The contact's friend owns a 1997 Buick LeSabre The contact stated that the hood was difficult to open and close. The latch was in the correct location. The contact stated that while her roommate was driving at 45 MPH, the hood opened and detached. The driver pulled over, and a 2012 Chevrolet crashed into the rear of the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The air bags did not deploy, and there was no fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was drivable. The contact called the dealer, who informed them that there were no recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 196,400.
1997 Buick Lesabre: airbags did not deploy in a crash
9 of the 393 complaints about the 1997 Buick Lesabre describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
While driving at 40 MPH and without warning vehicle in front of consumer's vehicle came to a complete stop, causing consumer's vehicle to rear end the another vehicle. Upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealer.
Consumer was traveling 30mph on road and another vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. Consumer was trying to avoid hitting the stalled vehicle. But, hit the other vehicle. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, there was 1 injury and one fatality.
Consumer was involved in a collision in which the passenger's side of the vehicle was totaled. Also, passenger's side air bag did not deploy, cause unknown. *ak
Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which driver's air bag did not deploy. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Consumer was traveling approximately 35-45mph and vehicle was hit on the passenger's side, and passenger's side air bag didn't deploy, drivers side did.
Car surged forward when pulling into a parking space, airbags did not deploy.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the airbags did not deploy. The windshield broke and the glass flew in the driver's face. The manufacturer has been notified.
While driving down the street about 25 MPH a truck smashed the consumer's vehicle front and air bag did not deploy. The comsumer refused go to hospital.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Buick Lesabre no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Buick Lesabre?
9 of 393 owner complaints about the 1997 Buick Lesabre (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Buick Lesabre?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Buick Lesabre
Stalling 30Fire or smoke 14Overheating 12Won't start 12Check engine light 11Seat belt 10Wipers 10Transmission failure 9ABS 7Engine failure 7Fuel smell 6Hesitation 5
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