The 1985 Buick Lesabre has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,755,897 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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).
SERVO ROD ASSEMBLY COULD CATCH ON ENGINE COMPONENTS ANDRESULT IN A STUCK THROTTLE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
INSTALL A NEW BUSHING IN CRUISE CONTROL SERVO BAIL.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Throttle became stuck in open position, vehicle accelerated, pedal went to floor, consumer tried to pry pedal up, but could not. Consumer then turned engine off. This was second time this happened. *ak”
“Lost tread on two (2) firestone fr 440 tires. Right rear tread peeled on 7 apr 2000 and left rear tread peeled on 08 jul 2000. 1st happened near atlanta, 2nd in north fl. Speed was approx 70 mph both times. Firestone prorated and replaced both. *ak( dot number: tire size: p215/70r )”
“Head gasket failed.”
“While driving, jammed on brakes; no braking effect; jammed on emergency brakes, received no response. Tt”
“While driving, jammed on brakes; no braking effect; jammed on emergency brakes, received no response. Tt”
“The vehicle speedometer read 10 miles per hour over the vehicle actual speed. The consumer received a warning from a police off who indicated that the consumer was traveling 10 miles over the 45 mph speed limit. The consumer also wanted to know how to get better gas mileage. *mr *cb *nlm”
There is no summary currently available
There is no summary currently available
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…
===
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1985 Buick Lesabre as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.