Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (headlights, tail lights, turn signals, interior lights).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 Buick Lesabre owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
Pulling back the "Smart stick" to change head beams from lo to hi requires effort that many not be enough so ... The hi beam becomes a "passing" hi beam. Once achieved to hi beam and released, a second pull back of the "Smart stick" and releasing May turn off both hi & lo beams altogether! So pull back the 'Smart stick' a second time and release. Always works the second attempt.
I was having problems with the interior lights going dim and then brigthen back up. The controls would also get hot. I call mr. Carl chipman at the go automotive and informed him that I felt that there was a shortage of some kind. They had a sunroof put in and I wasn't sure it the problem had been cause by this top. Mr. Chipman did ride the car down the road and it did not do it with him. He stated that the controls being hot was just because it was that time of year and the weather. I told him that they would be hot to the touch. I was also have problems with the seat belt not hooking and they ordered a piece and I took the car in on 6/23/99. Mr. Chipman told me to just keep an eye on things. Things did not get worse until the whole control panel stopped working on 7/1/01. …
While driving at 55 MPH heard a noise, and then the right side headlight flipped over onto the hood, and then it broke loose and went in a ditch, consumer took vehicle to dealer, and had headlight repaired. This could be considered unsafe because the wieght of that light could have struck someone or something, causing a fatal accident.
Dt: the dash light in the consumer's 2000 Buick lasabre work intermittently. Sometimes the light are bright, low, or completely out. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who installed a sensor which did not correct the problem. The consumer called the manufacturer who informed him that they couldn't do anything to the problem.
When I use the dimmer switch on my headlights to switch from low beam to high beam all of my headlights go out and it is completely dark. When I switch back to low beam the lights come back on. This happens at various times and not everytime I try to use the high beams. Sometimes they actually work.
I had to change the burned out bulb in the left rear tail light/turn indicator. The socket was so charred and melted that I had to purchase a complete new socket. I am concerned as to why this socket got so hot! I have not looked at the right side. I have possession of the burned part.
While driving at night the consumers left hand knuckle hit the manual parking lamp switch which caused the headlights to go off. Although this is a feature of the vehicle the consumer feels it is unsafe because had he not read the owners manual he May not have know what to do. Nlm
Drivers side rear signal light blown, socket burnt/discolored and plastic piece that socket twist into is melted by the heat of the socket. Passenger side signal light not blown but socket shows signs of overheating and discoloration possibly burnt.
The front right bulb socket was so corroded it caused the bulb to stop working. The right rear tail light stopped working. The consumer smelled anti-freeze after the recall for the intake manifold was completed.
Blinding white headlights used by some late model foreign cars such as BMW, Audi, Jaguar, Volvo and Volkswagen are blinding in the daytime as well as night, leaving the viewer with an after image blind spot.
Related recalls
Exterior lighting › Headlights
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles do not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the head lamp adjustment device horizontal adjuster May not move the head lamp reflector when the shaft is rotated in a normal manner during aiming.
Remedy: An insert containing instructions for optically aiming the headlamps will be provided to owners for the owner's manual. Owners should follow the procedure in the insert for headlamp aim adjustment, rather than using the…
Headlight complaints in other Lesabre years
Frequently asked questions
How common are headlight problems on the 2000 Buick Lesabre?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the lights of the 2000 Buick Lesabre, 3% of the model year's 669 complaints. The component named most often is headlights (7 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2000 Buick Lesabre headlight problems?
Yes — NHTSA recall 99V-355 (headlights, Dec 17, 1999). Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.
At what mileage do 2000 Buick Lesabre headlight problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 59,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.