2002 Buick Lesabre power train problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Buick Lesabre — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The frame of my car fell out while I was driving on a high way after I had already reported the problem and had been denied services to get it fixed.”
filed Nov 27, 2020
“Transmission shift sol and pressure sensors are melting on valve body tranny heat is fring the connectors and damaging the tranny . U can smell the plastic burnigburning”
filed Sep 16, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
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Power Train problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 8 | 10% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 12 | 7% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 18 | 11% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 31 | 9% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 24 | 4% |
| 1999 Lesabre | 15 | 7% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 20 | 5% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 33 | 8% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 6 | 6% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 8 | 4% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 4 | 3% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 33 | 17% |
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.