1997 Buick Lesabre Interior & seats Problems

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.

NHTSA ID

11574509

Incident

Feb 20, 2024

Mileage

196,400 mi

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*JB

NHTSA ID

11034699

Incident

Oct 18, 2017

Mileage

90,000 mi

1997 BUICK LESABRE HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED AND BLEW BACK. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0306-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF

NHTSA ID

10321941

Incident

Feb 16, 2009

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. *AK

NHTSA ID

10132637

Incident

Aug 11, 2005

THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING.. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HOOD ASSEMBLY INSPECTED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10099199

Incident

Oct 30, 2004

Mileage

140,000 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE DASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

10061444

Incident

Feb 25, 2004

Mileage

83,981 mi

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

NHTSA ID

8019776

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

757042

Incident

Aug 2, 2001

AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENERS. AIR BAG LIGHTS.

NHTSA ID

609626

TRUNK LOCK FAILED.

NHTSA ID

607628

Incident

Nov 15, 1998

RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

607200

TRUNK LOCK FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

606547

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE DOOR LOCKS ARE CONSTANTLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MODULE TWO TIMES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS CURRENTLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

822095

Incident

Apr 14, 1998

ECM FAILED.

NHTSA ID

604884

Incident

Jul 16, 1996

FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP CAUSED CAR TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION.

NHTSA ID

603484

Incident

Jun 1, 1996