1997 Buick Lesabre visibility problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1997 Buick Lesabre — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car clouded up. Obstructing vision. Mechanic replaced heater core with gm part. Same thing happened in days. Replaced with another...same thing happened again. Supplier to mechanic indicated a common fault with that part. A third part (aftermarket) has been installed. If these gm parts were known…”
filed Jan 12, 2009
“Dt: consumer owns a 1997 buick lesabre. Consumer was driving when vehicle shut off. She was able to coast a little but not enough to get completely out of traffic. She was stuck in vehicle because everything on vehicle shut down due to the ground cable coming loose, not loose from the motor block…”
filed Aug 12, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 6 | 4% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 12 | 7% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 115 | 37% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 99 | 30% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 244 | 37% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 9 | 4% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 3 | 3% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 6 | 4% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 6 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Buick Lesabre
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.