2015 Buick LaCrosse problems and recalls

Owners have filed 44 complaints on the 2015 Buick LaCrosse, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Steering (12 complaints).

44
Complaints
3
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
4
Injuries
78.4
Severity index

Severity index 78.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 78.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 49 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 66% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 12 complaints (27.3%)12 27%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 9 complaints (20.5%)9 20%Air BagsAir Bags: 7 complaints (15.9%)7 16%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (11.4%)5 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (9.1%)4 9%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 3 complaints (6.8%)3 7%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (4.5%)2 5%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 2 complaints (4.5%)2 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1227.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM920.5%
AIR BAGS715.9%
SERVICE BRAKES511.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER49.1%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING36.8%
POWER TRAIN24.5%
SEAT BELTS24.5%

Complaints filed per year

0482015: 12016: 72017: 12018: 82019: 32020: 52021: 62022: 42023: 32024: 22025: 415161718819202122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20151
20167
20171
20188
20193
20205
20216
20224
20233
20242
20254
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (9 against 15).

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
15V66600016/10/2015AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWGeneral 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.

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.