1999 Buick Lesabre service brakes, hydraulic problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1999 Buick Lesabre — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While performing routine maintenance with my son he noticed all the front brake lines were severely rusted and close to failure. This vehicle previously encountered a burst rear brake line on 5-19-09, mileage at that time was 143,304. See nhtsa odi #: 10269462. All metal brake lines from the master…”
filed Sep 21, 2011
“There were no events leading to the failure. The failure was sudden in nature. The failure was the brakes on my car which resulted in a minor (no damage) accident due to lack of stopping power. The brake lines rusted through (pictures available, the lines may still be available) causing nearly…”
filed Jul 22, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Lesabre years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Lesabre | 5 | 6% |
| 2004 Lesabre | 3 | 2% |
| 2003 Lesabre | 10 | 6% |
| 2002 Lesabre | 13 | 4% |
| 2001 Lesabre | 12 | 4% |
| 2000 Lesabre | 33 | 5% |
| 1998 Lesabre | 23 | 6% |
| 1997 Lesabre | 27 | 7% |
| 1996 Lesabre | 13 | 13% |
| 1995 Lesabre | 19 | 11% |
| 1994 Lesabre | 33 | 21% |
| 1993 Lesabre | 69 | 36% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Buick Lesabre
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.