How many recalls does the 2000 Buick Lesabre have?

NHTSA lists 5 recalls for the 2000 Buick Lesabre model year. Whether one car had the recall work done depends on that car, so check its VIN with NHTSA.

1995: 204 owner complaints, Worthy

Our take: the data says look elsewhere. Owners filed 2.6 times the complaints of a typical year of this model.

Year verdict

Pass, meaning Skip

2.6× a typical year

Skip this year if you can.

Confidence: Medium

Close to the Pass line, so a few complaints either way could tip it.

NHTSA did not answer for 18 years, so this may change.

Past 100,000 miles

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How this year held up past 100,000 miles.

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How the dial was counted

Year verdict: Typical year: 179 complaints, the median of 8 nearby years. Each counted over its first 8 years from January 1999; this one had 471.

Same car, better year: 1999 or 2001 Lesabre (both Worthy)

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2000 Buick Lesabre

Complaints699From owners
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Recalls5On file
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MPG20Combined, EPA
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Complaints are unverified owner reports, not adjusted for how many were sold.

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Value signals

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Fuel: $3,200 a year.The EPA’s estimate for 15,000 miles a year, 55% in town, at its fuel prices. Each version
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The full record

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What owners complain about

699 complaints; the part named most is the windows, wipers and visibility

Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Apr 19, 1999 to Aug 26, 2026. 20% name a part that is usually costly to fix.

Owners reported 26 crashes, 30 fires and 24 injuries in these complaints.

Windows, wipers and visibility257 · 37%
Engine99 · 14%Usually costly to fix
Electrical88 · 13%

What one owner wrote about the windows, wipers and visibility

What a pita this 2000 lesabre has been. I will never purchase another buick. (the least impactive of the five window failures); on a local freeway, I touched the right passenger switch and the window dropped open. Even though it was during winter months, I was able to make it home, open the door panel and wedge the window closed (duct tape). I cannot…

Filed Aug 8, 2014NHTSA complaint 106210331 of 18 owner quotes

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16 more parts, and 18 owner quotes

Every part owners name for the 2000 Buick Lesabre, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Transmission and drivetrain, Body and frame.

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SourceOwner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Buick Lesabre. NHTSA has not answered since Oct 28, 2026.

Seller kit

Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points

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Questions to ask the seller of a 2000 Buick Lesabre, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.

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When problems show up

Windows, wipers and visibility: the middle complaint around 50,000 miles

The bar holds the middle half of the complaints that gave a mileage; the dark mark is the middle one. 95 complaints of 699 gave one. Owners file when something fails, so this shows when problems were reported, not how long the cars last.

Windows, wipers and visibility30,000 to 70,000 mi
Half of these 41 complaints came between about 30,000 and 70,000 miles, the middle one around 50,000.

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Mileage for 1 more part

The mileage band for every part owners name, and your car's miles laid across them.

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SourceMileage from owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Buick Lesabre. NHTSA has not answered since Oct 28, 2026.

Will it outlast the loan?

The month of your loan each problem zone lands in

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Recalls

5 recalls on file

Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.

Fuel system
Feb 24, 2004 · Recall 04V090000
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.
What can happen
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.
The fix
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.
Brakes
Apr 17, 2000 · Recall 00V114000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some of these vehicles have internal fluid leaks in the brake hydraulic control unit.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Dealers will inspect the ABS hydraulic modulator unit and if necessary, replace the hydraulic modulator.
Lights
Dec 17, 1999 · Recall 99V355000
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.
What can happen
Driver visibility may be impaired increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
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.
Steering
Oct 29, 1999 · Recall 99V301000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The inner tie rod nuts are loose and can result in separation of a tie rod.
What can happen
Separation of a tie rod can cause unexpected steering input increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will check and adjust the vehicle toe-in and tighten the inner tie rod nuts to the specified torque.
Brakes
Aug 27, 1999 · Recall 99V238000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake booster to pedal assembly attachment nuts may be loose.
What can happen
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.
The fix
Dealers will replace any missing brake booster to brake pedal assembly nuts and tighten all four (4) nuts to specified torque.

SourceRecalls listed by NHTSA for the 2000 Buick Lesabre. NHTSA has not answered since Oct 28, 2026.

Crash ratings

NHTSA did not answer

NHTSA's stars out of five, for each version it tested. Front crash stars only compare cars of about the same size and weight. The tests changed for 2011 models, so these stars do not line up with newer ones.

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Fuel economy

20 mpg combined, across 1 version

The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in. Figures for 2007 and older use the EPA's 2008 method, so they may be lower than the original sticker.

Auto 4-spd, 6 cyl, 3.8 L
LeSabre · Front wheel drive · Regular gas
City
17 mpg
Highway
27 mpg
Combined
20 mpg
Miles per gallon. Yearly fuel, EPA$3,200
This one on fueleconomy.gov

SourceEPA fuel economy data, fueleconomy.gov. EPA, checked Nov 2, 2026.

True cost to own

The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years

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What it really costs to own

What the 2000 Buick Lesabre costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.

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Every year of the Lesabre

8 Worthy, 2 Maybe, 1 Pass, of 12 years on file

Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Tap a year to open it. The newest 2 are not judged yet. Bars are totals, so older years stand taller; the verdict compares every year at the same age.

Best and worst years of the Lesabre

NHTSA did not answer for 26 years, so the chart may be missing some.

SourceNHTSA owner complaints and recalls for the Lesabre. NHTSA, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Before you buy this one

5 checks, with a close look at the windows, wipers and visibility

Built from this year's numbers. Whatever the data says, the car in front of you is the one that counts.

Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 5 recalls on file. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the windows, wipers and visibility. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the windows, wipers and visibility first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
On the test drive, pay attention to the windows, wipers and visibility.
Run the wipers, washers, defrost and every window.

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Check this exact car

The verdict is about the model year. These checks are about the one in front of you. Most are free or a few dollars.

VIN for these checks

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Official checks on this VIN

Open recallsFree
NHTSA
Safety recalls on this VIN that are not fixed yet, from the last 15 years.
A recall already fixed does not show.
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Theft and total lossFree
NICB VINCheck
Whether an insurer reported it stolen and not found, or wrote it off as a total loss.
Only insurer records. Five checks a day.
Open NICB VINChecknicb.org (opens in a new tab)
Title brandsA few dollars
NMVTIS, the federal title system
Salvage, flood, junk and rebuilt brands from any state, and the last miles on the title.
No repairs, service or recalls. Sold by approved sellers listed on the site.
See the approved sellersvehiclehistory.bja.ojp.gov (opens in a new tab)
Title statusVaries by state
The state motor vehicle office
Whether the title is branded in that state and, where the state offers it, whether a lender still has a lien.
It will not name the owner. Each state asks its own way, and some only by mail. Ask to see the seller’s title too.
Find your state’s officeusa.gov (opens in a new tab)

What a paid report adds

A history report such as Carfax or AutoCheck pulls in more of the car’s past than these checks can:

Crashes and damage reported by police, insurers or shops, even when it was fixed.
Service visits that shops reported, with the miles each time.
How many owners, for how long, and the states it was registered in.
Whether it was a rental, fleet or lease car, when that was reported.

It only knows what was reported to it. A clean report is not proof of a clean car. Ask the seller first: many dealers hand one over for free.

Red flags in a history

Salvage title
Usually an insurer called it a total loss. In most states it cannot be driven on the road until it is rebuilt and inspected.
Rebuilt title
A salvage car that was fixed and passed a state check. It can be fine, but it is worth less, can be harder to insure, and needs a careful inspection.
Flood damage
Water can ruin wiring and sensors months later. Be wary of a flood brand that vanished after a move to another state.
Lemon or maker buyback
The maker bought it back over a defect it could not fix. Ask what the defect was and how it was fixed.
Odometer rollback
A mileage reading lower than an earlier one, or a title marked not actual miles.
Many owners, fast
Three owners in two years can mean a problem each one passed along.
Gaps in the records
Years with no service or registration. Ask why: it may have sat, been off the road, or been rebuilt.

Title words and rules differ by state. Not legal advice.

Before you pay

Pre purchase inspection
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Insurance quote
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Model year	Owner complaints	Verdict
1995	204	Worthy
1996	111	Worthy
1997	440	Maybe
1998	454	Maybe
1999	224	Worthy
2000	699	Pass
2001	340	Worthy
2002	322	Worthy
2003	167	Worthy
2004	162	Worthy
2005	77	Worthy
2006	3	Not judged

The verdict on the 2000 Buick Lesabre

Value signals

What owners complain about

Seller kit

Write your offer

When problems show up

Will it outlast the loan?

Recalls

Fuel system

What can happen

The fix

Brakes

What can happen

The fix

Lights

What can happen

The fix

Steering

What can happen

The fix

Brakes

What can happen

The fix

Crash ratings

Fuel economy

Auto 4-spd, 6 cyl, 3.8 L

True cost to own

Every year of the Lesabre

Before you buy this one

Check this exact car

Official checks on this VIN

What a paid report adds

Before you pay

Pre purchase inspection

Insurance quote

Fuel system

What can happen

The fix

Brakes

What can happen

The fix

Lights

What can happen

The fix

Steering

What can happen

The fix

Brakes

What can happen

The fix

Auto 4-spd, 6 cyl, 3.8 L