2005 BUICK LESABRE Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2005 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the fuel gauge sensors failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the fuel gauge sensor failed to provide adequate information regarding the fuel level. The fuel warning light illuminat...
Mileage: 92,647
The contact owns a 2005 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the fuel gauge sensors failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the fuel gauge sensor failed to provide adequate information regarding the fuel level. The fuel warning light illuminat...
Mileage: 92,647
Fuel gauge false reading. Hard shift's
Fuel gauge false reading. Hard shift's
ENGINE INTAKE GASKET FAILURE
THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SLIPS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MUST PULL OVER SHIFT OFF THE VEHICLE AND START IT AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SLIPS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MUST PULL OVER SHIFT OFF THE VEHICLE AND START IT AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT IS NOT THE BULB AS THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I LOCK OR UNLOCK THE CAR USING THE FOB. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING, THIS WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. I JUST HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWO MONTHS AGO F...
Mileage: 175,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPEND...
Mileage: 59,000
FAILURE OF STEPPER MOTORS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER.
Mileage: 26,523
MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON OR WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING . I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON. A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE CAME TO ME TELLING ME TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON, UNTIL THEY FIGURED OUT THE ISSUE. AFTER ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS THEY ISSUED A RECALL. THEY INDICATE...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED EA...
Mileage: 48,771
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS MAKING THE SRS SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND MOST OF ALL A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ...
2014 CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HAD TO BE TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mileage: 108,000
SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON AND COULD NEED TO BE CORRECTED BY PUTTING IN THE NEW SEAT BELT.
Mileage: 45,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 119,000
LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 BUICK LESABRE DEFECTS (ATTN: DAVID HUFF). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE, AND WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE DASHBOA...
LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 BUICK LESABRE DEFECTS (ATTN: DAVID HUFF). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE, AND WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE DASHBOA...
LETTER FROM SENATOR RUBIO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 BUICK LESABRE DEFECTS (ATTN: DAVID HUFF). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH BROKE, AND WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STATED THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE DASHBOA...
THE LIGHTS ON THE HEATER CONTROL QUIT WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 96,180
THE LIGHTS ON THE HEATER CONTROL QUIT WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 96,180
THE LIGHTS ON THE HEATER CONTROL QUIT WORKING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 96,180
BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200/P215/70R/15 ORIGINALLY BOUGHT 4 OF THESE AT FIRESTONE HAVE HAD 2 REPLACED AND YESTERDAY 2 MORE AND FIRESTONE SAID THEY DON'T MAKE INSIGNIAS ANYMORE.....?? WONDER WHY BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE!!!!!! HAD 7/32 TREAD LEFT ON THEM AND WORST WAS 6/32 AND HAD 30,000 MILES ON THE...
Mileage: 133,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.
Mileage: 47,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.
Mileage: 47,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 39,000
VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & WAS STOPPED BEHIND OTHER STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTINUOUS RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. FULL SIZE COMMERCIAL VAN FAILS TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35MPH AND HITS (VEH DES. ABOVE), FROM BEHIND SENDING SAME VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELT...
VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & WAS STOPPED BEHIND OTHER STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTINUOUS RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. FULL SIZE COMMERCIAL VAN FAILS TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35MPH AND HITS (VEH DES. ABOVE), FROM BEHIND SENDING SAME VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELT...
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. TH...
Mileage: 52,300
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 ...
Mileage: 58,800
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 ...
Mileage: 58,800
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 . ...
Mileage: 100,000
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 . ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 2005 BUICK LESABRE HAD REAR BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH AT 8 YEARS OLD WITH 84K. ALL BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE OUT OF MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT DECAY. *TR
Mileage: 83,897
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...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 BUICK LASABRE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH,THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAGS COULD ALSO DEPLOY WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SO SHE FELT HER VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILAGE WAS 62,000.
Mileage: 62,000
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS MAKING THE SRS SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND MOST OF ALL A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 87,000
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 F...
Mileage: 62,000
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 PROBL...
Mileage: 48,000
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 MA...
Mileage: 27,059
NEEDLES ON FUEL GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND AND POINTS VERTICAL. NEEDLE CRASHES INTO THE THERMOMETER NEEDLE THAT ALSO POINTS VERTICAL. DOES NOT CORRECTLY REGISTER FUEL OR TEMPERATURE. I AM DEPENDING ON MY ODOMETER TO GUESS AT MY FUEL LEVELS. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED AFTER MY "LOOSE GAS CAP" ...
Mileage: 140,000
TOOK VEHICLE WITH 55,100 MILES TO THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AFTER SHUTTERING AND BARELY BEGINNING TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE AUTHORIZED GM DEALER STATED "INSPECTED, NO CODES IN SYSTEM, ERRATIC SHIFT POINTS, DELAY SHIFT THRU 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, GOES TO 4TH GEAR. RECOMMENDS SRTA T...
Mileage: 55,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY FLICKER...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHORDS WERE OVERHEATED AND THE MEDAL HAD BECOME UNBEARABLY ...
Mileage: 123,000
THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SHOW LOWER SPEED THAN I WAS GOING, THEN IT WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TEMP. GAGE WOULD GO PAST HOT, THEN PEG OUT. REPLACED VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR DID NOT FIX. REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR DID NOT FIX. *TR
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON RADIO, HEAT/AIR CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL RADIO/CRUISE CONTROL CONTROLS STARTED BURNING OUT ONE BY ONE. THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE, CHEAP FIX, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER JUST FIX THE BURNED OUT BULBS, BUT HAD TO REP...
Mileage: 42,000
THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AROUND 40,000 MILES. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD NOT WORK, AFTER FILLING IT UP THE GAUGE WOULD "STICK" OR THE HAND WOULD DROP DOWN TO THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE. VERY ERRATIC. CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND NATURALLY, EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING. 52,000 MILES AND THE GAUGE IS DEAD ...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INACCURATELY SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL AT ALL TIMES. AFTER HE WOULD REFUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 75,867
VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WORKS ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER READS 20 MPH WHEN GOING 60 ON HWY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 800 PLUS LABOR..... VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES AND HAD 55,000 AT TIME. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
2005 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATES RECENTLY THE RPS DIAL WENT INTO A ROUND IN A CIRCLE AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM, THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID THE SAME THING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. *JB
2005 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATES RECENTLY THE RPS DIAL WENT INTO A ROUND IN A CIRCLE AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM, THEN THE GAS GAUGE DID THE SAME THING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. *JB
2005 BUICK LESABRE WITH 42,330 MILES WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED. ONCE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FROM THE REPAIR BAY ONTO THE PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC APPLIED A HARD BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE F...
Mileage: 42,330
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 BUICK LE SABRE INTERMITTENTLY READ FALSE SPEED READINGS FOR 2000 MILES AFTER 55,000 MILES OF USE. IT FAILED COMPLETELY AT 57,000 MILES AND DOES NOT REGISTER SPEED AT ALL AND IS FLAT-LINED ON 0. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD PREMATURE BUSHING JOINT FAILURE. EXCESSIVE WEAR MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD WONDER BACK AND FORTH BADLY, AND TURNS WERE DELAYED AS A RESULT OF THE PREMATURE WEAR IN THE TIE ROD JOINT. MILEAGE WHEN DIAGNOSED, 49505 ...
Mileage: 49,505
PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD PREMATURE BUSHING JOINT FAILURE. EXCESSIVE WEAR MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD WONDER BACK AND FORTH BADLY, AND TURNS WERE DELAYED AS A RESULT OF THE PREMATURE WEAR IN THE TIE ROD JOINT. MILEAGE WHEN DIAGNOSED, 49505 ...
Mileage: 49,505
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY THE PROPER SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THI...
Mileage: 52,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 BUICK LA SABRE, 65,500 MILES, SUFFERED A PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. FAILURE DISCOVERED WHILE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED (IE. OIL/FILTER CHANGE & FRONT END ALIGNMENT.) REPLACED AT A COS...
Mileage: 65,500
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 BUICK LA SABRE, 65,500 MILES, SUFFERED A PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. FAILURE DISCOVERED WHILE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED (IE. OIL/FILTER CHANGE & FRONT END ALIGNMENT.) REPLACED AT A COS...
Mileage: 65,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING RIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING; SHE SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE T...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER ABNORMALLY INCREASED TO 140 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER PANEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,100 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,800. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10.8JB
Mileage: 26,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT HE SHOULD CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS SINCE HE HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER A...
Mileage: 90,431
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO T...
Mileage: 84,892
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. ALL...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES BECOME HOT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $600. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE GAUGES IS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT INFORMATION. THE F...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ENGINE THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE GEARS IN THE CORRECT POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 48,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES I STARTED FEELING A HARDER THAN NORMAL SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. BY THE TIME THE ODOMETER REACHED 26,000 MILES THE SHIFT WAS SOMEWHAT SEVERE WITH A PAUSE BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO SUPPOSEDLY INSTALLED SOME TYPE OF "KI...
Mileage: 24,000
I OWN A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOOR BOARDS SHAKE AND VIBRATE. TOOK TO DEALER AT 415 MILES AND THEY SAID TO RETURN WHEN CAR HAD 500 MILES. AT 1292 MILES DEAR REPLACED STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER REPLACED TIRES.; HOWEVER, THE FA...
Mileage: 660
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR GREATER, THE FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND THE FLOOR BOARDS WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK ...
Mileage: 1,244
OUR 2005 BUICK LESABRE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. *JB
Mileage: 44,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 BUICK LESABRE WITH 20000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 15 MPH HE REACHED DOWN AND HIS ARM HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR SWITCHED INTO REVERSE AND STALLED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...
Mileage: 20,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE CO...
Mileage: 23,000
ON AUGUST 17TH, 2006, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY IN THE PASSING LANE, I FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF MY 2005 BUICK LESABRE. SOON AFTER, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD THUMPING AND BANGING ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE CAR LURCHED UPWARD. WHILE STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL O...
2005 BUICK LESABRE'S BRAKES FAILED. *KB THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DANGLING USELESS. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HANGING LOOSE AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ROD CONNECTING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MISALIGNED. THE...
Mileage: 5,777
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HANGING LOOSE AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE ROD CONNECTING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS MISALIGNED. THE...
Mileage: 5,777
DAD BOUGHT A NEW 2005 BUICK LESABRE IN OCT. 2005. HE HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 18 THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT A CAR BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AND HIT HIS AS HE WAS DRIVING BY. NOW HE HAS TURNED IT INTO HIS INSURANCE AND PERSON TO REPAIR. INSURANCE OK CAR TO BE FIXED FEBRUARY 21, AUTO BODY TURNED IN ...
2005 LESABRE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND COULD NOT BE BALANCED. *TS *JB
2005 BUICK LESABRE HORN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE AND IT ISN'T EASY TO FIND. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH ALL OVER THE HORN PADDING TO FIND THE HORN BUTTON. *TS THE SUN VISOR IS POORLY POSITIONED AND BLOCKS A LARGE PART OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *NM
2005 BUICK LESABRE HORN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO ACTIVATE AND IT ISN'T EASY TO FIND. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUSH ALL OVER THE HORN PADDING TO FIND THE HORN BUTTON. *TS THE SUN VISOR IS POORLY POSITIONED AND BLOCKS A LARGE PART OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE UNLOCKED MORE GM VEHICLES THAN JUST HIS OWN. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE DEVICE AND IT STILL UNLOCKED OTHER VEHICLES. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM
Mileage: 6,061
THERE IS A REFLECTION OF THE VENT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN THE WINDSHIELD. *TS *** NAR RECEIVED 9-29-05*** WHEN DRIVING IN THE SUN, THE REFLECTION WAS SO STRONG IT DISTORTED THE CONSUMERS VISION. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE IN THE DESIGN OF THE TOP OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH SLANTS TOWARDS THE W...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2005 THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO BLOW. IT TOOK TOO MUCH PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW. WHEN MAKING A TURN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE CORRECT SPOT . CONSUMER STATES THEY HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ...
DT: 2005 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THERE ARE NO ASH TRAYS IN THE BACK OF VEHICLE. HE FEELS THAT SOMEONE MAY SIT IN THE BACK SEAT AND PUT THE ASHES IN THE PLASTIC PART OF THE DOOR. HE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT SMOKERS CANNOT SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE. THE...
LEFT REAR TIRE LOST ALL TREAD AND DID SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DAMAGE. THANK GOODNESS NO INJURY OCCURED. THE TIRES WERE GENERAL TIRES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH GENERAL TIRES. THEY ARE QUITE UNSAFE. BACK BUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS WIRING LOOM AND WHEEL WELL. ...
Mileage: 17,000
DT: CONSUMER STOPPED ON AN INCLINE WAITING ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND DISCOVERED WHEN REMOVING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS AND IT STILL ROLLED BACK. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ON INCLINES. HAD NOT BEEN TO DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. . CALLED D...
Mileage: 16,500
TIRE AND VEHICLE VIBRATION AND NOISE PROBLEM, INCREASING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (60-70 MPH) WITH MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 BUICK LASABRE IN JULY 2005. *JB TWO DEALERSHIPS DID EXTENSIVE INSPECTIONS, ROAD TESTS, TIRE REBALANCING AND STABILIZER REPAIRS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION ...
DT: CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS RIDE UP HIGH; HALF IS ON THE COLLAR BONE, AND THE OTHER HALF RESTS ON THE SOFT PART OF CONSUMERS NECK. THE CONSUMER IS 5 FEET 11 INCHES TALL. HIS WIFE HASN'T DRIVEN THE CAR YET. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE CONSUMER CALL...
Mileage: 160
(1) STARTED AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND CAR WAS STATIONARY - STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN NO MOTION FOLLOWED BY CAR LURCHING/JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR; THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE REPEATABLE OVER A THREE YEAR TIME PERIOD; JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE NOIS...
Mileage: 22,900
HOOD MOVES UP AND DOWN, DUE TO VIBRATION, HAPPENS AT 40 MPH. ALSO, STEERING VIBRATES. TAKEN TO DEALER, TIRES CHANGED 2 TIMES. DEALER SAID NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO SINCE IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO CALLED MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. CAR WA...
Mileage: 14,000
AFTER BEING REAR ENDED CONSUMER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE VERY LOOSE, AND DID NOT HOLD HIM PROPERLY. THE POLICE DID NOT REPLY.*AK *BF *NM
3/17/2005 TRAVELED TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC MOSTLY ON I-95. ON THE WAY I EXPERIENCED PERIODS OF RAIN. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS DURING RAIN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSED ME APPLY MY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WHEN I APPLIED FOOT PRESSURE IN THE NORMAL MANNER THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND P...
Mileage: 7,300
A SWITCH LABELED "ENG/MET" LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER READ APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE YOUR ACTUAL SPEED. IT IS VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY PRESS THIS SWITCH WHEN TURNING ON YOUR LIGHTS, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THIS RENTAL CAR. *JB