Buick cruise control problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 835 complaints involve cruise control. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (16%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Lesabre with 26 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 835 about cruise control, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 16% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 399 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 149 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 134 | 16% |
| Century | 110 | 13% |
| Regal | 107 | 13% |
| Lacrosse | 91 | 11% |
| Enclave | 76 | 9% |
| Lucerne | 45 | 5% |
| Park Avenue | 44 | 5% |
| Rendezvous | 38 | 5% |
| Skylark | 37 | 4% |
| Encore | 33 | 4% |
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2000 Buick Lesabre26 complaints
- 2006 Buick Lucerne21 complaints
- 2001 Buick Century19 complaints
- 2008 Buick Enclave17 complaints
- 2010 Buick Lacrosse17 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1991 | 25 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 40 |
| 1994 | 46 |
| 1995 | 39 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 30 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 49 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 33 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 399 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.