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1998 Buick Lesabre misfire / rough idle reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe misfiring cylinders or rough idling on the 1998 Buick Lesabre — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Misfire / rough idle reports
2%
share of complaints
69,269 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

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 1998 Buick Lesabre report before drawing conclusions.