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Got A Lemon Too!
Super Unhappy, 09/10/2008
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
We live 75 miles from the dealer, bought a 2008 la cross new. After 4 trips back to fix all the scratches, 5 trips back and forth for the vibration & also a set of new tires, we still have the vibration!They are telling me that it is the road surface and not the car, we are disappointed & I will turn it in as a lemon as it is!What a disgrace to the name of Buick, just read another unhappy person's review with the vibration problem in here too, need to take some action, what is going on? why do they blame the roads for a vibration in the car, it will be a Toyota for us, and that is to sad.
Avoid this rolling roadblock like the plague
Taylor, 08/29/2020
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
We bought our 2008 Buick LaCrosse for our college-age kids from a family member for under KBB value. They kept up with all the maintenance on it, and as it had only 104K mi on it, we thought we were getting a good deal. Fast forward 4 months, a couple thousand miles, plus a 900 mi trip home for our daughters' brief summer break. Just as we and many visiting family members leave for a non-refundable jet-boat trip an hour away in a caravan of vehicles, it starts spraying coolant. We limp it to our mechanic, where it requires nearly $2,000 in repairs. We thought we now had a vehicle that would last a long time. We were wrong. Because of the delay in getting back to school because of the repairs, we had to fly a daughter back so she wouldn't lose her job. My wife decided to accompany our other daughter back so she wouldn't be alone on the long trip across the desert. It's good she did. The car's next breakdown was in Winnemucca. This time it was about to throw a rod and would cost more to repair than it's worth. They then had to rent a U-Haul truck leaving the Buick behind. My wife then had to fly home. The tow company says they'll give us $500 in exchange for the title. I'm thinking we're going to cut our losses and go with it. So this cheap kids' car has ended up costing us thousands of dollars in purchase price, repairs, two plane tickets, U-Haul rental plus the additional fuel cost, and non-refundable tickets for a jet boat trip. And all this on a car that gave up the ghost after only 108,000 mi. I have bought Toyotas with 125K mi already on the odometer, then driven them another 150K mi without needing major repairs. I will never buy another General Motors product again.
Worst Investment I've ever made!!!!!
StickWithFORD, 09/23/2010
2008 Buick LaCrosse CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
9 of 15 people found this review helpful
This car has caused me nothing but problems. The day after driving it off the lot my "service tires" light came on. When I had it checked out at the dealersship I was told the pressure sensor was cracked. The dealership refused to pay for the repairs claiming it was my fault. The tires wear too easily due to the faulty rear struts. The car rattles horribly like its going to fall apart, the doors are 2 low, always hitting my head getting in. Now the car whines like a dying cat & I have gone from replacing fluid monthly to daily. The keyless entry hasnt worked since the 3rd month of me having the car. I see im not the only 1 with these issues. Entire car should be recalled. Back to Ford for me
Won't be buying a Buick again...
Susan, 10/05/2018
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I paid too much for a car that literally started giving me problems a few months after buying it!! The air bag light is always going on and off, the fobs only worked for a short period of time, my lock system doesnt work in the car, and now I have put so much i to this car in fuel injectors it isnt funny!!!!! Dont get me wrong, its a beautiful car, I love a lot about it... BUT... Reliability is a MUST with me, and I can sadly say, this has been the highest maintenance car I've ever owned!! I highly doubt I'll be buying a Buick again... I'll just go back to my Subaru!!
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How could we be more happy!
Beverly Brown, 04/06/2008
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought our car, in Flint, Michigan, left for our winter home in Arizona, and what a ride! We had forgotten how wonderful it is to drive and ride in a Buick. We took it in and got it all "gussied, " up and wow is it cute! It is not only pretty it is sharp! Added a sharp spoiler and now it's even more sharp. I get a kick out of tTger's commercial, "a Buick was always a car for my parents age." Well that fits us but this Buick of ours is not 1970! It is a ride that has no competition, and the 2008 we purchased, more than surpasses any other car on the road.