Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2002 Buick LeSabre has 2 recalls, 321 complaints.
2
Recalls
321
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
02V067000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH MISSING OR UNDER-TORQUED STEERING GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLTS. IF A BOLT IS MISSING, THE DRIVER MAY NOTICE UNEVE...
02V222000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE THAT COULD FRACTURE AT A WELD DURING A DEPLOYME...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2002 Buick LeSabre 4-DR. w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | THE FRAME OF MY CAR FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY AFTER I HAD ALREADY REPORTED THE PROB... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO STOP, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS MOVING MY FOOT OVER TO... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | IN A SMALL TOWN, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT THE HIGHWAY CROSSROAD WITH 2-3 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME.... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | SEATS | THE HEATED SEATED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT IS BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. |
| Jan 7, 2019 | SEATS | CPSC: THE HEATED SEAT IN MY VEHICLE HAS BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT.*DT THE CONSUMER STATED TH... |
| Oct 13, 2018 | STRUCTURE,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WAS DRIVING AND AS I PULLED TO REDLIGHT VEHICLE SMELLED OF GAS BUT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM THE MOTOR |
| May 10, 2018 | ENGINE | DROVE CAR 0.2 MILES PARKED CAR WENT INTO WALMART CAR WAS SEEN SMOKING IN PARKING LOT ENGINE CAUGHT O... |
| Feb 28, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER I... |
| Jan 19, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON STARTUP THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED BREAKING THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE AND CATCHING THE ENGINE ON FIR... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED... |
| Jun 9, 2017 | AIR BAGS | GOT. INTO A. ACCIDENT ON 6 /9/2017 I WAS TRAVELING 35 TO37 MLS. PER HOUR A DARK BLUE VAN TRIED TO GO... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR... |
| Dec 28, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE'S OIL LEAKING THEN BURNING/SMOKING OFF MY CAR. THIS ISSUE IS ON MY... |
| Dec 18, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED - WARMING UP AT IDLE - IN 4 DEGREE F OUTSIDE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE - HAVING ... |
| Dec 18, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY UNOCCUPIED, SITTING STILL, RUNNING TO WARM UP IN VERY COLD AMBIENT AIR T... |
| Oct 24, 2016 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD IN SUBDIVISION WHEN GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTRO... |
| Oct 15, 2016 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL AND COULD C... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | AIR BAGS | MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE BUICK WAS TOTALED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE ... |
| Aug 11, 2016 | TIRES | TWO KUMHO TIRES WERE INSTALLED IN AUGUST 2015 AT 178,000 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2016 AT 190,000 MILES ... |