2007 Buick Lacrosse problems
The 2007 Buick Lacrosse has 327 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (39%) concerns lighting. Next are electrical system (23%) and steering (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 327 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 26
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 238 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 27 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 48 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 44 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 38 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 238 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 64,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (90 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 26 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Buick Lacrosse with enough data (75 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 3 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop. The contact stated that puncture wounds were present and were believed to be metal fragments from the air bags. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 07/12/16 updated 07/19/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 buick lacrosse. While the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, the emergency horn sounded unintendedly and black smoke emitted from underneath the vehicle. When the contact approached the vehicle, he began to inspect underneath the hood area and noticed the fuse box and wires were burnt severely. There were no flames present. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who stated the electrical harness would need to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired.
While driving down the highway one night the low beams suddenly went out. I was force to use the high beams until I could pull over. Inside the car I could smell something burning, something electrical. Once I pulled over I notice smoke coming from under the hood and that the fuse block under the hood was on fire, which hold fuses and relays. The two relays that was affected were the low beam and high windshield wiper, so they no longer work.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that she started the engine and activated the low beam headlights but they would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the low beam modular needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,459.
Panel lights began to go out one at a time in 2009. The low beam head lights went out one at a time; when replaced , both went out at the same time. After that both high beams went out at the same time and had to be replaced. The driver's door handle has broken twice in 18 months. The transmission began to slip after that. The driver seat belt light often remained on while seat-belt is connected.