1991 Buick Lesabre problems
Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA about the 1991 Buick Lesabre. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are engine (17%) and brakes (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Lesabre with enough data (23 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving, at approx. 30MPH, when made attempt to slow/stop brake pedal went to floor, going through garage hitting wall, no prior warning. Tt
Vehicle fire after fuel ran out of vehicle. Nar 07/02/2003. While driving the consumer noticed that the vehicle was out of gas. The consumer figured the vehicle had a fuel leak since he had filled the vehicle up the day before. When he attempted to restart the vehicle he heard a loud pop and the vehicle caught on fire (ohio traffic crash report).
My daughter turned on the car and moved the driver's seat forward. She smelled smoke and got out of the car. The car filled with smoke and a fire broke out under the seat. The fire department came and extinguished the fire. The fire destroyed the computer and electrical system in the vehicle.
Dt: the consumer states that his 1991 buick lasabre, the frame has rusted out and the vehicle will not pass state inspection. The consumer is very upset with GM that they only last 14 years before rusting. The consumer has not contacted GM nor the dealership. The information provided is all that the consumer knows. The consumer was told about this problem during his yearly inspection. Last year the vehicle passed inspection, and this year the vehicle did not pass.
Tl*the contact owns a 1991 buick lesabre. The vehicle has four cooper futura 2000 radial lte tires, size p2-05/70r14 (na). In december of 2008, the vehicle drove roughly as if an alignment were needed. The vehicle would shake and, as a result, two bolts detached from the transmission. The contact replaced three of the failure tires and now have one more to replace. He feels that the bumps in the tires are a manufacturer defect. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.