2001 BUICK LESABRE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 325 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (86 complaints · 26.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 22
  • Injuries 14
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 86 of 325 owner complaints (26.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 86 complaints, 26.5% of reports VISIBILITY 86 · 26.5% STRUCTURE: 38 complaints, 11.7% of reports STRUCTURE 38 · 11.7% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 37 complaints, 11.4% of reports ENGINE 37 · 11.4% · 13 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 25 complaints, 7.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 · 7.7% · 2 fire reports AIR BAGS: 20 complaints, 6.2% of reports AIR BAGS 20 · 6.2% · 6 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 20 complaints, 6.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 20 · 6.2% STEERING: 19 complaints, 5.8% of reports STEERING 19 · 5.8% SUSPENSION: 13 complaints, 4.0% of reports SUSPENSION 13 · 4.0% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 3.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 10 · 3.1% · 3 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 204 complaints, 62.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 204 · 62.8% · 7 crash reports 6 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 86 26.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 38 11.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 37 11.4% 0 crashes · 13 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 7.7% 0 crashes · 2 fires
AIR BAGS 20 6.2% 6 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 20 6.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 19 5.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 13 4.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 10 3.1% 0 crashes · 3 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 204 62.8% 7 crashes · 6 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2000. 2000-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2006-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2007-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2007-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q3: 14 owner reports 14 2007-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2008-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2011-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2011-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2012-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2012-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2000 Jan 2022 Investigation EA02030 ● Investigation EA02030
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q4 Owner reports 3
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2001-Q3 Owner reports 9
2001-Q4 Owner reports 9
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 11
2002-Q4 Owner reports 6
2003-Q1 Owner reports 6
2003-Q2 Owner reports 9
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 5
2004-Q1 Owner reports 6
2004-Q2 Owner reports 5
2004-Q3 Owner reports 11
2004-Q4 Owner reports 10
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 5
2005-Q3 Owner reports 5
2005-Q4 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 6
2006-Q4 Owner reports 5
2007-Q1 Owner reports 9
2007-Q2 Owner reports 6
2007-Q3 Owner reports 14
2007-Q4 Owner reports 5
2008-Q1 Owner reports 4
2008-Q2 Owner reports 6
2008-Q3 Owner reports 6
2008-Q4 Owner reports 7
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q2 Owner reports 3
2010-Q3 Owner reports 8
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 7
2011-Q2 Owner reports 6
2011-Q3 Owner reports 9
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 5
2012-Q2 Owner reports 5
2012-Q3 Owner reports 5
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 3
2013-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 9
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 5
2015-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 2
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 EA02030
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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