Passenger rear window regulator went out on my 2001 LeSabre Custom at 89,000 miles. Never had this problem with any of my previous vehicles (7). I was surprised when the dealer told me that it would cost $400 to repair. Of course my extended warranty expired 2 months ago. The dealer said that they are replacing 3-4 regulators per week. They had another customer in just before me with the same problem on a 2002 LeSabre. If my dealer is replacing that many then there must be thousands being replaced weekly. This should raise some red flags at Buick as a design flaw. Or maybe it is just at real good income source. I just wish I could do the repair work myself. I could have saved the $110 labor charge. Also my dealer made over $100 profit on the part based on the cost on gmpartsdirect.com, GM’s own parts website.
Overall the car is a good car, but when something goes wrong it is expensive to repair. This will cause me to look twice before purchasing another.
I purchased my 2002 LeSabre Custom in April 2008 as a used car.
My front right window regulator went out in June 2009, and then almost three weeks later the back left side passenger window regulator went out. My car mechanic states that this is a known problem with this model year, and that my other two windows will soon follow this trend.
I contacted GM/Buick, and GM/Buick seems to think that this part is fine the way it was manufactured, and stated that they have had no customer complaints thus far. Therefore anyone going through this situation is on their own if they have no warranty cover. This part is very expensive to replace. I have had my two windows fixed to stay up until I can get the money together to fix all the windows, which will amount to over $1600. No wonder this car company has had the problems they do. Produce an inferior product and sell it. Customers will stop buying!!
No more GMs for me!
Raleigh, NC
These window regulators can be purchased cheaply on the internet. If you can replace them yourself you could do it for about $200. Why fix the two that haven't broken?
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