Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2000 Buick LeSabre has 17 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. WITH SHIFTER IN OVERDRIVE AND IN STOPPED POSITI... |
| Jun 1, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION MOUNT. *TR |
| Aug 16, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | VACATIONING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. WIT... |
| Jul 10, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | WE HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD WE NEEDED A BEA... |
| Mar 24, 2006 | POWER TRAIN | SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BEGAN BEFORE THE 36,000 WARRANTY RAN OUT, BUT, SINCE IT COULDN'T BE ... |
| Jul 15, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION AFTER WARM UP BECOMES ROUGH WHILE SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. WHINNING SOUND OCCURS AND SH... |
| Mar 25, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | 2000 BUICK LESABRE DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING PROPERLY.*MR THE P/C SOLENOID SWITCH FAILED WHI... |
| Dec 29, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING HARD SHIFTS AND SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING. GM HAS A TSB OUT FOR THIS SYM... |
| Jan 15, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING AND PINNED T... |
| Aug 15, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | DT: THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN AND STOP. THE POWER STEERING TIGHTENS UP AND IT JUST STOPPED. . THE ... |
| Jan 2, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR SUPPORT FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK. |
| Oct 15, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | THERE IS RESISTANCE AND A MOMENTARY DELAY WHEN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERA... |
| Jul 18, 2000 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START UP BUT ONLY F... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | POWER TRAIN | THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE DEALE... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | POWER TRAIN | THE SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY CHANGES OR CONVERTS FROM MILES PER HOUR TO KILOMETERS, STILL EXPERIENCING P... |
| Jan 1, 1970 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SLC |
| Jan 31, 1901 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 50K MILES. *PH THERE WERE TWO OTHER SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLES WITH THE... |