1999 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 268 complaints
268
Total Complaints
76,801mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Top Issue
26
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,846 25th Percentile
76,801 Median Mileage
122,539 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
38
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
AIR BAGS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT
5

Severity Assessment

26
Crashes
36
Fires
25
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN TRAVELING OVER 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES TOO EASILY. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THE SUSPENSION STARTING WITH THE 1996 MODELS.*AK *SB"
"WHEN DRIVING AT 50-60 MPH, VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND BOUNCES. REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE, FRONT RIM, TWO FRONT TIRES, FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WERE ALIGNED. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING, AND LEFT VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. *AK *ML"

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