Total Complaints
13 filings
BUICK BUICK · model year
13 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2000BUICKBUICK carries 13 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2000 BUICK is visibility:power window devices and controls with 7 filings, followed by visibility (1) and steering:hydraulic power assist system (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 2000 BUICK. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
13 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 7 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
I AM VERY UPSET WITH MY 2000 BUICK LESABRE. TODAY, THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THIS IS THE 6TH, YES 6TH WINDOW THAT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST 2 WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANT. THE LAST 3 WERE NOT, WE HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO BE REPLACED. NOW, IT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. MY HUSBAND WENT BY THE DEALER TODAY TO SEE HOW MUCH JUST THE PART WOULD COST TO SEE IF HE DID IT HIMSELF WE COULD SAVE MONEY. THEY WANT $384 FOR JUST THE PART, THE LABOR WASN'T INCLUDED. WE CALLED AUTOZONE AND NAPA TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY CHARGE, WHICH IS MUCH LESS. ANY WHERE BETWEEN $130 - $180. I CONTACTED BUICK DIRECTLY WHEN THIS FIRST START OCCURRING AND THEY WERE NOT SUPPORTIVE AT ALL. THE REALLY DON'T CARE. SINCE THE FIRST COUPLE WERE COVERED. THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. EVEN SINCE THE 3RD WAS RIGHT AFTER MY 3YRS WAS UP. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF SEARCHING ON THE WEB AND FOUND A WEBSITE WITH OVER 100 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE S
WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUE TO BREAK. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
TRANSMISSION AFTER WARM UP BECOMES ROUGH WHILE SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. WHINNING SOUND OCCURS AND SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS IS ROUGH. CAN TEMPORARY CORRECT THE CONDITION BY SIMPLY SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE AND RESTARTING, BUT THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS....THIS CONDITION STARTED AT 30,000 MILES....BUT AFTER THE 3 YEAR CAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
2000 BUICK LESABRE REAR WINDOW FAILURE AND WINDOW WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF OUR CHILD'S CHILD SEAT AT THE REAR SEAT AREA. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FAILURES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM; AS INDICATED BY VARIOUS INTERNET SITES. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
2000 BUICK LESABRE WITH POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE LEFT WINDOW DROPPED AND WOULD NOT GO UP. THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE WAS TANGLED IN THE PLASTIC PULLEY. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE IT, AND IT BECAME STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACE AGAIN. ONE MONTH LATER, THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED AND THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. *JB
AT 32,000 MILES DRIVER POWER WINDOW FAILED,WIRING BAD AND WAS REPAIRED.6 MONTHS LATER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. ALSO,REAR TURN SIGNALS KEEP SHORTING OUT(WIRING?SOCKETS BAD?).THIS CAUSES OTHER DRIVES TO NOT KNOW I AM SIGNALING A TURN.I REPLACE TURN SIGNAL BULBS ABOUT EVERY 60 DAYS.INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE
Mileage: 32,000
ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES, LEAVING NO EMERGENCY EXIT-LET ALONE THE INCONVENIECE AT DRIVE-UP WINDOWS. I ALSO FEEL THAT IT IS A RIP-OFF THAT NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO BUY BOTH REGULATOR WITH MOTOR (ALTHOUGH YOU CAN BUY THE MOTOR ALONE), YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM AT THE DEALER. *AK
Mileage: 45,000
FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF COMPONENTS AT 34000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 34,355
FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF COMPONENTS AT 34000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 34,355
ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2000 LESABRE HAVE GONE OUT---FOR NO APPARENT REASON & NO WARNING. ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, I CANNOT BUY JUST THE BAD PART, BUT I HAVE TO BUY THE MOTOR, TOO! AT APPROXIMATELY $350.00 PER WINDOW.....WELL---IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING. REAR WINDOWS ARE NOW BEING KEPT IN "UP" POSITION WITH SUCTION CUPS & DOOR-STOPS! LOOKS BAD FOR BUICK--QUITE TACKY!YES, I STILL HAVE THE PARTS.....IN THE TRUNK! (ALONG WITH A DOOR PANEL). THE WINDOWS WERE SCRATCHED TRYING TO GET THEM INTO 'UP' POSITION. OTHERWISE THE CAR COULDN'T BE LOCKED & SECURED. *AK
ALL THE WINDOWS IN THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILED TWICE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED THREE TIMES. THE FAULT IS WITHIN THE MOTOR. *JG
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD WAS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TOP OF THE DASH BOARD COVER, RESULTING IN VISION DISTORTED AND ALMOST RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.