2017 Buick LaCrosse: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 34 complaints about the 2017 Buick LaCrosse and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is electrical system, named in 11 of them.

34
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Buick LaCrosse sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 11 complaints (32.4%)11 32%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (23.5%)8 24%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (14.7%)5 15%SuspensionSuspension: 4 complaints (11.8%)4 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (8.8%)3 9%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (2.9%)1 3%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (2.9%)1 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1132.4%
POWER TRAIN823.5%
ENGINE514.7%
SUSPENSION411.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL38.8%
AIR BAGS25.9%
SERVICE BRAKES12.9%
STEERING12.9%

Complaints filed per year

0482016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 62020: 52021: 32022: 42023: 12024: 82026: 1 (partial year)161718192021222324826
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20161
20172
20183
20196
20205
20213
20224
20231
20248
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
17V11600023/02/2017STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017 Buick LaCrosse vehicles. The electrical connectors for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) system may not be properly sealed. As a result, water may enter and corrode the connectors possibly resulting in a loss of power steering
17V26700021/04/2017SUSPENSION:REARGeneral Motors LLC (C) is recalling certain 2017 Buick LaCrosse vehicles. The rear suspension toe-links may have been incorrectly installed, and, as a result, they may loosen and disconnect from the rear suspension system.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.