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 locks problems
11 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Doors: latch5
- Trunk lid: lock3
- Hood: latch3
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Buick Lesabre locks problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Buick Lesabre owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 buick lesabre. While driving unknown speeds, the driver side door latch failed to hook and lock, which caused the door to open. The door ajar warning indicator illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 90,000. *tt updated 8/1/18
1997 buick lesabre hood became unlatched and blew back. *bf ohio traffic crash report #10-0306-90 updated 05/03/10
Dt: consumer owns a 1997 buick lesabre. Consumer was driving when vehicle shut off. She was able to coast a little but not enough to get completely out of traffic. She was stuck in vehicle because everything on vehicle shut down due to the ground cable coming loose, not loose from the motor block. Vehicle has been worked on, she did no feel that cable coming loose was due to a defect. She was more concerned that when vehicle lost power she was stuck in vehicle with no way to escape. The door locked and power windows did not work. The biggest concern was that there was no manual lock that could be used to unlock the door when power failed. She was stuck in vehicle with vehicle in the road and in danger of oncoming traffic. She stayed in vehicle one hour on a very hot day until she was able to contact a friend on cell phone, and he came to help her.
The hood came unlatched and hit the windshield while driving.. The vehicle will be taken to a dealership to have the hood assembly inspected.
Consumer states that while driving the trunk will open. Button inside the car work and the key works for truck on the outside. Truck come open on its own. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further informaton. Nlm
Automatic door openers. Air bag lights.
Trunk lock failed.
Right front door lock failed. Yh
Trunk lock failed. Yh
Questions about the 1997 Buick Lesabre locks
Does the 1997 Buick Lesabre have locks problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the locks of the 1997 Buick Lesabre, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Buick Lesabre locks problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Buick Lesabre locks?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 1997 Buick Lesabre problems
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