2004 Buick Lesabre

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT SPEED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER DIAL STOPPED WORKING. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF UPDATED 02/09/09. *JB

AT 56,980 MILES-DRIVING AFTER A STOP FOR LUNCH.-ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT AIRBAG AND ABS LIGHTS WENT OFF. SHOWED 11.7 VOLTS ON DISPLAY. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM, IT WAS OK NEXT MORNING WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT. REPLACED BATTERY WITH A HIGHER CCA RATING AT 59200 MILES TRACTION OFF, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. OK NEXT MORNING. AT 59,290 MILES, OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRACTION OFF, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. GONG SOUNDED THEN ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT TRACTION OFF STAYED LIGHTED. UNABLE TO SWITCH TRACTION ON OR OFF. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH THE PRIMARY REASON TO PROVIDE REGULAR TRANSPORTATION TO A VA HOSPITAL TWO HOURS AWAY. CANNOT NOW TRUST THE CAR TO MAKE THE TRIP. *TR

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CONTACT INFORMED HIM OF THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM TO BRING THEM THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,833.

I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK AS IT CRACKED. MY CAR HAD 45,000 SOME MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. ($473) BUICK SAID IT WAS THE RESULT OF FREEZING/ THAWING TEMPERATURES IN WINTER. THEN MY ASHTRAY DOOR BROKE - IT WON'T STAY CLOSED ON IT'S OWN. BUICK WANTED $300 - 400 TO FIX THAT. I'M USING VELCRO. THEN MY ODOMETER NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING AND JUST HANGS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EVERY LIGHT BULB IN THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH HEATING/AIR PANEL AREA HAVE GONE OUT. I HAVE LESS THAN 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW AND ALL THIS HAPPENED BEFORE IT HIT 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A $35,000 CAR RETAIL -COME ON BUICK - LETS DO BETTER. *TR