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2008 Buick Lacrosse electrical system problems

85 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2008 Buick Lacrosse, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
85 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 7
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2008 Buick Lacrosse Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 12 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 62 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles12
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 62 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 7 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 30 MPH and making a left turn, the power steering and brakes seized without warning. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a concrete pole, gas meter, and tree; however, the engine continued to rev. The contact had to make several attempts to turn off the vehicle. The air bags deployed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The driver received facial and hand injuries and the passenger received stomach injuries.

Reported at 90,696 miles, June 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. During the daytime, the instrument panel lighting was very dim, which made it difficult to view the gauges. The dealer stated that the vehicle was working up to standard and that the design of the vehicle could not be altered. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 5. Updated 10/03/14 updated 3/10/2015

Reported at 5 miles, July 2008

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