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Buick steering problems

Owners have filed 1,967 complaints with NHTSA about the steering on Buick vehicles — 7% of everything reported about the brand, across 23 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Buick Enclave, worst in 2010.

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.

1,967

Complaints

7%

Share of all Buick complaints

99

Crashes

14

Fires

Which Buick models have the most steering problems

Enclave 445 22.6%

Worst in 2010

Regal 325 16.5%

Worst in 1998

Lesabre 231 11.7%

Worst in 2000

Lacrosse 229 11.6%

Worst in 2005

Century 168 8.5%

Worst in 1998

Park Avenue 114 5.8%

Worst in 1997

Lucerne 84 4.3%

Worst in 2006

Rendezvous 81 4.1%

Worst in 2005

Verano 50 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Encore 48 2.4%

Worst in 2015

Skylark 43 2.2%

Worst in 1994

Riviera 42 2.1%

Worst in 1995

Worst Buick model years for steering problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2010 Buick Enclave 128 36% 68,000 D
2009 Buick Enclave 108 37% 70,000 F
2008 Buick Enclave 100 13% 74,000 C
1998 Buick Regal 78 21% 79,750 C
2000 Buick Lesabre 54 6% 46,160 A
2005 Buick Lacrosse 51 12% 35,321 C
2006 Buick Lucerne 43 9% 51,193 D
2011 Buick Enclave 41 14% 60,441 C
1997 Buick Regal 40 23% 88,935 C
2000 Buick Regal 32 13% 58,000 C
1999 Buick Regal 31 10% 85,000 A
2001 Buick Lesabre 30 7% 38,308 A
2015 Buick Encore 27 14% 54,500 B
2006 Buick Lacrosse 26 7% 67,500 A
1997 Buick Lesabre 25 5% 141,502 A
1997 Buick Park Avenue 24 7% 80,000 A
1998 Buick Century 24 9% 72,000 F
2012 Buick Lacrosse 24 8% 50,500 C
2013 Buick Lacrosse 24 12% 64,941 B
1995 Buick Park Avenue 22 13% 120,000 B

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