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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.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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158Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1994 Buick Lesabre

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 158 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 36 reports
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 33 reports
  • Electrical System: 24 reports
  • Air Bags: 19 reports
  • Tires: 14 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    30
    1991    189
    1992    194
    1993    158
    1994    178
    1995    98
    1996    394
    1997
    Compare all Lesabre years →

    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

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

    Suspension complaints

    3 reports
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    Mileage unknown · Aug 14, 2000
    Suspension

    CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE FORM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOLT STARTED WORKING ITS WAY OUT FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. IF VEHICLE HAD HIT A BAD BUMP, IT WOULD HAVE TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. DEALER REPAIRED IT & SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANTHING LIKE IT. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOLT HOLDING L…

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    CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE FORM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT BOLT STARTED WORKING ITS WAY OUT FROM LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. IF VEHICLE HAD HIT A BAD BUMP, IT WOULD HAVE TOTALLY DISCONNECTED. DEALER REPAIRED IT & SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANTHING LIKE IT. *AK THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOLT HOLDING LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. *YH

    NHTSA ODI #867776

    Mileage unknown · Sep 2, 1999
    Suspension

    TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC NOTICED LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BOLTS BROKE. BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT & WERE CORRODED. SPRING HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPAIR CONTROL ARM BOLT.

    NHTSA ODI #846421

    Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 1995
    SuspensionCrashInjury

    VEHICLE WANDERED OFF ROAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW

    NHTSA ODI #480191

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.