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2001 Buick Lesabre

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Lesabre years

Owner complaints for the 2001 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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328Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

2001 Buick Lesabre

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 328 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 1 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)

  • Visibility: 99 reports
  • Structure: 50 reports
  • Electrical System: 38 reports
  • Power Train: 31 reports
  • Air Bags: 29 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
    400
    1998    209
    1999    669
    2000    328
    2001    310
    2002    164
    2003    162
    2004
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    Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

    What owners reported most

    Visibility
    99    Structure
    50    Electrical System
    38    Power Train
    31    Air Bags
    29
    All reported categories
    Steering
    29    Engine And Engine Cooling
    28    Engine
    19    Suspension
    17    Unknown Or Other
    16    Service Brakes, Hydraulic
    12    Seats
    10    Vehicle Speed Control
    10    Exterior Lighting
    7    Fuel/propulsion System
    7    Equipment
    5    Fuel System, Gasoline
    5    Fuel System, Other
    5    Tires
    5    Seat Belts
    4    Wheels
    4    Latches/locks/linkages
    2    Visibility/wiper
    2    Interior Lighting
    1    Parking Brake
    1

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    When problems were reported

    Mileage at the reported incident

    202 reports with mileage · 126 unknown

    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.

    • Visibility. Review the 99 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Structure. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
    • Electrical System. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

    NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

    10 crash reports22 fire reports9 injury reports

    Latches/locks/linkages complaints

    2 reports
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    74,000 miles · Feb 6, 2010
    Latches/locks/linkages

    2000-2005 BUICK LESABRE WINDOW ACTUATORS THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/BUICK/LESABRE/R52823/COMMENTS/PAGE-2/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2001/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML THAT IS 2 WEBSITES IN 5" SE…

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    2000-2005 BUICK LESABRE WINDOW ACTUATORS THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/BUICK/LESABRE/R52823/COMMENTS/PAGE-2/ HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BUICK/LESABRE/2001/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/POWER_WINDOW_STOPPED_WORKING.SHTML THAT IS 2 WEBSITES IN 5" SEARCH DEVOTED TO THIS & IMAGINE HOW MANY DON'T VOICE THEIR CONCERN *CN

    NHTSA ODI #10306974

    Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 2003
    Latches/locks/linkagesInjury

    I AM REPORTING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE 2001 BUICK LASABRE. TONIGHT MY HUSBAND'S BUICK LASABRE WAS PARKED ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. HE POPPED THE TRUNK AND IT WENT UP WHEN HE POPPED IT (AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO). HOWEVER, AS I THEN WENT TO PUT A PACKAGE WITHIN THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID CRASHED DOWN ON MY HEAD, INS…

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    I AM REPORTING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE 2001 BUICK LASABRE. TONIGHT MY HUSBAND'S BUICK LASABRE WAS PARKED ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. HE POPPED THE TRUNK AND IT WENT UP WHEN HE POPPED IT (AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO). HOWEVER, AS I THEN WENT TO PUT A PACKAGE WITHIN THE TRUNK, THE TRUNK LID CRASHED DOWN ON MY HEAD, INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN A UPWARD POSITION AS IT SHOULD HAVE. I STILL HAVE QUITE A HEADACHE FROM THE IMPACT. EVIDENTLY THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE; MY HUSBAND SAID THAT HE FEELS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MECHANISM WHICH SHOULD HOLD THE LID UP. HE SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON AN UPHILL SLOPE. BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE HIS CAR OR PUT ANYTHING IN THE TRUNK, IT IS THE FIRST TIME I WAS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT, MY HUSBAND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO BUICK SOME TIME AGO BUT NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF THE TRAGEDY WHICH COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD BEEN HOLDING ONE OF MY THREE SMALL GRANDCHILDREN AS THE LID CAME CRASHING DOWN ON ME. I DO HOPE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND SEE THAT BUICK DOES SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *LA

    NHTSA ODI #10047277

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    1

    EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires

    Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004

    Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

    EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.

    Additional source detail variants (3)

    Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery

    EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.

    Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

    EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.

    Fuel System, Gasoline

    EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.

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