2001 Buick Lesabre problems
Owners have filed 460 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Buick Lesabre. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are body & structure (11%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 460 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 25
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 278 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 | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 38 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 54 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 57 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 29 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
What the data shows
Of the 278 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 55,000 miles (70 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 25 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Lesabre with enough data (235 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.
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.
The dashcover has come unglued and buckling up. There is concern that this may interfere with proper operation of the passenger air bag.