[SEL] OT Buick Problems

Steve W. swilliams268 at frontier.com
Wed Jun 13 11:13:13 PDT 2012


jlb94 at juno.com wrote:
> Hi List, I want to thank everyone for helping with solving the "Buick
> Not Running" problem that I had. Turned out we needed a new computer
> and a "crank position sensor" and how many other parts that didn't
> solve the problem that were put on and taken back off..    After I
> crawled all over it and tried everything suggested, I gave up and
> sent it to a mechanic friend of mine that never seemed to "get around
> to it".  Then Son, Joey went to help and together, they solved the
> problem. Problem now is that the drivers seat has lost power and
> won't move.  The power back rest would go down but not up.  So I
> decided to take the seat out and move it manually by winding the
> cables by hand.  After doing that, I put the seat back in and - No
> Power.  Also the mirrors don't move either.  All the fuses are good
> and there is power to the switches on the door arm rest. I believe it
> might be the "little black box computer thingy" under the seat.
> Right about now, I'd just like to run that Buick over a cliff. Thanks
> guys - Without your help, I'd be lost. Hope to see some of you at
> Coolspring this weekend.
> 
> 
> 
> Joe "Pip" Betz said that. jlb94 at juno.com - - -
> www.oldengine.org/members/betz ,-._,-.
> http://community.webshots.com/user/pipbetz \/)"(\/ (_0_)
> "There is more to life than increasing its speed." (Mahatma Gandhi)
> 
> 

Those two items are fed from the same power feed. Does this also have 
memory seats/mirrors? If so then it could be a BCM problem. Not hard to 
scan and check.

-- 
Steve W.



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