2001 Buick Lesabre air bags problems
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Buick Lesabre — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 buick lesabre. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being operated, the air bag sensor warning light suddenly illuminated. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 206,889.”
filed Dec 13, 2016
“The dash board is melting away an it has lifted up the passenger side air bad an I think thats a safey hazard cause if I was to get into a finder bender or a bad car wreck the passenger air will not come out. An I have seen this problem on other make an models just like mines”
filed May 20, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 14 | 9% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 21 | 13% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 37 | 12% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 13 | 6% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 11 | 3% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 33 | 8% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 8 | 8% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 44 | 25% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 19 | 12% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 9 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.