1998 Buick Lesabre electrical system problems
55 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1998 Buick Lesabre, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 fires.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling about 25MPH. Upon approaching a red light she heard a loud bang coming from the hood area. Then she noticed smoke and flame s coming from under the hood.
I have a buick lesabre, custom, 1998, with about 110,000 miles on it. The car was running normally, with no prior problems relating to starting. I drove it out of town, about 80 miles away. It still was fine, starting up with no problem, several times after getting there. However, at a campground entrance, the car refused to start. No click, buzz, nothing. All electronic components, a.c., radio, windows, were fine.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Buick Lesabre
- Engine 198 complaints
- Fuel system 80 complaints
- Exhaust system 64 complaints
- Cooling system 30 complaints
- Brakes 28 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints