IllustrationTHE DEALER REFUSED TO REMOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. *MR *PH *JB
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
What owners actually said
158 reportsTHE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. *JB
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1994 LESABRE WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM HE LAUGHED AND SAID IT WOULD COST $180 PER DOOR TO FIX, AND THAT HE HAD DONE MANY OF THEM. MY SISTER AND A CO-WORKER ALSO HAVE LESABRES AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. BUICK HAS …
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ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1994 LESABRE WILL NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AS SOON AS I STARTED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM HE LAUGHED AND SAID IT WOULD COST $180 PER DOOR TO FIX, AND THAT HE HAD DONE MANY OF THEM. MY SISTER AND A CO-WORKER ALSO HAVE LESABRES AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. BUICK HAS APPARENTLY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE THEY WERE USING THE JACK IT WENT THROUGH THE FRAME OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PROVIDE MORE INFO. TS
CONSUMER STATES A TWO YEAR OLD BOY (UNATTENDED) STARTED THE VEHICLE PUT AND GEAR AND DROVE THE CAR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A POLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT. WITH NO WARNING ALL LIGHTS INSIDE/OUTSIDE WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO, LOST POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO CABLE SEPARATING FROM HOUSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME OFF DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT AXLE AND LEFT FRONT FENDER, THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, POSSIBLE LUGS, NUTS, BOLT FAILURE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
THE TOP PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL LIFTED UP (DAUGHTER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER). THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW STARTER INSTALLED. *YD *NM
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR A CHECK UP. WAS INFORMED THAT POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK COOLANT PUMP WAS NOISY, DEALER REPLACED. POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED. *JB
BATTERY CABLES DISLOCATED. FELL OFF
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.