Buick Lesabre
2005 only
2005 Buick Lesabre have 63 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Body control and other modules, typically surfacing around 78,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2005 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Buick Lesabre report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2005 only
Median onset: 78,000 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 62,000 miles. 25.0% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 92,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 43,400 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 58,800 miles.
Typical repair: $230–$880 nationally.
Median onset: 96,180 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 49,505 miles.
Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 65,500 miles.
Typical repair: $340–$640 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2005 model year. See the full Buick Lesabre report for every year and full specs/safety data.