2000 Buick Lesabre

BOUGHT 2000 LESABRE NEW IN OCT 1999. WIFE'S CAR AND ONLY HAS 69000 MI ON IT NOW. NO CHILDREN USING THE CAR. NO CHILDREN AT HOME, RARELY ANY PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. NOW..TO DATE ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $1,600.00. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WENT FIRST IN 2003, IN 2006 ALL THREE REMAINING WINDOW WENT OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, THESE WINDOWS ALMOST NEVER WERE USED! IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE AREN'T MORE INCIDENTS OF THESE REGULATOR FAILURES. I CAN'T BE THE ONE THAT GOT ALL THE BAD REGULATORS. *NM

LAST FRIDAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO ROLL UP MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW I HEARD A POP AND IT STOPPED WORKING. I TRIED PULLING THE WINDOW UP BY HAND FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT WILL NOT STAY UP. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BUICK LESABRE'S. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM...ABOUT $600 TO REPLACE!! IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR "BUICK LESABRE WINDOW PROBLEMS" YOU CAN READ HOW COMMON THIS IS AND I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL ISSUE. *JB

2000 BUICK LESABRE 38000 MILES. WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND HEARD A POP. WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP ANYMORE. LOOKED IT UP ONLINE. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON VERY KNOWN PROBLEM. IT COSTS ABOUT $400 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. FOR MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM PLEASE SEE THIS WEB PAGE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_52823.HTML NEEDS A RECALL VERY BADLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER POWER WINDOW MOTOR REGULATOR FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE THE WINDOW WAS HALF OPEN. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME, THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/13/2006 - THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TWICE AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ONCE. *NM

THE LACK OF QUALITY OUTLINED IN MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE'S WINDOW REGULATORS, MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 74K MILES AND BOTH RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS HAVE LEFT MY FAMILY EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON-LINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM BUICK & GM HAVE OVERLOOKED, I WILL EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO INSURE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE SALES THROUGH THE DEALERS. THANKS FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE! *JB

LF POWER WINDOW FAILED TWICE, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. LR WINDOW FAILED TWICE, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY. GM WANTED $500.00 TO REPAIR LR WINDOW OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF HAGGLING WITH GM, THEY REPAIRED IT FOR $100.00. RF AND RR WINDOWS FAILED LATER AND HAVE NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. GM KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE A FACTORY DEFECT BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR FAILURES TO THE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE WHERE THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED BEFORE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BUT THE EXTERIOR LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BEING STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOORS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTS AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS. HIS PROBLEM WAS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS WHICH HAD TO BE THREE TIMES. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB