2018 Buick LaCrosse problems and recalls

Owners filed 7 complaints on the 2018 Buick LaCrosse in the last three full years, out of 12 on record. The most cited component is the Electrical System.

12
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
54.4
Severity index

Severity index 54.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 54.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (41.7%)5 42%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%HydraulicHydraulic: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Fuel SystemFuel System: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM541.7%
ENGINE433.3%
POWER TRAIN325.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM216.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL216.7%
SERVICE BRAKES18.3%
HYDRAULIC18.3%
FUEL SYSTEM18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0232018: 22019: 12020: 12022: 12023: 32024: 22025: 2181920222332425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20182
20191
20201
20221
20233
20242
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 2.3x those in 2019 to 2022 (7 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V66800029/10/2020POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Cruze and Buick LaCrosse, 2018-2020 Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Terrain, 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, 2019-2020 Buick Encore, Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Acadia, and 2020 Cadill
18V57600030/08/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPERGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pisto
18V35800031/05/2018FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from

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.