Buick LeSabre
Registered from 1996 to 2005.
About this model
The Buick LeSabre was a full-size car made by the Buick division of General Motors from 1959 until 2005. Prior to 1959, this position had been retained by the full-size Buick Special model (1936–58). The "LeSabre", which is French for "the sabre", was Buick's entry-level full-size car throughout all eight of its generations. The LeSabre was available as a 2-door convertible, sedan or hardtop, a 4-door sedan or hardtop and station wagon throughout its production.
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Crash test
| Stability control | Optional |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1618 kg · 2850 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1562 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1555 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1555 kg · 2810 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Engine compartment fires
Engineering analysis, opened October 2002, closed March 2004.
Engine compartment fires
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2002, closed October 2002.
Transmission shift lever sequence
Recall query, opened May 1999, closed February 2002.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Buick filed 530 bulletins about the 2005 LeSabre.
- Equipment: 189
- Electrical system: 81
- Engine and engine cooling: 70
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 33
- Visibility: 26
- Power train: 25
- Engine: 18
- Wheels: 17
- Structure: 11
- Fuel system, gasoline: 10
- Other: 50
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on OnStar Module 2G Sunset Information. · April 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
522 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.