IllustrationDRIVER'S BACKREST COLLAPSED AFTER RESTING BACK ON SEAT WHILE IN DRIVEWAY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. OWNER NOTICED THAT AFTER FAILURE NEITHER PIN THAT HOLDS SEAT WAS IN PLACE, AND ONE WAS MISSING ALTOGETHER, NO RETAINERS FOUND. ONE SEAT BASE FLOOR STUD NEVER HAD A NUT ON IT. *AK *ML
1993 Buick Lesabre
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Lesabre years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Buick Lesabre are substantially higher than the model-year median of 24.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Lesabre years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 194 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 69 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports21 fire reports7 injury reports
Seats complaints
7 reportsSEAT LATCH MECHANISM WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO RECLINE FORWARD DOES NOT SECURELY LOCK WHEN RETURNED TO THE SET POSITION, CAUSING THE SEAT MOVE FORWARD IN A SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATION. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
SLEEVE FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT BUSTED UNDER NORMAL USAGE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION IN WHICH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS RELEASED FROM THE UPRIGHT POSITION, VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BOTH HEAD RESTRAINTS FAIL TO REMAIN FULLY EXTENDED, BUT DROP TO THEIR LOWEST POSITION WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER BEING RAISED.
THE FRONT SEAT HEAD REST IS TOO FAR BACK YOU CAN'T REST YOUR HEAD THERE IS NO SHUT OFF VALVE WHEN DRIVING THE SMOKE FROM THE CAR IN FRONT CAN SMELL THE FUMES.
HEAD RESTS ARE DESIGNED TOO FAR BACK AND DO NOT GO UP HIGH ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE TALL PEOPLE DURING ACCIDENTS. *SKD
Official recalls
196V015000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:cooling Unit And Lines
Jan 23, 1996
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 1991 THROUGH JULY 1995. THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE CAN SEPARATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN LOW TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION LOADS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: VEHICLE FIRES CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE SPILLAGE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA93018 · Fuel Leaks
Opened Jul 13, 1993 · Closed Jun 24, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
PE93013 · Fuel Leaks
Opened Mar 5, 1993 · Closed Jul 13, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available