2000 Buick Lesabre

I TURN THE IGNITION OVER DIDN'T IT DID NOT EVEN START YET A LOUD WENT BOOM AND UP UNDER THE HOOD WAS BLAZING WITH FIRE THAN MY DOORS LOCKED I COULD NOT GET OUT I HAD TO KICK THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND THEN I GOT OUT I HAD TO CALL SLEEP FIRE RESCUE SQUAD THE FIRE WAS SO BAD IT WAS GOING UP UNDER MY CARPORT AND ALMOST CAUGHT MY ROOF ON FIRE AND ALMOST DID AND DID A LITTLE BIT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH FUEL GAUGE. CAR WAS FIXED REPLACED THE ENGINE HARNESS CONNECTOR. UPDATED 11/20/18*JB

ON TWO OCCASIONS SO FAR IN 2018, MY BUICK ENGINE WOULD START ITSELF. ONCE WHEN I CLOSED THE GLOVE BOX AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN I CLOSED THE PASSENGER DOOR. BOTH TIMES THE IGNITION KEY WAS ABSENT AND THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. MY GUESS IS IGNITION SWITCH. [XXX] - MECHANICAL ENGINEER & COLLEGE AUTO INSTRUCTOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD PROBLEM WITH WINDOWS NOT ROLLING UP AND DOWN. AFTER I TOOK MY BUICK TO PEP BOYS 3325 124TH AVE NW COON RAPIDS MN ELECTRIC MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT MY WINDOW POWER SWITCH IS DAMAGED AFTER RAIN STORM. LATER I EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE: 1 STRANGE ENGINE NOISE WHILE RUNNING 2 PUSHING FORWARD ONCE RELEASE FOOT FROM BRAKE. PEP BOYS MECHANIC LOOKED AT ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING LOOKS OK BUT I NEED TO GET ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DONE WITH PEP BOYS. I GOT SCHEDULE FOR THAT. MEANWHILE I ENDED UP IN CAR TRAFFIC PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FIRE OF MY VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS A VEHICLE STARTED TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, IT WOULD NOT WORK. THIS CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR ME AND THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR! I HAVE CHECKED BOTH THE FUSE AND THE HORN RELAY AND FIND NO DEFECTS. THE HORN WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY AT BEST AND IS NOT RELIABLE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET MODULE AND COALS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE BATTERY REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

AS I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK LESABRE 2000 MY WINDOWS LOCK UP ON ME IT WAS A VERY HOT SUMMER SO THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WITH NO GO UP AND DOWN. THE ENGINE IS BAD. 1490000 MILES. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS PROBLEMS. THE CAR WIRING IS LOOSE AND CAN BE A DANGEROUS. I TRIED TO PULL WINDOW DOWN AND REPAIR ITS MANUALLY FROZEN WITH NO POWER. MY SEAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HARD IRON WIRE.