10 of the 264 complaints about the 1993 Buick Lesabre are about the airbag system — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 58,000 miles.
10
Complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND BUMPED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10071849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE FULL IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE SEATBELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE NERVE INJURIES TO LOWER BACK, HIPS AND LEGS. VEHICLE WAS ROUTINE MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED.
NHTSA complaint #10040086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG UNIT WAS TWISTED, REPAIRED, THEN SHREDDED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #547516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SIR MODULE FAILED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.
NHTSA complaint #510022 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
OTHER: DEFECTIVE AIR BAG, CAUSING ODOR OF BURNT WIRES.
NHTSA complaint #506411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #980368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #980368 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH MODERATELY SEVERE FRONT BODY DAMAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #968616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CORD THAT ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG CAUSED IT TO BLOW UP INSIDE OF THE COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA complaint #968562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CUSTOMER WAS IN ACCIDENT BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA complaint #968201 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.