Buick LACROSSE steering problems
269 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
269 of 2,119 complaints match this topic (12.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10117664 · 2005-04-08 (April 8, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEELJERKED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117664 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121340 · 2005-06-20 (June 20, 2005)
DT: NEW BUICK LACROSS; THE CAR WANDERED AROUND THE ROAD. IT WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN GO TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TURNED IN EITHER OF THOSE DIRECTIONS. *AK *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 2,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121340 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10158266 · 2006-05-25 (May 25, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT SOUND . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG TWICE AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY CONCERNING THE AIR BAG AND THE HORN. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE OFFER IS UNSATISFACTORY.
Owner-reported narrative. 94 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158266 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10204874 · 2007-09-24 (September 24, 2007)
2005 BUICK LACROSSE WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES UNDER RECALL. CUSTOMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT BE APPLIED. SHE WAS TOLD TWO WEEKS BEFORE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER WERE DIM MOST OF THE TIME AND SOMETIMES DISAPPEARED ALTOGETHER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR INTERIOR ILLUMINATION TO DIM/BRIGHTEN DUE TO VOLTAGE DEMAND AND/OR AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE …
Owner-reported narrative. 19,446 miles reported. Look up ODI 10204874 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10213286 · 2007-12-31 (December 31, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN WOBBLING EXCESSIVELY AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AND ADJUSTED THE ALIGNMENT. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE FAILURES RECURRED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,470. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213286 at NHTSA ↗