1998 Buick Lesabre steering problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1998 Buick Lesabre — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving down the street on 6/17/10 when I heard a loud pop. I slowed down to see what happen. I seen nothing but some bolts in the street. I pick them up and got back in the car. There was no way to steer the car just had gas no steering. I looked up under the car and it looked like the…”
filed Jun 18, 2010
“Dt: the consumer's wife was driving on the street and the rear ball joints broke in half. The vehicle was placed on a roll back and taken to the dealer. This happened on september 6, 2005. The dealer replaced the ball joint on the rear left back. There was no fore-warning and no noise before this…”
filed Sep 13, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 4 | 5% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 5 | 3% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 13 | 4% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 29 | 9% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 47 | 7% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 8 | 4% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 25 | 6% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 4 | 4% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 10 | 6% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 9 | 6% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 8 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.