IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SERPINTINE BELT NEEDE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE WATER PUMP HUB SEPARATED FROM THE SHAFT WELD.*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
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
158 reportsINTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD. PEDAL BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR WHEEL SENSORS. HOWEVER ,IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRVING, FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT BROKEN WHEEL STUDS HAD CAUSED THE BREAKDOWN, 5 LUGNUT STUDS AND 3 LUG NUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION RENDERING BRAKES INOPERABLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER, POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE BECAUSE VEHICLE ALWAYS RESTARTS.*AK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL CUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX IT THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLV…
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WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND EVENTUALLY ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER, POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE BECAUSE VEHICLE ALWAYS RESTARTS.*AK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STILL CUTS OFF. THE DEALER HAD TRIED TO FIX IT THREE TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. *YH
WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH THROTTLE STUCK OPEN, AND WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK RPMS WOULD NOT DECREASE UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.*AK
SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS FRAYING, POSSIBLY DUE TO A GUIDE THAT HOLDS WEBBING OF SEATBELT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK *SLC
GENERAL TIRES, P205/70R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH A CAR THIS LITTLE AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT. COST WAS NEARLY 1600 DOLLARS TO FIX AND HAVE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY. THE DEALER SAID NO RECALLS OR INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE TO SHOW A PROBLEM IS OR HAS OCCURRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.