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Buick Lesabre problems reported in California

357 of the 4,865 complaints filed about the Buick Lesabre came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

357

Complaints from California

26

Crashes

21

Fires

1997

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 57 16.0%
Brakes 29 8.1%
Tires 20 5.6%
Airbags 19 5.3%
Seat Belts 17 4.8%
Suspension 13 3.6%
Steering 13 3.6%

By model year

1984 Lesabre 1 0.3%
1986 Lesabre 1 0.3%
1987 Lesabre 7 2.0%
1988 Lesabre 2 0.6%
1989 Lesabre 7 2.0%
1990 Lesabre 4 1.1%
1991 Lesabre 5 1.4%
1992 Lesabre 12 3.4%
1993 Lesabre 2 0.6%
1994 Lesabre 22 6.2%
1995 Lesabre 20 5.6%
1996 Lesabre 15 4.2%
1997 Lesabre 88 24.6%
1998 Lesabre 41 11.5%
1999 Lesabre 23 6.4%
2000 Lesabre 46 12.9%
2001 Lesabre 20 5.6%
2002 Lesabre 16 4.5%
2003 Lesabre 15 4.2%
2004 Lesabre 7 2.0%
2005 Lesabre 3 0.8%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 19 25.7%
Long Beach 7 9.5%
LOS Angeles 6 8.1%
Roseville 6 8.1%
Arcadia 5 6.8%
Orange 5 6.8%
Oceanside 5 6.8%
SAN Jose 5 6.8%
Moreno Valley 4 5.4%
Palos Verd 4 5.4%
Seal Beach 4 5.4%
Beaumont 4 5.4%

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