2004 Buick Lesabre problems
Owners have filed 212 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Buick Lesabre. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. Next are body & structure (9%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 212 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 167 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 | 29 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 28 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 35 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 29 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 167 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (60 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Buick Lesabre with enough data (84 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.
Accident 05/02/10 on illinois route 83 and washing to street in grayslake il. The incident involved a 2004 buick lesabre and a 1987 dodge pickup. The impact of the accident was on the front right side of the buick and totaled the vehicle. The VIN of the vehicle was [xxx] . The accident resulted in the passenger of the buick and the driver of the pickup being transported to the lake forest hospital on illinois rt 120 in grayslake for checkup.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick lesabre. While driving 60 miles per hour during slippery weather conditions the contact lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a ditch and a tree. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The driver and passenger were injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The manufacturer and dealer were notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairing the failure. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.
I was going east on a onelane street,when the other car made a left hand turn in front of me causing the accident,my airbag did not deploy causing my seatbelt to tighten around my lower back and creating pain and sprain.if airbag did deploy I would have suffer alot less.
The vehicle's air bags deployed, dashboard collapsed and windshield shattered in two places after tapping another vehicle. The consumer indicated that the damage to both vehicle's was minimal. The driver sustained abrasion on her arm from the air bag/air bag gases.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick lesabre. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact noticed that the speedometer was functioning erratically. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics where the mechanic advised the contact that the instrument cluster would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 06/05/12 the consumer stated the problem happened again on may 11, 2012.