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I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS TWICE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND IT APPEARS MANY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. BUICK CLAIMS TO SELL "LUXURY" THIS IS FAR FROM LUXURY AND IS UNSAFE! DRIVING 65MPH AND THE WINDOWS JUST GO DOWN....THEN WON'T GO BACK UP! MY CAR HAD TO SIT OUTSIDE WITH BOTH BACK WINDOWS DOWN! *TR

PRESSED POWER WINDOW SWITCH TO LOWER WINDOW AND GLASS FELL INTO DOOR CAVITY. SWITCH BECAME INACTIVE. GLASS WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP, IT WAS FIXED AND TWO YEARS LATER BROKE AGAIN, AND THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID THE SAME THING. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, IN THE MIDWEST, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. WE HAD TO DUCT-TAPE THE WINDOW CLOSED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE SAME CAR HAS HAD 3 ISSUES IN 2 YEARS WITH THE WINDOW MECHANISMS! SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG, AND IT HAS COST OVER $600 TO FIX THE CAR! THE REPAIRS DO NOT LAST. APPARENTLY THE MANUFACTURER USES CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS WHICH BREAK. ARE WE NEVER SUPPOSED TO USE AN ATM OR A DRIVE-THROUGH? IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO HAVE WINDOWS GO BACK UP, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN, SNOW, AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TR

THE DASH BOARD BUCKLED. PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE-AGAIN LIGHT BUTTON STUCK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR OPENED. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE PAST AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/5/12 *CN UPDATED 12/12/2012 *JS

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS. THE FIRST ONE, WE MADE THE MISTAKE OF TAKING IT TO A DEALER AND IT COST AROUND $400-$500. THE OTHERS WE ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT OURSELVES WHICH COST AROUND $100-$150 DEPENDING ON THE WINDOW. NOW, THE ONE WE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO IS BROKE AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IF A CHILD JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN THE CAR ON THE SIDE THE WINDOW BROKE ON, THERE COULD BE SERIOUS INJURY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS UNLESS THEY WANT A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS! *TR

THE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK UP OR DOWN. *TR

1) FIRST TIME DRIVING, 2ND TIME CAR WAS PARKED. NEITHER TIME WERE THE WINDOWS BEING USED. 2) BOTH TIMES POWER REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN IF CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT WHILE DRIVING OR ON A COLD NIGHT. 3) OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

REAR WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN. *TR

DRIVER'S WINDOW REGULATOR INOPERABLE. REAR WINDOW ON SAME SIDE SAME THING, BUT REPAIRED IN LATE 2004 - BOUGHT USED BUT REAR WINDOWS NOT USED BY ME AT ALL. DRIVER WINDOW USED OFTEN, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND $500+ BILL TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT SAYS IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. CAR NOW HAS OVER 100K MILES AND I'M HAVING A HARD TIME JUSTIFYING THE EXPENDITURE. ALSO ENTIRE DASHBOARD COVER 'LIFTING' UP MORE THAN SIX INCHES. TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD - ANOTHER $500 TO SHELL OUT. ALSO HAS NOISE OF METAL RUBBING COMING FROM REAR, BUT CAUSE CANNOT BE PINPOINTED. SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE PIECE OF SOMETHING. TOOK EVERYTHING OUT OF THE TRUNK TO BE SURE THERE WAS...

MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM SEDAN. THE DRIVERS AND RIGHT REAR WINDOWS SUDDENLY DROP OPEN FULLY WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FAILURE OF ELECTRIC MOTOR OF EACH WINDOW CANNOT POWER THEM BACK UP BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF THE LIFT MECHANISM. THIS REPAIR COSTS 400.00 PER WINDOW AND IS A KNOWN COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2000 TO 2005 MODELS. RECENTLY OCCURRED TO DRIVER;S WINDOW ON MAY 7, DURING A RAINSTORM AND HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP; LUCKILY ON LOW TRAFFIC STREET AT TIME. REAR WINDOW DROP OCCURS MORE OFTEN AND EACH TIME, I STOP AND WITH BOTH HANDS RAISE THE WINDOW AND PLACE PAPER SHIMS TO HOLD THE WINDOW UP. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT OCCURS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY/STREET AS THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOSES FOCUS TEMPORARILY. AND IS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS POSITION AS IT IS KNOWN THAT CRASHES OCCUR IN MERE SECONDS DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN...

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LE SABRE CUSTOM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATORS 6 TIMES. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THE WINDOWS ARE VERY SELDOM USED. I AM AFRAID TO USE THEM BECAUSE IT COST OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR EACH ONE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. *TR

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ONE BY ONE. WON'T STAY UP. SEATS ARE BEING RUINED BY RAIN / SNOW. NO SECURITY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. *TR

WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE WAY THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MOLD THAT ALLOWS THE CABLE TO SLIP. IT IS VERY COSTLY 450.00 TO REPAIR AND THEY GO OUT OFTEN ON ALL 4 WINDOWS, I EXPERIENCED THIS TODAY IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, I WENT TO THE DRIVE THRU AT THE BANK, COULD NOT GET WINDOW UP, HAD TO DRIVE IN HEAVY STORMY WEATHER, THIS HAS TO BE A MONEY MAKER FOR GM THE PART HAS DEFECTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. HE STATED THAT THREE OF THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND THE FOURTH IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY INSTALLED A WINDOW CLAMP. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS ALSO FAILED AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED; HOWEVER, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,588. UPDATED 10/21/09 *BF UPDATED 10/20/09*JB

2000 BUICK LASABRE WINDOW FAIL TO WORK. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2004. WITHIN 6 MONTHS ALL 4 WINDOWS FAILED TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THEM AND I HAVE TO KEEP PULLING THEM BACK UP. I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN BECAUSE THE WINDOWS SLIDE BACK DOWN AS I DRIVE. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIR. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY SEE THIS WITH 2000 BUICKS ALL THE TIME. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS BEGAN TO FAIL IN 2007. HE IS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN OR UP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $2,960.96. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

FAILURE OF 3 WINDOWS ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITHIN 3 MONTHS. *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW REFUSED TO ROLL UP AFTER ROLLING DOWN. UPON EXAMINATION BY OUR MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR HAD CEASED TO FUNCTION. THE WINDOW ITSELF HAD ON ANOTHER OCCASION FAILED BUT THIS TIME THE MOTOR NEEDED REPLACING. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY WINDOW THAT HASN'T FAILED YET IS THE DRIVER'S. *TR

REAR WINDOW MOTORS OR MECHANISMS REPLACED 3 TIMES A PIECE, FRONT RIGHT 2 TIMES, FRONT LEFT ONCE, DRIVERS SIDE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS NOW. *TR

A TOTAL OF THREE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE, ALL BY LOWERING THE WINDOW, THEN FAILING TO CLOSE. REPAIR BILL ON FIRST TWO WAS REFUNDED BY GMC, EVIDENTLY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 60,000. THIRD WINDOW FAILED ON 8/13/08, MILEAGE 76,000. GMC DECLINED REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON THIS EXPENSE, $596.69, BECAUSE OF "AGE OF VEHICLE AND MILEAGE". FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, MINE AND OTHERS, IS A PLASTIC PULLEY WHICH BREAKS. THE COMPLETE WINDOW REGULATOR PKG. IS THEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER, SINCE THEY DON'T OR CAN'T REPLACE JUST ONE PIECE OF THE MECHANISM. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE SHOCK FACTOR, BY A WINDOW DROPPING OPEN SUDDENLY BY ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH FAULTY POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THIS WILL BE THE 2ND REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. BASED ON OTHER WEBSITE CHAT ROOMS THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. BUICK NEEDS TO RECALL THE MOTOR SO THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS IN GREAT CONDITION HOWEVER, AS A SAFETY ISSUE THE WINDOWS MUST BE OPERATIONAL AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED THAT HAS CONSTANT FAILURES IN THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY REPLACED ALL 4 MECHANISMS DUE TO WINDOWS THAT EITHER DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY OR FAIL TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. I CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN WITH THE NEW MECHANISMS. THIS HAS CAUSED AMONG OTHER THINGS, WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL IN THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM. IT HAS OCCURRED IN ALL FOUR WINDOWS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. I HAD THE DRIVER'S WINDOW REPAIRED, THE OTHER 3 ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. ONE OF THEM (REAR DRIVER-SIDE) IS STUCK IN A POSITION THAT IS 1/4" FROM CLOSED. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO (BESIDES DUCT TAPING IT CLOSED!). THE REPAIR COSTS $450 - $500 PER WINDOW, WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY OUT OF MY BUDGET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE STOPPED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE WINDOW UP. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFFTRACK WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A RAILROAD TRACK. ON THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRACKED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO GET SOME AIR AND THE WINDOW DID NOT GO UP. THE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY ISSUED TSB NUMBER 3483 REGARDING THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, AND LATER STATED THAT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FREE REPAIRS. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $500 PER WINDOW FOR THREE WINDOWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS DROP DOWN AND WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/17/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 09/25/08. *JB

THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE STOPPED WORKING ...COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE OTHER BACK WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I THEN DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MONTH LATER THE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND A MONTH AFTER THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. ALL OF THE FAULTY WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING THIS YEAR 2008. HOW CAN THEY ALL FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW COSTS AROUND $500 EACH OR A TOTAL OF $2000...10% OF THE ORIGINAL COST OF THE LESABRE. FROM YOUR WEB SITE " FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS SET MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT MOST AFFECT ITS SAFE OPERATION (BRAKES, TIRES, LIGHTING) OR THAT PROTECT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FROM DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH (AIR BAGS, SAFETY BELTS, CHILD RESTRAINTS, ENERGY ABSORBING STEERING COLUMNS, MOTORCYCLE HELMETS)". NOW...

BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM (2000). THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PART COST ABOUT $250.00. ASSEMBLY INCLUDES MOTOR. FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THAT THIS CAR. THE YEARS 2000 TO 2005 ON THESE MODELS ALL HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ASSEMBLY. FOUND OUT A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AT HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_38504_2.HTML THERE ARE NO DOUBT MANY OTHERS WE HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ALL FOUR OF THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. THE CABLE ON ALL FOUR PARTS BECAME WORN AND BROKEN. THE WINDOWS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTERWARDS. NEW PARTS WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE ONES THAT FAILED. *TR

BUICK LESABRE CARS ALL HAVE FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY BREAK SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY IS OUT AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS OUT OF SITE, AFTER YOU REPLACE ONE THE NEXT WINDOW BREAKS AND THEN THE NEXT, BUICK NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE AND FIX EVERYONE THAT BREAKS, THE REGULATORS ARE CHEAP MADE. *TR

CONTINUING FAILURE OF POWER WINDOWS REGULATORS IN 2000 BUICK LESABRES. I HAVE REPLACED FOUR REGULATORS SINCE PURCHASING A 2000 BUICK LESABRE IN 2003. THE DESIGN OF THE PARTS IS FAULTY AND THEY CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME. WHEN A WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPS DOWN IN TRAFFIC, THE RESULTING DISTRACTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS SHODDY DESIGN AND IRRESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW ON 2000 BUICK LESABRE HAS STUCK ABOUT 4" OPEN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DETAILING THE PLASTIC PART THAT MOVES THE WINDOW FAILS AND A STAMPED 'VOID' AT THE BREAKING POINT OF THE PLASTIC. THESE POSTINGS LIST MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE SAME CAR AND DIFFERING AGES OF THE PARTS INCLUDING DURING WARRANTY AND AFTER. I EXPECT TO PAY $400 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE RESEARCH. *TR

THE POWER WINDOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR POPPED AND QUIT WORKING. THIS IS THE SECOND WINDOW THAT HAS FAILED AND THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY. I USE THE REAR WINDOWS VERY RARELY BECAUSE I AM SINGLE AND MY CHILD HAS HIS OWN CAR. THERE ARE JUST TWO OF US AND I USE THE WINDOW FOR VENTILATION ONCE IN A WHILE. A THIRD WINDOW IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH OCCASIONALLY WORKING OR NOT SO I AM SURE IT WILL BE THE NEXT TO GO. I HAVE READ EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS LISTED ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS VERY SOME ISSUE. BUICK SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON PLASTIC AND A PART WITH A POOR HISTORY - THEY ARE ABOVE THAT! *TR

REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. REPLACED 2 TIMES. NOW FAILED AGAIN. UNABLE TO CONTROL WINDOW. WON'T ROLL UP. *TR

BOUGHT A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AS A STUDENT VEHICLE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED. FIXED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. SUBSEQUENTLY ALL THREE OTHER WINDOWS FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IN OCTOBER OF 2005, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC CUPLIN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HER SON. THE CONTACT WROTE A COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. IN AUGUST OF 2007, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN THEY WERE OPENED OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS, BUT WAS WORSE WITH THE TWO REAR WINDOWS. SHE CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE, BUT THEY NEVER CALLED HER BACK. MONTHS LATER, GM CALLED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,565 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

2000 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM PURCHASED NEW WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES BOTH FRONT WINDOWS (ELECTRIC) WILL NOT OPERATE. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN ROAD & WINDOWS FALL DOWN. IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE WINDOWS THAT WILL NOT OPERATE. COST TO REPAIR IS $400 PLUS PER WINDOW. BUICK SHOULD DO A RECALL. *TR

POWER WINDOWS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR WELL. BOTH A REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVERS WINDOW UNEXPECTEDLY FELL INTO THE DOOR WELL, AND WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE REAR WINDOW DROPPED IN NOVEMBER, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW IN JANUARY 2008. ITS COLD IN MICHIGAN IN JANUARY, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME OFF TRACK, FELL ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. ALMOST THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE WINDOW IS STILL NOT REPAIRED, BUT SHE BELIEVES IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,245 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/16/08 *CN

I OWN A 2000 BUICK LESABRE AND WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I'VE HAD TO REPLACE 3 WINDOW REGULATORS AND 1 WINDOW MOTOR. BUICK DID PAY FOR ONE REGULATOR PART (I PAID FOR THE LABOR) AND IS OFFERING ME $300 TOWARDS THE OTHERS. I HAVE SPENT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET $1,186.24 TO HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED. I'M FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN BUICK LESABRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, ALL FOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP BECAUSE THE MECHANISMS FAILED. THE WINDOWS FAILED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: REAR DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE FIRST WINDOW TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE. SHE BELIEVED THE REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS WERE CAUSING THE FAILURES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED IN BOTH REAR WINDOWS WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER ON A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. IN EACH INSTANCE THE WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AND COULD NOT BE RAISED. VERY DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER WHEN THIS HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS WHEN THEY FAIL THE WINDOWSA SLIDE DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

RIGHT REAR WINDOW NO LONGER OPERATES. DEALER SAYS THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS THE 3RD REGULATOR TO FAIL. RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOWS AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN HALFWAY AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF

I BOUGHT A 200 LESABRE IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. I RARELY USE THE WINDOWS - MAYBE A FEW TIMES UP AND DOWN A WEEK. DOING THE MATH, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW HUNDRED UPS AND DOWNS FOR EACH WINDOW. DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTORS ON THIS CAR. INTERNET SITES HAS CLEARLY SHOWN THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH BUICK'S WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE HTTP://GROUPS.GOOGLE.COM/GROUP/BUICK-LESABRE-WINDOW-REGULATOR/BROWSE_FRM/THREAD/2A1899CF89253771?HL=EN#30BF330DAB8ABEF9. I ALSO PURCHASED A 2002 LESABRE IN SEPTEMBER OF '06. THIS MORNING THE SECOND WINDOW ON THAT CAR WENT AS WELL. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND CRIMINAL. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS MUST BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*CN

FOR THE 7TH TIME ONE OF MY POWER WINDOWS FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP, ALLOWING ANYONE ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $566.89 TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED. *TR

THE LEFT REAR WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THIS MECHANISM WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. *TR