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1997 Buick Lesabre loss of power reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe sudden power loss, reduced power or limp mode on the 1997 Buick Lesabre — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Loss of power reports
1%
share of complaints
97,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Loss of power in other Lesabre years

2000 Lesabre6
1999 Lesabre5
Lesabre loss of power by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Buick Lesabre report before drawing conclusions.