Buick LESABRE transmission problems
150 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
3,086 owner complaints analyzed
46 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1967 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,546 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
150 of 3,086 complaints match this topic (4.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 486008 · 1995-05-13 (May 13, 1995)
ORIGINAL/REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
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Owner report 482654 · 1995-03-28 (March 28, 1995)
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TW
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Owner report 8006526 · 2002-03-27 (March 27, 2002)
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP ON VEHICLE. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL NOR TURN VEHICLE OFF WITH THE KEY. DEALER CONTACTED. NLM DEALER FOUND AND REPLACED TCC SOLENOID AND ALL 3 GEAR SWITCHES IN TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TT
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Owner report 478230 · 1995-01-02 (January 2, 1995)
TRANSAXLE FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
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Owner report 10268776 · 2009-05-14 (May 14, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 BUICK LESABRE. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR COOPER FUTURA 2000 RADIAL LTE TIRES, SIZE P2-05/70R14 (NA). IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AS IF AN ALIGNMENT WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND, AS A RESULT, TWO BOLTS DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT REPLACED THREE OF THE FAILURE TIRES AND NOW HAVE ONE MORE TO REPLACE. HE FEELS THAT THE BUMPS IN THE TIRES ARE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 06/08/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AN ALIGNMENT WAS P…
Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10268776 at NHTSA ↗