Buick LACROSSE fuel problems
21 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
2,119 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,510 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
21 of 2,119 complaints match this topic (1.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10173379 · 2006-11-13 (November 13, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS MUST BE MACHINED. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND; THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THERE WAS NO CONCERN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TIRE BRANDS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS FROM THE OIL FILTER AND CORRECTE…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,435 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173379 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10173412 · 2006-11-13 (November 13, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. ON THE LAST VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE GAS CAP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE WHEN THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,650 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173412 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 ↗
Owner report 10371320 · 2010-12-13 (December 13, 2010)
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIRST IN DEC. 2008 (7574 MILES), THEN NOV. 2009 (21145 MILES), AND NOW DEC. 2010 (37344 MILES). THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON (IN FACT, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR THIS TIME, THERE WAS A PONTIAC AZTEC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED). THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE IS SULFUR IN THE GAS CAUSING THE SMALL WIR…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,837 miles reported. Look up ODI 10371320 at NHTSA ↗