24 of the
235 complaints about the 1995 Buick Lesabre are about the
electrical system — 10% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
48,000 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN UPDATED 11/26/2014
NHTSA complaint #10618205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 48,000 milesOlathe, KS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 9/3/14*CN UPDATED 11/26/2014
NHTSA complaint #10618205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 117,869 milesBirch RUN, MI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 95 BUICK LESABRE, I HAVE OWNED THREE OF THEM NOW, AND THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I'VE REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEYS DUE TO A SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM. THIS IS ABOUT A 500.00 PROBLEM EVERY TIME! FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'M A SINGLE FATHER AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE SHELLING OUT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM WHAT THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THIS COULD BE FIXED WITH A LINKABLE FUSE, SO THAT FUSE WOULD GO INSTEAD OF THE IGNITION WIRES BURNING UP. THIS REALLY IS A SIMPLE WAY AROUND SPENDING 1,500.00 DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEMS. THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I WON'T BUY AN AMERICAN CAR AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10250880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST Lois, MO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
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. THE ENTIRE AIR BAG UNIT MUST BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR DEFECT AT A COST OF ALMOST 700.00. DT
NHTSA complaint #769273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Casselberry, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HORN IS INOPERATIVE, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #8008127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE'S HORN BLOWS ALL THE TIME WITHOUT PRESSING. PLASTIC OVER AIRBAGS SHRINKS AND FALLS DOWN ONTO HORN. CONSUMER FELT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA complaint #8007484 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN WOULD BLOWOUT AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF. TOOK TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED AIRBAG HOUSING WAS SHRINKING, AND THAT WAS CAUSING HORN TO BLOWOUT. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #8003118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EL Cajon, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE WHILE SITTING OVER A LENGTH OF TIME OUTSIDE IN HEAT AND HORN WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT OPERATOR DEPRESSING HORN IT WILL SUDDENLY SOUND OFF. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE MORNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE TO DEACTIVATE AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #895052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bayonet Point, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONTACTE DEALER TO CONFIRM HORN DEFECT-CONTACTED BUCIK CUSTOMER CARE-THEY AGREED TO PAY ONLY HALF THE BILL. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS NOT MY FAULT, EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED AT TIME OF SALE. WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT.HOWEVER, THIS DEFAULT IS NOT MY FAULT. IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THAN A DEFECT IN HORN ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA complaint #747444 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN COMES ON INTERMITTENTTLY ON ITS OWN, DEALER SAID AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #890896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baton Rouge, LA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN HAD TO BE DISCONECTED TO STOP SOUNDING. INSPECTION CANNOT TAKE PLACE AND IT COST 800.00 TO FIX. IT IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THE AIRBAG PROBELM. THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OVER 4"OF WATER COLLECTED IN SPARE TIRE AREA DURING TROPICAL STORM WHILE PARKED.
NHTSA complaint #746781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MALFUNCTED. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK, ABS LIGHT, AND DOOR LOCK LIGHT WERE COMING ON. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. DIDNOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED.
NHTSA complaint #890834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mesa, AZ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MALFUNCTED. TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK, ABS LIGHT, AND DOOR LOCK LIGHT WERE COMING ON. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. DIDNOT CONTACT DEALER BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED.
NHTSA complaint #890834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rockledge, FL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT IF BRAKES WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, DEALER BELIEVES PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT IGNITION MODULE FAILURE, CONSUMER HAS SINCE HAD A TUNE UP AND HAS EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL DRIVING. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #885431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cuyahoga Falls, OHFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPATMENT WHILE PARKED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO HELP IN THIS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #881353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Peshtigo, WICrash1 injured
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE HORNS ARE INOPERABLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #878337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Montgomery, AL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BLEW CONSTANTLY...HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED...DEALER WANTS OVER $800 TO CORRECT.
NHTSA complaint #722384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palm Desert, CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THERS IS A SHORT IN THE HORN. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR A SHORT IN THE HORN AT A COST OF $809.44.
NHTSA complaint #720889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jeffersont, VA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT CONNECTION ON THE BATTERY SHEARED CAUSING A BREAK IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. NLM
NHTSA complaint #549482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Vegas, NV
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ENGINE FAN MOTOR/CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #836643 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bronx, NY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TEMPERTURE LIGHT COMES ON WITH ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAR STALLS. DLR CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEMS AND HAS KEPT THE CAR WELL OVER 26 DAYS.OWNER DOES NOT WANT THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #985271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chicago, IL
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED,THE VEHICLE WILL JUST DIE FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMERIS TIMES. HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER
NHTSA complaint #980160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mason, IAFire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
NHTSA complaint #976053 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Warner Robin, GA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION, DASH, PARKING AND HEAD LIGHTS, WHEN FLICK OFF OR WON'T COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, DEALER HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT.
NHTSA complaint #966827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.