2001 Buick Lesabre body & structure problems
50 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2001 Buick Lesabre, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 33 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 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.
The dashcover has come unglued and buckling up. There is concern that this may interfere with proper operation of the passenger air bag.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Buick Lesabre
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 104 complaints
- Engine 49 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Steering 30 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Transmission 27 complaints
- Suspension 18 complaints
- Fuel system 17 complaints