1994 Buick Lesabre problems
Owners have filed 220 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 Buick Lesabre. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 16% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and electrical system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 220 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 98,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 30 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Lesabre with enough data (129 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 70MPH, the vehicle had direct frontal collision, and both driver's and passenger's airbags deployed. But the passenger's airbag deployed too fast, causing a fire and additional injuries to the occupant in the passenger side.
Head restraints do not extend high enough for tall person; 4 inches too low; comes out below ear of 6ft 1in occupant; involved in accident causing injury. Tt
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40 MPH, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 buick lesabre. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact heard a loud banging noise. The vehicle veered to the left and drove over a median. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's house. The engine subframe motor mounts fractured and the engine fell to the ground. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repair by the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000.
While merging onto I95 north my car shut completely off in the middle of moving traffic. I didn't even realize it was off until my little girl asked me to turn the radio back and my speed begin to decrease. It's very difficult to steer such a huge tank like my lesabre when the power steering gives. It cranks right up after shutting off as if nothing is even wrong, but this has happened always in stop and go traffic.