Recall Register

1984 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1984 Buick Lesabre. The newest campaign is 89V102000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jun 1989. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 89V102000, in the NHTSA record

Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,756,417 units in total.

  1. 89V102000Received . 1,755,897 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    Servo rod assembly could catch on engine components andresult in a stuck throttle with potential for a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a new bushing in cruise control servo bail.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 84V103000Received . 520 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Rubber fuel hose could allow a slow fuel leak while the engine is running.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace rubber fuel hose.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

5 complaints, 7 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1984 Buick Lesabre: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling4
Seats1
Seat Belts1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
1 Nov 1999

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1984 Buick Lesabre, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1984 Buick Lesabre
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE88027Preliminary evaluationHEADLAMP SWITCH FAILUREExterior Lighting9 Feb 198811 May 1988
EA88019Engineering analysisHYDRO BOOSTSteering28 Jan 198831 Oct 1990
PE87038Preliminary evaluationHYDROBOOST FAILURESteering9 Jul 198728 Jan 1988

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19671
  2. 19702
  3. 19713
  4. 19721
  5. 19741
  6. 19753
  7. 19762
  8. 19773
  9. 19782
  10. 19792
  11. 19813
  12. 19821
  13. 19830
  14. 19842
  15. 19851
  16. 19862
  17. 19874
  18. 19883
  19. 19892
  20. 19900
  21. 19910
  22. 19922
  23. 19931
  24. 19940
  25. 19951
  26. 19962
  27. 19972
  28. 19981
  29. 19992
  30. 20005
  31. 20010
  32. 20022
  33. 20031
  34. 20040
  35. 20050
  36. 20060

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1984 Buick Lesabre: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/buick/lesabre/1984/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1984 Buick Lesabre?
1,756,417 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Buick Lesabre have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Buick Lesabre, model years 1967 to 2006. 2 of them name the 1984 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1984 Buick Lesabre name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 4 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1984 Buick Lesabre open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.