1984 Buick Lesabre Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 1984 Buick Lesabre has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,756,417 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 89V102000 1989-06-16 1,755,897 affected
Defect

A SMALL NYLON BUSHING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL MAY SLIP OUT OF PLACE, CAUSING INTERMITTENT AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN ENGINE SPEED OR DIESELING (ENGINE RUN ON WITH IGNITION OFF).

Consequence

SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 84V103000 1984-09-05 520 affected
Defect

RUBBER FUEL HOSE COULD ALLOW A SLOW FUEL LEAK WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.

Remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE RUBBER FUEL HOSE.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
3fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
1fires
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Engine failure resulted in vehicle fire. Fire consumed the whole vehicle (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1999-09-29

“Engine failure resulted in vehicle fire. Fire consumed the whole vehicle (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1999-09-29

“Engine failure resulted in vehicle fire. Fire consumed the whole vehicle (ohio traffic crash report). Nlm”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1999-09-29

“While sitting in vehicle, radio on, it started smoking, caught fire, engine blew, vehicle totalled, dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · reported 1998-08-05

“Vehicle stalled, causing loss of steering and brakes, resulting in an accident. (new jersey state police report)”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1995-11-30

“Passenger side reclining seat broke and fell backwards. Tt”

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · reported 1988-12-17

“The rear passenger lap seatbelts never come out and have never worked. The one in the middle works but not the two sides. Tt”

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER · reported 1984-07-20

Defect investigations

Investigation C89001 Opened 1989-03-06 · closed 1990-01-16

THROTTLE NON-RETURN

There is no summary currently available

Investigation EA88019 Opened 1988-01-28 · closed 1990-10-31

HYDRO BOOST

There is no summary currently available

Investigation PE87038 Opened 1987-07-09 · closed 1988-01-28

HYDROBOOST FAILURE

SUBJECT VEHICLES:CAPRICE, CAPRICE CLASSIC, CUSTOM CRUISER, DEVILLE,ELECTRA, ESTATE WAGON, FLEETWOOD, LESABRE, NINETY-EIGHT, PARISIENNE,PARK AVENUE.(ALL 1984-86 GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST II SYSTEMS)ANALYSIS:CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ALLEGE SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE POWERSTEERING AND POWER BRAKE SYSTEMS OF…

Investigation PE88027 Opened 1988-02-09 · closed 1988-05-11

HEADLAMP SWITCH FAILURE

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Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Buick Lesabre as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.