1997 Buick Lesabre tires problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the tires on the 1997 Buick Lesabre — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving down the highway doing 75, my car made a loud pop sound and when I looked in my rearview mirror, there was a trail of smoke. All of a sudden my car spun out of control and ran off the highway. The back tire had caught fire and spun me out of control there were 170,000 on my 1987 buick…”
filed Jul 7, 2008
“Hearing a thumbing sound while driving the car, I went to investigate the were abouts of the noise. I could not see the problem but, when my wife said that there was a loud thumbing noise that occurs only while driving. Two days later the right rear tire was flat. I took the tire off the car and…”
filed Jan 3, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Tires problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 8 | 5% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 7 | 4% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 8 | 3% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 5 | 2% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 36 | 5% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 5 | 2% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 5 | 1% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 4 | 4% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 8 | 4% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 14 | 9% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 9 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 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.