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2015 Buick Lacrosse Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Buick Lacrosse, most often about the steering (27% of complaints, typically around 69,000 miles). It is 12th of 15 Lacrosse model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2015 Buick Lacrosse problems
Steering
12 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 69,000 miles. Parts named most often: electric power assist system, hydraulic power assist.
The contact owns a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, he noticed that the steering wheel did not have power steering. The warning message "service power steering" was illuminated. The contact was able to take the vehicle to the dealer by forcefully steering the steering wheel. The…
The contact owns a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while parking her vehicle at a low rate of speed, the power steering drive with care and service brake assist warning messages appeared on the instrument panel. The steering wheel became stiff and difficult to maneuver. The contact was able to drive the…
Electrical
9 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 7,000 miles.
Vehicle problem starts with tire inflation warning, then seat belt warning and quickly spreads to all systems shown on the instrument panel. All systems stop functioning including turn signals, with only steering, braking, and accelerator operable. Instrument panel may go dark, then resume with same failure lighting…
Takata recall, the engine stalled while driving the car especially during turns. The car continued to hesitate to stall in traffic. The car vibrated nearby the steering column while driving in traffic. The car floor appeared to cave in on the left side on the driver's side. The heater failed to blow out hot air. The…
Air bags
7 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 15,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. While attempting to park, the vehicle independently surged forward, went over a railroad cross tie, and crashed into a tree. A police report was not filed. The air bags did not deploy. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the…
The contact owned a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. While driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed head on into the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both drivers sustained major injuries, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer…
Brakes
5 complaints · 11%Power steering service soon warning comes on and power steering is lost. General motors has been notified and dealer has reset computer. Continues to fail. Extremely difficult to steer when this happens. Happens at slow speeds on city streets and while turning.
While driving around 65 MPH on a highway. The battery light went on. Then suddenly the power steering and brakes died. It was very scary. A hugh safety issue, this very easily could have lead to a serious accident, crash or death. The steering was very difficult to turn and the brakes hard to push down. But the car…
Lights
4 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: headlights.
The contact owns a 2015 Buick Lacrosse equipped with adaptive headlights. While driving downhill at night, the headlamps failed to provide adequate illumination. The contact stated that the failure occurred only while traveling downhill. The vehicle was taken to burnworth-zollars chevrolet (350 US-6, ligonier, in…
Other or unspecified
4 complaints · 9%Sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving on the highway at approximate speed of 65 MPH. Occurred while driving open area and nothing hit the vehicle. Temperature was approximately 41 degrees at about 7:30pm with no rain, snow, etc. At the time of incident. There was a very loud "bang" sound with 5 passengers in…
Radio won't turn on after I start car. However if I turn on radio before starting car and the door is open it will come on. If I leave the radio on and shut car down and leave car, when I return & before start the car, the radio will come on upon start up. Seem like there is a radio control switch in the door area…
Fuel system
3 complaints · 7%The contact owns a 2015 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that upon parking her vehicle in her garage, a strong fuel odor emitted from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to lou fusz Buick gmc (10950 page ave, st. Louis, mo 63132) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a fuel leak. The contact had the vehicle…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2015 Buick Lacrosse recalls
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the sdm software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the sdm replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2017. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 17287.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 buick lacrosse and chevrolet spark EV, caprice ppv and ss vehicles, 2014-2017 buick encore and chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500 and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 cadillac escalade and escalade esv, chevrolet tahoe, trax, suburban and silverado 2500 and 3500 and gmc yukon and yukon xl vehicles, and 2015-2017 gmc sierra hd 2500 and 3500 vehicles. While being previously remedied for recall 16v-651, the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. Without the update, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the sdm software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the sdm replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on october 13, 2016. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 16007.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd, 3500 hd, tahoe, suburban, gmc sierra 2500 hd and 3500 hd, gmc yukon, gmc yukon xl, cadillac escalade and cadillac escalade esv vehicles and 2014-2017 chevrolet corvette, silverado 1500, trax, caprice police pursuit vehicle, gmc sierra 1500, buick encore, and 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, chevrolet spark EV and ss vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (sdm) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.
Air bags: side/window
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of one or both of the side impact air bags, the air bag's inflator may rupture and the air bag may not properly inflate. The rupture could cause metal fragments to strike the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. Additionally, if the air bag does not properly inflate, the driver or passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side impact air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began on october 19, 2015. Owners may contact buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, or gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is 01320.
Full defect summary
General motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2015 buick lacrosse, cadillac xts, chevrolet camaro, equinox, malibu, and gmc terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2015 Buick Lacrosse
- What are the most common problems with the 2015 Buick Lacrosse?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: steering (12 complaints, typically around 69,000 miles); electrical (9 complaints, typically around 7,000 miles); air bags (7 complaints, typically around 15,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2015 Buick Lacrosse have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 10, 2017 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2015 a bad year for the Buick Lacrosse?
- It is 12th of 15 Lacrosse model years by number of complaints, with 44 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.