2000 Buick Lesabre

BACK POWER WINDOWS - SOMETHING ON THE CABLE BREAKS AND THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN. NOW THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP THE WINDOW UP OTHER THAN TO BLOCK IT UP ON THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WITH A BLOCK OF WOOD. THE FIRST WINDOW FELL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THIS WEEK THE SECOND WINDOW FELL. WE HARDLY EVER USE THESE WINDOWS AS THERE IS JUST THE TWO OF US. IT COSTS $600 EACH TO REPAIR. OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY IS OVER. WHAT IS OUR RECOURSE? IS THERE ANY RECALL SO THE MANUFACTURER WOULD FIX THIS? (HAVING TO BLOCK UP WINDOWS IS REALLY A GOOD WAY TO ADVERTISE HOW GREAT OUR CAR IS! WE HAD THOUGHT ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER BUICK, BUT NOW I WONDER.) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. BOTH A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COPY OF A RECALL. RECALL # 04V090000 UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC CUPLIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HER SON. THE CONTACT WROTE A COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN THEY WERE OPENED OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS, BUT WAS WORSE WITH THE TWO REAR WINDOWS. SHE CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE, BUT THEY NEVER CALLED HER BACK. MONTHS LATER, GM CALLED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,565 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM PURCHASED NEW WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES BOTH FRONT WINDOWS (ELECTRIC) WILL NOT OPERATE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN ROAD & WINDOWS FALL DOWN. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE WINDOWS THAT WILL NOT OPERATE. COST TO REPAIR IS $400 PLUS PER WINDOW. BUICK SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME OFF TRACK, FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW IS STILL NOT REPAIRED, BUT SHE BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,245 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN

PULLING BACK THE "SMART STICK" TO CHANGE HEAD BEAMS FROM LO TO HI REQUIRES EFFORT THAT MANY NOT BE ENOUGH SO ... THE HI BEAM BECOMES A "PASSING" HI BEAM. ONCE ACHIEVED TO HI BEAM AND RELEASED, A SECOND PULL BACK OF THE "SMART STICK" AND RELEASING MAY TURN OFF BOTH HI & LO BEAMS ALTOGETHER! SO PULL BACK THE 'SMART STICK' A SECOND TIME AND RELEASE. ALWAYS WORKS THE SECOND ATTEMPT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS AND 1 WINDOW MOTOR. BUICK DID PAY FOR ONE REGULATOR PART (I PAID FOR THE LABOR) AND IS OFFERING ME $300 TOWARDS THE OTHERS. I HAVE SPENT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET $1,186.24 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED. I'M FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN BUICK LESABRES. *TR