1994 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 220 complaints
220
Total Complaints
98,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
38
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

75,000 25th Percentile
98,000 Median Mileage
104,522 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
17
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
TIRES
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
5

Severity Assessment

38
Crashes
6
Fires
30
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK"
"ENGINE CRANK SENSOR FAILED. *SKD"
"VEHICLE WANDERED OFF ROAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AW"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28