2005 BUICK LESABRE
95 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 15 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| ENGINE | 5 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 |
Recent Complaints
2014 CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND HAD TO BE TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,900.
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,900.
Mileage: 39,000
VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & WAS STOPPED BEHIND OTHER STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTINUOUS RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. FULL SIZE COMMERCIAL VAN FAILS TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35MPH AND HITS (VEH DES. ABOVE), FROM BEHIND SENDING SAME VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER IN POSITION. THIS CAUSED ADULT HER TO BE QUICKLY TRUSTED FORWARD INTO DASH & THEN SLAMMED BACK INTO HEAD REST OF SEAT, THEN SUDDENLY TH
VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & WAS STOPPED BEHIND OTHER STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A CONTINUOUS RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. FULL SIZE COMMERCIAL VAN FAILS TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35MPH AND HITS (VEH DES. ABOVE), FROM BEHIND SENDING SAME VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER, FAILED TO HOLD PASSENGER IN POSITION. THIS CAUSED ADULT HER TO BE QUICKLY TRUSTED FORWARD INTO DASH & THEN SLAMMED BACK INTO HEAD REST OF SEAT, THEN SUDDENLY TH
ON 06/08/14 BRAKE PEDAL OF MY CAR WENT TO FLOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AT LOW SPEEDS TO ESCAPE COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH STOPPED ON RED LIGHT, I DIRECTED MY CAR TO POLE OF SUBWAY. IT DAMAGED FRONTAL RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR MY CAR WAS TOWED TO GEICO DIRECT SHOP QUENTIN AUTO CENTER, INC ON 06/10/14 I WAS PRESENT AT INSPECTION OF MY CAR BY GEICO ADJUSTER [XXX]. BOTH THE ADJUSTOR AND REPAIR SHOP OWNER [XXX] DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY CAR HAS SERIOUS RUPTURE NEAR ABS UNIT RIG
Mileage: 58,800
ON 06/08/14 BRAKE PEDAL OF MY CAR WENT TO FLOOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AT LOW SPEEDS TO ESCAPE COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH STOPPED ON RED LIGHT, I DIRECTED MY CAR TO POLE OF SUBWAY. IT DAMAGED FRONTAL RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR MY CAR WAS TOWED TO GEICO DIRECT SHOP QUENTIN AUTO CENTER, INC ON 06/10/14 I WAS PRESENT AT INSPECTION OF MY CAR BY GEICO ADJUSTER [XXX]. BOTH THE ADJUSTOR AND REPAIR SHOP OWNER [XXX] DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM OF MY CAR HAS SERIOUS RUPTURE NEAR ABS UNIT RIG
Mileage: 58,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CHORDS WERE OVERHEATED AND THE MEDAL HAD BECOME UNBEARABLY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Mileage: 123,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED FLAMES ERUPTING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE LOCKS MELTED, WHICH NEARLY PREVENTED HER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BATTERY UNDERNEATH THE REAR
Mileage: 20,000
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.
Mileage: 23,000
DAD BOUGHT A NEW 2005 BUICK LESABRE IN OCT. 2005. HE HAD AN ACCIDENT FEB. 18 THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT A CAR BACKED OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AND HIT HIS AS HE WAS DRIVING BY. NOW HE HAS TURNED IT INTO HIS INSURANCE AND PERSON TO REPAIR. INSURANCE OK CAR TO BE FIXED FEBRUARY 21, AUTO BODY TURNED IN FOR PARTS SAME DAY OR NEXT. CONNOT FIND REAR PANEL DOOR. GM SAID IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO FIND. SO MY DAD HAS BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN A DAMAGED CAR WHICH GM WON'T GIVE HIM A CAR TO DRIVE "EVEN THOUGH IT
AFTER BEING REAR ENDED CONSUMER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE VERY LOOSE, AND DID NOT HOLD HIM PROPERLY. THE POLICE DID NOT REPLY.*AK *BF *NM