2000 Buick Lesabre Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2000 Buick LeSabre. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the front end of the vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle at a slower speed. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the tie rod nuts had failed and the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V301000 (Steering). The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not repair the vehicle under the recall because the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact also stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V090000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000.

NHTSA ID

11439919

Incident

Nov 5, 2021

Mileage

139,000 mi

CLUNK WHEN TURNING THEN LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN STEERING, MECHANIC FOUND FRACTURED POWER STEERING RACK.

NHTSA ID

11352477

Incident

Aug 10, 2020

Mileage

198,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT, DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OVER EIGHT YEARS OLD, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,458.

NHTSA ID

10905007

Incident

Sep 3, 2016

Mileage

79,458 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. AFTER ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN UPWARD POSITION WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE AND REMAINED LOCKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BE READJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,600.

NHTSA ID

10681593

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

110,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE BOLTS ON MY REAR BRAKE PAD BROKE IN HALF AND THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR BACKWARDS HOME LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME. THE 2 FRONT WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN, KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THE HOSE THAT LEADS TO MY RADIATOR, WHEN I MAKE RIGHT TURNS THE CAR VIBRATES, TWO FRONT SEAT BELTS HAVE STOP LOCKING ALL TOGETHER AND THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY SORT OF CRASH OR ACCIDENT, FRONT DASH IS STARTING TO LIFT CONSIDERABLY. I ADORE MY VEHICLE AND I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING RID OF IT, BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS TO DEAL WITH ON THIS CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654988

Incident

Aug 8, 2011

Mileage

134,587 mi

STARTING EARLY JUNE MY SON CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE BUICK WAS STALLING OUT ON HIM ALL THE TIME. HE SAID THAT HE COULD BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, CAUSING ALL ELECTRICAL, STEERING, AND BRAKES TO NOT WORK. HE ATTENDS SCHOOL IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THIS WORRIED ME. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EACH TIME WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIFFERENT THINGS AND NOTHING FIXED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE SWITCHED VEHICLES WITH HIM FOR HIS SAFETY AND HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER IS PERIODICALLY LOOSING CONNECTION TO THE KEY WHICH HAS A CHIP IN IT (QUITS TALKING TO), AND SHUTS THE VEHICLE OFF. LIKE AN ALARM FEATURE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE LESABRE AND OTHER VEHICLES FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN ORDER TO FIX IT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER, POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF KEYS, HAVE THEM SENT TO A LOCKSMITH, GET THEM KEYED TO THE CYLINDER, THEN INSTALL THE NEW IGNITION CYLINDER. YET IT IS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES LISTED ON THE GM IGNITION RECALL LIST. HOW CAN SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE GO OVERLOOKED AND ALSO UNREPORTED. THE VEHICLE IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE WHILE RUNNING BUT I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD FACE THE FACT AND TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR ALL OF THESE IGNITION FAILURES NOT JUST A FEW MAKES AND MODELS BUT ALL GM MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE, MY SON SAID HE WAS NEARLY REARENDED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON HIM A NUMBER OF TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. OR HE WAS STUCK HOLDING UP THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC WITH PEOPLE BEEPING AT HIM WHILE HE HAD TO WAIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TILL THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. PRETTY SCARY!!! THANK YOU,! AND PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR THE LITTLE GUY AND HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608785

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, SO FAR, ONLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. SOMETIMES, BY PUTTING IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING KEY, ENGINE STARTS AGAIN. OTHER TIMES, IT HAS TO SET FOR A WHILE. PUT NEW BATTERY IN 11/7/2013. PROBLEM PERSISTED. THREE AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING A BUICK DEALERSHIP, HAVE CHECKED IT OUT, BUT IT DOES NOT DIE ON THEM IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME ITS IN THEIR POSSESSION SO I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TYPICALLY, IT HAPPENS AFTER IT IS DRIVEN AT LEAST 20 MILES. CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR-ENDED AS I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ENOUGH TO BE OUT OF THE WAY ON A ROAD WITH HILLS AND BLIND SPOTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10567722

Incident

Nov 4, 2013

Mileage

74,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE RACK AND PINION BRACKET DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. UPDATED 11/01/12 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC. UPDATED 11/01/12

NHTSA ID

10476859

Incident

Aug 24, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

STEERING VIBRATION, SHUDDER WHEN TURNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436350

Incident

Nov 29, 2001

Mileage

12,000 mi

THIS CAR BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FRONT END WOBBLE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS MEANS IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 TO 45 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT HE SAID HE ONLY FELT IT ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING IT SEVERAL BLOCKS AROUND THE DEALERSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY BALANCED THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND THE WOBBLE SEEMED TO BE LESSENED. I THEN TOOK IT HOME AND REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AS THEY SEEMS TO VIBRATE WHEN WE PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMED TO HELP SMOOTH IT OUT AT THE TIME. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR SO SHE DRIVES IT AND IN LESS THAN A MONTH SHE SAID IT IS WOBBLING AGAIN. I DROVE IT AGAIN TONIGHT AND IT IS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE SO I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN UNDER A WARRANTY FROM WARRANTY WAREHOUSE FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD SOME REPAIRS MADE AT THE DEALER AND EACH TIME WE ASK THEM TO CHECK THE FRONT END AS IT MADE GRINDING NOISES AND NEVER SEEMED TO HANDLE AS IT SHOULD. EACH TIME THE DEALER SAID IT WAS OK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY REPORTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING FRONT END ISSUES WITH BUICK LESABRES. WE ALSO HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND IT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED. WE HAVE HAD IT BACK FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST THREE TIMES. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN UPDATED 10/31/11 *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

10425821

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

88,594 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE REGULATOR FAILED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE REGULATOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. IN ADDITION, THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/01/09 *BF UPDATED 07/06/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10274264

Incident

Feb 15, 2006

Mileage

56,000 mi

STEERING MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING PARKING. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214575

Incident

Jan 7, 2008

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A ROARING SOUND WHEN MAKING A TURN. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TIE-ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10144428

Incident

Aug 15, 2005

Mileage

52,000 mi

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TS WHEN DOING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIR FOR THE SECOND TIME THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT (AND MAYBE THE LEFT) OUTER TIE ROD END WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIE ROD WAS FIRST REPLACED WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 18959 MILES ON IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10138833

Incident

Sep 13, 2005

Mileage

48,528 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THE CONSUMER'S 2000 BUICK LESABRE FAILED AT 50000 MILES. *NM THERE WAS A STABILITY SYSTEM PROBLEM DUE TO A CORRODED SENSOR WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE INABILITY OF THE INSULATING MATERIAL PROTECTING THE SENSOR. A NEW LEFT FRONT BEARING HUB WAS REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION IN THE PLUG. THE STEERING WHEEL SENSOR ON THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY COME TO A STOP THREE TIMES IN 75 FEET JUST AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE SITUATION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN UPDATED AND THE LABOR. *SC

NHTSA ID

10115540

Incident

Feb 1, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

2000 BUICK LESABRE LTD APPROXIMATELY.(1)MONTH AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL,REPLACED FUEL PUMP RELAY;MANUFACTURER CASE#4032757. 10/23/01REPLACED WATER PUMP;USES OIL;FRONTEND VIBRATES AI 65MPH DATE REPORTED 10/23/01 DEALER DEALER BALANCED TIRES FRONT END STILL VIBRATES TO DATE OF THIS REPORT.I PURCHASED ALL NEW TIRES BUT STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH FRONT END VIBRATION , COOLANT AT INTAKEMANNORFOLD.REPLACED GASKET,(3)WHEEL ALIGNMENTS,PASSENGER WINDOW INOP REPLACED WINDWO REGULATOR,WATER PUMP REPLACED AGAIN; AT 35684MILEAGE DEALER STATES THAT WHILE CHANGING MY OIL HE FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT TIRE RODS HAVING EXCESSIVE PLAY TIRE RODS REPLACED AFTER I NOTIFIDE MANUFACTURE FILE#F-244217003. *AK

NHTSA ID

10093541

Incident

Jun 20, 2000

Mileage

974 mi

CONSUMER STATED TIE ROD ENDS WOR EOUT PREMATURELY. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10091886

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

Mileage

32,474 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AN REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10089938

Incident

Aug 27, 2004

STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED A YEAR AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED. *PH (NAR) THE CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN IT'S LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING ASSEMBLE BROKE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10057174

Incident

Oct 15, 2003

WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. DEALER STATED RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10054086

WHILE DRIVING , THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH TIE RODS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB TIE RODS ON VEHICLE WERE VERY LOOSE AND COMPLETELY WORN OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED.*MR

NHTSA ID

10051621

Incident

Dec 16, 2003

Mileage

3,800 mi

VEHICLE'S RIGHT FENDER INSIDE FIBER SPLASH PROTECTOR SHIELD HAD BEEN CUT AWAY. ALSO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *MR *CB *JB

NHTSA ID

10033664

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

Mileage

16,000 mi

TIRES,ROTORS, TIE RODS, POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10030302

Incident

May 11, 2001

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END. TIE RODS AND CONNECTING RODS REPLACED. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029233

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

Mileage

43,561 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE LEFT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. *AK THE TIE RODS HAD COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE FRONT END SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL. (HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED) GM REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10022573

Incident

Jun 6, 2003

Mileage

37,500 mi