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1983 Buick Lesabre Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 5, 2010
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1983 Buick Lesabre, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A DURA LAST (NA) ROTOR. THE ROTOR WAS PURCHASED AS AN AFTERMARKET PART FROM A LOCAL AUTO SUPPLIES STORE. THE ROTOR WAS INSTALLED ON A 1983 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUTER BEARING OF THE ROTOR FRACTURED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE ROTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE DESIGN CAUSED THE CASTING TO TOUCH THE SPINDLE INSTEAD OF ONLY THE ROLLER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT IF THE CASTING WAS TOUCHING THE SPINDLE, IT COULD CAUSE THE ROTORS TO FRACTURE. UPDATED 10-13-10. *LJ THE CONSUMER THE ROTOR CASINGS HAD A CENTER WEB WHICH WAS NOT MEETING OEM SPECIFICATIONS. UPDATED 10/19/10*JB

NHTSA ID 10347511 · filed Aug 5, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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