The contact owns a 2005 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the fuel gauge sensors failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the fuel gauge sensor failed to provide adequate information regarding the fuel level. The fuel warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, there was an abnormal humming sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver’s side hub bearing had failed to function as intended. The contact had replaced the hub bearing three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, no cause for the failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,647.
2005 Buick Lesabre: wrong fuel gauge reading
8 of the 77 complaints about the 2005 Buick Lesabre describe wrong fuel gauge reading.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 92,647
- recalls
- 0
Wrong fuel gauge reading by model year
What owners say
Fuel gauge false reading. Hard shift's
Started out as a headlamp that we thought was burned out. Replaced the bulb and it worked for a day or two. Next the gas gauge, speedometer, heat and cooling gauge and now both headlamps do not work. My husband has to drive in the dark with brights on because there are absolutely no headlights . This is a serious safety issue and gm should be issuing a recall. This is extremely dangerous and we cannot drive our vehicle at night unless we use our brights the whole time which then becomes a safety issue to other drivers. This is as serious as seat belts failing or windshield wipers out of whack. Please respond to this with quick and serious measures.
Needles on fuel gauge goes all the way around and points vertical. Needle crashes into the thermometer needle that also points vertical. Does not correctly register fuel or temperature. I am depending on my odometer to guess at my fuel levels. This seems to have started after my "loose gas cap" alarm came on. I had cap replaced 2 times, light will not go off. This, of course makes the service vehicle soon light stay on.
Instrument lights on radio, heat/air controls, steering wheel radio/cruise control controls started burning out one by one. Thinking that it would be a simple, cheap fix, I took it to the dealer. At that time, they informed me that they could no longer just fix the burned out bulbs, but had to replace the entire electrical module just to fix the light. What was once a $10-$20 fix has now become a $150-$200 fix per module. One module can contain one or two light bulbs, so if you have 6 or 8 burned out bulbs, it can cost you up to $1600 to fix! Secondly, around september 2010, the RPM gauge pegged out and then dropped to the six o'clock position. Ever since then, sometimes it works erratically and sometimes not at all. Then, about january 2011, my fuel gauge started doing the same thing. When my tank was full, it would read empty or half full. After re-starting my car, it would go back to normal, only to act funny the next time I started the car. I noticed that there was a recall on other gm cars that used the same defective stepper motors that are installed in the 2002-2005 buick lesabres, but for some reason, the lesabres were not included in the recall where gm was responsible for the replacement cost on the instrument cluster. This isn't right! With faulty instrument panels, it isn't safe to drive! And if you want to get it replaced,it will cost you around $800-900!!!!
The first incident was around 40,000 miles. The gas gauge would not work, after filling it up the gauge would "stick" or the hand would drop down to the thermostat needle. Very erratic. Carried it to the dealer and naturally, everything appeared to be working. 52,000 miles and the gauge is dead - of course the warranty was out also. It was explained that I would have to replace the entire cluster of gauges and I could not afford that at the time. Car now has 79,000 miles, I have been using the odometer so I will know when I need gas. A few weeks ago, looked at the speedometer and it read my speed as 120 MPH. I immediately pulled over and at a dead stop, the speedometer was setting on 60 MPH. Now I am concerned about the entire cluster readings. The thermostat will jump up to the red, hot reading which is wrong. Now I am going to be out huge dollars that appears to be something gm should repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lesabre. The contact stated the fuel gauge would inaccurately show that the fuel tank was full at all times. After he would refuel, the fuel gauge would not move. The manufacturer was contacted who referred the contact to a local dealer for repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 75,867. Updated 06/17/11 *bf updated 06/27/11
2005 buick lesabre. Consumer states recently the rps dial went into a round in a circle and fell to the bottom, then the gas gauge did the same thing *tgw the consumer also stated the steering column was loose.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Buick Lesabre fuel gauge
Is wrong fuel gauge reading a common problem on the 2005 Buick Lesabre?
8 of 77 owner complaints about the 2005 Buick Lesabre (10%) mention wrong fuel gauge reading. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Buick Lesabre?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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