1995 Buick Lesabre

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1997· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD PRODUCES DOUBLE IMAGES MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

• 12/26/1995· SEATS

  HEAD RESTS DO NOT COME UP HIGH ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE. *SD

• 12/21/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DASHBORAD FAILURE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD OR DASHBORAD. TT

• 12/15/1999· EQUIPMENT

  POWER ANTENNA FAILED. NLM

• 12/12/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN HE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY AND A CHILD WAS INJURED FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.

• 12/10/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT,WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/09/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WAS HIT TWICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH SENT THE VEHICLE INTO A STEEL POST HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. ALSO, PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 12/08/1999· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. NLM

• 12/05/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE 95 BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE OWNED THREE OF THEM NOW, AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS DUE TO A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT A 500.00 PROBLEM EVERY TIME! FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE FATHER AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE SHELLING OUT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM WHAT THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH A LINKABLE FUSE, SO THAT FUSE WOULD GO INSTEAD OF THE IGNITION WIRES BURNING UP. THIS REALLY IS A SIMPLE WAY AROUND SPENDING 1,500.00 DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I WON'T BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN. *TR

• 12/05/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT

• 11/29/1995· STEERING

  STEERING RACK, BAD BEARING, ALLOWING WHEEL TO BE LOOSE, REPLACED STEERING RACK, LOOSENED AGAIN REPLACED BEARINGS. TT

• 11/27/1995· SEATS

  HEAD REST DOES NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAD. *SD

• 11/25/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT RECTIFY INTERMITTENT FAILURES.

• 11/25/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OIL LEAK. *AK

• 11/22/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1995 BUICK LESABRE WITH REPEATED INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. EXCESSIVE BRAKE/ROTOR REPLACEMENTS WITH MINIMAL MILES IN BETWEEN. BUICK WILL RUN DIAGNOSTICS AT $88.00 PER HOUR. CAN RUN TO $1,000 AND MAY STILL NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HAD AN INITIAL RECALL ON THE BRAKES. LIKE THE CAR OR WOULDN'T STILL HAVE IT. WISH I COULD COUNT ON THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. *JB

• 11/22/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG DEPLOY FOR NO REASON CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER AND THEY WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 11/21/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES OF THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, MELTED TO EXPOSE BARE WIRING CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO SHORT OUT. SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS/CONNECTOR, INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, ALSO OBVIOUS. SIGNS OF THIS HAPPENING INCLUDE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWING PAST THE FULL MARK AND VOLTAGE INDICATOR BEING PULLED DOWN TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 VOLTS.

• 11/17/1997· SEAT BELTS

  LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK WHILE THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT DOES LOCK WHILE DRIVING, DEALER SAID IT IS DESIGN THAT WAY, BECAUSE OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

• 11/13/2000· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ON DASH PANEL INFORMATION CENTER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 11/12/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SEAT BELTS

  THE VEHICLE HAD NO PARKING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS DUE TO A FAILED LAMP CONTROL MODULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *PH THE SECOND FAILURE, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE FIRST AND THIRD FAILURE THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON OR GO OFF. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE AND TWO FAILED BATTERIES, THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP THEN STATED THE VEHICLE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER FOUND THIS TO BE COINCIDENTAL BEING AS THOUGH HER VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *PH ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELT DID NOT PULL OUT. *JB

• 11/12/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CONNECTION ON THE BATTERY SHEARED CAUSING A BREAK IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. NLM

• 11/06/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING OUT SLOWLY. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK DEALER TOOK BRAKES APART TWICE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO ABS. *SLC

• 11/05/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN DRIVE.

• 11/05/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.(1ST VEHICLE ON 602008)

• 11/04/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN SWITCH IS INTEGRATED INTO DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. HORN ACTIVATED BY ITSELF AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. MISSOURI LAW REQUIRES THE HORN TO WORK TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE ENTIRE AIR BAG UNIT MUST BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR DEFECT AT A COST OF ALMOST 700.00. DT

• 11/04/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 11/03/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE,SEATS,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  DOME LIGHT IS SO DIM THAT IT IS UNUSEABLE. ...HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE TOO LOW. WON'T EXTEND TO PROPER HEIGHT FOR PROTECTION ....POWER DOOR LOCK (DRIVER SIDE) STOPPED WORKING. KEY WON'T WORK EITHER. HAVE TO ENTER FROM PASSENGER SIDE....PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK ALSO STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT....GAS GAAUGE IS DECEPTIVE. VERY INACCURATE. CHANGES WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STOIPPED. ....STORAGE/GLOVE BOX BETWEEN FRONT SEATS LOCKED ITSELF AND WOULDN'T OPEN. HAD TO BREAK IT OPEN TO RETRIEVE MEDICINE NEEDED.

• 11/03/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD HAS MANY LITTLE SPECKS IN IT. WHEN LOOKING INTO THE SUN THESE SPECKS ILLUMINATE AND BECOME GLARE AND MAKE IT HARDER TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD

• 11/02/2005· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE PARKED. *TS *SC

• 11/01/1999· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE FRONT DOOR LOCK SOLENOID FAILED AND LOCKS LOCKED UP. *ET

• 10/29/1998· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WOULD BE PULSATING & SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. MAKES SUCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & TOLD TORQUE CONVERTOR WAS GOING BAD.

• 10/28/1997· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT RIGHT SEAT BELT LOCKS MAKING IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE PASSENGER, REPLACE SEATBELT.

• 10/26/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN A POPPING NOISE AND VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING WHEEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/18/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DUE TO THE CHILD LOCK ON THE REAR DOORS. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 10/12/2003· TIRES

  TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. BRIDGESTONE MODEL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE (BRIDGESTONE P205/70R15). *PH *PH *NLM

• 10/11/1995· SEATS

  HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT TALL PEOPLE FROM WHIPLASH INJURY. *DSH

• 10/10/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHCILE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN A ACCIDENT. MR

• 10/05/1995· STRUCTURE

  DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR.

• 09/30/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BOTH SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS. *AK

• 09/28/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TOO DIM TO SEE IN NORMAL DAYLIGHT. DURING MODERATE TURN THE SIGNALS WILL NOT CANCEL AND CONFUSES OTHER DRIVERS. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. SHOULD BE EASY FOR FACTORY TO INCREASE WATTAGE ON THE PANEL LAMPS.

• 09/26/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OVER A HILL. *AK

• 09/25/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE HAS TBC MULTI-MILE MATRIX TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD EXPLODED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BELT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,880.

• 09/25/2008· TIRES

  I HAVE MATRIX MULTI-MILE TIRES ON MY CAR THE NUMBERS ON THE TIRE ARE 95S P205/70R15MTS. MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROX. 8 HOURS AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED MAKING A BIT HOLE IN MY RIGHT FRONT FENDER. THE DAMAGES WERE ALMOST 800.00 AND I FEEL THAT THE OTHER ONES MAY DO THE SAME. THE TIRES WERE ALREADY ON THE CAR WHEN I HAD BOUGHT IT AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF TREAD ON THEM. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION OF THIS OCCURRENCE AND I FEEL THAT THE TIRE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR AND ALSO REPLACE MY TIRES.*TR

• 09/23/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE MOTOR IN QUESTION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER 14 MONTHS AGO AT 50000+ MILES AND HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES OF USE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACEMENT AND WAS GIVEN NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN REFERRAL TO THE DISTRICT REP FOR BUICK. HE INFORMED ME THAT (AS A CONSUMER HE AGREED THE PART SHOULD NOT FAIL SO QUICK) BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUICK HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THEREFORE, HE COULD NOT APPROVE THE REPAIR. I FEEL THE FAILURES ARE PREMATURE AND THAT BUICK SHOULD REPAIR AT NO EXPENSE TO THE CONSUMER.

• 09/18/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED TO TURN EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON.

• 09/18/1995· STEERING

  STEERING RACK WAS NOT BOLTED TO FLOOR PROPERLY. WERE NOT TORQUED. TT

• 09/18/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL IS DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN RPM AND NOT SPEED. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL CAR GETS AWAY. TT

• 09/14/1997· TIRES

  (3) OF (4 ) GENERAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND THE 4TH TIRE HAD FLAT SPOTS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR. TIRE SIZE P20570R15. *AK

• 09/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT DRIVER HEARD A "THUMP/CLUNCK" SOUND. LIGHTS ON CONSOLE BEGAN TO COME ON. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO A FIRE STATION. SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP CAME OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 09/09/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR FOR LESS THAN $ 800