2005 Buick LaCrosse brakes problems

The 2005 Buick LaCrosse has 38 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

Brakes complaints

Share of year

Crash-involved

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

LaCrosse brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

05V156000BrakesApril 20, 2005 · 61,594 units

Defect

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CLIP THAT SECURES THE BRAKE PUSHROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIN COULD HAVE BEEN BENT WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED. A BENT CLIP MAY COME OFF, ALLOWING THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSHROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.

Consequence

PUSHING ON THE PEDAL WILL NOT APPLY THE BRAKES AND A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD BUSHING AND RETAINING CLIP AND, IF THE CLIP WAS MISSING, A NEW BRAKE PEDAL ARM ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND…”
Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · October 12, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2005 Buick LaCrosse have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2005 Buick LaCrosse brakes — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Buick LaCrosse brakes?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the brakes: 05V156000.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.