2000 Buick LeSabre Limited from North America - Comments

Why on earth would you take your car to the dealer when you can buy the same part on eBay for $50-$100?? From what I have read these are fairly easy to install yourself. And even if you can't do it yourself, your local mechanic could repair it for a lot cheaper than the dealer. Be an informed consumer.

Okay...guess I am next in the apparently long line of people dissatisfied with the window issues with their Buick LeSabre... I got my LeSabre used... it's a 2004 with about 109000 miles on it. It still drivers great; no other complaints except my drivers side window only works intermittently. I didn't even realize others had the same issues...

I too own a 2000 Buick LeSabre. It was a gift from my father because I had no vehicle at the time. I guess I am victim also to the failure of the windows.

First it was 1, the rear window on the driver's side. Then it was the other rear window, then it was the passenger window, it won't go up all the way. But now the driver's window does not go down. Crazy huh. The rear passenger's window continues to slip down.

Oh I will add it is a great running car, but they need to do something about these windows. Too many complaints about the same thing. Out of warranty or not, they need to do a recall on this. Too much of a coincidence, you think. I HAVE NO WORKING WINDOWS IN MY CAR!!! Help me please.

I have a 2002 Buick LeSabre. I bought it new. One day in 2007 I closed the passenger side door and the window failed. I took it to the dealership and they charged me $337 for a new regulator. The charge for parts and labor came to $515 plus tax. Two months later the left rear window failed in the same way. I estimate that the window had been raised and lowered no more than 25 times during the life of the car. This time I went to a private repair shop and the regulator just cost $270. Total parts and labor came to $375 plus tax.

Now it is 2009 and the right rear window (raised and lowered maybe 35 times) failed. GM takes no responsibility for these failures. The result? Same as always... we vote with our feet. We don't buy a GM car again.

"Now it is 2009 and the right rear window (raised and lowered maybe 35 times) failed. GM takes no responsibility for these failures. The result? Same as always... we vote with our feet. We don't buy a GM car again."

It is not the number of times a window is raised and lowered that causes the failures. It is due to violent slamming of the doors. As a mechanic I've seen quite a few of these issues. In virtually EVERY case the owner admitted to having children who routinely slammed the doors. We've owned a number of GM vehicles and currently own a Pontiac and a GMC SUV. None of ours has EVER required any window system repairs. We don't slam doors. Our last Buick LeSabre was sold at 277,000 miles. All it ever had was three brake jobs, hoses, belts and three batteries. These are some of the best built cars on the planet. I guess J.D. Powers and Associates agrees. They chose the Buick as number 1 in long-term reliability over even the grossly over-rated Lexus.

"It is not the number of times a window is raised and lowered that causes the failures. It is due to violent slamming of the doors. As a mechanic I've seen quite a few of these issues. In virtually EVERY case the owner admitted to having children who routinely slammed the doors. We've owned a number of GM vehicles and currently own a Pontiac and a GMC SUV. None of ours has EVER required any window system repairs. We don't slam doors. Our last Buick LeSabre was sold at 277,000 miles. All it ever had was three brake jobs, hoses, belts and three batteries. These are some of the best built cars on the planet. I guess J.D. Powers and Associates agrees. They chose the Buick as number 1 in long-term reliability over even the grossly over-rated Lexus."

Well they aren't all to well built if they can't even take some door slamming. I had a '96 Accord that routinely carried my 2 young children, and they slammed every door it had, every time they got in and out of the vehicle. I guess GM's just aren't as durable.

I have a 2001 LeSabre. My driver window is the only one still functioning. As far as failure from the door slamming, I don't buy it. I bought the car from my parents. They bought it new. They rarely used the back doors and neither did I. No young kids involved at all. Also, wouldn't the driver door go first as it is used the most? The only window that I used is the driver side at the parking ramp. I have screwed 2 x 4s in to hold the windows in place. One fell while I was driving down the road. Another fell sitting on my drive while I was washing it. The latest to fail was the passenger front which I had rolled down to speak with someone. I'll never buy another Buick again. My transmission went out at 72,000 miles.

"Well they aren't all to well built if they can't even take some door slamming. I had a '96 Accord that routinely carried my 2 young children, and they slammed every door it had, every time they got in and out of the vehicle. I guess GM's just aren't as durable."

I'm not really sure how durable GM vehicles are. So far our 1955 Pontiac has only been in service for a mere 55 years and no window issues yet. As for Honda, we had one that was built in Japan in the late 80's. It totally disintegrated before 100,000 miles and was junked. Hardly what I'd call "quality". It helped convince us to stay with Ford and GM products. We are far better off financially for having done so.

"I'm not really sure how durable GM vehicles are. So far our 1955 Pontiac has only been in service for a mere 55 years and no window issues yet. As for Honda, we had one that was built in Japan in the late 80's. It totally disintegrated before 100,000 miles and was junked. Hardly what I'd call "quality". It helped convince us to stay with Ford and GM products. We are far better off financially for having done so."

Yes good job! You compared a 55-year old vehicle that is proven to be more durable than today's cars and said it was more reliable than a Honda. I was talking about today's GM's! The older American cars were great. But today, not so much.

As for my experience with Honda, my first car was a '76 Civic that was passed down in my family and was finally sold to another family in 1989 when it had over 550,000 miles. The last 200,000 miles were done with a cracked block because my father (he was never good with cars) washed the engine while it was still STEAMING HOT. Still ran just fine, smoked like crazy, but never broke down even after that. Awesome little car.