Buick cooling system problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 239 complaints involve cooling system. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 1998 Lesabre with 30 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 239 about cooling system, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 121 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 76 | 32% |
| Rendezvous | 43 | 18% |
| Century | 37 | 16% |
| Regal | 26 | 11% |
| Park Avenue | 21 | 9% |
| Roadmaster | 11 | 5% |
| Skylark | 9 | 4% |
| Riviera | 7 | 3% |
| Terraza | 2 | 1% |
| Electra | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for cooling system
- 1998 Buick Lesabre30 complaints
- 2002 Buick Rendezvous30 complaints
- 1999 Buick Century14 complaints
- 2003 Buick Rendezvous13 complaints
- 1997 Buick Lesabre12 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 12 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 25 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 41 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Among the 121 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.