1998 Buick Lesabre cooling system problems
Owners reported cooling system problems in 30 complaints for the 1998 Buick Lesabre, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cooling system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 fires.
What owners wrote
While driving, a fire started on the passenger side of the engine compartment, cause of fire was diagnosed as the cooling fan motor, claim 15-3047-690. *slc
While returning home from our daughter's in virginia, our check engine light came on. We pulled onto a side road and turned off the car. Looking under the hood, we found the reserve radiator reservoir to be totally empty. After 20 minutes, we tried to start the car to no avail. We were towed back to the nearest town, selinsgrove, pa, to a pep boys and were told the engine had seized up. The next day the car was towed back to rochester where our mechanic proceeded to find out the problem.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Buick Lesabre
- Engine 198 complaints
- Fuel system 80 complaints
- Exhaust system 64 complaints
- Electrical system 55 complaints
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints
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