2014 Buick LaCrosse problems and recalls

Owners have filed 63 complaints on the 2014 Buick LaCrosse, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (14 complaints).

63
Complaints
5
Recalls
7
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
4
Injuries
77.9
Severity index

Severity index 77.9 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 77.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 52 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 63% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 14 complaints (22.2%)14 22%SteeringSteering: 12 complaints (19.0%)12 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (14.3%)9 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 8 complaints (12.7%)8 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 6 complaints (9.5%)6 10%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 5 complaints (7.9%)5 8%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 5 complaints (7.9%)5 8%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (6.3%)4 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1422.2%
STEERING1219.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER914.3%
AIR BAGS812.7%
SERVICE BRAKES69.5%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)57.9%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING57.9%
POWER TRAIN46.3%

Complaints filed per year

0492014: 22015: 92016: 92017: 52018: 82019: 52020: 52021: 72022: 42023: 22024: 22025: 32026: 2 (partial year)141591617181920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20142
20159
20169
20175
20188
20195
20205
20217
20224
20232
20242
20253
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (7 against 16).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V65100008/09/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral 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
17V43700010/07/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral 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, Chevrole
14V24000008/05/2014SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISCGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Lacrosse vehicles manufactured January 29, 2014, through March 31, 2014 and 2014 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured February 7, 2014, through March 31, 2014, and equipped with 17 inch front brake rotors. The
14V31700012/06/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick LaCrosse vehicles manufactured April 30, 2013, to September 1, 2013. In the affected vehicles, a wiring splice in the driver's door may corrode and break, resulting in the absence of an audible chime to notify th
14V09200021/02/2014POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Buick Regal, LaCrosse, Verano, and Enclave, and Chevrolet Impala, Malibu, Cruze, and Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adju

Other Buick LaCrosse model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 7 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.