IllustrationWHEN TRYING TO MAKE HORN WORK IT WILL NOT WORK. HAD PRESSED REAL HARD OVER STEERING WHEEL COVER, BUT WILL HARDLY WORK. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED COVER TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIXTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
2000 Buick Lesabre
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Lesabre years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Buick Lesabre are substantially higher than the model-year median of 24.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
410–25K
10225–50K
8650–75K
5875–100K
41100–150K
21150K+
349 reports with mileage · 320 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Visibility. Review the 244 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 87 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 78 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
26 crash reports30 fire reports18 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
87 reportsNO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING DIM AND THEN BRIGTHEN BACK UP. THE CONTROLS WOULD ALSO GET HOT. I CALL MR. CARL CHIPMAN AT THE GO AUTOMOTIVE AND INFORMED HIM THAT I FELT THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF SOME KIND. THEY HAD A SUNROOF PUT IN AND I WASN'T SURE IT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSE BY THIS TOP. MR. CHIP…
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I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GOING DIM AND THEN BRIGTHEN BACK UP. THE CONTROLS WOULD ALSO GET HOT. I CALL MR. CARL CHIPMAN AT THE GO AUTOMOTIVE AND INFORMED HIM THAT I FELT THAT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF SOME KIND. THEY HAD A SUNROOF PUT IN AND I WASN'T SURE IT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CAUSE BY THIS TOP. MR. CHIPMAN DID RIDE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID NOT DO IT WITH HIM. HE STATED THAT THE CONTROLS BEING HOT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS THAT TIME OF YEAR AND THE WEATHER. I TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD BE HOT TO THE TOUCH. I WAS ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT HOOKING AND THEY ORDERED A PIECE AND I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 6/23/99. MR. CHIPMAN TOLD ME TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS. THINGS DID NOT GET WORSE UNTIL THE WHOLE CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING ON 7/1/01. MY CAR WAS NEVER PUT ON THE MACHINE AND BUICK IS TELLING ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR SERVICE WITH A DEALER THAT THEY WON'T COVER ANY OF THR BILL. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT $700.00 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL PANEL BECAUSE IT HAS SHORTED OUT.
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED IGNITION WIRE. CONSUMER REVIEWED ODI WEBSITE…
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WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH ENGINE WILL STALL, LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOT CORRECT DEFECT. PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A CRACKED IGNITION WIRE. CONSUMER REVIEWED ODI WEBSITE, AND FOUND A TSB 000604023 WHICH DESCRIBED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
AS CONSUMER PULLED INTO PUBLIC GARAGE, VEHICLE STALLED. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES, CLOSED HOOD AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *SLC
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW HORN IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT THE HORN DID NOT BLOW, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS ONE SMALL AREA WHICH WILL ACTIVATE THE HORN, IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO BLOW IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND THE HORN IS RECEIVING FULL ATTENTION. *JB
HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO APPLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. *AK UNABLE TO GET THE HORN TO BLOW DURING EMERGENCY IS EXTEREMELY SAFETY HAZARD, POINTS OUT THE CONSUMER. *YH
THE HORN OF THE BUICK LESABRE I DRIVE KEPT GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A COMPUTER MODULE WAS BAD AND IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THE PRICE WOULD BE OVER $900 FOR THE REPAIR AND I PROTEST…
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THE HORN OF THE BUICK LESABRE I DRIVE KEPT GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT A COMPUTER MODULE WAS BAD AND IF IT WAS NOT REPAIRED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD GO OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THE PRICE WOULD BE OVER $900 FOR THE REPAIR AND I PROTESTED THAT IF IT WAS A SAFETY AND COMPUTERIZED MODULE DEFECT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. MARCIE OCHOA WITH BUICK CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, 1-800-521-7300 FILE # C02428638, WAS CONTACTED BY GARY RUFFNER UWUA SEC-TREASURER, AND SAID SHE TALKED WITH SERVICE MANAGER BOB AND WAS NOT DUE TO A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT JUST WENT OUT. SHE ALSO SAID BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD IT HAD 42,678 MILES ON IT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS A DEFECT THAT ANY CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IF WHAT THEY SAID IS TRUE THAT "THE MODULE DEFECT CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WHILE SOMEONE IS DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. .
HORN SENSOR IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE ON STEERING WHEEL IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *AK THE HORN BECOMES MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE DURING NIGHT TRAVEL. *YH
IT TAKES TO MUCH EFFORT TO BLOW HORN,YOU HAVE TO POUND ON IT. *AK
Official recalls
504V090000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
Feb 24, 2004
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3800 V6 (L36) ENGINES AND CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, THE REGULATORS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER THAN USUAL RATE OF FUEL LEAKS. A LEAK CAN ALLOW FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THROUGH A VACUUM LINE. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHEN CRANKED, THE FUEL FROM THE LEAKING REGULATOR AND A MISTIMED SPARK CAN CAUSE A BACKFIRE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE BACKFIRE CAN RUPTURE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE RUPTURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAN DISPLACE A FUEL LINE, PULLING AN INJECTOR OUT OF PLACE, AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH IMPROVED DIAPHRAGMS. THE RECALL WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASED MAILINGS. PHASE 1 BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2004, AND PHASE 2 BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668.
00V114000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components
Apr 17, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKS IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WHEN THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING, ANTILOCK BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, OR STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IS ACTIVATED IN SOME DRIVING SITUATIONS, THE FEATURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULATOR UNIT AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR.
99V355000 · Exterior Lighting:headlights
Dec 17, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE HEAD LAMP ADJUSTMENT DEVICE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTER MAY NOT MOVE THE HEAD LAMP REFLECTOR WHEN THE SHAFT IS ROTATED IN A NORMAL MANNER DURING AIMING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: DRIVER VISIBILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: AN INSERT CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTICALLY AIMING THE HEADLAMPS WILL BE PROVIDED TO OWNERS FOR THE OWNER'S MANUAL. OWNERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE IN THE INSERT FOR HEADLAMP AIM ADJUSTMENT, RATHER THAN USING THE HORIZONTAL VHAD INDICATOR.
99V301000 · Steering:linkages:tie Rod Assembly
Oct 29, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS ARE LOOSE AND CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF A TIE ROD CAN CAUSE UNEXPECTED STEERING INPUT INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL CHECK AND ADJUST THE VEHICLE TOE-IN AND TIGHTEN THE INNER TIE ROD NUTS TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
99V238000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum
Aug 27, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO PEDAL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT NUTS MAY BE LOOSE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THESE NUTS ARE LOOSE, THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY BE LOW, THE ASSEMBLY MAY BE LOOSE, THE BRAKES MAY NOT RELEASE, AND IF THE NUTS BACK COMPLETELY OFF, BRAKING MAY BE LOST. ALSO FUME AND WATER INTRUSION TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY MISSING BRAKE BOOSTER TO BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY NUTS AND TIGHTEN ALL FOUR (4) NUTS TO SPECIFIED TORQUE.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2EA02030 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery; Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Additional source detail variants (3)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Fuel System, Gasoline
EA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GMEA02-030 IS CLOSED WITH GM?S ACTIONS IN 03V-473 AND 04V-090 RECALLING APPROXIMATELY 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- AND H-BODY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS.THESE VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONTAIN PRESSURES THAT OCCUR IN SOME BACKFIRE EVENTS AND DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS WITH LEAKING DIAPHRAGMS THAT CAN PROVIDE A SOURCE OF FUEL TO PRODUCE A COMBUSTIBLE AIR-FUEL MIXTURE IN THE MANIFOLD.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY ODI THAT NO SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS IN THE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GM?S RECALLS.ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MANIFOLD RUPTURES AND RELATED FIRES IN OTHER MY 1995-2002 GM PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT INTAKE MANIFOLD.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE02050 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jun 13, 2002 · Closed Oct 22, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.