2001 Buick Lesabre Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 328 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 17,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the seat belts of the 2001 Buick Lesabre, 1% of the 328 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“- the contact owns a 2001 Buick Lesabre. While driving the vehicle at 25 MPH the seat belt buckle which was made of plastic split in half when he turned his body around to view traffic. The vehicle has not been examined by a dealer/mechanic. The failure mileage was 17,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10186723, filed 2007-04, 17,000 miles“I have an intermittent problem with my driver side seatbelt. The belt keeps getting caught in the floor retractor. When I try to pull the belt up to use, it gets stuck and has to be tugged on 5-6 times to get it to release. Orange Buick first looked at it on 4/25/02 and claimed, belt out of place causing lock to engage r&r and reposition left front seat belt retractor. That did not fix it and I brought it back again on 7/1/02. They said they would have to order a new belt and replace it. Supposedly, Buick realized that they had a problem and had redesigned their belts. …”
NHTSA complaint #765535, filed 2002-08“Seat belts retractor is built into back of seat, next to the headrest, consumer can't see into the blind spot when turning head around to look to go into the left lane, the consumer's are 5'5 and under, the dealer was contacted and told the consumers that nothing could be done.”
NHTSA complaint #563186, filed 2001-09“Since buying the car it has been in the shop more than out, have had problems traveling out of town ruined two trips. The window wipers were disconnected, alternator out, transmission out, dash rattles, motor under drivers seat is loose, and the air conditioner makes a high whine. The seat, and dash and transmission have been looked at three times and still not fixed. The car shifts hard into gear after replacing the transmission which took two times to the shop to fix. The tire light kept coming on during one of the out of town trips even though it was checked repeatedly.”
NHTSA complaint #751128, filed 2001-08Related service bulletins
- 10113787Aug 3, 2015This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty…
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 | 8 | 1% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 22 | 6% |
| 1995 | 9 | 5% |
| 1994 | 4 | 3% |
| 1993 | 4 | 2% |
| 1992 | 3 | 2% |
| 1991 | 3 | 10% |
| 1990 | 6 | 13% |
| 1989 | 4 | 15% |
| 1988 | 3 | 14% |
| 1987 | 4 | 10% |
| 1986 | 2 | 13% |
| 1984 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2001 Buick Lesabre
101 complaintsBody and structure
50 complaintsElectrical system
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
31 complaintsAir bags
29 complaintsSteering
29 complaintsEngine cooling
28 complaintsEngine
19 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsSuspension
17 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsBrakes
13 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Buick Lesabre
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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