Buick LeSabre problems by year
4,496 complaints across 13 model years, 1992–2004. 2000 draws the most at 849; 1996 the fewest at 121.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 245 | Service brakes, hydraulic (32.2%) | 18 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 264 | Service brakes, hydraulic (31.1%) | 14 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 220 | Engine and engine cooling (16.8%) | 38 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 235 | Air bags (19.1%) | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 121 | Engine and engine cooling (15.7%) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 514 | Engine and engine cooling (24.7%) | 30 | 49 | 1 |
| 1998 | 518 | Engine and engine cooling (42.5%) | 20 | 64 | 0 |
| 1999 | 268 | Engine and engine cooling (29.9%) | 26 | 36 | 3 |
| 2000 | 849most | Visibility (29.1%) | 33 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 460 | Visibility (22.2%) | 13 | 25 | 0 |
| 2002 | 381 | Visibility (30.7%) | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 209 | Structure (27.3%) | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 212 | Electrical system (32.1%) | 4 | 6 | 0 |