2000 Buick Lesabre Suspension Problems

FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE DUE TO BROKEN SWAY BAR LINKS RUSTED FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT. FRONT BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINE BADLY RUSTED BUT NOT LEAKING YET. IF FRONT FUEL LINE LEAKS IT WILL LEAK ONTO ENGINE REAR TO CAUSE FIRE. IF FRONT BRAKE LINE LEAKS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP CAR. I HAD REPORTED TO NHTSA WHEN MY REAR BRAKE LINES LEAKED PREVENTING ME FROM STOPPING IN 2011 BUT LUCKILY I WAS GOING VERY SLOW. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED PREVENTING ME FROM OPENING WINDOW,NEEDING REPLACEMENT IN MAY 2014. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621903

Incident

Aug 12, 2014

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RACK AND PINION BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. UPDATED 11/01/12

NHTSA ID

10476859

Incident

Aug 24, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

THIS CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FRONT END WOBBLE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS MEANS IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT HE SAID HE ONLY FELT IT ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING IT SEVERAL BLOCKS AROUND THE DEALERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BALANCED THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND THE WOBBLE SEEMED TO BE LESSENED. I THEN TOOK IT HOME AND REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AS THEY SEEMS TO VIBRATE WHEN WE PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMED TO HELP SMOOTH IT OUT AT THE TIME. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR SO SHE DRIVES IT AND IN LESS THAN A MONTH SHE SAID IT IS WOBBLING AGAIN. I DROVE IT AGAIN TONIGHT AND IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE SO I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN UNDER A WARRANTY FROM WARRANTY WAREHOUSE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD SOME REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALER AND EACH TIME WE ASK THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT END AS IT MADE GRINDING NOISES AND NEVER SEEMED TO HANDLE AS IT SHOULD. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING FRONT END ISSUES WITH BUICK LESABRES. WE ALSO HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST THREE TIMES. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

10425821

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

88,594 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE REGULATOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10274264

Incident

Feb 15, 2006

Mileage

56,000 mi

REAR AIR-SHOCK COMPRESSOR MALFUNCTION. OUT OF NOWHERE THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPRESSOR WAS JAMMED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RANDOM MALFUNCTIONS AND BREAKDOWNS IN VARIOUS SYSTEMS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND I'M FORCED TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY OF THIS CAR. THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE DEALERSHIP JUST SHRUG IT OFF AND SAY THAT IT HAPPENS BUT REGULAR BREAKDOWNS IN RANDOM PARTS OF A CAR DO NOT "JUST HAPPEN". *TR

NHTSA ID

10238483

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING A STOP THE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF BAD STEEL IN THE COIL SPRING. THEREFORE, THE COIL SPRING WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 06/05/2006. *AK

NHTSA ID

10157855

Incident

May 8, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXEL HAS FAILED THREE TIMES AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE HEARD NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA, AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURS UPON DECELERATION. THE STEERING WHEEL FELT STIFF WHILE TURNING LEFT. THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE ON THE OUTSIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10148556

Incident

Aug 2, 2005

Mileage

57,000 mi

THERE IS WATER COMING INTO THE BACK FLOOR BOARD BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT OF MY 2000 BUCIK LESABRE. UNABLE TO FIND WHERE LEAK IS AND NOW I HAVE SMELL I CANNOT GET RID OF. THE WATER IS EVEN THERE WHEN NO RAINFALL PRESENT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093424

Incident

Apr 3, 2004

2000 BLUICK LASEBRA WITH 52000 MILES. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY UNITS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1000.00 FOR GM PARTS. HORN IS VERY HARD TO INITIATE AND POOR VISABILITY FROM SIDES OF WINDSHIELD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060241

Incident

Feb 23, 2004

Mileage

501,800 mi

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS OF 66 MPH AND HIGHER ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP HAD SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10040383

Mileage

20 mi

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OVER.*JB

NHTSA ID

8019212

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

POWER STEERING PROBLEM - WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE IS AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL A VIBERATION WHILE PARKED AND WHILE MOVING. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER I PURCHED THE CAR FROM ON SEPT. 14, 2001. MR. JAY WAKEFIELD ,GENERAL MANAGER AND MR. TOM BERRY, SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER, BOTH SAID THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER CARS. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE SOLUTION. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE MFG. NOTIFIES THEM WHAT TO DO. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. WAKEFIELD BUICK DID PUT TWO NEW TIRES ON SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE TIRES CAUSES THE CAR TO VIBERATE WHEN YOU GET UP TO 60 MPH AND UP. I MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM TO JAY WAKEFIELD BUT HE WAS NOT SYMPHETIC WITH MY TIRE PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO PUT NEW TIRES ON AT MY EXPENSE. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAS BOUGHT BUICK LESABRES AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. AFTER PURCHASING A DIFFRENT BRAND OF TIRE THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

NHTSA ID

752224

FRONT END OF VEHICLE VIABRATES BADLY AT 70, CAUSED BY SECTIONAL JOINTS IN TIRES, TIRES CAN NOT BE BALANCED HAVE HARD SPOTS, GMC SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: NO DOT TIRESIZE: P215/70/15)

NHTSA ID

750275

Incident

Aug 10, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

NHTSA ID

749830

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD BINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK WATER PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE A/C FAN FAILED FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THE FAN FAILURE WAS CONNECTED TO STEERING. *YH

NHTSA ID

879864

Incident

Jan 25, 2001

STEERING IS UNCONTROLLED AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO FLOAT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, DEALER REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION WHICH IMPROVED THE PROBLEM A LITTLE BIT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, POSSIBLY A SUSPENSION OR STEERING PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558791

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM WHENEVER DRIVING FROM 0-65 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

874951

Incident

Oct 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND 55-60 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE, VIBRATION COULD BE FELT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. TIRES WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

NHTSA ID

868090

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SEVERLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER 2 ALIGNMENTS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

865172

ON LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS THERE WAS A JERKING SENSATION IN THE WHEEL, LIKE SOMETHING WAS SLIPPING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPOSITIONED THE HOSES AND REPLACED STEERING PUMP. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE WHEN GOING AROUND A RAMP. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863937

Incident

Nov 17, 1999

WHEN MAKING A RGHT OR LEFT TURN EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863514

DEALER WORKED ON FRONT END 3 TIMES. GENERAL REPLACED TIRES. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I DROVE A DIFERENT CAR, SAME TIRES, SAME PROBLEM. DROVE A CAR WITH DIFFERENT SIZE TIRES, WIDER AND 16" CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.ALSO SAME PROBLEM AS ODI ID: 858266 "HORN PROBLEM" DEALER UNABLE TO FIX!!. *AK PROBLEM MAY POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE SUSPENSION. *SLC

NHTSA ID

721455

Incident

Jan 10, 2000

THIS CAR ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY WANDERS FROM ONE SIDE OF A LANE TO THE OTHER. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. YOU SPEND ALL OF YOUR TIME STEERING BACK AND FORTH TO TRY AND KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT. ON BREEZY DAYS FORGET IT, YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR SWAYING BACK AND FORTH UNDER YOU MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I FILLED OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE FROM GM WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR AND TOLD THEM "BETWEEN THE SLOPPY SUSPENSION AND THE OVER SENSITIVE STEERING, THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN" AND I MEANT IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

720342

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50-70 MPH VEHICLE WILL DRIFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, POSSIBLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS ALIGNED VEHICLE TWICE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

857540