2000 BUICK LESABRE Electrical System Problems

I TURN THE IGNITION OVER DIDN'T IT DID NOT EVEN START YET A LOUD WENT BOOM AND UP UNDER THE HOOD WAS BLAZING WITH FIRE THAN MY DOORS LOCKED I COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO KICK THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND THEN I GOT OUT I HAD TO CALL SLEEP FIRE RESCUE SQUAD THE FIRE WAS SO BAD IT WAS GOING UP UNDER MY CARPORT AND ALMOST CAUGHT MY ROOF ON FIRE AND ALMOST DID AND DID A LITTLE BIT

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH FUEL GAUGE. CAR WAS FIXED REPLACED THE ENGINE HARNESS CONNECTOR. UPDATED 11/20/18*JB

Mileage: 98,000

ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR IN 2018, MY BUICK ENGINE WOULD START ITSELF. ONCE WHEN I CLOSED THE GLOVE BOX AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR. BOTH TIMES THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABSENT AND THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. MY GUESS IS IGNITION SWITCH. [XXX] - MECHANICAL ENGINEER & COLLEGE AUTO INSTRUCTOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAD PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS NOT ROLLING UP AND DOWN. AFTER I TOOK MY BUICK TO PEP BOYS 3325 124TH AVE NW COON RAPIDS MN ELECTRIC MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT MY WINDOW POWER SWITCH IS DAMAGED AFTER RAIN STORM. LATER I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE: 1 STRANGE ENGINE NOISE WHILE RUNNING 2 PUSHING FORWARD ONCE RELEASE FOOT FROM BRAKE. PEP BOYS MECHANIC LOOKED AT ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKS OK BUT I NEED TO GET ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE WITH PEP BOYS. I GOT SCHEDULE FOR THAT. MEANWHILE I ENDED UP IN CAR TRAFFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FIRE OF MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 10

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, IT WOULD NOT WORK. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR ME AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR! I HAVE CHECKED BOTH THE FUSE AND THE HORN RELAY AND FIND NO DEFECTS. THE HORN WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AT BEST AND IS NOT RELIABLE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 94,436

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, IT WOULD NOT WORK. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR ME AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR! I HAVE CHECKED BOTH THE FUSE AND THE HORN RELAY AND FIND NO DEFECTS. THE HORN WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AT BEST AND IS NOT RELIABLE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 94,436

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET MODULE AND COALS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE BATTERY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

Mileage: 94,000

AS I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK LESABRE 2000 MY WINDOWS LOCK UP ON ME IT WAS A VERY HOT SUMMER SO THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WITH NO GO UP AND DOWN. THE ENGINE IS BAD. 1490000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS PROBLEMS. THE CAR WIRING IS LOOSE AND CAN BE A DANGEROUS. I TRIED TO PULL WINDOW DOWN AND REPAIR ITS MANUALLY FROZEN WITH NO POWER. MY SEAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HARD IRON WIRE.

Mileage: 150,000

CAR WINDOWS AND GAS GAUGE HAVEN'T WORKED IN A LONG TIME HOWEVER NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START CONSISTENTLY EVEN WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY. YOU HAVE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY EVERY TIME TO START IT. READY TO GET RID OF THIS WORRY.

THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS COMING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN IT STOPPED. I THOUGHT MAYBE A SMALL TREE BRANCH GOT STUCK IN MY WHEEL WELL, SO I CONTINUED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE ABOUT 6 MILES AND STOPPED AT AN ANIMAL SHELTER. WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE CAR SO I POPPED THE HOOD AND GOT OUT JUST AS BLACK SMOKE STARTED AND AS WAS GOING TO OPEN THE HOOD THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SOMEONE USED TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND THEN TWO WATER HOSES TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SOMEONE AT THE SCENE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND VERY CLEAN UNDER THE HOOD. AND I HAD IT SERVICED REGULARLY.

Mileage: 100,030

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION AND THE BATTERY AND SECURITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE GEARS HAD TO BE CHANGED BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 180,000

WHILE I AM DRIVING SPEED OF 40/50/ CAR CUTS OF . THEN IS STALLS TRYING TO START BACK UP. SOME TIME RITE AWAY IT DOES .SOME TIMES IS TAKES AS LONG AS 15 MINS TO 20 MINS TO START BACK UP .ALSO WHEN I STOP BRAKES JERK AS IF MANIFOLD IS MESSING UP .AND THE WINDOWS WONT ROLL UP SOME TIMES. SO PLEASE HELP IS THERE IN DEFECTS OR RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE BUICK 2000 LESABRE?????????? *TR

Mileage: 12,356

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK. I HAVE HAD MY KEY REPLACED TWICE. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR DASH SAYS UNKNOWN DRIVER. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE KEYS REPLACED WHICH, WHEN AAA HAD A LOCKSMITH COME OUT TO MAKE ME A KEY, THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THAT THE CYLINDER LOCK HAD BEEN FILED DOWN. WITH THIS POSSIBLY BEING THE ISSUE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE KEY SHOULD NEVER COME OUT OF THE CYLINDER LOCK AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS TALKING LIKE THIS HAS LIKELY CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR THE BCM. I AM NEEDING SOME ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. THE CAR STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND IF IT DOESN'T START IT TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN RESETS. THIS IS A BIG HEADACHE WHEN THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. *TR

STARTING EARLY JUNE MY SON CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE BUICK WAS STALLING OUT ON HIM ALL THE TIME. HE SAID THAT HE COULD BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL, STEERING, AND BRAKES TO NOT WORK. HE ATTENDS SCHOOL IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THIS WORRIED ME. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOTHING FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE SWITCHED VEHICLES WITH HIM FOR HIS SAFETY AND HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS PERIODICALLY LOOSING CONNECTION TO THE KEY WHICH HAS A CHIP IN IT (QUITS TALKING TO), AND SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF. LIKE AN ALARM FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE LESABRE AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN ORDER TO FIX IT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER, POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF KEYS, HAVE THEM SENT TO A LOCKSMITH, GET THEM KEYED TO THE CYLINDER, THEN INSTALL THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER. YET IT IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES LISTED ON THE GM IGNITION RECALL LIST. HOW CAN SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE GO OVERLOOKED AND ALSO UNREPORTED. THE VEHICLE IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE WHILE RUNNING BUT I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD FACE THE FACT AND TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR ALL OF THESE IGNITION FAILURES NOT JUST A FEW MAKES AND MODELS BUT ALL GM MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, MY SON SAID HE WAS NEARLY REARENDED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON HIM A NUMBER OF TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. OR HE WAS STUCK HOLDING UP THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE BEEPING AT HIM WHILE HE HAD TO WAIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TILL THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. PRETTY SCARY!!! THANK YOU,! AND PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUY AND HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE. *JS

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS TWICE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND IT APPEARS MANY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. BUICK CLAIMS TO SELL "LUXURY" THIS IS FAR FROM LUXURY AND IS UNSAFE! DRIVING 65MPH AND THE WINDOWS JUST GO DOWN....THEN WON'T GO BACK UP! MY CAR HAD TO SIT OUTSIDE WITH BOTH BACK WINDOWS DOWN! *TR

Mileage: 76,000

PRESSED POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOW AND GLASS FELL INTO DOOR CAVITY. SWITCH BECAME INACTIVE. GLASS WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASH BOARD BUCKLED. PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE-AGAIN LIGHT BUTTON STUCK ON. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEAD CELL IN THE BATTERY AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,386.

Mileage: 139,386

TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. WITH SHIFTER IN OVERDRIVE AND IN STOPPED POSITION ONCE YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO BEGIN ACCELERATION THE TORQUE CONVERTER SLAMS TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. TRANSMISSION FLUID FULL AT ALL TIMES, ENGINE WARMED UP. REPEATED STALLING, REPEATED TACHOMETER QUITS. REPEATED ENGINE QUITS WHEN YOU PLACE IN OVERDRIVE FROM NEUTRAL. MUST START MOVEMENT BY PLACING IN LOWER GEARS 1 2 OR 3. THIS TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTS OUT OF SECOND GEAR. PUT IT ON CODE ANALYZER AND GOT 2 CODES THAT INDICATED PC SOLENOID TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID ISSUES. SEEMS LIKE THESE 2000 BUICKS HAVE RECURRING DEFECTS AND GM WON'T STANDBY THEIR PRODUCT. WHY ON EARTH WOULD A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS CARS EVER PUT A BATTERY UNDER A CAR SEAT. ONE SPARK WITH HYDROGEN GAS UNDER THAT SEAT COULD KILL AN INFANT IN A CAR SEAT IF IT EXPLODED.. COME ON!!! *TR

Mileage: 149,000

GAS GAUGE DOSE NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE THAT DIES AT RANDOM DRIVING DOWN ROAD,SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT,BASICALLY WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE. *TR

Mileage: 102,589

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. HE SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN PRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,145.

Mileage: 85,600

AUTO BATTERY ACID LEAK WHICH HAS EATEN A HOLE IN FLOOR OF CAR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BATTERY IS LOCATED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNDER REAR SEAT. ACID LEAKED FROM DAMAGED BATTERY POST OVER PERIOD OF TIME. DUE TO LOCATION OF BATTERY IT IS ONLY CHECKED WHEN CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. HOLE IN FLOOR PERMITS CAR EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 26,462

2000 BUICK LESABRE CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY.....NOT USED FOR 24 - 48 HOURS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY LEAKED FUMES AND FLUID INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL THAT LINGERED IN THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE SHOP AND REPORTED THE ODOR. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SHE HAD NO REPAIRS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF BATTERY LEAKAGE IN THE BACK SEAT AREA. A NEW BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER AND REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

Mileage: 107,900

CAR DIED, GOT A JUMP FROM AAA, AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES CAR STARTED, CAR WAS NOT ACTING RIGHT, DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT CAR DIED, CALLED TO HAVE AAA COME BACK, WHILE WAITING FUMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT WHERE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED, MECHANIC ARRIVED AND REMOVED THE REAR SEAT TO FIND THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL THE MAIN POSITIVE LEAD HAD CORRODED OFF THE BATTERY, AND FUMES WERE COMING OUT, HE IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL ACID INSIDE THE CAR THE BODY STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE ACID. THIS WAS AN AC DELCO BATTERY. I CALLED GM AND AC DELCO THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL BATTERY. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SO I WENT TO A BUICK DEALER AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND PUT IT IN . I OWN TWO BUICKS 97 AND 2000 THIS IS THE THIRD TIME AC DELCO BATTERY HAS FAILED MY 97 HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM ACID THAT LEAKED. AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN POSITIVE TERMINAL END TWICE BECAUSE IT ROTTED OFF. AC DELCO NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR BATTERIES THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS DUE TO HEAT AND VIBRATION THAT THEIR BATTERIES FAIL . THAT TO ME IS ADMISSION AND THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM.*JB

Mileage: 34,000

DT: THE HORN BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BEAR DOWN WITH BOTH HANDS IN ORDER TO GET THE HORN TO WORK. NOTICED THIS ON APRIL 15, 2005. *AK

7/17/2000: STALLED 2X IN TRAFFIC W/315 MILES ON IT; REPLACED WIRE HARNESS & FUSES; 4/9/02:LEAK-REPLACED UPPER MANIFOLD @ 23,184 MILES 5/3/02: NOISY,UNEVEN-DEFECTIVE TIRES-REPLACED @ 24,161 MILES; 8/20/03: RECALL - HEATING & COOLING @ 39,226 MILES; 10/28/03: RATTLING-CATAL.CONV.ASSEMBLY @42,892 MILES; 7/8/05: MOTOR NOT RUNNING PROPERLY - REPLACED WIRES,COILS,ETC.@ 55,385 MILES 10/28/03: RATTLING-REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER ASSEMBLY; 10/13/04-ECALL. *JB

DT: THE BATTERY CONNECTION BROKE OUT OF THE BATTERY WHERE THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE MOUNTED . THIS BATTERY WAS LOCATED REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER PULLED REAR SEAT OUT, AND COULD VISIBLY SEE THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WHICH WERE LOOSE FROM THE BATTERY AND HAD EVIDENTLY BROKEN LOOSE FORM THE BATTERY ITSELF. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE BATTERY FLUID LEAKED ON THE FLOOR AND PIERCED THROUGH THE METAL FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A VISIBLE HOLE ABOUT ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER. TOOK CAR TO A BUICK DEALER TO BUY ANOTHER BATTERY , AND DEALER NOTED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH PARTICULAR BATTERY WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE MANUFACTURED IN ASIA, AND THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. DEALER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE OR FREE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR IT. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

Mileage: 26,000

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTANTLY STOPPED WORKING AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE REAR RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN ROLLED DOWN. IT WAS LOOKED AT BY THE BUICK DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST WELL OVER $500.00 TO FIX THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR. I ASKED THEM AT THE TIME IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW MOTORS, SINCE I HAD ALREADY HAD TO HAVE ONE MOTOR REPLACED, I WAS TOLD NO. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO PULL THE WINDOW UP MANUALLY, AND TAPE IT SO IT DOES NOT FALL DOWN. (NOT A PRETTY SITE). I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM AND AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN TO ANOTHER WINDOW AND WILL BE FORCED ALSO TO FIX THAT ONE AT A HEFTY PRICE. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE WINDOW MOTOR MECHANISMS.

Mileage: 37,000

2000 BUICK LESABRE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BECAME CORRODED RESULTING IN BATTERY FAILURE. *MR THE BATTERY TERMINAL BROKE AND CAUSED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK ONTO THE FLOOR UNDER THE REAR SEAT. *NM

WE OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IT WAS GIVEN TO US BY MY FATHER IN-LAW WHO PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. BOTH OF US HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT BUICK DEALERSHIPS FOR ALL MAINTENANCE INCLUDING OIL CHANGES. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES, FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE OFFICE AND THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. HE DESCRIBED IT AS SOMEONE SHIFTING THE CAR TO FIRST GEAR FROM FOURTH. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND HIM SO HE DIDN'T GET HIT.*AK

Mileage: 45,658

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERMITTENTLY SHORTING OUT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO WIND THE SIDE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN WHEN NEEDED. ALSO CONSUMER SMELLED ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNING WHEN USING THE WINDOW SWITCHES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED MORE THAN ANY OTHER LIGHT. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK OF SEAT LAID AUTOMATICALLY ON ITS OWN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. UPON HAVING A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE METER WOULD READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE DASH, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD JUMP TO EMPTY, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO ZERO, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO DIM WHEN THE WEATHER WAS RAINY, THERE WAS A RUMBLE IN THE LEFT FRONT END, A SHIMMY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHEN RAINING, THE DASH LIGHT WOULD GO FROM BRIGHT TO DIM THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE RADIO WOULD CUT OUT, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTO OVERDRIVE ON SLIGHT ACCELERATION, THE AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WERE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HEAT WOULD START BLOWING COLD AIR, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE MILEAGE WOULD NOT STAY ON, THE ELECTRICAL REMOTE WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ENGINE. *SC

Mileage: 34,000

2000 BUICK LESABRE LTD APPROXIMATELY.(1)MONTH AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL,REPLACED FUEL PUMP RELAY;MANUFACTURER CASE#4032757. 10/23/01REPLACED WATER PUMP;USES OIL;FRONTEND VIBRATES AI 65MPH DATE REPORTED 10/23/01 DEALER DEALER BALANCED TIRES FRONT END STILL VIBRATES TO DATE OF THIS REPORT.I PURCHASED ALL NEW TIRES BUT STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH FRONT END VIBRATION , COOLANT AT INTAKEMANNORFOLD.REPLACED GASKET,(3)WHEEL ALIGNMENTS,PASSENGER WINDOW INOP REPLACED WINDWO REGULATOR,WATER PUMP REPLACED AGAIN; AT 35684MILEAGE DEALER STATES THAT WHILE CHANGING MY OIL HE FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT TIRE RODS HAVING EXCESSIVE PLAY TIRE RODS REPLACED AFTER I NOTIFIDE MANUFACTURE FILE#F-244217003. *AK

Mileage: 974

THERE IS WATER COMING INTO THE BACK FLOOR BOARD BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2000 BUCIK LESABRE. UNABLE TO FIND WHERE LEAK IS AND NOW I HAVE SMELL I CANNOT GET RID OF. THE WATER IS EVEN THERE WHEN NO RAINFALL PRESENT.*AK

I AM ON MY 6TH WINDOW ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO KEEP PUTTING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS BACK INTO YOUR CAR? THE LAST ONE I HAD TO PAY FOR AT $400. THE OTHER 4 WERE UNDER WARRANTY, THE FIRST AT 17,000. NOW, I AM GOING TO NOT HAVE THIS ONE REPAIRED AS I CANNOT AFFORD IT. GUESS WHEN IT'S 125 DEGREES IN MY CAR IN THE SUMMER I'LL JUST HAVE TO OPEN ALL THE DOORS TO COOL IT OFF! CAN'T PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN!*AK

DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE HOLE IN THE REAR FLOOR BOARD WAS DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 27,000

LOSS OF POWER IN 2000 BUICK LESABRE.*MR THE BATTERY IS INSTALLED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CORROSION THE ULTIMATELY LED TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER. *NM

BATTERY FAILURE IN 2000 BUICK LESABRE. *MR THE AC DELCO BATTERY WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE LEAKED ACID AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

Mileage: 31,296

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, THEN VEHICLE EXPLODED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 33,267

FAILURES: REPLACE FAULTY GENERAL TIRES. REPLACE FUEL PUMP 26000 MILES. EPLACE INTAKE MAINIFOLD, EPLACE COIL AND SPARK PLUG WIRES AT 52000 MILES. REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS (4X'S), REPLACE TRANSMISSION 63000 MILES. *AK REPLACE WHEEL BEARING 74000 MI DRIVEN GENTLY BY A LITTLE SCHOOL TEACHER - WHAT A HUNK OF JUNK

Mileage: 74,200

TWO WINDOW MOTORS FAILED. THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY AND THE SECOND THREE MONTHS LATER. *AK *SC *JB

WEATHER WAS BELOW ZERO (-20 TO -30) FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE AND INCLUDING JANUARY 30, 2004. MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM REFUSED TO START TWO DAYS PREVIOUS, SO ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 29, I POURED A BOTTLE OF ISO-HEET INTO THE GAS TANK AND THEN PLUGGED THE HEADBOLT HEATER IN OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING (JAN. 30), I GOT INTO THE LESABRE TO START IT TO GO TO WORK. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY, I HEARD A CLICK AND THEN BOOM! IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING HAD EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SMOKE BEGAN ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I GRABBED MY BELONGINGS AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY. I WAS SHOCKED, BUT NOT HURT. I HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD LIKE THE DRAFT FROM A FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND STOOD BACK ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THERE WERE FLAMES LEAPING OUT 5 FEET HIGH FROM THE SPACE BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE FENDER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE MARSHALL INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AFTERWARDS. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT A FUEL LINE HAD RUPTURED. THAT IS ALL HE SAID. THAT DOES NOT EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT EXPLODED. THE BATTERY ON A 2000 LESABRE IS UNDER THE BACK SEAT, AND IT WAS INTACT AFTER THE FIRE. THE FIRE FIGHTERS HAD REMOVED THE BACK SEAT AND CUT THE BATTERY CABLES, SO I SAW THAT IT WAS OKAY. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS BURNED UP. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I LOST TWO DAYS OF WORK MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ONLY PAID ME $10,998.00 FOR THE LOSS. I HAD TO PAY $2839.56 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO PAY OFF THE CAR LOAN. (WORST OF ALL, I HAD TO GO TO MY BROTHER, A CAR SALESMAN, AND BUY A [XXX] FORD! I WANT MY BEAUTIFUL LESABRE BACK!) P.S.: ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP, THE FIREWALL PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY. AFTER THE FIRE, I WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE CAR AND REMOVE PAPERS FROM THE GLOVE BOX THAT WERE UNTOUCHED BY THE FIRE OR THE HEAT. EXCEPT FOR THE SOOT FROM THE FIRE FIGHTERS' BOOTS AND A SMOKY SMELL, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS OTHERWISE UNHARMED.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

Mileage: 67,000

THE BATTERY WENT DEAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONSUMER CALLED AAA TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SLIDE THE KEY THROUGH THE WINDOW TO THE SERVICE MECHANIC TO OPEN THE DOOR. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR OPENED. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BACKFIRE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH HORN ACTIVATION.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB *NM

WHEN LEFT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS LET DOWN CONSUMER HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. THE PLASTIC WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. ALSO, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, BUT THEY WERE STILL REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME PART. THE SAME DEFECT ALSO OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER'S WINDOW. THE OUTSIDE TEMP SENSOR FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE INDICATOR READ THE INCORRECT TEMPERATURE. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 26,857

CONSUMER INDICATED THE HORN WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS. THE HORN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW. *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE HORN INTERMITTENTLY THE HORN WILL STAY ON UNTIL DISCONNECTED THE FUSE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE HORN TO WORK. AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED IN THE RIGHT SPOT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAD TO HONK THE HORN SUDDENLY AND I HAD DIFFICULTY DOING SO, BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED 6 TIMES. *JB

TWO COMPLAINTS. ONE-COOLANT LEAKING ON HOT ENGINE PARTS FROM DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM. TWO- CAR STALLS ON OCCASION WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES.

Mileage: 32,000

WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MISFIRING WHEN IN FULL THROTTLE. PH *TS

Mileage: 40,557

CONSUMER FEELS THAT VEHICLE'S MAIN COMPUTER MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. IF VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 50 MILE DISTANCE, ALL THE VARIOUS WARNING CHIMES WILL SOUND. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND ALL DOORS WILL LOCK. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PH *TS

Mileage: 23,500

THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE REAR SEAT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING SULFURIC ACID WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BECOME VERY SICK. THE SULFURIC ACID HAD BURNED THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THE ILLNESS, BUT DISCOVERED THE LEAKING BATTERY ON 10/02/02. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY, STATING THAT THE BATTERY WAS PROPERLY VENTED. *MR THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BATTERY VENTS WERE FLIMSY AND NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE BATTERY VENT OPENINGS. THE VIBRATIONS WOULD EASILY SHAKE THE VENT TUBES FROM THE BATTERY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON THE REPAIR OF THE FAULTY BATTERY VENTING SYSTEM. *SCC

Mileage: 19,500

CONSUMER STATES WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. TS PRIOR TO FIRE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH FLASHED ON. AIR TEMP SENSOR, AIR INTAKE DUCT, INNER AND OUTER AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. WASHER RESERVOIR REPLACED. PCM REPGORAMMED. *TT

Mileage: 46,000

HORN WILL BLOW INTERMITTENLY,OR NOT BLOW AT ALL. CONTACTED DEALER ,CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD RAPPING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SKIPS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIRES AND ALL WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING REFUND. *YH

WHEN TRYING TO MAKE HORN WORK IT WILL NOT WORK. HAD PRESSED REAL HARD OVER STEERING WHEEL COVER, BUT WILL HARDLY WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED COVER TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIXTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING DIM AND THEN BRIGTHEN BACK UP. THE CONTROLS WOULD ALSO GET HOT. I CALL MR. CARL CHIPMAN AT THE GO AUTOMOTIVE AND INFORMED HIM THAT I FELT THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF SOME KIND. THEY HAD A SUNROOF PUT IN AND I WASN'T SURE IT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSE BY THIS TOP. MR. CHIPMAN DID RIDE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID NOT DO IT WITH HIM. HE STATED THAT THE CONTROLS BEING HOT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS THAT TIME OF YEAR AND THE WEATHER. I TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD BE HOT TO THE TOUCH. I WAS ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT HOOKING AND THEY ORDERED A PIECE AND I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 6/23/99. MR. CHIPMAN TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS. THINGS DID NOT GET WORSE UNTIL THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON 7/1/01. MY CAR WAS NEVER PUT ON THE MACHINE AND BUICK IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR SERVICE WITH A DEALER THAT THEY WON'T COVER ANY OF THR BILL. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT $700.00 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL PANEL BECAUSE IT HAS SHORTED OUT.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED IGNITION WIRE. CONSUMER REVIEWED ODI WEBSITE, AND FOUND A TSB 000604023 WHICH DESCRIBED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED IGNITION WIRE. CONSUMER REVIEWED ODI WEBSITE, AND FOUND A TSB 000604023 WHICH DESCRIBED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

AS CONSUMER PULLED INTO PUBLIC GARAGE, VEHICLE STALLED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, CLOSED HOOD AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT THE HORN DID NOT BLOW, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS ONE SMALL AREA WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE HORN, IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO BLOW IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND THE HORN IS RECEIVING FULL ATTENTION. *JB

HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO APPLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. *AK UNABLE TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW DURING EMERGENCY IS EXTEREMELY SAFETY HAZARD, POINTS OUT THE CONSUMER. *YH

THE HORN OF THE BUICK LESABRE I DRIVE KEPT GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A COMPUTER MODULE WAS BAD AND IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THE PRICE WOULD BE OVER $900 FOR THE REPAIR AND I PROTESTED THAT IF IT WAS A SAFETY AND COMPUTERIZED MODULE DEFECT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. MARCIE OCHOA WITH BUICK CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, 1-800-521-7300 FILE # C02428638, WAS CONTACTED BY GARY RUFFNER UWUA SEC-TREASURER, AND SAID SHE TALKED WITH SERVICE MANAGER BOB AND WAS NOT DUE TO A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST WENT OUT. SHE ALSO SAID BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD IT HAD 42,678 MILES ON IT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A DEFECT THAT ANY CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF WHAT THEY SAID IS TRUE THAT "THE MODULE DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHILE SOMEONE IS DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. .

HORN SENSOR IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE ON STEERING WHEEL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK THE HORN BECOMES MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE DURING NIGHT TRAVEL. *YH

IT TAKES TO MUCH EFFORT TO BLOW HORN,YOU HAVE TO POUND ON IT. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO SOUND HORN DRIVER NOTICED IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE HORN ASSEMBLY. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE NEW HORN ASSEMBLY THAT WAS INSTALLED TO EASE THE HORN SOUNDING DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS A VEY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION. *YH

THE HORN BUTTON HAVE TO BE PUSHED IN THE DIRECT CENTER TO ACTUATE THE HORN. IF A PERSON IS NOT AWARE OF THIS THEY MAY NOT ACTIVATE THE HORN WHEN DESIRED. ALSO, ALL POWER WINDOWS ARE SLUGGISH/MOTORS SOUNDS ROUGH AND NOISY DURING OPERATION. *AK

ENGINE STALLED GOING INTO SHARP CURVE. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NEITHER DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WOULD GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REOCCUR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES, BURNING CONSUMER'S HOUSE DOWN. DEFECT POSSIBLY RELATED TO BATTERY CABLE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES, BURNING CONSUMER'S HOUSE DOWN. DEFECT POSSIBLY RELATED TO BATTERY CABLE.*AK

BATTERY FAILURE. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH POSITIVE CONNECTOR TO THE BATTERY CAUSING SHORTAGES AND LOSS OF POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. FEEL FREE TO PRVIDE FURTHER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING DASHBOARD/ AIR CONDITIONING AND RADIO OVERHEATED. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE DESIGN OF THE HORN MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO THE DRIVER TO USE THE HORN FOR EMERGENCY. YH

BATTERY IS MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER TO PREVENT THE LEAKAGE OF GAS. IN THE EVENT OF A BROKEN VENT TUBE OR CRACKED BATTERY CASE, THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR PASSENGERS FROM EXPLOSIVE GASES OR LEAKING ACID. THE BATTERY SHOULD BE ENCLOSED IN A PROTECTIVE BOX. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR LEAKING BATTERIES. *AK *ML

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES HER HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL HORN IT DOESN'T WORK. SHE WOULD HAVE TO BALL UP HER FIST, AND APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE IN ORDER TO HEAR THE HORN. *AK

AT THE FIRST FILLING OF GAS TANK, FUEL CAME OUT OF BAD GASKET AND SPILLED FUEL CAUSING WICKED BAD FUEL SMELL THROUGH OUT INTERIOR OF CAR. HEATER HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN BE COMFORTABLE IN COLD WEATHER IS TO OPERATE MANUALLY. THE ALTERNATOR HAS ALWAYS HAD A VERY NOTICEABLE AND ANNOYING HUM AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, WITH NO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NOISES. POWER ASSIST FAILED AND AS A RESULT I LOST ALL BRAKING AND A STRONG ODOR DEVELOPED INSIDE THE CAR. THIS IS OK NOW AND ALONG WITH THE GAS TANK IS THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.

EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HORN; UNABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED UNLESS EXTREME PRESSURE IS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

CONSUMER CANNOT BLOW HORN, IT TAKES TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO MAKE THE HORN BLOW. ALSO, IT IS NOT NECESSARY ALWAYS TO LOOK IN THE SAME PLACE TO MAKE HORN BLOW. *AK

DRIVER UNABLE TO SOUND THE HORN DUE TO LOCATION OF THE HORN AND HARD TO DEPRESS IT. YH

HORN IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE, AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS REQUIRED. *MJS

DRIVER WAS ABOUT TO PARK VEHICLE WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE WITHIN SECONDS FLAMES DEVELOPED UNDERNEATH HOOD.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING, CAUSING ALL THE COMPONENTS ON THE DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON/ HORN KEEPS BLOWING, AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING. *AK