2005 Buick Lesabre

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.

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

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

ORIGINALLY WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED AT RANDOM TIMES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER READINGIN INACCURATELY. NOW IT HAS FALLEN TO THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND NEVER MOVES FROM THAT POSITION. I HAVE NEVER HAD IT REPAIRED WAS TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THE PART WAS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ISSUE STARTED AT AROUND 86000 MILES (RANDOM READINGS) AROUND 91000 SPEEDOMETER (FALLEN TO 6 O' CLOCK POSITION. *TR

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

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

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