1995 Buick LeSabre: raw data

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vehicle1995 / buick / lesabre
known issues8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints204 on file (1995-03-29 → 2016-04-27)
recalls0
investigations0
fars96 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Steering box and engine cradle bolt fractureSTEERING, STRUCTURE7 complaints1995-09 → 2013-07lesabre-1995-steering-cradle-bolts
  • 10334273 DRIVING MY 1995 BUICK LESABRE I DROVE DOWN AND UP A SLIGHT ROAD VARIATION AND THEN HEARD A NOISE I TURNED RIGHT TO GET TO MY OFFICE UPON MAKING THE TURN I LOST ALL STEERING I GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE CRADLE WAS SITTING NEAR THE GROUND
  • 10444367 THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE STEERING BOX TO THE FRAME FRACTURED, CAUSING LIMITED CONTROL OF THE STEERING
  • 10079436 CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE CRADLE FELL DOWN AND DISENGAGED THE STEERING LINKAGES. VEHICLE COULD NOT STEER PROPERLY
Tire tread separationTIRES7 complaints1997-09 → 2008-09lesabre-1995-tire-tread-separation
  • 10039905 TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. BRIDGESTONE MODEL. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE (BRIDGESTONE P205/70R15)
  • 893269 WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH RIGHT FRONT GENERAL TIRE SIZE: P205/70R15, DOT: A3M0DBI138 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15000 TO 18,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE
  • 815575 (3) OF (4 ) GENERAL TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, AND THE 4TH TIRE HAD FLAT SPOTS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR. TIRE SIZE P20570R15
Spontaneous airbag deployment without collisionAIR BAGS19 complaints2002-07 → 2016-01lesabre-1995-airbag-spontaneous-deploy
  • 10730972 BOTH (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) FRONTAL AIRBAGS ON MY 1995 BUICK LESABRE DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON ON JUNE 27TH AND 28TH 2015. ON THE 27TH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT
  • 10163530 THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH. THERE WAS NO IMPACT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED
  • 10131228 THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGERS SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT. CONTACTED GM ,THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE AT AN AUCTION
Horn activation linked to airbag/horn moduleELECTRICAL SYSTEM17 complaints1999-04 → 2003-01lesabre-1995-horn-airbag-module
  • 769273 HORN SWITCH IS INTEGRATED INTO DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. HORN ACTIVATED BY ITSELF AND HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. MISSOURI LAW REQUIRES THE HORN TO WORK TO PASS STATE INSPECTION
  • 8015325 WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING, HORN BLOWS WITHOUT TOUCHING IT, WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH THE HORN WILL BLOW. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT COVER FOR HORN SHRUNK AND WAS CAUSING HORN TO BLOW
  • 722384 HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY...HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED...DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO CORRECT
Airbag non-deployment during frontal collisionAIR BAGS6 complaints1996-02 → 2001-02lesabre-1995-airbag-non-deploy-crash
  • 878337 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
  • 829388 WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE WAS HIT TWICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHICH SENT THE VEHICLE INTO A STEEL POST HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST, HEAD AND NECK INJURIES
  • 881032 WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING HIT A DEER AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS INJURIED.*AK
Engine stall without warning while drivingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10 complaints1996-03 → 2016-04lesabre-1995-engine-stall
  • 10861671 THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. IT SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP ALONG WITH A FUEL PUMP, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AIR MASS SENSOR AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE
  • 810075 WHEN DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 30-40 MPH OR LESS THE ENGINE WILL JUST QUIT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAY FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM
  • 980021 WHILE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER OF THE SPEED, ENGINE WILL JUST DIE FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. HAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER
ABS and hydraulic brake system failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC19 complaints1995-06 → 2004-11lesabre-1995-abs-brake-failure
  • 10004485 WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY WILL LOCK UP CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED
  • 709192 ABS VALVE BLOCK FAILED . AM REPORTING THIS FAILURE SINCE IT IS THE SECOND ABS BRAKE FAILURE OF TWO GM AUTOMOBILES WE CURRENTLY OWN
  • 542792 BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION, REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PADS AND ROTORS DID NOT RECTIFY INTERMITTENT FAILURES
Head restraint height inadequate for tall occupantsSEATS7 complaints1995-10 → 1997-02lesabre-1995-head-restraint-height
  • 546655 HEADREST DO NOT RAISE HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT HEAD OF THE SIX FOOT DRIVER. THEY ALSO DO NOT STAY IN RAISED POSITION WHEN ANY WEIGHT IS APPLIED. THESE HEADREST WOULD NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH
  • 505970 HEAD RESTRAINT FAILED TO SECURE HEAD DURING REAR COLLISION, CAUSING NECK INJURY
  • 488694 HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT EXTEND HIGH ENOUGH TO PROTECT TALL PEOPLE FROM WHIPLASH INJURY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2041995-03-292016-04-27143AIR BAGS:47; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:23; SERVICE BRAKES:19; HYDRAULIC:19; STRUCTURE:17

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202496legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1995 Buick LeSabre vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/lesabre
@misc{wrenchpro_1995_buick_lesabre_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1995 Buick LeSabre},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1995/buick/lesabre}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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