2004 Buick Lesabre Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Buick Lesabre. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 212 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
35
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
27
STRUCTURE
16
1injuries
AIR BAGS
11
4crashes8injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
ENGINE
7
2fires
POWER TRAIN
7
TIRES
7
2injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
Total complaints212

What owners report

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

“The backup camera will stay in 'night' brightness mode for 15 seconds while backing out of the garage into daylight. This makes the video screen usless until the 15 second delay is over. I have asked several times at the dealership since I purchased this vehicle new, and they say nothing can be…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-06-13

“Fuel vapor system leaks gas fumes into car. Replaced all fuel lines, pulled tank, renewed canister. 10 months later fumes are again entering car cabin. 105,000 total miles.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2022-11-05

“Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2022-04-12

“Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2022-04-12

“Car has hard shift's that get worse when the car is up to temperature. Fuel gauge show's false reading. Two window regulators failed.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2022-04-12

“Drove to the store, transmission was hard shifting and then wouldn't hardly move at all. Almost got hit three x!! Very tramatized. How is it that on just one of many web pages 400 people had this problem 140 complained about it! That's just one website! How has this problem not been fixed and…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2021-10-21

“Drove to the store, transmission was hard shifting and then wouldn't hardly move at all. Almost got hit three x!! Very tramatized. How is it that on just one of many web pages 400 people had this problem 140 complained about it! That's just one website! How has this problem not been fixed and…”

STEERING · reported 2021-10-21

“Drove to the store, transmission was hard shifting and then wouldn't hardly move at all. Almost got hit three x!! Very tramatized. How is it that on just one of many web pages 400 people had this problem 140 complained about it! That's just one website! How has this problem not been fixed and…”

WHEELS · reported 2021-10-21
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 2004 Buick Lesabre as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.