2000 Buick Lesabre Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 669 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 189,614miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the seat belts of the 2000 Buick Lesabre, 1% of the 669 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 189,614 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10654988, filed 2014-11, 134,587 miles“I was involved in a chain reaction accident. I was the 3rd car and barely hit the car in front of me. I was going so slowly that there was no impact damage at all, not even the smallest dent of the bumper. The air bags deployed, however, and caused $3,800 damage to my car interior. The dash buckled and put a hole in my windshield. The reporting policeman said the air bags should not have deployed.. The”
NHTSA complaint #732988, filed 2000-09“Safety belt on driver side sometimes fails to latch because the latch mechanism fails to return to its proper location inside the latch housing. I have to press and hold the latch and then use a butter knife to pop the latch back out so that it will latch properly. The driver's side rear power window just started sliding down the track one day and now will not go up or down using the switch. I've had to slide it up into place and the tape it shut with package sealing tape. The front driver side power window sometimes fails to go up or down when I press the window down button. …”
NHTSA complaint #752539, filed 2001-09“Driver, who is 5'10 tall, has seat belt coming across her neck. In event of a crash seatbelt will harm consumer, instead of protecting her. Dealer is sending a seat belt extension. Please provide further information. The seat belt extenders that was provided by the manufacturer causes the seat belt to cross the driver's stomach.”
NHTSA complaint #864486, filed 2000-06“Consumer stated another motorist crossed his path from a parking lot exit and severly damaged the vehicle, consumer states the airbags failed to deploy and also the seat belts did not restrain him properly, consumer suffered a severe blow to the chest and a fractured sternum.”
NHTSA complaint #566229, filed 2002-06Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 4% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 | 8 | 1% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 22 | 6% |
| 1995 | 9 | 5% |
| 1994 | 4 | 3% |
| 1993 | 4 | 2% |
| 1992 | 3 | 2% |
| 1991 | 3 | 10% |
| 1990 | 6 | 13% |
| 1989 | 4 | 15% |
| 1988 | 3 | 14% |
| 1987 | 4 | 10% |
| 1986 | 2 | 13% |
| 1984 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2000 Buick Lesabre
249 complaintsElectrical system
87 complaintsEngine cooling
78 complaintsFuel system
60 complaintsSteering
47 complaintsBrakes
44 complaintsTires
36 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsBody and structure
25 complaintsVehicle speed control
25 complaintsSuspension
24 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Buick Lesabre
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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