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vehicle
2003 / buick / lesabre
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
167 on file (2003-04-08 → 2025-05-19)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
226 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Dashboard pad separation near windshieldSTRUCTURE59 complaints2010-11 → 2019-04lesabre-2003-dash-pad-separation
10914693 LETTER FROM CONGRESSWOMAN FOXX ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2003 BUICK LESABRE DEFECT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED AND RAISED ABOUT TWO INCHES. *JB
10370620 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PAD WAS BUCKLING UP AND PEELING BACK FROM ITS HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL REPLACED
10655208 2003 BUICK LESABRE DASH PAD DASH PAD IS BUCKLING FROM THE FRONT, AT THE WINDSHIELD EDGE OF THE PAD. *TR
Automatic transmission shudder and slippingPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2004-05 → 2025-05lesabre-2003-transmission-shudder
11297290 WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS WARMER DURING TRANSIT, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP. IT GETS WORSE AND THE DURATION OF THE SLIP BEGINS TO. LAST LONGER
10441688 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER &HARD SHIFTS. *KB
10217822 THIS INCIDENT IS REGARDING A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A 2003 BUICK LESABRE, PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2003
Brake pedal and hydraulic brake system failureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11 complaints2003-08 → 2014-10lesabre-2003-brake-pedal-failure
10153605 BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION CAUSED BY SEVERELY WARPED REAR BRAKE ROTORS. VEHICLE HAS 27,400 MILES. *JB
10059499 THE DRIVER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, STOPPED, TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SWUNG FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED BRAKE PEDAL BECOME DISCONNECTED
10124771 2003 BUICK LESABRE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A BOLT LOOSE ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER.*MR
Power window regulator failureVISIBILITY8 complaints2007-04 → 2014-09lesabre-2003-power-window-failure
10187060 WINDOW MOTORS ON THREE WINDOWS ON MY BUICK LESABRE, 2002, HAVE FAILED. SLIGHT POPPING SOUND, THEN WINDOW WILL NOT OPERATE. SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BUICK. *JB
10206926 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOW ON MY 2003 BUICK LESABRE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR ASSEMBLY. IT SEEMS THAT THE CABLE WHICH RAISES AND LOWERS THE WINDOW IS ATTACHED TO A PLASTIC PART, WHICH FAILS. POOR QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. *TR
10236170 BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR MANUFACTURER. *TR
Engine gasket coolant and oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING13 complaints2003-09 → 2021-05lesabre-2003-intake-manifold-leak
10150103 I HELPED MY 78 YEAR OLD MOTHER PURCHASE A 2003 BUICK LESABRE IN EARLY JAN. 2006. WHEN I TEST DROVE CAR I NOTICED COOLANT WAS LOW AND MENTIONED TO SALESPERSON. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING PLENUM GASKET BUT DID NOT REPORT TO ME
10040224 VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON 2003 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATED THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WITH HIS 1998 BUICK LESABRE ALSO. *PH *JB
11418796 The contact owns a 2003 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that after his friend drove the vehicle to his residence, there was a burning oil odor detected. The contact opened the hood and there was smoke coming from the engine
Air bag non-deployment and warning lightAIR BAGS6 complaints2003-12 → 2015-06lesabre-2003-airbag-nondeployment
10049276 I WAS HIT HEAD ON. MY VEHICLE A BUICK LESABRE 2003 AND THE VEHICLE WHICH HIT ME, A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAG ON MY BUICK LESABRE DID NOT DEPLOY, THUS CAUSING ME PHYSICAL INJURIES. *JB
10050191 CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AN AVIS RENTAL ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK
10198957 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT COVERED IN GE AUTO WARRANTY SERVICES 4 STAR PLUS CONTRACT
Electrical system stalling and no-startELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints2007-06 → 2018-03lesabre-2003-electrical-stall
10763463 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS
10671827 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BUCK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE
11081308 BATTERY GOES DEAD OVER NIGHT, TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID THE FUSE BOX UNDERBACK SEAT IS SHORTING OUT
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.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2003 Buick LeSabre vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/buick/lesabre
@misc{wrenchpro_2003_buick_lesabre_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2003 Buick LeSabre},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2003/buick/lesabre}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
