Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||||
| 000941001 | 01/01/2000 | 609698 | Some customers may comment that a gray material exposed at side impact air bag flange on driver and / or passenger front seat back. *tt | 04/06/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 09/15/2010 | |||
| Dashboard is buckled all the way across. keeps getting worse and i'm afraid the airbag on the passenger side will deploy causing me to have an accident. i am afraid to drive it but it is my only means of transportation. i would appreciate any help with this matter. buick really should consider a recall for this before someone gets hurt or worse yet killed. thanks | |||
| 05/16/2010 | |||
| My dashboard started to separate from the drivers side and is going over to passengers side airbag. half way there now.i'm worried about the airbag gooing off when i'm driving. the dealer says it cannot be fixed that it needs to have a whole new dashboard put in. i think this is happening to alot of the buicke lesabres.it just keeps going little by little everyday over to the passenger side and i'm worried.i don't thinki should have to be the one to pay for this product that was faulty in the first place. | |||
| 05/14/2011 | 186000 | ||
| Dash cover is peeling. concern for safety if air bag deploys because of problem. | |||
| 09/09/2004 | 68000 | 30 | 10/08/1999 |
| Air bag and security light comes on then goes off.the entire dash light goes off with all instruments going to zero function. dealer has been working since sept2004 to correct problem.replacing main cpu on nov 25,2004 did not correct problem. returning to dealer dec 8,2004 for more effort to find and correct problem. *ak | |||
| 1 | 04/01/2000 | ||
| Replacement of a coil that affected the use of the ar bag on a 2000 buick le sabre limited.*ph the consumer noticed the air bag light was on. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the consumer stated gm would pay for the parts and the consumer was responsible for the labor. *jb *nm | |||
| 2 | 01/01/2000 | ||
| Air bag light illuminated. consumer took vehicle in for repairs. air bag light illuminated again. *jg...*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| It is difficult for the consumer to blow the horn. the consumer believes this problem may be caused by the air bag clock spring. *slc *nlm | |||
| 04/02/2002 | 1 | 08/20/1999 | |
| While driving 30-35 mph and without warning was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, air bags did not deploy, driver sustained major injuries. *ak *yd | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/16/2005 | 48000 | 1 | 08/11/2000 |
| Dt: got into a car accident. the air bags deployed on the drivers side and passengers side, but they did not inflate. no lights on ithe dashboard. this happened sat. july 16, 2005. had not contacted buick.*ak | |||
| 05/21/2005 | 59515 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Dt: consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision in which it was hit on the driver's side. upon impact, neither the passenger's side air bag nor driver's side air bag deployed. the vehicle was totaled. *ak *nm | |||
| 10/07/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and hit a tree and mailbox. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. the driver sustained head and back injuries, and was transported by ambulance to a hospital. vehicle was towed to the dealer. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| While traveling around curves and not knowing road surfaces changed to gravel. this resulted in consumer losing control of vehicle and hit the enbankment. upon impact, front air bags did not deploy, resulting in driver sustaining neck injuries. *ak and hit the embankment. upon impact, front air bags did not deploy, resulting in driver sustaining neck injuries. *ak | |||
| 04/02/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer stated another motorist crossed his path from a parking lot exit and severly damaged the vehicle, consumer states the airbags failed to deploy and also the seat belts did not restrain him properly, consumer suffered a severe blow to the chest and a fractured sternum.*yd | |||
| 12/25/2001 | 1 | 11/01/2000 | |
| Frontal collision with a utility pole at 60 mph in which none of the air bags deployed. dealer and manufacturer were notified. *ak three people were injured in the accident. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2001 | 1 | 06/29/1999 | |
| Air bags deployed when vehicle went over a dip in road at 3 to 5 mph, causing minor injuries to driver and passenger. dealer has been notified, and will inspect vehicle. *ak *yh | |||
| 12/17/2000 | 1 | 07/28/2000 | |
| While driving about 30 mph and crossing a street vehicle was impacted on passenger's side by another vehicle. upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak most of the impact occured on the front passenger door and was severe enough for air bag to deploy. *yh | |||
| 11/27/2000 | |||
| Driver's airbag did not deploy in 30 mph front collision. *ak | |||
| 09/21/2000 | 2 | 05/24/2000 | |
| Vehicle experienced air bag deployment upon bumping another vehicle bumper at 2 mph or less, no body damages to either vehicle. deployment caused damages to dash panel and front windshield. dealer notified, and repairs woud be made at insurance cost. *ak the mechanic indicated that neither air bag sensors had been activated after the minor accident. *yh | |||
| 09/21/2000 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| I was involved in a chain reaction accident. i was the 3rd car and barely hit the car in front of me. i was going so slowly that there was no impact damage at all, not even the smallest dent of the bumper. the air bags deployed, however, and caused $3,800 damage to my car interior. the dash buckled and put a hole in my windshield. the reporting policeman said the air bags should not have deployed.. the | |||
| 1 | |||
| Loss of steering control ability resulting in accident,during impact no deployment of both driver and passenger airbags. yh | |||
| 11/23/1999 | 1 | 11/18/1999 | |
| Left drivers side air bag busted during accident. yh | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 34000 | 21 | 07/01/2003 |
| While driving dash lights illuminated intermittently. the air bag light illuminated more than any other light. also, the driver's side back of seat laid automatically on its own. this incident happened while the consumer was driving. upon having a full tank of gas, the meter would read empty. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the consumer was told that there was an electrical problem. *ak there was a noise in the dash, the fuel gauge would jump to empty, the speedometer would go to zero, the headlight would go dim when the weather was rainy, there was a rumble in the left front end, a shimmy when the brakes were applied and when raining, the dash light would go from bright to dim the air bag light was intermittent, the radio would cut out, the driver's seat was inoperative, the transmission would slip into overdrive on slight acceleration, the automatic doors were inoperative, the cruise control was inoperative, there were intermittent loss of heat would start blowing cold air, the oil pressure light would come on while the fuel gauge mileage would not stay on, the electrical remote was inoperative, and there was a leak in the engine. *sc | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 01/22/2000 | 1 | ||
| 2000, buick, lesabre was hit on the driver's side rear and the air bags did not deploy.*mr...consumer's vehicle was involved in a crash, hit on driver's side rear. upon impact, driver's side air bag failed to deploy. driver knocked out and sustained injuries, and was taken to locak hospital. also passenger sustained injuries. *ak | |||
| 01/11/2000 | 60000 | 1 | 06/15/2001 |
| Vehicle was t-boned and the side airbag failed to deploy. driver seriously hurt with head injury. 2000 buick lasabre. you already have several similar complaints on file concerning this make and model as well as with the pontiac bonneville and the buick park avenue. *tt | |||
| 08/23/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was stopped at a stop sign and was hit by a oncoming vehicle on the driver side. none of the side air bags deployed upon impact, causing serious injuries to passenger. please provide more details. ts | |||
| While driving at 30 mph, vehicle was t-boned on the driver side. none of the side airbags deployed on impact. only the frontal air bag deployed. driver was seriously injuried. please provide more detail. ts | |||
| While driving driver's side air bag partially deployed, driving at 35-40 mph. contacted general motors. please add any further infromation or make corrections. *ak | |||
| 08/10/2001 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 75mph on highway and had cruise control on. without prior warning both side airbags went off. dealership was aware of problem. *ak | |||