2002 Buick Lesabre air bags problems
37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2002 Buick Lesabre — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2002 buick lesabre. While driving 45 mph, the contact fell asleep and crashed into a tree. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained a broken nose, fractured eye sockets, and head injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vin was not…”
filed Jun 14, 2017
“Got. Into a. Accident on 6 /9/2017 I was traveling 35 to37 mls. Per hour a dark blue van tried to go before me coming the opposite way coming towards me she turn in fount of me I hit her on passage side of van it was a major accident no air bag deployed. We were on perkins st of akron ohio. [xxx]…”
filed Jun 10, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN PASSENGER, MINI VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE AN AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE…Campaign 02V222000 · Aug 9, 2002
Air Bags problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 14 | 9% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 21 | 13% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 29 | 9% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 13 | 6% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 11 | 3% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 33 | 8% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 8 | 8% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 44 | 25% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 19 | 12% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 9 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.