NHTSA Complaint #10222737 — 2001 BUICK LESABRE

LIKE DOZENS OF OTHERS REPORTING ON CARSURVEY.ORG MY 2001 (2000-2005) BUICK LE SABRE POWER WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE. A PLASTIC PART BREAKS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING MOTOR. DEALERS CHARGE $500 PLUS LABOR FOR EACH UNIT. I HAD A DEALER REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW UNIT AFTER THE FIRST TIME I USED IT. A LOUD CRACK UPON ACTIVATION AND THE WINDOW FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. SIX MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT REAR WINDOW UNIT. IT TOOK HOURS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE IT WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS I FOUND ONLINE (SO MANY OTHERS HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE PERSON DOCUMENTED WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW INCLUDING DIAGRAMS). AFTER MARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ALSO. SO FAR THEY ARE HOLDING UP (2 YEARS). NOW MY DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW HAS SNAPPED BUT IT DID SO WHILE RAISING IT THE FEW INCHES IT WAS OPEN SO IT IS CLOSED AND STAYING UP FOR NOW. THAT MAKES THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS. I'M SURE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WILL FAIL AS WELL. GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED 2999-2005 BUICKS FOR THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. YOU CAN EASILY FIND DOZENS OF SIMILAR REPORTED CASES ONLINE. OTHERWISE THIS IS A FINE, ECONOMICAL, RELIABLE CAR. TOO BAD THE WINDOWS RUIN THE EXPERIENCE. *TR