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1993 Buick Lesabre Tires & wheels Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA

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Tires & wheels 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.
9
Latest Aug 15, 2005
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.
1
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 tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. 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. 9 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 tire or wheel

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

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 15, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 BUICK LESABRE. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONE WEEK AND A HALF AGO FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP. ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES THE STEEL BELTS WERE HANGING OUT. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN INSPECTED. THE BACK TIRES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CONTACT USED THE VEHICLE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND PURCHASED IT AS IT WAS. MICHELIN TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO CONTACTED THE PERSON THAT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND HE SAID THAT THEY WHERE NOT THE SAME TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN HE INSPECTED IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10132876
Incident
Jul 30, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. GENERAL TIRE: SIZE#, DOT# AND MODEL UNKNOWN. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID
10037894
Incident
Aug 28, 2003
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 17, 2001

VEHICLE WAS GOING 70MPH AND TREAD ON LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS COMING APART. TREAD DAMAGED FRONT DOOR PANEL/ FENDER AND KNOCKED MOLDING OFF. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. TIRE SIZE P205/70R15.*AK TIRES WERE FIRESTONE AFFINITY. *YH

NHTSA ID
896390
Incident
Aug 24, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2000

TIRE TREAD CAME OFF THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE (ATLAS PINNACLE P205/70R15). NLM

NHTSA ID
553924
Incident
Jun 28, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 14, 1997

TWO GENERAL TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SEPARATION OF RADIAL BELT.

NHTSA ID
605417
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 1996

PURCHASED CAR USED, THE TREAD ON GENERAL TIRES CAME APART, SEPARATED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
803121
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 19, 1996

TWO GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

NHTSA ID
505441
Incident
Oct 26, 1995
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed May 4, 1996

GENERAL BRAND TIRES DEVELOP FLAT SPOTS WHICH CAUSE THUMPING NOISE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504115
Incident
Feb 1, 1995
Tires & wheelsTransmissionVisibility
Filed Jun 21, 1995
Fire reported

FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF A TRANSMISSION COOLER HOSE DISENGAGING FROM ITS CRIMPED CONNECTION AND EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO EXHAUST M ANIFOLD. *AK

NHTSA ID
967382
Incident
May 7, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes70Transmission30Engine26Electrical24Driver assistance12Body & structure10Airbags9Steering8Seat belts8

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