There are 5 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2003 Buick LeSabre in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)215/70R15 98T Tire purchased 10 days prior blew-out , resulting in total loss of vehicle.
TIRE BULGED OUT AND LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A NEW 2003 BUICK LESABRE, BOUGHT IN NOV, 2003. THE TIRES WERE GENERAL TIRES, BRAND "AMERI-GS60". AS I WAS ON A LONG RANGE TRIP, THE TIRE NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT; THE TIRE STORE SAID TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE STEEL BELT HAD GIVEN WAY.*JB
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CONSUMER'S WIFE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE THOUGHT THAT CONSUMER RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS A TIRE. CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE BLEWOUT FROM THE INSIDE SIDEWALL AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS A RECALLED TIRE. *AK *NM
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL. *AK
MY '03 BUICK LESABRE HAD A STABILITY PROBLEM. WHILE IN LAS VEGAS NEVADA, I TOOK IT TO PAT CLARK BUICK AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT TWO OF MY TIRES WERE SEPARATED. THE REMAINING TWO HAD BUBBLES PROTRUDING FROM THE TREAD. THE TIRES HAD 49,993 MILES ON THEM AND THESE TIRES WERE ON THE TIRES WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN '03. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 14, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.