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1992 Buick LeSabre engine problems

The 1992 Buick LeSabre has 27 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

27

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

LeSabre engine complaints by model year228 complaints1984: 4 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 7 complaints1987: 7 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 6 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 27 complaints1993: 30 complaints1994: 39 complaints1995: 17 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 137 complaints1998: 228 complaints1999: 84 complaints2000: 103 complaints2001: 52 complaints2002: 35 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 15 complaints2005: 6 complaints2006: 1 complaints
LeSabre engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 1/2 MILE, AT THE SPEED OF 20 MPH, SAW STEAM COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AS DRIVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND BURNED UP IN THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 10, 1998 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1992 Buick LeSabre have?

NHTSA has 27 complaints about the 1992 Buick LeSabre engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.