2001 Buick Lesabre

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK LA SABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL 03034 ON AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEACHMAN BUICK IN BOWLING GREEN THE FIST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2007 FOR SAFETY REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STATUS FOR THE SAFETY REPAIR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE ORIGINAL RECALL INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING SOMETIMES AND STALLS OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 90000 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOUR DEPARTMENT SINCE NOV. OF LAST YEAR VIA THE US MAIL SYSTEM. EACH TIME MY LETTER HAS BEEN RETURNED. FIRST REASON WAS "NOT AT DOT HEADQUARTERS", THE SECOND REASON GIVEN WAS "INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION"..THE ADDRESS I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY FOLKS ANSWERING YOUR PHONE NUMBER WAS "NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 400-7TH STREET WASHINGTON, DC 20590" AFTER THE SECOND RETURN I VISITED MY POST OFFICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RETURN OF UNDELIVERED MAIL. THE ANSWER GIVEN, TO MY SURPRISE, WAS THAT THE US POSTAL DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE A LISTING FOR YOU AT THAT ADDRESS. IN THEIR EYES, YOU ARE NOT THERE. GOT TO BE A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. SO I ASK AGAIN, WHAT IS YOUR OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS? MY EVENT IS TOO LONG TO BE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THIS FORMAT AS THERE IS AS MUCH AS 10 INCIDENTS RELATING TO SINGLE TOPIC. THE INCIDENT LISTED BELOW ON 8/19/05 WAS THE NEXT TO LAST AND CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE INFORMATION BEING GIVEN IS ALSO REFERENCED TO THE 8/19/05 INCIDENT ONLY. FOUR OF THE INCIDENTS ARE THE FAILURES OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

I OWN A 2001 BUICK LESABRE THAT HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS BOTH REAR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WE HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE WINDOWS ARE USED EXTREMELY INFREQUENTLY. HAVE RESEARCHED THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT BUICK IS AWARE OF BUT FAILS TO ADDRESS. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON EDMUNDS. COM AND FOUND THAT A BULLETIN (BULLETIN #3483 ON JAN 2001, ITEM #85 ON LIST) WAS SENT OUT FROM GENERAL MOTORS TO??, I'M GUESSING DEALERSHIPS, SO THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM EVEN THEN... IT STATES (AS TYPED BY THEM) "VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS VEHICLE:2000 BUICK LESABRE SUMMARY: POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE, NOISY OR GLASS DROPS. (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER- 100117398) " ADDING INSULT TO INJURY THE COST TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IS OUTRAGEOUS. $400.00 TO $600.00 PER WINDOW . THE DESIGN OF USING A STEEL CABLE THAT IS SPOOLED AROUND A THIN PLASTIC SPOOL TO RAISE AND LOWER THE WINDOW ONLY GUARANTEES 1 THING...CERTAIN FAILURE OF THE PART AND A NICE JUICY PROFIT ON THE REPAIR. I DO NOT KNOW AND HAVE NOT HEARD OF AN ACCIDENT BEING CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM BUT THE POTENTIAL IS HIGH. I KNOW I WOULD DEFINITELY BE DISTRACTED IF MY WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM OR ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUICK/GM HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND SEE SOME FINANCIAL RECOMPENSE FOR KNOWINGLY RELEASING A SUBPAR AND DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED OVER A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. MOST OF THE WINDOWS WERE RARELY USED. THESE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES SEEM TO BE COMMON IN CERTAIN YEARS AND MODELS OF BUICK. THE PARTS AND LABOR TO REPAIR THE REGULATORS ARE VERY RIDICULOUS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM OR AT THE VERY LEAST PARTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR MUCH LESS. I REPAIRED ONE OF MY REGULATORS MYSELF, BUT THE PART COST OVER $300. I LEARNED FROM THIS SITE I CAN ORDER THE REGULATORS ON LINE FOR 20% OF THE PART COST FROM BUICK. THEY ARE NOT HARD TO REPLACE, BUT IT IS AN AGGRAVATION THAT SHOULDN'T BE. *JB

THIS IS THE SECOND POSTING THAT I HAVE MADE IN AS LITTLE AS 4 WEEKS REGARDING REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. I REPLACED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AGO AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE REAR REGULATOR HAS FALLEN VICTIM TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE PART IS WITHOUT QUESTION DEFECTIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND USE OF PLASTIC COMPONENTRY. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $450 TO CORRECT. I DECIDED TO FIX MYSELF, BUT WOULD HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1,000 TO CORRECT TO DATE. NOW I'M WAITING ON THE FRONTS TO BREAK IF NOT THE REPLACEMENTS, BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW THE REPLACEMENTS ARE BUILT THE SAME WAY. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE REFERRED TO THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON AMONG BUICK OWNERS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO PROTECT CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO THIS VERY POORLY DESIGNED PART. *NM

REAR LEFT HAND SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED ON OUR 2001 BUICK LESABRE--WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER LESABRE OWNERS HAVE HAD TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE SAME WINDOW REGULATOR (ON ALL 4 AND OFTEN MORE THAN ONCE) AND THE COST IS VERY HIGH TO DO SO. IT IS THE OPINION OF ALL THESE OWNERS AND MYSELF THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BY BUICK AND THAT THEY ARE UNFAIRLY CHARGING THE CONSUMER UPWARDS OF $400-$500 FOR THE REPAIR OF SOMETHING THAT IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE A DEFECTIVE (AT THE LEAST POORLY MADE) PART!!*JB

MY BACK RIGHT POWER WINDOW ON MY 2001 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM DOES NOT ROLL UP. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BACK LEFT WINDOW AT A COST OF $600-WHAT A RIP OFF BY BUICK-THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL-I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMMENTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND BUICK TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY--THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS USED IN THESE EXPENSIVE PRICED CARS! I NEVER USE THE BACK WINDOWS-THIS IS PROBABLY ONLY THE 8TH TIME SINCE 2001 THAT I HAVE EVEN ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN. HOW CAN THE DEALER CHARGE SUCH AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO REPAIR WHEN THE PART ONLY COSTS $99.00? GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER BUICK. *JB