While leaving an intersection I was traveling down a slight hill , I heard a strange sound and realized I had no steering the wheel was turning ,but with no control of the car . The car hit a telephone pole that was installed to hold up 4 mailboxes . The engine carriage of the car that is bolted to the frame separated from the frame past the bolts causing the steering connection to come apart , the car is totaled . Thank you gm/ buick engineers .
1995 Buick Lesabre steering problems
10 complaints (6% of all complaints for this car). 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Steering wheel/handle bar1
- Rack and pinion: rack1
- Rack and pinion1
- Linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm1
- Linkages1
- Hydraulic power assist: pump1
- Hydraulic power assist system1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Buick Lesabre steering problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1995 Buick Lesabre owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 buick lesabre. The contact was driving 25 MPH when the bolts that held the steering box to the frame fractured, causing limited control of the steering. The vehicle was driven slowly to the dealer who advised the contact that the bolts were fractured but the technician also advised that they would not make any repairs due to the age of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who drilled a new hole replaced the older bolts. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 225,000.
Consumer stated that the bolts holding the engine cradle were corroded. As a result, the cradle fell down and disengaged the steering linkages. Vehicle could not steer properly. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, and the manufacturer was also contacted. Consumer was told that there was no recall for this malfunction, and there was nothing they could do.
Steering knuckle was report to be broken and needed to be replaced. Consumer requesting information on the wear of this item at 37,000 miles. Could this be a defective part. Feel free to provide further details.
Consumer was driving vehicle, made a left turn and the steering wheel broke. Next day consumer took vehicle to dealership for repairs. *ak
Power steering pump fell off because lower bolt was sheered off, upper bolt fell out and is missing.
At 2,000 miles the power steering pump was replaced.
Steering rack, bad bearing, allowing wheel to be loose, replaced steering rack, loosened again replaced bearings. Tt
Steering rack was not bolted to floor properly. Were not torqued. Tt
While driving, steering became temporarily inoperative when made attempt to turn, then suddenly steering capability returned. Tt
Questions about the 1995 Buick Lesabre steering
Does the 1995 Buick Lesabre have steering problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the steering of the 1995 Buick Lesabre, 6% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1995 Buick Lesabre steering problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1995 Buick Lesabre steering?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Buick Lesabre have bad steering?
The Buick Lesabre model years with the most steering complaints are 2000 (47 complaints), 2001 (29 complaints) and 1997 (25 complaints).
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