1991 Buick Lesabre Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1991 Buick Lesabre. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
SEATS
2
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
2
1crashes3injuries
TIRES
2
Total complaints46

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Tl*the contact owns a 1991 buick lesabre. The vehicle has four cooper futura 2000 radial lte tires, size p2-05/70r14 (na). In december of 2008, the vehicle drove roughly as if an alignment were needed. The vehicle would shake and, as a result, two bolts detached from the transmission. The contact…”

TIRES · reported 2009-04-26

“Tl*the contact owns a 1991 buick lesabre. The vehicle has four cooper futura 2000 radial lte tires, size p2-05/70r14 (na). In december of 2008, the vehicle drove roughly as if an alignment were needed. The vehicle would shake and, as a result, two bolts detached from the transmission. The contact…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2009-04-26

“My daughter turned on the car and moved the driver's seat forward. She smelled smoke and got out of the car. The car filled with smoke and a fire broke out under the seat. The fire department came and extinguished the fire. The fire destroyed the computer and electrical system in the vehicle. *tr”

SEATS · reported 2008-11-06

“An illegal inspection was done on one of my vehicles -using another car at this location, putting in information on my vehicle & passing said vehicle as being legal to drive & properly inspected-I have heard from several different people that this location does these types of inspections quite…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) · reported 2006-04-03

“An illegal inspection was done on one of my vehicles -using another car at this location, putting in information on my vehicle & passing said vehicle as being legal to drive & properly inspected-I have heard from several different people that this location does these types of inspections quite…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM · reported 2006-04-03

“An illegal inspection was done on one of my vehicles -using another car at this location, putting in information on my vehicle & passing said vehicle as being legal to drive & properly inspected-I have heard from several different people that this location does these types of inspections quite…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2006-04-03

“Driver's seat belt latch has failed, unable to latch seat belt. *jb”

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY · reported 2006-02-23

“Dt: the consumer states that his 1991 buick lasabre, the frame has rusted out and the vehicle will not pass state inspection. The consumer is very upset with gm that they only last 14 years before rusting. The consumer has not contacted gm nor the dealership. The information provided is all that…”

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS · reported 2005-04-20

Defect investigations

Investigation PE92039 Opened 1992-04-15 · closed 1992-08-14

BRAKE CALIPER CORROSION

There is no summary currently available

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1991 Buick Lesabre as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.