2005 Buick Lacrosse problems
The 2005 Buick Lacrosse has 415 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns lighting. Next are electrical system (20%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 415 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 298 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 63 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 49 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 30 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 41 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 39 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 37 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 298 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 63,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (57 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Buick Lacrosse with enough data (158 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was on my way back home which is rochester, ny. I was coming from porsmouth, va. From burying my mother which she pass on june 3, 2014. I had a car accident on june 22, 2014. A car was coming over into my lane from the left lane cut me short, I tried not to hit the car turn my car to the right but the car hit my car and made my car go out of control went to the left and hit the center concrete barrier with the left front portion of my car, then I veered across both lanes and struck the east rock embankment…
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that while going through an intersection, another vehicle crashed into the rear passenger's side of her vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a neck injury and was knocked unconscious, which required medical attention. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
2005 buick lacrosse had only 24,000 miles and experienced difficulty turning the steering wheel. Made a grinding sound. Dealer replaced intermediate steering shaft. Within 4 months, steering difficulty returned with rumbling and whining noise.
I have a noisy steering column, took it to the dealer this is what I was told: lube lower steering shaft rubber seal, slight improvement. Will have to disassemble steering column to eliminate all noises." there was no improvement and the noise seems to be getting worse. Of course that dealer is out of business due to GM elimination of dealerships. Not sure what my next recourse should be, I just hope it is safe to drive. Have about 40,000 miles on a 2005 buick lacrosse cxs.