2005 Buick Lesabre

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 VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT AND BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/24/08. *JB

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 "KIT" WHICH DID NOT ELIMINATE BUT GREATLY REDUCED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 37,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ONCE AGAIN AS WELL AS HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I AM NOW 1000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY AND THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE ONE DAY AND KEPT IT NINE DAYS. I EMAILED BUICK WITH A COMPLAINT BUT GOT NO REPLY. *TR

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 FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TOOK BACK CAR AGAIN THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THEY SAID ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A NAIL. I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES ( NOT FROM DEALER) HOPING PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY AND IT DID NOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BACK TO 2ND DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FORCED BALANCED AND HAVE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR ($400.00); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. AS OF MAY28, 2005 THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,081 AND FAILURE STARTED FROM TIME CAR WAS PURCHASED. *TR

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 THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FORCED BALANCED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SUSPENSION (NHTSA ITEM #10011691). AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,244.

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 TO A MECHANIC ,WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NORMAL OPERATIONS AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE GEARS. THE SHIFTING IN GEARS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21463.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

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 COMPANY, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURES AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. ODI #10160493 CAN BE USED IN COMPARISON TO THIS ISSUE.

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 OF THE VEHICLE, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND THE SHREDDING RUBBER CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL, BUMPER, PAINT, REAR SENSORY WIRING HARNESS, AND LEVELING CONTROL TO THE LEFT REAR SHOCK. THE TIRE NEVER LOST AIR AND THERE WERE NO PUNCTURES AND THE TIRE WAS ONLY HALF WORN AND ROTATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE TIRE WAS A GENERAL AMERI-GS60. *JB