Vehicle report
1997 BUICK LESABRE
Reported problems
394 complaints · median 97500 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 45 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 22 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 21 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 20 |
| AIR BAGS | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 16 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 14 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 13 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 12 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 12 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 11 |
| ENGINE | 10 |
| SUSPENSION | 10 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 9 |
| STEERING | 9 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 8 |
| TIRES | 8 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 6 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 6 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 5 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 4 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 3 |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS | 3 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 2 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.