Three problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 2001 Buick Lesabre. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Buick Lesabre based on all problems reported for the 2001 Lesabre.
Car was struck from behind first then forced into the car in front. This resulted in damage to both front and rear. The impact to the front failed to activate either driver or passenger airbag ,yet caused enough damage to indicate a force beyond the activation point was received.
On my 2001 Lesabre limited, the dashpad came pulled loose and started bunching up in front of the steering wheel. Gm is not doing anything about it. If it causes airbag deploy or a sudden block of the driver's view, a serious accident may follow. ,.
2001 Buick lasabre dash is peeling up between steering wheel and windshield. Started peeling up within a few years of car being manufacturered. Per local dealership, Buick will not cover expense to repair. This has become a real safety issue as you can barely see over the dash as it is sticking up so high and I have concerns that the air bag will deploy on the passenger side as the dash continues to peel all the way across the dash. Someone is going to get severely injured or killed if Buick does not fix this factory defect. Buick should issue a national recall to repair a defective dash.