hi,

there are many interior lights which dont work on my 04 lesabre. in
particular the radio, climate control and steering wheel control lights.
is this common? the radio and climate control lights seem to be on
circuit boards... i havent pulled the steering wheel apart to see how
the lights are configured there.

is there a relatively easy fix for any or all of these lights?

tia,
peter

"pm" <pm (AT) sbcglogal (DOT) net> wrote

Yes, too common. Soon, the switches won't work either. I have the cruise
control button jammed "on" with a toothpick broken off at the top.

Mine is an '01 and I have a long list of things falling apart. The climate
control is hot on drivers side, cold on passenger's side too. I've not even
looked into that yet. I suspect a damper that is not moving.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
sigh
dumb little things like this are part of the reason so many go to
overseas marques....

peter

"peter" <pm (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

And get the same treatment...

"peter" <pm (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

Yeah, because Toyota's never fucking break down. Some of you people
seriously shouldn't be allowed to breed.

80 Knight wrote:
easy there.
i have bought two new cars in my life, 97 bonneville, 04 lesabre.
gm has been good to me in ways i will not describe here.

i have had many others fords, chevy, olds, vw, saab, "real" mini, honda,
mazda, scion. most have given me troubles which most of the time i take
in stride. however, it is the niggling annoyances, (like little lights
which cant be fix), which bother me most.

it is telling that you mention toyota...isnt buick the "most reliable"
brand now?

i dont like the situation the domestic cars companies are in but not to
recognize or not to acknowledge how they got into the current situation
is no way to correct it

if this thread continues in the direction, there should be a different
subject started.

peter

DUH light bulbs do not last forever!


"pm" <pm (AT) sbcglogal (DOT) net> wrote

"peter" <pm (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

To my knowledge, there is nothing on you're vehicle that can not be fixed.

Depends on which survey you read, or who you talk too.

I totally agree. However, I also like to point out that there are far too
many people who think the Japanese produce jewels, when in fact, they
produce products on the same level (at times, worse) as the Domestic auto
makers. Sorry Peter, I didn't mean to jump down your throat there, it just
really get's to me when people bitch and whine about such stupid things, and
abandon an entire brand of vehicle for said things. What's worse (and I
have seen it too many times to count) is when there new (likely Japanese)
brand starts to be affected by the same stupid things, they consider it less
relevant, and less annoying. All Hail our Japanese OverLords!!...That'll be
the day.

"Ed Pawlowski" <esp (AT) snet (DOT) net> wrote

My '97 LeSabre is flawless. Guess they don't make them that way
any more. Did get a strange "security" light flashing, but found that
the trunk was not properly closed.

80 Knight wrote:

hi,

the lights on the climate control are all soldered onto a little circuit
board, is there a way to replace/fix them w/o replacing the board?

the radio lights dont seem to be replaceable either, are they?

i really dont want to mess up the steering wheel to research the lights
there...any guidence tyo replacing them would be appreciated,

thanks,
peter