2001 Buick Lesabre Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 3%of 328 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 24,570miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Buick Lesabre, 3% of the 328 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,570 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.
“Throttle valve plate sticking. The gas pedal has to be stepped on hard when you first start up after setting a while. I'm told this is a common problem with the unit uses on many of their vehicles mine is on a 2001 Buick Lesabre with a 3800 engine. Waldecker pontiac, brighton, mi told me this item wasn't covered on the extended warranty I purchased (6yr/100000 mile) I had 94,000 miles on the vehicle but the problem has been around for at least 10000 miles. I now have 101600 I'd like to know why it wasn't a warranted item. …”
NHTSA complaint #10186281, filed 2007-03, 85,000 miles“Car went into cruise control on its own and would not dis-engage. Found out that the cruise control cable clip broke. Luckily we were able to stop the car and no one was hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #10622539, filed 2014-08, 123,092 miles“Buick lost the bbb decision and did not perform within the 40 days allotted to replace the car. The car has multiple safety defects (air bag, transmission, braking) that the bbb said could cause serious bodily injury or death. They want to buy back the car and inspect it so it can be resold.”
NHTSA complaint #10016185, filed 2003-04, 22,069 miles“2001 Buick Lesabre experienced the following problems: cruise control would not set, automatic transmission had no reverse ability, water leaking from the coolant pump, ses light illuminated, left rear brake light.***no answer required*** there was a whistling sound coming from around the window area due to a revealing molding piece, the steering felt funny and was noisy when turning, there was also a clunk in the steering, there was excessive play in the right and left tie rod end, the left rear brake light was out, the right rear center bulb was out, the original battery had leaked acid…”
NHTSA complaint #10124783, filed 2005-06, 8,276 miles“Transmission problems involving 2001 Buick Lesabre. The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. This occurred while backing out of parking spaces and at traffic lights. The cruise control had become inoperative. The solenoid valve was replaced in the transmission, however it did not resolved the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10040572, filed 2003-09Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 5% |
| 2004 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | 5 | 3% |
| 2002 | 8 | 3% |
| 2001 | 10 | 3% |
| 2000 | 25 | 4% |
| 1999 | 9 | 4% |
| 1998 | 4 | 1% |
| 1997 | 12 | 3% |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% |
| 1995 | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 | 11 | 7% |
| 1993 | 12 | 6% |
| 1992 | 3 | 2% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 7 | 15% |
| 1989 | 4 | 15% |
| 1987 | 3 | 8% |
| 1986 | 1 | 6% |
| 1985 | 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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