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1985 Buick LESABRE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1985 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Parking Brake:Conventional is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 4 complaints (25.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior125.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Parking Brake:Conventional
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components
1
Tires:Tread/Belt
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Parking Brake:Conventional1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components1
Tires:Tread/Belt1
Unknown Or Other1
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal1

Parking Brake:Conventional: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 1; Tires:Tread/Belt: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1; Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
1
2000
1
2001
1
2003
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
19951
20001
20011
20031

1995: 1; 2000: 1; 2001: 1; 2003: 1

Pattern summary

Parking Brake:Conventional leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10027272 · 2003-07-11 (July 11, 2003)

THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER READ 10 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE VEHICLE ACTUAL SPEED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFF WHO INDICATED THAT THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 10 MILES OVER THE 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE CONSUMER ALSO WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO GET BETTER GAS MILEAGE. *MR *CB *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10027272 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 727487 · 2000-08-10 (August 10, 2000)

LOST TREAD ON TWO (2) FIRESTONE FR 440 TIRES. RIGHT REAR TREAD PEELED ON 7 APR 2000 AND LEFT REAR TREAD PEELED ON 08 JUL 2000. 1ST HAPPENED NEAR ATLANTA, 2ND IN NORTH FL. SPEED WAS APPROX 70 MPH BOTH TIMES. FIRESTONE PRORATED AND REPLACED BOTH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R )

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 727487 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 885407 · 2001-04-09 (April 9, 2001)

THROTTLE BECAME STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CONSUMER TRIED TO PRY PEDAL UP, BUT COULD NOT. CONSUMER THEN TURNED ENGINE OFF. THIS WAS SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 885407 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 965155 · 1995-05-11 (May 11, 1995)

WHILE DRIVING, JAMMED ON BRAKES; NO BRAKING EFFECT; JAMMED ON EMERGENCY BRAKES, RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. TT

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 965155 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

89V102000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Reported: 1989-06-16 (June 16, 1989)

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).

Consequence: SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.

NHTSA campaign record ↗