2001 Buick LeSabre problems
Owners have filed 460 complaints about the 2001 Buick LeSabre with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 22.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of structure at 10.9%.
Complaints460
Crashes13
Fires25
Injuries21
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Visibility 22.2% · 102
Structure 10.9% · 50
Electrical system 9.8% · 45
Engine and engine cooling 7.2% · 33
Power train 7.0% · 32
Steering 6.5% · 30
Air bags 6.3% · 29
Engine 4.1% · 19
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 25 describe a fire and 21 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the Buick LeSabre in this data, 2001 sits 4th by complaint volume. 2000 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Within a one week period, both of the power windows collapsed on my mother '01 Buick LeSabre. I had to manually pull up the glass and tape it in the "up" position. Even so, the interior became very wet when it rained a couple of days later. Two of my friends also own buicks, albeit century's, and they have also had the rear windows fall down within the past few months. At a cost of $500 per window to repair! Visibility
The contact owns a 2001 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that the window regulators that allow the windows to roll up and down have failed. The first three regulators were replaced on april 2, 2004 and the last one was replaced on october 8, 2004. The dealer is aware of the failure, but refuses to reimburse the contact. The current mileage was 84,500 and failure mileage was 45,104. Updated 09/18/07 Visibility · reported at 45,104 miles
A reflection is created from the dash board across the total windshield 12 anches above the dash board creating a gray area.. Within this area the defroster is projected on the windshield creating a very distracting & annoying image distracting my view of the road. When gm was contacted ,they contacted the dealer who stated "I should have the windshield lightly tinted. Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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