Buick Lesabre door locks problems

Filed Oct 19, 2017 · Locks · 90,000 miles · HI

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

Filed Jul 20, 2014 · Airbags, Seats · NC · crash · 2 injuries

Vehicle described in excellent condition & was stopped behind other stopped traffic at a continuous red traffic signal. Full size commercial van fails to stop while traveling over 35mph and hits (veh des. Above), from behind sending same vehicle into another. The air bags failed to deploy. Seat belts failed to hold front right passenger, failed to hold passenger in position. This caused adult her to be quickly trusted forward into dash & then slammed back into head rest of seat, then suddenly thrusted under seatbelt and into the dash board and ending under the vehicle dashboard. Body repair in excess of $4000. Frame was twisted/bent & both vehicle rear doors would not close after incident. Driver seat was knocked off track and would not stay in a locked position after incident. Serious injuries & severe disabling conditions occoured since this incident. Please search for any information to help shed light into this incident on 11-18-2009.

Filed Aug 28, 2010 · Engine · 171,000 miles · MN · fire

On june 25, 2010 approx 8:30 pm our 2000 buick lesabre was sitting by our house, not running, no keys in it. We heard a huge bang/backfire. The car had been parked since 4:00 pm. We saw a huge amount of smoke and fire as high as the porch deck roof. Immediately called 911. The hood was blown apart, the windshield blown in, rear view mirror & visors blown off. The car was completely totaled; everything on the engine melted, radiator gone, tires melted & tire rims look like they were blown outward. It was a very huge explosion & we did find the odi report ea 02-030 for recalls #03034 & #03054 for explosions/fires in this buick. The recalls for our vehicle were completed and done in 2005 for the above items of "fuel regulator causing defective/leaking fuel reg asm etc. Or coolant causing improperly seal throttle body" this vehicle was always a good running car with few problems and a car should not blow up just sitting still, so obviously the problems were not sufficiently corrected. The only event before this was that when the ignition was turned off at 4:00pm the passenger door lock was clicked at the same time and we heard a big clunk kind of sound. Our mechanics who viewed the vehicle and all who saw it never saw something that bad and all said that we would most likely have been killed if we had been in the car when it blew up. The vehicle is presently still sitting in the exact spot where it blew up as requested by gmc, but it will need to be moved before snow plowing as it is 6'6" from our house steps and is a hazard to our residence. We told gmac that we would be removing it before aug. 30th, however, they have not inspected it as of yet. Other property damage includes melted vinyl siding on our home, damage to deck paint, much needing power washed & damage to tar driveway, plus soot damage. Have many pictures, if you have e-mail address.

Filed Nov 17, 2009 · Electrical, Visibility · MA

2007 the right rear passenger window kept on going down on its own. Had a mechanic rip out floor board and found a defective electrical harness, wire exposed causing ground out. He learned this from a gm mechanic who said it was a know issue. Problem was fixed. 2009 now the same window went down. All windows except drivers will not function, automatic door locks will not work, and when I drive at nite I can see the lights on the passenger side door flicker on for about 10 seconds, again another electrical issue?

Filed Mar 31, 2008 · Electrical · 35,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 buick lesabre. The horn would not stop blowing for 50 miles after the key was inserted into the door lock. The dealer stated that the failure was electrical and the remote key needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the horn was blowing when the contact arrived and they were unable to reprogram the remote key; however, the horn stopped blowing. The contact requested the old remote key since it was unable to be reprogrammed. Approximately one week later, the horn began blowing again intermittently. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the instrument panel lights illuminated. The dealer stated that there was no VIN information in their database. The VIN was confirmed with the contact, but appears to be invalid. The engine size and powertrain were unavailable. The failure mileage was 35,000 and current mileage was 83,000.

Filed May 17, 2007 · Electrical, Locks · 1,000 miles · MI

Instrument panel lights dim and brightened, dash replaced and continued to have the same problem. Driver's door locked all by itself while car was parked with no one inside, only the driver's door locks.

Filed Feb 19, 2007 · Visibility · 62,000 miles · MD

General motors cars: (a) 2001 oldsmobile aurora, with 55,000 miles & (b) 2002 buick lesabre, with 62,000 miles 1. In june 2006, within 2 weeks of one another, both rear power windows on car a just dropped. Repair and replacement cost about $500 for each window. Old parts are not available. 2. Last night (2/18/2007), in 28 degree weather, we got into car b to return home and when we shut the doors, both right side windows dropped. It was frigid and I put a blanket up to keep the cold out. This blocked my view of the left side of the vehicle and I almost hit a pedestrian. I will take the car to a dealership for repairs and replacement which will undoubtedly cost over $1000. In both cases, I engage the child door locks and window control to prevent children from opening or falling out of the window. When the rear window falls as it did, children are in danger. While researching this problem on the internet, I have discovered that this has been a problem for buick since 2000. Why has the problem persisted for over many years, until the 2002 model year and beyond!? This problem demands a recall!

Filed Jan 30, 2006 · Electrical · 23,000 miles · KY

Dt*: the contact stated the door was left open with the dome light on; this caused the battery to run down. The driver was unaware of the dead battery until after the door was closed and locked. There was not enough power to start the vehicle or open the automatic door locks. The local dealer was contacted and instructed the contact to use the manual override button inside the vehicle to open the locks. The contact was unable to charge the battery until the doors were opened because the battery is located under the passenger side back seat.

Filed Aug 12, 2005 · Electrical, Locks · TN

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.

Filed Apr 1, 2004 · Electrical · 15,000 miles · FL

The battery went dead while the vehicle was parked. The consumer called aaa to jump start the vehicle. The consumer drove the vehicle to a service station and turned the vehicle off. The doors would not open manually. The consumer had to slide the key through the window to the service mechanic to open the door. Once the battery was replaced, the door opened. *ak *sc