Have a 2000 buick lesabre (custom) both regulators (passenger and driver side) on the rear windows have failed. The first was in november of 2005 and the second was august of 2006. Both regulators were replaced by the dealer under the extended warranty. In both cases, the windows were down and would not go up.
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Dt*: the contact stated without warning the rear passenger and both driver side windows fall down on their own due to power control failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the window regulators were replaced.
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!
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.
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.
Driver side window and back passenger side window stopped working. Part can not be bought separate from motor. You have to buy motor and all to fix it. Dealer service department stated that they have multiple complaints with this problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds and on various occasions all four power windows failed without warning. When the automatic window controls were applied the windows would not move. Upon inspection the dealership determined all four power window regulators needed to be replaced. Updated 6/19/2006 - the consumer had the four broken regulators in his possession.
Dt*: the contact stated the power windows were held up by a plastic strap and the strap broke. This caused the window to fall down. This occurred on all four windows. The vehicle was taken to the dealership each time, and the entire window mechanism must be replaced. When replaced, the problem does not return.
2000 buick lesabre all four window regulators on my parents car have failed beginning with the first one in 2002 (repaired by the dealer under the warranty). Two others failed in after the warranty expired in february 2004 and october 2004 respectively (repaired by a reputable repair shop but not a buick dealer). The fourth window failed recently but has not been repaired. My mother complained to buick several times and after being promised full reimbursement for the two failures in 2004, was sent a check for only half the promised amount and advised nothing else would be covered. Because the car was purchased in new jersey but had been relocated to florida - neither state would cover anything under their respective lemon laws. Gm insists this is not a wide spread problem although in a quick 15 minute search of the web I found over 175 complaints (all of who said gm stated the same thing).
Power window assembly on the passenger's side front door have to be replaced for the second time as the cables become entangled and cause the mechanism to bend to the point where it will no longer lift the window. This has happened an all of the doors (4) and now on this door for the second time. It costs a minimum of $300.00 to $400.00 to for parts and labor to get the window back in working order. I have now spent over $1200.00 and am looking at another $300.00 to $400.00 for this same problem. I have also been told by the body shops that this is a common problem with the buick lesabre's. It is no wonder gm is not selling the vehicles that they used to here in the states. This is totally disgusting and frustrating.
Dt*: the contact stated the electronic control modules for three of the power windows failed. The rear driver's side and passenger's side were replaced twice. The front passenger side has also been replaced once. The dealership claimed if the window is seldom used it will break when used because the wire is thin and jumps off the track, causing it to snap.
The rear driver side power window failed. There was a loud pop and the window slid down and would not go back up. I talked to a mechanic and he said that this has happened quite often recently. He said the cable broke. It just takes a little tension and pop, it happens! I called the dealer and they said a new part costs $315! I called to see if there is an after market on this part and they said that you can get it for the front but not the rear door! It seems to me that buick knows that this power window part is faulty and cannot let out the rights to other manufacturers to produce this! This should be recalled on all 2000 to 2005 buick lesabres.
I purchased my 2000 buick-lesabre in 2002. Shortly after I had to replace the back left window motor, then I had to replace the front right window motor, then a short time later I had to replace the right back window motor and just last week I had to replace the front driver side window motor. I feel that with only one person driving this car and not using the windows that much I have had an unusual break down of windows. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I have own three buicks before and never had any problems with the windows. This has happened over a three year period.
2000 buick lesabre. Power window regulators have failed on all doors, and now drivers door regulator has failed for the second time. Windows either dropped, or when rolled down would not go back up. Nearly $400/incident to repair. Did not save old parts, will save this one. My research indicates that there have been lots of these failures.
I have a 2000 buick lasabre. 3 of 4 electric window motors broke. I have replaced only one of the motors,due to they are $300 each. I feel these motors have a defect or this many would not have failed.
Dt: the contact's vehicle had five different electrical window failures. The windows could not be rolled up or down because the belt inside the window broke. The dealer repaired the windows. The manufacturer advised the contact to take vehicle to the dealer for repairs. They offered no free remedy.
We purchased our 2000 lesabre as a program car with 12,000 miles. Beginning shortly thereafter three power widows went out. They were replaced at no charge. Now with 85,000 mile the fourth went out and it cost us $400 plus dollars. Of course they said it was out of warranty because of the mileage. We had over nine cars with power windows and never had to replace one, and now one vehicle all four had to be replaced. To me that tells me that there was a problem with the window motors. I could understand one going out, but all four?
Dt:the contact had the window regulator replaced three times. The first time was the right front window, the second time was the right rear window, and third time was the left rear window. The first two times they were replaced under warranty, the third time it was at the consumers expense. Also, was having a problem with windshield wiper blade post on both sides. While driving during a rain storm on the interstate, the windshield wiper on the driver's side stopped working and on the passenger's side it worked intermittently. The windshield wipers were repaired under warranty. *ak updated 11/16/05.
Car was bought brand new by my wife's parents who shortly thereafter died and we inherited car. Garage kept and hardly used. After we had it 1 year when my wife tried to put her passenger side window down it wouldn't go down. I thought the motor had gone bad and prepared to take it to the dealer. Before appointment I avoided using that window and one day tried to open the back driver's side window. It went down but made a noise and never was able to come up. I thought again it was just bad luck. The following sunday I was at a store with another car and notice a car that looked exactly like our buick with tape on it's rear window. I thought my wife had driven our buick to the store. It wasn't our car so I waited for owner and questioned him about having problems with his windows. It was the second window that had broken on him. Further investigating on internet and with others aware of the car found that there are many with problem. I call buick who said car was out of warranty but when I told them I had been to your website to file a complaint buick said if I took it to dealer, and was willing to pay for a diagnosis they would determine whether they could help me. Turns out the car needs a regulator and motor cable and guide:l cost $400.00. Doesn't this seem like a manufacturer defect especially when they fix the problem with the same part and it goes bad too. Go to www.autobytel.com and looked at all the complaints on that website over this same issue. We opened the rear windows maybe a handful of times because the car had air conditioning and we usually used the air. Now 2 of the windows have problem. It is definitely a safety hazard if you can't open the window or can't close it. What if a child locks the doors while in the car with the keys and can't open car with handle. Buick's actions indicates that they know they have a problem. I called them with the diagnosis but buick has not called back and impression is that they don't want to deal with it.
We purchased a new 2000 buick lasabre from mike shaw buick dealership, 1080 s. Colorado blvd., denver, co 80222 on 9-13-1999. April 2005 the passenger side front window regulator failed. Mike shaw dealership did the repairs. They did waive the labor for this, because we felt and still do, that this is a mechanical defect. Bill $310.35. Sept. 13, 2005, another window failed, same problem, only this was the rear driver's side window. Again we had the repairs made at mike shaw dealership, but this time they would not give us any satisfaction on this bill of $483.38. We feel that this is a mechanical defect. The exact same thing has happened on another buick owned by our son. If needed I can forward copies of these invoices to you.
The electric windows mechanism fails resulting in replacement at $500 per window each time. All four window mechanisms have had to be replaced in a 2 yr. Period. Now the driver's side window works at times, and will not work at times. This will be the 5th window replacement. Ridiculous that there is no recall on these mechanisms. A friend has the same vehicle and he has had to replace his also.
For the 7th time since I have owned this vehicle, a window has fallen down into the door. This has been a recurring problem since I purchased the vehicle new in 2000. Up until now I have not had to pay for the repairs, but this one is going to cost $400. The dealer states the guarantee is only good for one year, so I may have to pay $1,600 a year to keep my windows in working order. I feel this is unreasonable and there should be a recall to permanently fix the problem.
All four electric windows failed. The first one was 3 months after warranty expired. The last one was june of 2005. The cost to repair these was in excess of $1500.
Dt: the contact stated that the back driver's side window was faulty. She tried to roll the window up when she heard a clicking noise and the window would not go up or down. Dealer said the regulator needed to be replaced. Part was replaced at owners expense. Manufacturer filed a complaint for the contact, and told her to call the federal safety agency.
Dt: all four power windows will not work. From march through september of 2005 I they each quit working. The problems did not occur all at the same time. The consumer stated that the rear windows were rarely used; probably not more than six times. When the windows were inspected the mechanic told the consumer that the problem was with the regulators in the window motors. After taking the doors apart he found that the cables in each of the regulators snapped. Also, told the consumer that he had never seen a power window system set up like these were. They were unable to replace just the cables, but, had to replace the entire regulator in each window. The parts for the rear windows were only available through gm directly. The consumer felt that the cables in the regulators were defective.
I have a 2000 buick lesabre and have three window regulators replaced. There seems to be some type defect if one auto has three replaced. Please advise.
Basically the same issue as the 71 other complaints. A few weeks ago the rear passenger window make a grinding noise, then fell halfway down. Now it doesn't work at all. Then last night the front passenger window did the same. Obviously a defect in the automatic window assembly. Almost no point in paying to get it fixed as it seems anyone that has had it fixed just have the same problems again.
Both front and rear driver's side power window motors have failed 3 days apart from one another, and needed replacement. Repairs to both windows have totaled $1000 combined. Old parts are available. Repairs were performed at a cadillac dealership. Based on other performance reviews, I have seen a trend that this is occurring commonly on this vehicle, and repeated failure of this part is occurring with many owners.
Dt: the contact owns a 2000 buick lesabre. The contact had to replace three of the four power windows, and now the fourth window needed to be replaced . The windows had to be replaced within the last four years. The vehicle has been taking to the dealership while it was under warranty, but they could never duplicate the problem with the power windows and the regulator. Therefore, they would not correct the problem. This was on the driver's side window. The three window regulators had to be replaced out of pocket by the consumer the dealership would not help with the cost of repairs. This was an intermittent problem. When the problems first started the window would go up slowly and then it would go out.
Dt: last year while driving there was a problem with the window. There was a popping sound first ,and then the window fell down. The consumer called the dealership, who indicated that they could replace the whole window mechanism. There was a web made of plastic that holds the end of the cable and keeps window up. This piece of plastic failed. The consumer contacted the manufacturer, who advised the consumer to file a complaint. The consumer was concerned about children who could be in the back of the car and get cold when the window was down. The problem happened to the consumer again this weekend while driving at a shopping center, and hit a bump. Then heard a popping and then the window came down again. The consumer was going to repair it himself.
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