The rear driver side power window failed. There was a loud pop and the window slid half way down and would not go back up. I talked to my mechanic, and he said that it was a cable that broke. He knew instantly because he had replaced many of them in similar buick lesabres. We know of two friends personally who have had the same problem. For one friend, it happened on more than one window in her car. To get it fixed at the dealership cost nearly $500. It appears to us that this is a faulty part and that the auto maker should recall and repair it at their cost.
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I own a 2000 buick lesabre. I continue to have problems with the windows. I am now in the process of replacing another window motor, this is the second one. I am unable to drive my car until repairs are made. Don't you think a recall should be made for these repairs as I have a relative that has the same vehicle and she has had the same problem. From reading other complaints, it appears that this is a problem with a lot of consumers. What can we do? I just replaced one, 400.00 charge now another one. As consumers we are requesting a recall for defective windows for all buicks. I did not keep the last old part, but will keep the next one, where do I send it?
My 2000 buick lasabre has had three widow regulators fail. One under warranty, one I talked them into paying for the part, and now the third that they refuse obsorb any of the $400 cost. My wife has been stranded without an automobile for four days waiting on the part. I finally had to get an autobody shop to repair it (tomorrow 6/29/2005). Someone is now making an after market part that is half the cost, because they know the extent of the problem. I will never purchase another gm product.
The regulators on all windows had to be replaced. Several months later, the same problem persisted. When the consumer called buick, the consumer was told that it was due to the lack of use. *ak *sc
The electric motor for all 4 windows malfunctioned, completely died. The window will not come down. The motor burned out at different times. Consumer contacted the dealer, and was told these particular motors were a problem.
The motor and cables do not operate, preventing the windows from rolling up. This could cause the passengers not to have an emergency exit in an accident. Manufacturer has been contacted by consumer, and is aware of the problem.
Buick lesabre 2000, problem with the electric windows. *bf the rear driver and front passenger side window motors had to be replaced.
My driver's side rear window just decided to quit working one day while my window was down. I was finally able to get my window back in the closed position only to be driving down the road one day and my window fell down by itself and won't stay up. Now I am having to replace my electirc motor in this window. I have already had to replace the electric motor and regulator in my front driver's side window. It seems to me, judging by all the complaints, that there should be a recall on this year model electric window motors. When is buick going to step up and fix this problem?
Since purchased new, a 2000 buick lesabre has had all four power window regulator assemblies fail without warning, I.e., the windows stopped working,(not all at one time, but over the intervening years) creating a safety problem in the event of a need to evacuate the car, to conduct business at a toll lane, for example, or to respond to a police traffic stop. And the driver's window has failed a second time, after having been repaired by buick, for a total of five failures of the same electrical/mechanical system. Buick replaced the first assembly under warranty. The next three repairs cost approximately $435 each at buick. The fifth repair was done at an independent repair facility at a cost of $333. The independent shop and several other sources have anecdotally related many other incidents of an obviously defective electrical/mechanical system. Buick has acknowledged some liability and has agreed to reimburse about 50% of the repair costs. However, I believe that this problem is a safety issue and/or a significant product defect that should be subject to recall.
The vehicle is experiencing problems with the power windows on the front driver's side and the front passenger's side intermittently shorting out. Consumer is unable to wind the side windows up or down when needed. Also consumer smelled electrical wiring burning when using the window switches. Dealer was notified, and informed consumer that the vehicle was not covered under a recall.
All 4 window mechanisms are broken. Windows will not roll up or down. Extreme safety hazard. All four window mechanisms have been broken since 2004.
The complaint received via e-mail. We purchased a new 2000 buick, lesabre, and before the warranty was up, two power motor windows failed. We could not operate the windows in any manner. We had two more failures, and the cost to replace the power motor windows was almost $400.00 per window. As a result, we could not get a response from general motors, we had to have the windows fixed so that we could operate them up or down. This was certainly a safety hazard because in an emergency the windows could not be opened. We had three members of our immediate family who experienced the same problem with late model gm vehicles. One was a grand am, one a grand prix, and the other was a cadillac deville. We were told by our local rapco automobile mechanics that this was a very common problem with general motors vehicles. However, could not get general motors to acknowledge this, and we want to file a complaint. *ak the power window motor failed. *sc
Complaint received via e-mail. We purchased a new 2000, buick, lesabre. Before the warranty was up two power motor windows failed. We could not operate the windows in any manner. Currently, we have had two more window failures, and the cost to replace them was almost $400.00 per window. Because we could not get a response from general motors we did not get the windows fixed. We could not operate them up or down. This was certainly a safety hazard because in an emergency the windows could not be opened.three members of our immediate family experienced the same problem with late model gm vehicles, such as, grand am/grand prix, and a cadillac, deville. We were told by our local rapco automobile mechanics that this was a common problem with general motors vehicles. General motors refused to acknowledge the problem, and we wanted to file a complaint.
I have now experienced 3 seperate power window regulator failures,( 2 rear, 1 front passenger) all in down position. As a result car can not be driven in cold/ rainy weather or parked in public area. All falures occured in 3 month period.dealer cost to repair in all 3 instances is over $400.00 parts and labor. I did not ask for part back but based on past track record I am expecting 4th failure any day and will ask for part to be returned.
Power window on passenger's rear would not close. Dealer was contacted, and informed the consumer that this vehicle was not coverd under a recall.*ak the front windows were covered under the vehicle's extended warranty but the rear windows were not.
The two front windows and the rear passenger window just dropped. While driving, the consumer hit a bump and the windows dropped down. Please provide any further information. *jb
On three occasions in three different door locations (driver,front passenger, rt. Rear passenger), window regulator failed in the down position. The car could not be parked in an unsecure location or driven in inclement weather. On first occasion, regulator was repaired at my expense. On second and third failure, dealer agreed to supply part at no cost but charged for labor. Dealer would not allow me to keep part.
We have a 2000 buick lesabre and a 2001 buick lesabre and with both of them we have had to replace several window regulators. They simply stopped working and the windows were stuck in the down position. We had to purchase new regulators and replace them. We have had several other cars in the past and have never experienced this problem with any other brands, makes or models.
While driving dash lights illuminated intermittently. The air bag light illuminated more than any other light. Also, the driver's side back of seat laid automatically on its own. This incident happened while the consumer was driving. Upon having a full tank of gas, the meter would read empty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The consumer was told that there was an electrical problem. *ak there was a noise in the dash, the fuel gauge would jump to empty, the speedometer would go to zero, the headlight would go dim when the weather was rainy, there was a rumble in the left front end, a shimmy when the brakes were applied and when raining, the dash light would go from bright to dim the air bag light was intermittent, the radio would cut out, the driver's seat was inoperative, the transmission would slip into overdrive on slight acceleration, the automatic doors were inoperative, the cruise control was inoperative, there were intermittent loss of heat would start blowing cold air, the oil pressure light would come on while the fuel gauge mileage would not stay on, the electrical remote was inoperative, and there was a leak in the engine.
Intermittently front/rear power windows fell down into the window tracks. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Consumer reported that all window regulators were defective, which caused the windows to operate while either in the up/down mode during operation. Dealer was aware of this issue.
Since I bought the buick lesabre in 2002 all 4 windows have had defective motors in them. I feel this is a manufactures defect and they should reimburse me for all the time and money it has cost me to have these windows fixed. They have all failed with in a years time during the summer months. I have had to take the vehicle in on 4 separate occasions because they would not fix the motor unless they actually saw it when the motor was stuck and not working. I live over 50 miles away from the dealer and I had to rush over there so they could see the windows when they wouldnt operate. I had 3 of the 4 window motors replaced but they refused to fix the last window because it wasnt sticking at the time I brought it in. Now the 4th window is broken and it will not go up or down yet my warranty has run out. I paid 100.00 every time they took my vehicle in for repair. I had to get a rental vehicle each time I took it in because it took them over 24 hours to replace the motor in the window. I feel this is a defect from the manufacture and I have heard that my buick is not the only one with those same problems. I feel I should be reimbursed for the money I have had to spend to fix the windows and they should fix my 4th window because the warranty ran out. I did complain and told the dealer ship to note that I said all 4 windows were defective but I havent been reimbursed yet, and they refuse to fix my 4th window under the warranty because it was not showing signs of the defect at the time.
The front and rear passenger side automatic windows malfunctioned. When the button was depressed the window went down but failed to come back up. Motor had to be replaced to correct the failure. The cause of the motor going bad was not determined. *ak
Left front and right front window rollers went bad. *bf consumer was told when you buy a car it is yours by the buick representative.
Loss of vision through windshield, vary severe in sun.
Faulty plastic assembly in all door window regulators causing windows to drop, or unable to raise them, also faulty assembly of electric motors in doors causes brushes to burn up by arcing. Carsurvey.com has thousands of complaints listed of buick lesabre windows failing from 3,000 miles up or one year up, cost to repair average $400.00 each. Distraction caused when window falls down could cause a crash or collision.
The front/rear power windows failed to open/close. Please provide more information.
Car has less than 21,000 miles and the right rear window regulator failed with the window in the down position. Gm wants $300.00 for the part. After reading all the complaints regarding this same problem, why doesn't gm issue a rebuilding kit to repair the defect instead of having to replace the entire motor and regulator?
Electric windows on passenger's side slid down and would not come back up. On the driver's side it was the opposite. Vehicle was taken to dealer, who informed the consumer that the electrical cable winded itself around the motor. The consumer checked the federal safety agency recalls and found many similar complaints. *ak
The rear window fell off the track. Consumer was unable to roll up/down the windows. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
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