2001 Buick Lesabre air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 29 complaints for the 2001 Buick Lesabre, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was involved in a lateral collision; upon impact, side air bags did not deploy. Three people were injured in the accident. The windshield was not properly installed at the time the consumer purchased the vehicle. All four doors were leaking and were repaired three times.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick lasabre. While examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the airbag light had appeared on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the airbag module was replaced, however the contact was still experiencing the failure. While traveling 45 MPH the frontal airbags exploded without warning. The vehicle has not been diagnosed. The failure mileage was 71000 and the current mileage was 80000.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Buick Lesabre
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 104 complaints
- Body & structure 50 complaints
- Engine 49 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Steering 30 complaints
- Transmission 27 complaints
- Suspension 18 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints