IllustrationWHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLS OUT. DLR HAS SEEN BEFORE AND TRIED TO FIX, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *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
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
36 reportsTHE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS, ONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BACKFIRE EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT APPROIXMATELY 35 MILLES PER HOUR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS; EVERY TIME THE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. OR EACH TIME YOU STOP YOU TEMPORARLY THRE FUEL TANK WILL POP. I H…
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THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS, ONE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BACKFIRE EACH TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT APPROIXMATELY 35 MILLES PER HOUR. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS; EVERY TIME THE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A POPPING SOUND FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. OR EACH TIME YOU STOP YOU TEMPORARLY THRE FUEL TANK WILL POP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO REPAIRS ARE AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE ENGINE BACKFIRING, OR INTHE CASE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING THE MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS CHANGED THE TYPE OF METAL /MATERIAL THAT USED TO MAKE FUEL TANKS SINCE 1996 BECAUSE OF THE FUEL TANK POPPING. BUYERS GUIDE , 1998, ADDRESSED TH BACKFIRING PROBLEM BUT, GM HAS NEVER SENT A NOTICE TO ME TO INFORM ME OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT IS PREFORMED BY THE DEALERS OR GM. I AM CONCERED OF A POSSIBLE EXHAUST PROBLEM OR THE FUEL TANK MIGHT RUPUTER PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS AN ONGOING FIX THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT. THANK YOU. P.L. KING.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THERE IS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS AN ODOR IN VEHICLE. ALSO, THROTTLE BODY SEAL MAY BNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY COMPRESSED TO PREV…
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WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD THERE IS STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS AN ODOR IN VEHICLE. ALSO, THROTTLE BODY SEAL MAY BNOT BE SUFFICIENTLY COMPRESSED TO PREVENT COOLINT FROM LEAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER. CONSUMER HAS CONSTANTLY TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROBLEM. *AK
WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING.
EGR VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TO BUILD UP CARBON RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING.
FLANGE THAT IS DEPRESSED ON THE SHAFT OF THE WATER PMP AND HAS THE PULLEY BOLTED TO IT, LET LOOSE, CAUSING THE SERPENTINE BELT TO FLY OFF, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. QCAW
ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES.
UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE DIES OUT FOR NO REASON.PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT. DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.