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2008 Buick Lacrosse Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
62about this part
Share
25%of 251 total for the year
Median mileage
60,500miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 62 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2008 Buick Lacrosse, 25% of the 251 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The drivers side low beam headlight keeps going out. I did look up any recalls, which there was for this, but it shows that it was fixed. We didn't have an issues for the first 9 months and have now replaced the bulb several times. I am concerned that it is happening while my daughter is driving this at night in a rural area with a lot of deer and other animals running into the roads.”

NHTSA complaint #11378403, filed 2020-12, 120,000 miles

“On dec. 18th my wife and I were driving at night going to a christmas party when the low beam headlights went out without warning.I switched to the high beams as they were still functioning. We went the last mile to our destination on the high beams. I turned off the car to see if that would re;set the lights, it did not. We went to the party and came back to the car apx. 3 hours later. …”

NHTSA complaint #10811304, filed 2015-12, 145,000 miles

“I just bought this car used and the headlights didn't work when I got it. The hi beams and yellow marker lights do work. Just not the lo beams. I bought the car on 9/28/20, it had 124,000 miles on it when I bought it”

NHTSA complaint #11362450, filed 2020-10, 124,000 miles

“Head lights on car will intermittently go out while driving. Many times it will just be for a few seconds. However can last for several minutes. I now know that the brights continue to work. Although did not know this at the time I was left stranded in the desert with children and no cell phone service. I also don't feel comfortable driving with brights on all the time due to the brights being so bright and fear I might cause an accident for another driver.”

NHTSA complaint #10748972, filed 2015-08, 55,000 miles

“While driving home from store my wife and I smelled something burning three blocks from home. We got home and I checked under the hood and the relay/fuse block on the passenger side was hot and slightly smoldering. I waited a while and the popped off the fuse block cover and saw the hdm module (according to the diagram in the manual) had melted and fused to the block. The melting and burning had also affected the surrounding relays and fuses. …”

NHTSA complaint #10621820, filed 2014-08, 45,300 miles

Related recalls

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201612%
201537%
201458%
201311%
201231%
201111%
201084%
20094744%
20086225%
200712550%
200615652%
20058226%

Other parts of the 2008 Buick Lacrosse

Electrical system
85 complaints
Air bags
77 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
14 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Brakes
13 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Buick Lacrosse

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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