2004 Buick Lesabre

AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD AT ABOUT 35MPH, I NOTICED THAT MY DASH SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 85MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAUGE WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. LUCKILY, I HAVE A HEADS-UP DISPLAY THAT HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THE CORRECT SPEED. LATER, MOST OF THE REST OF MY DASH GAUGES BEGAN RANDOMLY DOING THE SAME THING -- THEY'D GO UP, BUT NOT COME BACK DOWN. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT SEEMED UNAFFECTED WAS MY FUEL GAUGE -- UNTIL LAST WEEK. IT, TOO, IS DOING THE SAME THING. I'M SEEING LOTS OF WEB ADS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH MEANS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, SINCE, IF I RUN OUT OF GAS ON A MAJOR ROAD DURING ICY WEATHER (WHICH WE HAVE MUCH OF THE YEAR HERE IN WISCONSIN), IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT'S NOT A RANDOM CHANCE FAILURE -- IT'S A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MATERIALS OR "WORKMANSHIP" (WHICH INCLUDES AUTOMATED PROCESSES). PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! *TR

THE LIGHTS ON MY HEATER CONSOLE BEGAN TO GO OUT, ONE BY ONE OVER A ONE WEEK PERIOD. OBVIOUSLY ALL THESE BULBS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TINE TO THE VERY SAME SPECS! AFTER FINDING OUT FROM Y SERVICE SHOP THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT (AT A COST OF OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PART), I FOUND SOME BULBS FROM RADIO SHACK THAT I SOLDERED IN MYSELF (THROUGH FIXYA.COM - SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM). SHORTLY THEREAFTER, MORE BULBS ON OTHER SWITCHES (WINDOW CONTROLS, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, RADIO) ALSO WENT OUT. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU HAVE DRIVERS HUNTING IN THE DARK FOR CONTROLS AS THEY ARE DRIVING. TEXTING IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT FUMBLING IN THE DARK FOR YOUR OWN CAR'S CONTROLS AND TRYING TO CORRECT A BUTTON YOU PUSHED INADVERTENTLY CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

I WENT TO GOOD YEAR 3594 RT 31 BALDWINSVILLE,NY TODAY AROUND 4:00PM FOR A OIL CHANGE THEY MOVED THE MILAGE FROM 44,000 TO 71,000 AND MESSED WITH THE SPEED THING THAT TELLS YOU HOW FAST YOUR GOING.WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR CAR SOME WHERE FOR WHAT YOU NEED DONE YOU DONT EXPECT THEM TO ACT LIKE KIDS AND PLAY WITH THINGS LIKE THAT.IF ANY THING ELSE GOES WRONG I WILL BELIEVE IT WAS THEM AND EXPECT THEM TO PAY FOR WHAT EVER NEEDS TO BE FIXED I HAD THE CAR FOR FEW MONTHS NOW NEVER HAD A PROBLEM.THEY WHERE IN THE GARGE LAUGHING AND SAYING DO YOU THINK HE WILL FIND OUT WHAT WE DID IF THIS COST MONEY TO FIX IT WILL BE PAID BY THEM AND I WANT MY OIL CHANGE MONEY BACK AND I WANT THOSE GUYS IN THE GARAGE TO BE DRUG TESTED.THE MANAGER THAT DAY WAS JOSEPH D AND TECH WAS PATRICK W.THERES ALSO THE STICKER FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE TO PROOF WHAT THEY DID.THIER PHONE NUMBER 315-652-6673.THANK YOU. *KB

I BOUGHT THIS CAR MAY 2010 FROM GREGORY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN NEW CASTLE DE. I IMMEDIATELY HAD A PROPBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WASNT A BIG DEAL, THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED BY BY WARRANTY AND I WOULD JUST NEED TO PAY A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. MY NEXT ISSUE IS THE GAS GAUGE STARTED TO MESS UP; WRONG READINGS AND GAS LEVELS LEFT ME OUT OF GAS AND VERY UPSET. I WILL BE TAKING THIS BACK TO BUICK TO SEE IF I AM AT ALL ELIGIBLE TO RECIEVE RECALL BENEFITS OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THE AMOUNT TO FIX THESE ISSUES ARE GREATER THAN I CAN AFFORD WITHIN THE YEAR AND SOME CHANGE OF OWNING THE VEH. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY I DID RESEARCH AND DO A CARFAX ON THE CAR AND IT CAME BACK WITH ACCURATE MILEAGE, ONE OWNER AND NO ACCIDENTS AND I JUMPED ON IT, ONLY TO HAVE A NICE CAR WITHOUT A WORKING SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. I THOUGHT BUICKS WERE GOOD SOLID CARS...... *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, AS A RESULT BOTH WHEEL HUB BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY 2004 BUICK LESABRE STARTED HAVING SPEEDOMETER TROUBLE IN JAN. 2011. IT STARTED SHOWING THE CAR GOING SLOWER THEN IT ACTUALLY IS. IT DOESN'T DO IT RIGHT AWAY BUT AFTER AWHILE ON A LONG DRIVE. IT GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE IT. IT CAN SHOW IT GOING UP TO 30 MPH SLOWER THEN IT IS. ALSO THE GAS GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING AND BEING ERRATIC AND NOW ALSO THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO SHOWS RUNNING HOT WHEN IT IS NOT. THE CAR PRESENTLY HAS LESS THEN 25,000 MILES SINCE NEW. HOW SAFE CAN THIS BE WHEN YOU CAN'T TRUST THE SPEEDOMETER. GOING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW? ALWAYS UNSURE, ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE GAUGES? SECOND GUESSING YOUR DRIVING DECISIONS! THE GAS GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE GIVE A DIFFERENT READING EACH TIME YOU DRIVE IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. I WILL BE STOPPING AT THE RACINE, WI. BUICK DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW TO SEE IF THEY WILL WARRANTY THE PROBLEM THIS COMING WEEK 6/22/2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD CONSTANTLY DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.