2000 Buick Lesabre

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE WINDOW MECHANISM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,020.

A TOTAL OF THREE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE, ALL BY LOWERING THE WINDOW, THEN FAILING TO CLOSE. REPAIR BILL ON FIRST TWO WAS REFUNDED BY GMC, EVIDENTLY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 60,000. THIRD WINDOW FAILED ON 8/13/08, MILEAGE 76,000. GMC DECLINED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS EXPENSE, $596.69, BECAUSE OF "AGE OF VEHICLE AND MILEAGE". FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, MINE AND OTHERS, IS A PLASTIC PULLEY WHICH BREAKS. THE COMPLETE WINDOW REGULATOR PKG. IS THEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER, SINCE THEY DON'T OR CAN'T REPLACE JUST ONE PIECE OF THE MECHANISM. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE SHOCK FACTOR, BY A WINDOW DROPPING OPEN SUDDENLY BY ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH FAULTY POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. BASED ON OTHER WEBSITE CHAT ROOMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. BUICK NEEDS TO RECALL THE MOTOR SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS IN GREAT CONDITION HOWEVER, AS A SAFETY ISSUE THE WINDOWS MUST BE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED THAT HAS CONSTANT FAILURES IN THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY REPLACED ALL 4 MECHANISMS DUE TO WINDOWS THAT EITHER DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY OR FAIL TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. I CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE NEW MECHANISMS. THIS HAS CAUSED AMONG OTHER THINGS, WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL IN THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM. IT HAS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR WINDOWS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I HAD THE DRIVER'S WINDOW REPAIRED, THE OTHER 3 ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. ONE OF THEM (REAR DRIVER-SIDE) IS STUCK IN A POSITION THAT IS 1/4" FROM CLOSED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO (BESIDES DUCT TAPING IT CLOSED!). THE REPAIR COSTS $450 - $500 PER WINDOW, WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY OUT OF MY BUDGET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE STOPPED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE WINDOW UP. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK. ON THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRACKED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO GET SOME AIR AND THE WINDOW DID NOT GO UP. THE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY ISSUED TSB NUMBER 3483 REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, AND LATER STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FREE REPAIRS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $500 PER WINDOW FOR THREE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 09/17/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROP DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE STOPPED WORKING ...COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE OTHER BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I THEN DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND A MONTH AFTER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THE FAULTY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING THIS YEAR 2008. HOW CAN THEY ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW COSTS AROUND $500 EACH OR A TOTAL OF $2000...10% OF THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE LESABRE. FROM YOUR WEB SITE " FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT MOST AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING) OR THAT PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH (AIR BAGS, SAFETY BELTS, CHILD RESTRAINTS, ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS)". NOW IF ONE NEEDS TO ESCAPE FROM THE AUTO, ESPECIALLY A CHILD, DO TO FAILURE OF THE DOOR OPENING THE WINDOWS HAVE NOW CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS PROBLEM...MANY THAT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT...EVEN THE AUTO TECHNICIANS INDICATE THIS HAS ACCRUED MORE THEN IT SHOULD. FINALLY, I BELIEVE THE FAULTY POWER WINDOWS ARE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND BUICK SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR

BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM (2000). THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PART COST ABOUT $250.00. ASSEMBLY INCLUDES MOTOR. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THAT THIS CAR. THE YEARS 2000 TO 2005 ON THESE MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ASSEMBLY. FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_38504_2.HTML THERE ARE NO DOUBT MANY OTHERS WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR