OUT OF WHACK. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS WITH QUICK AND SERIOUS MEASURES. *TR

• 05/10/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY 2005 BUICK LESABRE HAD REAR BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH AT 8 YEARS OLD WITH 84K. ALL BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE OUT OF MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT DECAY. *TR

• 05/06/2005· SEAT BELTSCrash

  AFTER BEING REAR ENDED CONSUMER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE VERY LOOSE, AND DID NOT HOLD HIM PROPERLY. THE POLICE DID NOT REPLY.*AK *BF *NM