1995 Buick LeSabre Custom from North America - Comments

Everything has gone wrong with this piece of junk.

I have had to twice replace the brakes in two years.

I have replaced all four struts. Very expensive!

I have replaced all engine gaskets and the oil pan gaskets due to leaks.

I have replaced the master cylinders.

I have replaced the engine cooler coil.

I have replaced the turn signal mechanism.

This is a typical GM. Things break. Things stop working for no apparent reason. Things wear out. And typically, the dealers don't ever know how to fix anything. Once this piece of garbage is gone, they will never see me again. I am going back to Toyota and back to being a happy driver.

My back will never be the same either from driving around on this poorly built couch.

This cannot be more far from the truth than have ever seen, The Buick LeSabre is one of the most dependable cars out there, I own one and it has over 100,000, and has not had any problems thus far at all, and by the way, brakes are supposed to be replaced annually, that is what is called maintenance! You can go back to your little jap scrap though, every part is very expensive to replace and brakes will STILL need to be replaced every year!

I have owned Automobiles manufactured by Nissan, Toyota, Ford, Volvo, Subaru, Dodge, and Volkswagen. The 1993 Toyota Corolla I purchased new from the dealer was one of the worst cars I ever owned. The thermostat got stuck and overheated at 12,000 miles. The transmission failed at 36,000 miles. The alternator failed at 40,000 miles. The factory tires only lasted one year along with the brakes, and it had electrical problems with the turn signals, and headlights.

The little car would only go 67 miles per hour up a grade near my home with the 3-speed automatic (2nd gear would top out around 60). My 1994 Diesel pickup went up at 95 mph when my wife was in labor.

In addition to all the problems, the Toyota had poor handling, and felt wobbly at highway speeds. The spark plugs were embedded deep below the valve cover, which make them harder to change than my 1991 Jetta.

The worst part about some of the foreign cars including my Corolla is they are priced higher than a comparable American car, and the repair costs are higher. In addition, the Corolla only averaged about 24 MPG, about the same as most six-cylinder Buick's. In my opinion, most new automobiles have good reliability regardless if they are Japanese or American. Of course a percentage of all cars will be lemons.

Given the type of work that you've had done, I would assert that you drive the car very hard, and any car will have the same problems if you drive very hard. I drove my '95 for 30,000 miles per year and replaced the brakes ONCE. I could get in when it was -10 F and it'd start as though it were 90 F. I never had any engine or transmission problems, and I'd still be driving it if I hadn't smashed it. Bottom line is I don't think I'll find a better, more reliable car.

Excellent Car all the way around with one exception. THEY LEAK OIL!

This is the best car that I have ever owned. You must have gotten one of the bad ones I have never had any problems mine has almost 200 thousand miles on the engine and it runs as well as the day I got it. Original engine and suspension and everything. BEST CAR GM EVER MADE!!!

These are just about the most reliable cars out there, however remember that 1995 was THE LAST GOOD YEAR of the LeSabre! After that they were completely ruined by the plastic intake manifold. I have a 1992 Park Avenue - great - but the Park Avenues were ruined with the new engine in 1995, one year before the LeSabres.