2004 Buick Lesabre

IN MAY OF 2012 THE DASHBOARD COVERING BEGAN TO START BUCKLING UP IN AN AREA FROM THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS GOTTEN NOTICEABLY WORSE AS TIME HAS GONE ON. THE OBVIOUS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE WAY THIS COVERING WAS CONSTRUCTED AND ATTACHED TO THE DASH. THE CONTINUAL RAISING OF THE DASH COVER POSES A REDUCED VISIBILITY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY PERSONAL VEHICLE BUT RATHER A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT AFFECTING MANY VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN CONCERNS RAISED THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS DEFECT AND BECAUSE SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE TO AS HIGH AS 90 MPH WITH NO INCREASE FROM DRIVER. THIS HAS BEEN REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES OVER LAST YEAR OF OPERATION. ALSO GAS GAUGE INFO HAS MAXED OR BOTTOMED OUT. I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM BY REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUSE UNDER THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THIS IS DONE YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RESET. DEPENDING ON THE LOCAL TEMPERATURE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO UP TO 3 MONTHS BEFORE HAVING TO REPEAT THIS SEQUENCE. NOW THE A/C IS PUTTING OUT COOL AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS ONLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STEPPER MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 87,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE TURNING OR WHEN A ROAD BUMP WAS DRIVEN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ANTI-THEFT MODULE AND THE KEY WAS REPROGRAMMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,744 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM SEEING ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 LESABRE IN 2005. APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER 120 WHEN I WAS MOVING OR WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR PARKED. I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER BUT AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE GAS GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE A DEBILITATING DISEASE AND CANNOT EVEN PUMP MY OWN GAS. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I HAD TO TRY AND WALK TO A GAS STATION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL!! HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE?? I LOVE MY CAR BUT MAY HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS GM'S RESPONSIBILITY. I AM SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. I AM ALSO SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE NOT REPORTED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

DASH BOARD PAD POPPED UP ABOVE THE GAGE PANEL APPROX. 14" WAS REPORTED TO BUICK SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD NO WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT EXCEPT WHEN IN TRANSIT. I HAVE OWNED QUITE A NUMBER OF GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES AND NEVER WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM. I AM 73 YEARS OF AGE. MY OTHER CAR IS A TOYOTA IN 2015 I WILL BUY MY THIRD PRIUS. MY BROTHERS ARE ALL TOYOTA OWNERS. NEVER ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2004 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED AT 60 MPH, MY SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY WENT TO 95 MPH AND TACHOMETER WENT TO 1500 AND WILL NOT MOVE.. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STAYS AT 95 MPH AND 1500 RPM RESPECTIVELY. DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH CLUSTERS AND STEPPER MOTORS. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES, BUT I HAVE READ WHERE THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED AT AS LITTLE AS 20K MILES. COMPLETELY UNFAIR THAT GM MAKES YOU RELY ON HEADS UP DISPLAY FOR A SPEED.. VERY UNSAFE I FEEL BECAUSE THIS DRAWS YOUR EYES FROM ROAD CONSTANTLY. *JS