2007 Buick LACROSSE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
250 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
67,300 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 179 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Exterior Lighting is the most frequently named component, appearing in 119 of 250 complaints (47.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 33 | 13.2% |
| Steering behavior | 23 | 9.2% |
| Engine operation | 18 | 7.2% |
| Braking behavior | 10 | 4.0% |
| Transmission and shifting | 6 | 2.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 2 | 0.8% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | 119 |
| Electrical System | 71 |
| Steering | 21 |
| Air Bags | 15 |
| Engine | 9 |
| Power Train | 9 |
| Exterior Lighting:Headlights | 7 |
| Service Brakes | 7 |
Exterior Lighting: 119; Electrical System: 71; Steering: 21; Air Bags: 15; Engine: 9; Power Train: 9; Exterior Lighting:Headlights: 7; Service Brakes: 7
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 22 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 33 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 44 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 36 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 29 |
| 150,000 and above | 15 |
Under 25,000: 22; 25,000 to 49,999: 33; 50,000 to 74,999: 44; 75,000 to 99,999: 36; 100,000 to 149,999: 29; 150,000 and above: 15
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (44). 71 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2015 | 86 |
| 2016 | 37 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
2007: 10; 2008: 6; 2009: 6; 2010: 8; 2011: 6; 2012: 10; 2013: 13; 2014: 46; 2015: 86; 2016: 37; 2017: 5; 2018: 4; 2019: 1; 2020: 1; 2021: 3; 2022: 1; 2023: 2; 2025: 3; 2026: 2
Pattern summary
Exterior Lighting leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 33 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 23 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 18 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10372257 · 2010-12-23 (December 23, 2010)
DRIVING A DISTANCE OF THREE MILES CAR STALLED FIVE TIMES. STARTED AGAIN EACH TIME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A NEW BATTERY THREE DAYS LATER--ACCELERATION QUIT, GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR WITH NO RESPONSE. ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF KEY AND THEN START AGAIN AND PROCEED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED IN MY MOBILE HOME PARK, STARTED THEN STALLED AND WOULDN'T START. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULDN'T. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START AGAIN AND RE…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,501 miles reported. Look up ODI 10372257 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10460879 · 2012-06-07 (June 7, 2012)
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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460879 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10206773 · 2007-10-24 (October 24, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A WIDE TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 437.
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10206773 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10207364 · 2007-10-29 (October 29, 2007)
BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKING. CAR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO HAS A DESIRE TO PULL TO RIGHT. FEELS LIKES WHEELS ARE OUT OF BALANCE ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND HAD THE BALANCE CHECKED AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. THEY SAY IT IS THE MAKE OF THE TIRES AND GOODYEAR IS AWARE - THEY HAVE MADE A GOODWILL REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES DUE TO HISTORY OF MY CAR.... THE ENGINE BLEW AT 1500 MILES!!! STILL NO BETTER. EVERY DAY I GET MY FILLINGS RATTLED LOOSE ON THE WAY TO WORK. THE PULL TO THE RIGHT WAS FIXED WHEN THE REPLACED THE STEERING …
Owner-reported narrative. 30 miles reported. Look up ODI 10207364 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10237639 · 2008-08-11 (August 11, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. IN FOUR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL. THE CONTACT HEARD CLANKING NOISES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND EVENTUALLY STALL. IN TWO OF THE INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND PRODUCE AN ERROR CODE BOTH TIMES. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE, WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE DAY…
Owner-reported narrative. 16,755 miles reported. Look up ODI 10237639 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10272452 · 2009-05-31 (May 31, 2009)
I OWN A BUICK LACROSSE, 2007 CXS MODEL AUTOMOBILE. THE HIGH PRESSURE FITTING TO THE POWER STEERING HAS NOW FAILED 2X IN 6 MONTHS. PART NUMBER IS GM88861206. FITTING FAILED AT THE POWER STEERING UNIT. CAUSED POWER STEERING LEAK AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED EXACT SAME PART NOW 2X IN 6 MONTHS. DEALER IS CLASSIC BUICK-PONTIAC IN PAINESVILLE OHIO 44077. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10272452 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10449093 · 2012-02-23 (February 23, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A COLLISION SHOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO INSPECT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER BOX THAT WAS LOCATED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH. THE VEHICL…
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10449093 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10643213 · 2014-10-07 (October 7, 2014)
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. WHILE TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE PRIOR TO A WATER PUDDLE WHEN THE CAR SLID SIDEWAYS OFF THE ROAD INTO A SOGGY-BOG AND…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10643213 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10643811 · 2014-10-10 (October 10, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10643811 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10361358 · 2010-10-20 (October 20, 2010)
07 BUICK LACROSSE WITH 35K MILES FAILED 5TIMES AND COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. FAILED 4/10 FL,FUEL PUMP CORRECTED FAILED JERSEY 4 TIMES TOWED TO DEALER TWICE WHO DID NOTHING BUT TIGHTEND WIRE VERY ILL WIFE MADE A NEW CAR NECESSARY. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10361358 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10763871 · 2015-09-15 (September 15, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE COMPUTER AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 46,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10763871 at NHTSA ↗