general problems of the 2004 Buick Lesabre

Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.

When first starting up car and then press on the gas pedal, either in reverse or forward, there is a surge, like the cable is sticking. Not sure why, maybe due from age of car or an electronic control issue. The car has been garaged about 85% of its life.

Dash panel is separating--could cause airbags to deploy.

Top of dash (pad) is raising up off top of dash?.

Driver, age 82, on way to dr. Office in elmore, OH when the back of driver's seat. The back of driver's seat started smoking and burned a hole through the leather and a hole in the driver's coat that she was wearing. It was a very cold day, with wind chill below zero. The heated seat had been on for approximately 1 (one) mile.

The dashboard has separated more than half way across, and has raised over one inch in some areas. I am very concerned that this will affect the airbags,either rendering them ineffective or allowing them to deploy while I am driving without warning.

Parked car, turned off engine and locked car. Smoke started coming from under the hood, then a small explosion and a raging fire. Car was totaled in 5-8 minutes. Fire engines called and put out fire.

February was the first time I noticed that the top of the dash was bulging upward and separating from the main dash (only easily seen from outside the vehicle). The separation is propagating past the half way point and I fear it could interfere with the passenger side air bag, or in the case of air bag deployment the whole upper dash could be projected into the occupants of the vehicle causing injury or death. This is a recurring problem with Buick Lesabre cars from 2000 thru 2005. Same design, never changed. I have filed a complaint with gm to no avail. The dealer told them the dash pad was peeling, witch is untrue. The entire upper section, about a quarter of an inch thick, is deforming and separating from the dash. I have photos if you are interested. My gm report number 71-1171831509.

Top of dash board (mat,pad) is bowing up into the field of driving vision and is separating from the front part of the dashboard. The separation is creeping in the direction of the passenger airbag and there is concern that both air bags may deploy. Gm refuses to recognize this issue as a defective dash problem and will do nothing to help repair/replace the part. To get a good feel for the prevalence os this issue, go to cargurus. Com/cars/discussion-c5295_ds45613 and read about the problems and frustrations of dealing with gm. I have even seen other Buicks driving with this problem. Why won't they admit to the problemand get them fixed??.

In may of 2012 the dashboard covering began to start buckling up in an area from the center of the driver side to the center of the windshield. This has gotten noticeably worse as time has gone on. The obvious cause of the problem is that there is a manufacture defect in the way this covering was constructed and attached to the dash. The continual raising of the dash cover poses a reduced visibility issue with the driver when operating the vehicle. Research I have done indicates this is not a problem unique to my personal vehicle but rather a well documented defect affecting many vehicles such as mine. There has also been concerns raised that this issue could cause the premature activation of the passenger side air bags. Because of the safety concerns with this defect and because so many vehicles have experienced the same issue, this is a problem that I believe needs to be addressed with the manufacturer.

Dashboard facing away from windshield and buckling. Fabric liner inside dash is exposed.

Dash pad separating to point where vision could be affected and possible deployment of air bag affected.

Dash has started to buckle up in front of driver side of the vehicle. This is a safety issue as it impacts the visibility of the driver and might impair (or cause) the improper deployment of the airbag.

The dashboard on the vehicle has come loose from the grill under the window and is rising up. It has released almost all the way across the windshield and makes it difficult to see out the windshield. Also it has exposed the passenger side airbag.

Dashboard separated. I mentioned to dealer when I purchased in 2009. They pushed together but it came undone. I have a cover over dash so as not to see separation. My concern is my airbags. Will this cause a danger to annearly deployment. Was not concerned prior to recall of airbags.