IllustrationBRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND BRAKES WERE WARPED. *AK FRONT ROTORS BECOME WARPED EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. *YH
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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
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
What owners actually said
194 reportsNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES TO MOVE PAWL FROM PARK TO REVERSE, IT IS HARD TO DO SO. SOMETIMES MOVES TO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK *ML
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COUGH FIRE WHILE DRIVING FOR UNKNOWN REASON. YH
MY CAR LEAKS TRANS FLUID FROM UPPER COOLING LINE BUICK SAID ITS NOT A RECALL BUT IT LEAKS AT THE SAME FACTORY FITTING ALL THE # THEY DID RECALL THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM & THAT THEY SHOULD LIVE UP TO NOT DUCT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD 30MPH AND SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, FELT LEFT BACK WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF, AND VEHICLE WAS WOBBLING VERY BADLY. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT BOLT WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF, RESULTING IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY ALMOST COMING COMPLETELY OFF. *AK
TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES ARE LEAKING OIL AND OTHER FLUIDS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM
NO SUMMARY
SHIFTED CAR INTO REVERSE AND FORWARD GEARS, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER AWHILE CAR WOULD SLOWLY START TO MOVE, THEN PICK-UP SPEED AND OPERATE PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.
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