2002 Buick Lesabre body & structure problems
51 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2002 Buick Lesabre, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
When this vehicle is parked forward on a slight incline the trunk lid bounces, when opened by the remote. Both my wife and myself have been hit on the head, I received a slight laceration. This is a dangerous situation. Someone can get a concussion. We have gone through all of buick's channels of complaint.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 buick lesabre. The contact stated that the padded dashboard began to peel behind the steering wheel. The failure spread to the passenger's side of the dashboard. The contact was concerned that the air bag would erroneously deploy as a result. The dealer was notified of the issue and advised the contact that they were aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Buick Lesabre
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 120 complaints
- Air bags 37 complaints
- Engine 32 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Brakes 18 complaints