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Buick acceleration problems

Owners have filed 884 complaints with NHTSA about the throttle and cruise control on Buick vehicles — 3% of everything reported about the brand, across 21 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Lesabre, worst in 2000.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

884

Complaints

3%

Share of all Buick complaints

173

Crashes

8

Fires

Which Buick models have the most acceleration problems

Lesabre 146 16.5%

Worst in 2000

Regal 123 13.9%

Worst in 2001

Century 120 13.6%

Worst in 2001

Lacrosse 90 10.2%

Worst in 2010

Enclave 75 8.5%

Worst in 2008

Park Avenue 49 5.5%

Worst in 1995

Lucerne 45 5.1%

Worst in 2006

Skylark 41 4.6%

Worst in 1991

Rendezvous 38 4.3%

Worst in 2005

Encore 33 3.7%

Worst in 2019

Roadmaster 27 3.1%

Worst in 1995

Worst Buick model years for acceleration problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2000 Buick Lesabre 26 3% 42,500 D
2006 Buick Lucerne 21 5% 23,000 C
2001 Buick Century 19 10% 51,000 A
2008 Buick Enclave 17 2% 79,000 A
2010 Buick Lacrosse 17 6% 69,800 A
1993 Buick Lesabre 14 5% — D
1999 Buick Century 14 5% 95,494 F
2011 Buick Enclave 14 5% 43,407 C
1994 Buick Century 13 9% — F
2001 Buick Regal 13 6% 53,000 A
2005 Buick Rendezvous 13 7% 103,000 B
2011 Buick Regal 13 3% 32,000 C
1997 Buick Lesabre 12 2% 53,300 A
2004 Buick Rainier 12 6% 42,000 D
2012 Buick Lacrosse 12 4% 6,850 F
1994 Buick Lesabre 11 5% 104,522 F
2001 Buick Lesabre 11 2% 24,570 A
2005 Buick Lacrosse 11 3% 6,000 B
2009 Buick Enclave 11 4% 116,950 A
2008 Buick Lacrosse 10 3% 53,718 B

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