Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Buick Lesabre.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FRAME OF MY CAR FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY AFTER I HAD ALREADY REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND HAD BEEN DE… |
| 2019-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS MOVING MY FOOT OVER TO THE BRAKE, THE CAR… |
| 2019-04-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IN A SMALL TOWN, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT THE HIGHWAY CROSSROAD WITH 2-3 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I REMOVED MY FOOT … |
| 2019-01-11 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE HEATED SEATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. |
| 2019-01-07 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | CPSC: THE HEATED SEAT IN MY VEHICLE HAS BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS … |
| 2018-10-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND AS I PULLED TO REDLIGHT VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS BUT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM THE MOTOR |
| 2018-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DROVE CAR 0.2 MILES PARKED CAR WENT INTO WALMART CAR WAS SEEN SMOKING IN PARKING LOT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE FIRE DEPT CA… |
| 2018-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AT TH… |
| 2018-01-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON STARTUP THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED BREAKING THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE AND CATCHING THE ENGINE ON FIRE |
| 2017-06-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NONE … |
| 2017-06-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | GOT. INTO A. ACCIDENT ON 6 /9/2017 I WAS TRAVELING 35 TO37 MLS. PER HOUR A DARK BLUE VAN TRIED TO GO BEFORE ME COMING T… |
| 2017-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE'S OIL LEAKING THEN BURNING/SMOKING OFF MY CAR. THIS ISSUE IS ON MY ENGINE'S MANIFOLD … |
| 2016-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED, SITTING STILL, RUNNING TO WARM UP IN VERY COLD AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE (5 DEGRE… |
| 2016-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - WARMING UP AT IDLE - IN 4 DEGREE F OUTSIDE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE - HAVING BEEN IN HIGH WIND C… |
| 2016-10-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD IN SUBDIVISION WHEN GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING A GARAGE… |
| 2016-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL AND COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE… |
| 2016-09-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE BUICK WAS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS GOING STRAIG… |
| 2016-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, WHI… |
| 2016-08-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO KUMHO TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN AUGUST 2015 AT 178,000 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2016 AT 190,000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO VI… |
| 2016-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEVERE OIL LEAK ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROCKE… |
| 2016-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT COMING… |
| 2015-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NON-ACCIDENT RELATED ENGINE FIRES AND IS CONCERNED. CONSUME… |
| 2015-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BEGINNING ABOUT AUGUST OF 2015 UNTIL NOW, OCT 2015, THE ENGINE OF MY BUICK LE SABRE HAS BEGUN TO STOP RUNNING WHILE DRI… |
| 2015-10-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TRIP CHECK SHOWED: FUEL LEAK UNDER ENGINE COVER, FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT OIL LEAKING FLUID, POWER STEERING LEAKING FLU… |
| 2015-08-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON AUGUST 30,2015 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TREADING ON MY TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 70… |
| 2015-08-22 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | JUST FIXING EVENING PHONE # ON COMPLAINT # 10758654 ALL WINDOW REGULATERS GOING BAD IF NOT MAKE A RECALL FOR USING CH… |
| 2015-08-22 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | ALL WINDOW REGULATERS GOING BAD AFTER JUST BUYING CAR WITH ONLY 38,100 MILES ON IT IT IS COSTING ME MORE MONEY TO REP… |
| 2015-08-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEATING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, COLD A… |
| 2015-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 'AIR-BAG' LIGHT, FOR THE PAST YEAR, STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. READING OTHER MESSAGES ON LINE, OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME … |
| 2015-05-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOL AND PRESSURE SENSORS ARE MELTING ON VALVE BODY TRANNY HEAT IS FRING THE CONNECTORS AND DAMAGING … |
| 2015-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE KEEPS STALLING AND SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC AFTER LURCHING FORWARD. DEFECTIVE ENGINE BURNED PART OF ENGINE HO… |
| 2015-02-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE… |
| 2015-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, WHICH IS COVERED IN THE RECENT RECALL 15V701… |
| 2015-01-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL START THEN STALLS IMMEDIATELY. *TR |
| 2015-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VALVE COVERS ARE LEAKING OIL RIGHT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED A SMALL FIRE THIS ENGINE WAS RECALLED IN OTHER … |
| 2014-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING THE 2002 BUICK LESABRE FROM HIS APARTMENT (LESS THAN A MILE) AND ARRIVED AT SCHOOL (XAVIER UNIVERSIT… |
| 2014-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIMES SOUND AT START UP AND STAY ON AT ALL TIMES.I PULLED FUSE OUT OF CONCERN THE AIR BAGS M… |
| 2014-09-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASH PANEL PAD IS BUCKLING AND PULLING LOOSE. I AM CONCERNED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. *TR |
| 2014-09-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE FAULTY, AND DASHBOARD IS NOW RAISED IN THE AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE (NEAR WINDSHIELD), PART… |
| 2014-07-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE .WOULD NOT LET ME PUT DATE IN .DATE WAS JULY23'2014.MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT ON ME WH… |
| 2014-04-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WINDOW MOTOR HAS GONE OUT NUMEROUS TIMES ON FRONT 2 WINDOWS AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED.LAST TIME DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPAI… |
| 2014-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INITIAL START-UP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND APP… |
| 2014-03-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE CHECKING THE WINDOW MOTOR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING INSIDE TH… |
| 2013-11-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON NOV. 1, 2013, THE DASHBOARD PAD WAS ALREADY BUCKLING. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS CAR … |
| 2013-09-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 1. DASHBOARD SEPARATING FROM WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING 3" GAP CAUSING PARTIAL OBSTRUCTION. NOW IS SEPARATING MORE AT DR… |
| 2013-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PADDED DASH COVER STARTED PULLING AWAY FROM THE DASH BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE GAP IS INCREASING IN SIZE AS IT… |
| 2013-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2002 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *SMD THE CONSUMER… |
| 2013-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING… |
| 2013-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE V… |