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1995 Buick Lesabre

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Lesabre years

Owner complaints for the 1995 Buick Lesabre are substantially higher than the model-year median of 24.

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178Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
189
1992194
1993158
1994178
199598
1996394
1997400
1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
44Electrical System
22Service Brakes, Hydraulic
19Structure
16Engine And Engine Cooling
14
All reported categories
Seats
13Steering
10Unknown Or Other
10Exterior Lighting
9Seat Belts
9Power Train
8Tires
8Vehicle Speed Control
7Visibility
7Suspension
6Fuel System, Gasoline
4Equipment
3Wheels
2Engine
1Fuel System, Other
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 27 of 178 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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

13 crash reports3 fire reports20 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

22 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jun 13, 2001
Air BagsElectrical SystemStructure

HORN HAD TO BE DISCONECTED TO STOP SOUNDING. INSPECTION CANNOT TAKE PLACE AND IT COST 800.00 TO FIX. IT IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG PROBELM. THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OVER 4"OF WATER COLLECTED IN SPARE TIRE AREA DURING TROPICAL STORM WHILE PARKED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #746781

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2001
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, DEALER BELIEVES PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT IGNITION MODULE FAILURE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD A TUNE UP AND HAS EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL…

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WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, DEALER BELIEVES PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT IGNITION MODULE FAILURE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD A TUNE UP AND HAS EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL DRIVING. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #885431

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2001
Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPATMENT WHILE PARKED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881353

Mileage unknown · Jan 17, 2001
Air BagsElectrical SystemCrashInjury

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE HORNS ARE INOPERABLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ODI #878337

Mileage unknown · May 7, 2000
Electrical System

HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY...HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED...DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO CORRECT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #722384

Mileage unknown · Apr 2, 2000
Electrical System

THERS IS A SHORT IN THE HORN. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR A SHORT IN THE HORN AT A COST OF $809.44. *AK

NHTSA ODI #720889

Mileage unknown · Nov 12, 1999
Electrical System

THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CONNECTION ON THE BATTERY SHEARED CAUSING A BREAK IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. NLM

NHTSA ODI #549482

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 1999
Electrical System

ENGINE FAN MOTOR/CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #836643

Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 1996
Electrical System

TEMPERTURE LIGHT COMES ON WITH ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAR STALLS. DLR CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEMS AND HAS KEPT THE CAR WELL OVER 26 DAYS.OWNER DOES NOT WANT THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985271

Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1996
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED,THE VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMERIS TIMES. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER *AK

NHTSA ODI #980160

Official recalls

1

95V158000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights

Aug 4, 1995

THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP LENS HAS AN INCORRECT AIM PAD NUMBER ON THE LENS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF THESE HEAD LAMPS ARE RE-AIMED USING A MECHANICAL AIMING DEVICE THAT UTILIZES THE AIMING PAD NUMERS, THE RESULTANT AIM WOULD BE OUT OF THE SPECIFIED RANGE. THIS MAY CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ON VEHICLES WITH THE CORRECT OUTBOARD LOWER PAD NUMBER.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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