2000 Buick Lesabre

THREE OF THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED. THE WINDOWS MAY ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST DROP DOWN AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WILL NOT CLOSE THEM ALTHOUGH YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTORS RUNNING. I'VE READ THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND A EQUIPMENT DEFECT ON BUICK CARS WITH POWER WINDOWS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. I HAVE REPLACED ONE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE OTHERS I HAVE JUST BLOCKED THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ONE OF THE WINDOWS WAS TO SUDDENLY JUST DROP DOWN WHILE DRIVE IN A HEAVY RAIN OR OVER BAD WEATHER WHICH COULD CAUSE A DISTRACTION AND ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION UP TO 70 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH EXTENSIVE FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DOWN SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE SPEED RATE REDUCED BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR STORAGE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE PERTAINING TO THE ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000.

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 CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "EXHAUST EMISSION" WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE EMISSION TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE EXHAUST EMISSION INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 04V090000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR THE SECOND TIME BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 10,000.

DRIVER'S WINDOW REGULATOR INOPERABLE. REAR WINDOW ON SAME SIDE SAME THING, BUT REPAIRED IN LATE 2004 - BOUGHT USED BUT REAR WINDOWS NOT USED BY ME AT ALL. DRIVER WINDOW USED OFTEN, BUT THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND $500+ BILL TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS THERE HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT SAYS IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. CAR NOW HAS OVER 100K MILES AND I'M HAVING A HARD TIME JUSTIFYING THE EXPENDITURE. ALSO ENTIRE DASHBOARD COVER 'LIFTING' UP MORE THAN SIX INCHES. TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TAKE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD - ANOTHER $500 TO SHELL OUT. ALSO HAS NOISE OF METAL RUBBING COMING FROM REAR, BUT CAUSE CANNOT BE PINPOINTED. SOUNDS LIKE A LARGE PIECE OF SOMETHING. TOOK EVERYTHING OUT OF THE TRUNK TO BE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE CAUSING THE SOUND, EVEN TOOK OUT THE CARPET AND BOARD COVERING THE ONSTAR MACHINERY. REPAIR SHOP CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE EITHER. SHOCKS WERE REPLACED WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2007. THIS CAR HAS ONE USER, ME, FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. I HAVE SPENT LITERALLY THOUSANDS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP IT IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IS HAPPENING. *TR