2003 Buick Lesabre Electrical Problems

FIRST ELECTRICAL... MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING BAD RAIN RIGHT AFTER COMING OUT THE TUNNEL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NO ACCIDENT I KNEW ROAD ENOUGH TO PULL OVER.. GOT FIXED REPLACED WIPER MOTOR 3 TIMES AND THE WIPER SWITCH WIPERS STILL GO WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON... THEN MY DASH KEEPS GETTING DIM AND MY ABS,TRACTION ,AND BRAKE LIGHTSARE ON AND I'VE HAD THAT FIXED STILL KEEPS STAYING LIT.... I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT WALMART EVERY 3000 MILES THERES FLUID LEAKING FROM VALVE COVER THAT I HAD REPLACED ...THINGS I REPLACED ON CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSPECTED.. MY DASH WAS LIFTED WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ALSO SAID IT WAS FINE MVA MADE THEM REINSPECT CAR N ITS STILL LIFTED I ALSO KNOW IT WONT PASS INSPECTION LIFTED

NHTSA ID

11124147

Incident

Feb 20, 2018

BATTERY GOES DEAD OVER NIGHT, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID THE FUSE BOX UNDERBACK SEAT IS SHORTING OUT

NHTSA ID

11081308

Incident

Feb 20, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE GASKET KIT, A CONNECTOR, AND THE MAF SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,449.

NHTSA ID

10763463

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

Mileage

71,449 mi

WE BOUGHT THE CAR DECEMBER 29,2015, THE CAR HAD 102,0215, AND DROVE IT TO THE DOCTOR ON OUR WAY BACK, THE WOULD MAKE A "CLUNKING" SOUND FROM TRANS-AXLES, AND WE NOTICE THAT THE DASH BOARD CAME UP AND IT HAS HARDWARE SCREWS ACROSS THE DASH AS IF TO HOLD IT DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679870

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

102,225 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUCK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

NHTSA ID

10671827

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

2,000 mi

I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING APART FROM THE WINDSHIELD TOWARDS THE DRIVERSIDE..I ALSO STARTED EXPERIENCING MY CAR CUTTING OFF,,&A WEIRD NOISE WHEN I PRESS MY BRAKES..MY CAR ALSO GETS HOT&SMELLS LIKE SOMETHINGS BURNING..I'VE REPLACED NUMEROUS THINGS,,BUT YET TO COME TO A RESOLUTION..I REALLY NEED HELP BECAUSE THIS IS SCARY..I'VE TALKED TO BUICK&YOU ALL WANNA CHARGE ME JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR??THAT'S NOT HELP AT ALL... *TR

NHTSA ID

10627343

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

USED BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM 2003 CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VOLT LIGHT APPEARS AND THEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS IS FRIGHTENING AND TRULY DANGEROUS. THE CAR WILL START BACK UP USUALLY AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES ABOUT TWO ATTEMPTS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CAR COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE MECHANICS BELIEVED THAT TO BE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT WAS DONE, THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, SEVERAL TIMES, THE VERY SAME DAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND MULTIPLE TESTS WERE RUN AND WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS RANGING FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE SENSOR. AFTER ALL THE TESTS WERE RAN AND PARTS REPLACED (COMPUTER AND SENSOR), THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR TWO AFTERNOONS AND THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AND THE LIGHT WAS RED. THE CAR TURNS BACK ON BUT THE FACT THAT IT SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM AND THE MECHANICS CANNOT TELL US THE REASON IS UNSETTLING. WE HAVE NO SOLUTIONS SO FAR BECAUSE THE EXACT CAUSE CANNOT BE PINPOINTED. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECURRING EVER SINCE JUNE 27, 2014 AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY PROBLEMATIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10620781

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 60 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT NO FAILURE CODES WOULD GENERATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE IGNITION KEY BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS THAT THE VEHICLE STALLING IN TRAFFIC COULD CAUSE A MAJOR CRASH AND DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

NHTSA ID

10362698

Incident

Oct 11, 2007

Mileage

76,000 mi

SMALL LIGHTS BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. EXAMPLES STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS, CLIMATE CONTROL, RADIO BUTTONS (WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED). REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 4 YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10260532

Incident

Mar 2, 2009

Mileage

75,843 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AS I DID I HEARD A LOUD NOISE I CONTINUED DRIVING ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR PROCEEDED TO IGNITE ON FIRE AND BURNED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238927

Incident

Aug 16, 2008

Mileage

73 mi

DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENT ON / OFF. HEADLIGHT FAILURES AT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10188845

Incident

Mar 15, 2003

SMALL LIGHTS BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY AND COST A FORTUNE TO HAVE REPLACED. EXAMPLES STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS, CLIMATE CONTROL ID (GREEN) LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS ON TRUNK LID. *NM

NHTSA ID

10169477

Incident

Sep 27, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS MOUNTED ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10042713

Incident

Oct 10, 2003

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HORN WAS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE AND THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED TO MANUFACTURER THE HORN MADE IT HARD TO PUSH DOWN. *NLM A GM REPRESENTATIVE WITNESSED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO BLOW THE HORN AND IN AN EMERGENCY IT MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HAD ARTHRITIS AND WAS UNABLE TO BLOW THE HORN UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10025110

Incident

Jun 27, 2003