Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Buick Lesabre.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION I TOOK A LEFT AND AS I ACCELERATED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE. I I HAD NEVER … |
| 2018-01-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY AIR BAG FROM THE STEERING COLUMN DEPLOYED IN MY FACE. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. IT W… |
| 2017-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTA… |
| 2017-05-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FULL FUEL LINE REPLACEMENT. TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE BODY AND SUB-FRAME ARE CORRODED T… |
| 2017-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICA… |
| 2016-05-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE… |
| 2015-06-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR AND OBSERVED FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2015-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING NORTH ON AVON RD, PLAINFIELD IN, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. IT BLEW THE DRIVERS HANDS OFF THE WHEEL… |
| 2014-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1999 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH- ANTI THEFT WIRING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONS… |
| 2014-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH MAKING A RIGHT… |
| 2014-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY WENT DOWN WHEN CLOCK LEFT ON BECAUSE IGNITION WAS LOOSE OR FAULTY. SO NOW I MAKE SURE CLOCK IS OFF WHEN I SHUT … |
| 2014-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRE IN STEERING COLUMN OPENS. CAR WON'T START. *TR |
| 2014-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN APPROX 2010 MY BUICK LESABRE HAD ISSUES STARTING AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY STOP OPERATING DURING TRAVEL. ALL IGNITION F… |
| 2014-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | RE: ACCIDENT MAY, 27, 2014, NCIC 9245, OFFICER ID 17604 THE ABOVE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE… |
| 2014-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AN… |
| 2013-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. THE CONTACT… |
| 2013-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRAVELING ABOUT 65 - 70 MPH I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER WENT 'WACKY', MEANING IT WENT DOWN TO 0 - 20 MPH AND BACK UP AGAIN… |
| 2012-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FOR AN OIL LEAK,… |
| 2012-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS A 1999 BUICK LA SABRE WITH A 3.8L ENGINE. JULY/20/2012 MY CAR HAD 80,000 MILES ON IT WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED T… |
| 2012-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY ONCE THE ENGINE … |
| 2011-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH MY SON HE NOTICED ALL THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CLOSE TO… |
| 2011-08-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE AT A LOW SPEED, THE STR… |
| 2011-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO ENGINE THROUGH INTAKE MANIFOLD PLENUM CAUSING EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT ENGINES AND OR PARTS. DANGE… |
| 2010-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN DEC 2010 I TURNED ON MY REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE. IT DID NOT WORK. AFTER CHECKING REPAIR OPTIO… |
| 2010-12-10 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE EVENT LEADING TO THE INCIDENT INVOLVED TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. AFTER TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER I SMELT S… |
| 2010-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR WAS GETTING HARDER TO START EACH TIME- RED LIGHT (OVERHEATING) CAME ON WHILE ON A TRIP- ADDED 4 + QTS OF WATER- … |
| 2009-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LINES IN MY 1999 BUICK LESABRE HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I WAS DRIVING HOME, UNDER NORMAL WEATHER AND R… |
| 2009-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN IN NATURE. THE FAILURE WAS THE BRAKES ON MY CAR WHI… |
| 2008-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS CONCERNS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD USED BY GM ON 1998, 1999, 2000, AND SOME 2001 BUICK LESABRE'S E… |
| 2008-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULDN'T START. FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FULL OF ANTIFREEZE. CAUSED BY A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. … |
| 2008-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WIFE'S 1999 BUICK LESABRE WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT WAS BURNING ANTIFREEZE IN ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHA… |
| 2007-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND FAILS TO RESTART. HOWEVER… |
| 2007-09-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REV… |
| 2007-09-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING… |
| 2006-12-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE CONTACT'S CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARN… |
| 2006-08-16 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. MULTIPLE AND CONTINUING FAILURES. *TR |
| 2006-07-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE CAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY SMELL LIKE GAS DURING ACCELERATION. IT ALSO SKIPPED FREQUENTLY WHEN GOING UP HILL. I WAS DRI… |
| 2006-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 BUICK LESABRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM WHICH BUICK CHANGED TO PLASTIC OVERHEATED AND MELTED… |
| 2006-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 BUICK LESABRE WITH STALLING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WHILE TURNING OR STOPPING. H… |
| 2006-03-30 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUD. T… |
| 2005-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 BUICK LESABRE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *TS *JB |
| 2005-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 BUICK LESABRE AND WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LINES SUDDENLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME… |
| 2005-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 BUICK LESABRE V6 3.8L ENGINE, 82,000 MI. HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME SURGING, NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. 8/05 DROVE HOME,… |
| 2005-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED FROM A DEAD STOP AND TURNING LEFT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GET ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE A HARD LEFT TURN. IT… |
| 2005-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | A VERY BAD GASOLINE ODOR WAS NOTICED WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE CAR. THE SHOP DISCOVERED TWO (2) LEAKS IN THE GAS… |
| 2005-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TODAY, 6/6/05, I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL THAT WAS INITIATED IN EARLY 04. THIS IS REALLY ABSURD ON THE DEALERS PART… |
| 2005-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. VEH… |
| 2005-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 1 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A NEW STARTER ASSEMBLY. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE… |
| 2005-01-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY BELT. THE PLASTIC THAT GOES OUTSIDE THE BELT TO GUIDE THE BELT WHEN BEING… |
| 2005-01-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING UP, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. WHEN THE CONUMER PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE, SHE HEARD THE SAM… |