AirbagsVisibility
Filed May 26, 2015
TOP OF DASH (PAD) IS RAISING UP OFF TOP OF DASH?
- NHTSA ID
- 10721475
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2015
- Mileage
- 98,000 mi
2004 Buick Lesabre Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest May 26, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 162 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Buick Lesabre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsVisibility
Filed Dec 24, 2012
DASHBOARD COVER STARTED LIFTING AND PULLING OUT FROM UNDER WINDSHIELD COWLING ABOUT JUNE 2012 AND IS TRAVELING ACROSS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG. I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT THE LIFTING AND CREASING IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER IS A SAFETY DISTRACTION AND THAT IF IT CONTINUES TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT AIRBAG MAY GET SET OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ANOTHER SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. IS THERE, OR WILL THERE BE, A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10490023
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2012
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Nov 21, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MOVED FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE DIAL REMAINED ON EMPTY AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 12/22/08. *LJ THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 12/23/08.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10249486
- Incident
- Oct 22, 2008
- Mileage
- 92,000 mi
ElectricalEngineVisibility
Filed Nov 29, 2005
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND BATTERY PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: STALLING, GAUGES DYING OUT, ENGINE LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATING, HARD TIMES STARTING THE ENGINE, RATTLE IN THE MIDDLE VENTS WHEN SET ON LOW, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCES AND WERE HARD TO DUPLICATE. *SC
- NHTSA ID
- 10144309
- Incident
- Aug 8, 2005
- Mileage
- 15,390 mi
Visibility
Filed Apr 8, 2005
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED A SPLASH OF WATER FROM A TRACTOR SLASHED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOCKED UP TEMPORARILY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED PREVIOUSLY BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10106807
- Incident
- Nov 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 2,900 mi
AirbagsBody & structureVisibility
Filed Jul 19, 2004
1 injury reported
THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DASHBOARD COLLAPSED AND WINDSHIELD SHATTERED IN TWO PLACES AFTER TAPPING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*MR THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE'S WAS MINIMAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED ABRASION ON HER ARM FROM THE AIR BAG/AIR BAG GASES. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10083380
- Incident
- Jul 6, 2004
- Mileage
- 8,077 mi
Visibility
Filed Jun 22, 2004
DURING THE DAY LIGHT HOURS DASHBOARD REFLECTS OFF THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER PLACE A BLACK COVER ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT IF A BLACK COVER WAS USED IT WOULD DISABLE THE HEADS UP DISPLAY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10079672
- Incident
- May 11, 2004
- Mileage
- 92 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 29, 2003
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10045002
- Incident
- Oct 26, 2003
- Mileage
- 1,100 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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