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1990 Buick Lesabre

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Buick Lesabre do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 24.

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46Owner complaints

Model-year median: 24

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
40
198721
198827
198946
199030
1991189
1992194
1993
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
12Service Brakes, Hydraulic
7Vehicle Speed Control
7Seat Belts
6Engine And Engine Cooling
5
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
5Seats
5Steering
4Visibility
3Power Train
2Suspension
2Tires
2Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Structure
1Unknown Or Other
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 46 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports0 fire reports5 injury reports

Seats complaints

5 reports
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212,900 miles · Oct 30, 2006
Seats

THE FRONT MOUNTING BRACKET NEAREST TO THE DOOR, FOR THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT FRACTURED AROUND THE MOUNTING BOLT. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO ROTATE BACKWARD. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10172183

186,000 miles · Sep 5, 2004
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting

THIS ALL HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF THE PAST 5 YEARS, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS SITE WAS AVAILABLE, SO SUBMITTING NOW. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10090479

Mileage unknown · Nov 15, 1999
Fuel System, GasolineSeats

THE INERTIA SWITCH DOES NOT ENGAGE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #851185

Mileage unknown · Apr 10, 1997
SeatsCrashInjury

WHEN INVOLVED IN A REAR-END CRASH THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJUIRES TO THE DRIVER. SEAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. VEHICLE IS AT REPAIR SHOP.

NHTSA ODI #810882

Mileage unknown · May 3, 1995
Seats

BACK REST HINGE NOT LOCKED INTO POSITION; BACK REST MOVES BACKWARD/FORWARD IN A RECLINING POSITION. TT

NHTSA ODI #964777

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE92039 · Brake Caliper Corrosion

Opened Apr 15, 1992 · Closed Aug 14, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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