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1993 Buick Lesabre Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints 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.
10
Latest Jul 21, 2008
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
5%
of 194 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Buick Lesabre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming body or structure

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 21, 2008

1993 BUICK LESABRE - THE MOTOR-TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED AT THE POINT OF ACCELERATING FROM AND INTERSECTION. THE REAR OF THE MOUNT DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. DIAGNOSIS BY THE BUICK DEALER MAKING THE REPAIR IS THAT THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO RUST. THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN. I AM THE SECOND OWNER IN NORTHWEST OHIO. DUE TO BOTH STATES AND AREAS USING ROAD SALT, THE MOUNT FAILED. THE OHIO DEALER STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE BEFORE, BUT THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER STATED HE PICKED UP A PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, SAME FRAME/CHASSIS, LAST YEAR. FORTUNATELY I HAD JUST LEFT AN INTERSECTION AND THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 M.P.H. WHEN THE MOUNT DROPPED. THE CAR STEERED ITSELF ACROSS THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE GOING DOWN INTO THE DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THIS COULD EASILY BE FATAL FOR ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10235132
Incident
Jul 18, 2008
Mileage
113,140 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT 4 OUT OF 6 BOLTS HAD RUSTED AND DROPPED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE 4 WASHERS IN THE BACK OF THE FRAME WHICH HELD THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BROKE THROUGH CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP. UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID
10211329
Incident
Oct 19, 2007
Mileage
168,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 8, 2001

WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE REAR ENGINE CRADLE DROPPED TO THE PAVEMENT, CAUSING A LOSS OF FLUID AND STEERING. A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE LANE WAS NARROWLY MISSED. THIS SITUATION SROSE WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING OTHER THAN A SLIGHT DIFFICULTY IN STEERING SHORTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT WAS IMMEDIATE AND CATASTROPHIC, AND I FIND IT UNCONSCIONABLE THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT A RECALL WAS MADE TO OTHER BUICK MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WITH THE AGEING OUT OF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES MORE ACCIDENTS OF THIS KIND ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN. THE NHTSA SHOULD FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE THE FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPAIRS REQUIRED TO THE VEHICLE IF YOU WISH IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
750061
Incident
Jul 25, 2001
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Sep 28, 1999

ALL STRUTS WERE WEAK AND BENT CAUSING NOISE. YH

NHTSA ID
548832
Incident
Aug 27, 1999
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+2 more
Filed Jul 27, 1999

A/C NO WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO RELAY STICKING OPEN/FAILURE.MJS

NHTSA ID
547516
Incident
Nov 10, 1998
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+5 more
Filed Nov 30, 1998

WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ID
542802
Incident
Dec 30, 1993
Body & structure
Filed Oct 4, 1998

PAINT ON BUMPER GUARD AND TOP OF CAR (ROOF) IS PEELING.

NHTSA ID
780677
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
Body & structurePowertrain (other)Transmission
Filed Jun 19, 1998

TACKOMETER, SPEEDOMETER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
536954
Body & structure
Filed May 17, 1998

PAINT HAS PEELED OFF JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID
781681
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Mar 11, 1997

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
515457

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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