2003 Buick Lesabre: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 209 complaints
209
Total Complaints
49,996mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,000 25th Percentile
49,996 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE
39
AIR BAGS
17
STRUCTURE:BODY
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
POWER TRAIN
10
ENGINE
8
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
7
SUSPENSION
6
TIRES
5

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
5
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TAKING GROCERIES OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE TRUNK LID FELL AND HIT CONSUMER ON HEAD. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED PAIN,SWELLING AND SCABS ON THE CONSUMERS FOREHEAD AND NOSE. *AK *NLM"
"THE OWNER HAD DIFFICULTY WITH PROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS. THE OWNER DESCRIBED THE DIFFICULTY AS A " SHADOW ", WHICH CONSTANTLY DISTRACTED HIM WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE MANAGER WROTE TO THE COMPANY ABOUT THE ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING PROPERLY. *NLM THE CO..."
"WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE OR DRIVEN THERE IS NO INDICATION IN WHAT GEAR YOUR IN. THE LETTER DOESN'T LIGHT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK"

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