IllustrationWHILE DRIVING 70MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BUT THE PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED TOO FAST, CAUSING A FIRE AND ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. *AK
1994 Buick Lesabre
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Lesabre years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Buick Lesabre are substantially higher than the model-year median of 24.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 14 of 158 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
26 crash reports5 fire reports19 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
19 reportsIN A HEAD-ON COLLISION PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 30MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOURTEEN TIMES FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT, IT IS VERY ERRATIC, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. *AK
OWNERS COMMENTS; UPON REAR END COLLISION AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY W/IMPACT, PUSHING VEHICLE ONTO SIDEWALK. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUGHT FIRE. TT
UPON COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT WAS STILL FOLDED IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED, 2 HOLES HAD MELTED IN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, A CANISTER WAS REMOVED FROM THE DASH BOARD WHER IT WAS BURNING WIRES AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. *SLC
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG EXPLODED UPON IMPACT; DRIVER SEVERELY BURNED; BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. TT
IN A COLLISION PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.