Buick transmission problems
Across all Buick models in NHTSA's complaint database, 672 complaints involve transmission. The Lesabre accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Century with 37 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 672 about transmission, all Buick models
- Most affected
- Lesabre 30% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 235 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 20
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Buick models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lesabre | 198 | 30% |
| Century | 123 | 18% |
| Regal | 84 | 13% |
| Park Avenue | 70 | 10% |
| Rendezvous | 51 | 8% |
| Riviera | 29 | 4% |
| Skylark | 29 | 4% |
| Enclave | 22 | 3% |
| Roadmaster | 21 | 3% |
| Lacrosse | 13 | 2% |
Worst model years for transmission
- 2000 Buick Century37 complaints
- 1993 Buick Lesabre32 complaints
- 1997 Buick Lesabre27 complaints
- 2001 Buick Lesabre27 complaints
- 2002 Buick Rendezvous27 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 47 |
| 1993 | 51 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 60 |
| 1996 | 34 |
| 1997 | 62 |
| 1998 | 66 |
| 1999 | 35 |
| 2000 | 63 |
| 2001 | 58 |
| 2002 | 43 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 235 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.