2000 Buick Lesabre engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 95 complaints for the 2000 Buick Lesabre, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 15 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Engine stopped while driving down a hill, about 55 MPH, and entering a left curve. Vehicle, w/o brakes or steering, pulled to the right, going onto the berm and then doing a 360 degree turn in the middle or roadway, hitting guardrail and then sliding off roarway, over a slope, into a field.
The vehicle would misfire and stall when reaching high temperature. The problem was due to an intake manifold defect. The dealer stated that they could not fix it because of high mileage. There was leakage around the intake manifold, poor gas mileage and acceleration.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Buick Lesabre
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 252 complaints
- Electrical system 90 complaints
- Fuel system 61 complaints
- Steering 54 complaints
- Brakes 44 complaints
- Tires 37 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Cruise control 26 complaints