2000 Buick Lesabre

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. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. BOTH A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. THE CONSUMER SENT IN A COPY OF A RECALL. RECALL # 04V090000 UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND BEARINGS WERE COATED WITH ANTI-FREEZE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,305.

MARCH 30TH, 2007 CAR RAN ROUGH AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. A BAD ODOR ALSO WAS PERMEATING INTO THE CAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON THE 31ST AND THEY HAD THE CAR UNTIL THE 3RD OF APRIL. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT TWO MILES AND THE CAR DID EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. I DROPPED THE CAR BACK OFF THE NEXT DAY ON THE 4TH THEY HAD IT UNTIL SATURDAY THE 7TH. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THAT WAS WHAT WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL FRIDAY THE 13TH. I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY. WHEN IT DID IT STUNK SO BAD FROM TO MUCH GAS FROM TRYING TO START IT. I RAN IT THAT DAY AND IT RAN ROUGH A FEW TIMES AND DIDN'T CALL THE DEALER. I LOANED MY CAR TO MY BROTHER FRIDAY NIGHT AND I DIDN'T TELL HIM ABOUT THE STARTING PROBLEM OR THE RUNNING ROUGHLY. HE WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER WORK ON SATURDAY MORNING AND IT WOULDN'T START RIGHT AWAY FOR HIM. HE GOT IT GOING AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT RAN ROUGH AND BUCKED AND JERKED. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO ME IT SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS. MY WIFE WENT TO START IT AND PUT IT INTO THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT AND SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO START SHE HAD TO COME AND GET ME TO GET IT GOING. I CALLED THE DEALER ON MONDAY THE 16TH AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I DID SO AND THEY SENT IT TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ABOUT 2:00 ON WEDNESDAY THE 18TH I STOPPED TO SEE IF IT WAS FIXED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THAT IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AGAIN THE GARAGE DIDN'T PUT PREMIUM PLUGS IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WASHED MY CAR FOR MY INCONVENIENCES. ALSO THE FUEL MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 20 MPG WHICH IS EXTREMELY LOW IT SHOULD GET 30-32 MPG. I TOLD THEM THIS ALSO. SO I GOT THE CAR BACK AND TODAY THE 19TH OF APRIL THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS RUNNING PROPERLY. I RETURNED THE CAR AND THEY WONT CALL ME AT ALL. I FEARED MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY IN THIS CAR. *JB