general problems of the 2005 Buick Lesabre

Failure of stepper motors in instrument cluster.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that with no warning there was a random failure in which the instrument cluster, the odometer reader and speed reader failed to work. The dealer was notified of the failure and indicated that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced the contact notified the manufacturer and they indicated that there was no manufacturer recall address the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the battery exploded without warning. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the of failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. While driving 3 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 47,800.

The lights on the heater control quit working making it hard to see at night.

Started out as a headlamp that we thought was burned out. Replaced the bulb and it worked for a day or two. Next the gas gauge, speedometer, heat and cooling gauge and now both headlamps do not work. My husband has to drive in the dark with brights on because there are absolutely no headlights . This is a serious safety issue and gm should be issuing a recall. This is extremely dangerous and we cannot drive our vehicle at night unless we use our brights the whole time which then becomes a safety issue to other drivers. This is as serious as seat belts failing or windshield wipers out of whack. Please respond to this with quick and serious measures.

Speedometer is inaccurate and very sporadic. Speedometer needle gets stuck on any number when vehicle is completely stopped and/or turned off. Most of the time have to guess how fast or slow the vehicle is actually going. This is a safety hazard. After reading about the same type of complaints from other consumers, I think it's about time gm fixes this problem by initiating a formal recall. My grandparents swore by Buick and gm vehicles. I absolutely have my doubts now. If problem is never recalled, I will never purchase a Buick or any other gm vehicle in the future. It is not right for this to be ignored with as many common complaints that are filed.

Originally when the issue happened at random times with the speedometer readingin inaccurately. Now it has fallen to the 6 o'clock position and never moves from that position. I have never had it repaired was told by dealers that the part was the instument cluster and it would need to be replaced. Issue started at around 86000 miles (random readings) around 91000 speedometer (fallen to 6 o' clock position.

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lesabre. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, smoke was emitting from under the rear seat. The contact was able to pull over to further assess the failure. The contact diagnosed that the electrical chords were overheated and the medal had become unbearably hot. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure and the current mileage was 123,000.

The speedometer would show lower speed than I was going, then it would not work at all. The temp. Gage would go past hot, then peg out. Replaced vehicle speed sensor did not fix. Replaced temp. Sensor did not fix.

The contact stated the remote keyless entry device unlocked more gm vehicles than just his own. He contacted the manufacturer and they told him to take the vehicle to the dealership. The dealership reprogrammed the device and it still unlocked other vehicles. Updated 1/11/2006 -.