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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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158Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
30
1991189
1992194
1993158
1994178
199598
1996394
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
36Service Brakes, Hydraulic
33Electrical System
24Air Bags
19Tires
14
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
11Steering
9Structure
9Wheels
7Visibility
6Equipment
5Power Train
4Seat Belts
4Fuel System, Gasoline
3Suspension
3Unknown Or Other
3Engine
2Exterior Lighting
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Seats
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1

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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.

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.

  • 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

Seat Belts complaints

4 reports
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147,565 miles · Sep 5, 2014
Seat BeltsStructure

I WAS CLEANING MY 1994 BUICK LESABRE WHEN I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AROUND THE REAR SEATBELT. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS. WILL THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT GET HURT OR KILLED IF THE SEATBELT DOESN'T HOLD IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. I KNOW THIS IS A OLDER VEH,BUT ITS ALL I HAVE.I THOU…

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I WAS CLEANING MY 1994 BUICK LESABRE WHEN I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AROUND THE REAR SEATBELT. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS. WILL THE PERSON SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT GET HURT OR KILLED IF THE SEATBELT DOESN'T HOLD IN THE EVENT OF A ACCIDENT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. I KNOW THIS IS A OLDER VEH,BUT ITS ALL I HAVE.I THOUGHT THAT GM WOULD OF FIXED THIS BY NOW,OR IS MINE THE ONLY ONE THAT IS RUSTED? I REALLY DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS THE ONLY ONE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10631174

Mileage unknown · Feb 13, 2001
Seat Belts

SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FRAYING, POSSIBLY DUE TO A GUIDE THAT HOLDS WEBBING OF SEATBELT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #880450

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 1999
Seat Belts

WHEN STOPPING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL COME LOOSE. ALSO, IT WILL COME LOOSE WHEN LEANING FORWARD. DEALER SAYS THE SEATBELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833985

Mileage unknown · May 5, 1995
Seat Belts

THE FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TWISTED WHEN PULLING OUT BELT TO USE. TT

NHTSA ODI #964845

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.