2012 Buick Lacrosse problems
Owners have filed 308 complaints about the 2012 Buick Lacrosse with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 19.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 14.9%.
Complaints308
Crashes15
Fires4
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 19.8% · 61
Engine 14.9% · 46
Suspension 10.1% · 31
Electronic stability control (ESC) 8.1% · 25
Steering 7.8% · 24
Power train 7.8% · 24
Unknown or other 5.8% · 18
Service brakes 5.2% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 9 model years of the Buick Lacrosse in this data, 2012 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 37 in the last three years against 75 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 54,456 miles.
In owners' own words
Tl - the contact owns a 2012 Buick Lacrosse. Whenever the contact activated the air conditioner fan control mechanism, all four doors in the vehicle would unlock independently. The failure occurred seven times. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 13,030. Jcc updated 09/05/14*lj updated 12/3/2014 Electrical system · reported at 13,030 miles
Stability control light keeps coming on the car shut downs in the middle of the road or it wonât start I called Buick they say there is no recall but it shows on the NHTSA site 2012 Buick has a improperly calibrated faulty electric stabilitrack ESC campaign ID Number 11v404000 so I donât under stand why my car canât be fixed this very dangerous for me an my kids it they wonât even look at my car Electrical system
My car would not start and the malfunction indicator light was illuminated. The battery was charged and I took it for a ride then turned the car off. It would not start again. Waited until the next day and it started it again but there is hesitation in starting. It seems like this is the same thing that is listed as a recall but my vin is not included. Electrical system · reported at 84,500 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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