"How reliable is the 2001 Buick Lesabre?"

"Based on 460 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Buick Lesabre has a median complaint mileage of 60000 miles. The most common issue is VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Buick Lesabre?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Buick Lesabre is VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, accounting for a significant portion of the 460 total complaints filed."

2001 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 460 complaints

460

Total Complaints

60,000mi

Median Mileage

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,901 25th Percentile

60,000 Median Mileage

100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

STRUCTURE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AIR BAGS

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"A REFLECTION IS CREATED FROM THE DASH BOARD ACROSS THE TOTAL WINDSHIELD 12 ANCHES ABOVE THE DASH BOARD CREATING A GRAY AREA.. WITHIN THIS AREA THE DEFROSTER IS PROJECTED ON THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A VERY DISTRACTING & ANNOYING IMAGE DISTRACTING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD. WHEN GM WAS CONTA..."

"WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE, TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT UNABLE TO. VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT AND CONSUMER SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE $ 2600, GMC SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND THEY WOULD EXCHANGE VEHICLE.*AK"

"AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. NLM"

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