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2004 Buick Lesabre

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Lesabre years

Owner complaints for the 2004 Buick Lesabre are substantially higher than the model-year median of 24.

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162Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
328
2001310
2002164
2003162
200477
20053
2006
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
66Structure
19Air Bags
14Power Train
12Engine And Engine Cooling
8
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
8Fuel/propulsion System
8Tires
8Unknown Or Other
8Engine
7Seats
6Suspension
6Visibility
6Fuel System, Gasoline
5Steering
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Seat Belts
4Service Brakes
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Visibility/wiper
2Wheels
2Child Seat
1Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment Adaptive/mobility
1Service Brakes, Air
1

Tap a category to read its complaints. One report may name several components.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

126 reports with mileage · 36 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports5 fire reports8 injury reports

Wheels complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 2021
Power TrainSteeringWheels

Drove to the store, transmission was hard shifting and then wouldn't hardly move at all. Almost got hit three x!! Very tramatized. How is it that on just one of many web pages 400 people had this problem 140 complained about it! that's just one website! how has this problem not been fixed and recalled?

NHTSA ODI #11437729

60,000 miles · Aug 22, 2014
Service BrakesWheels

WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. AFTER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. EVERY TIME I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE CAR WOULD SHIMMY AND WAS DANGEROUS TO CONTROL, I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIME SINCE THEN MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO STOP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10627642

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.