2001 Buick LeSabre Custom review from North America
"A luxury car with serious design faults"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Both rear electric windows have failed. I put them down for outside air and was not able to get them up again. The failures occurred within 5 weeks of each other. Both were due to the lift cable end pulling out of a cheap plastic casting, but the replacement is a $400 dollar problem (each window). I must conclude that this is an engineering/manufacturing problem. I bought the car on the basis of performance of 2 previous Buicks.
I contacted Buick after the second window failure, and they were very sympathetic to my problem, they just won't do anything about it. I have owned 3 Buicks. The first 2 gave excellent service, but
I don't think I'll buy another. It's painfully obvious why GM is having such problems keeping customers.
What a shame. I have always advised my kids to buy American. Now I won't do that again.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 28000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 52300 miles |
| Previous car | Buick Riviera |
| Date of Entry | 27th August, 2006 |