2007 Buick LaCrosse CXL from North America - Comments

Purchased my 2007 Buick LaCrosse CXL on a lease for three years, do not plan on buying it.

First 1770 miles, noticed the engine was using oil, took it back to the Buick dealer, also called Buick customer dept, Detroit, was told this is normal, Can't believe they won't do anything..!!!

My third Buick since 1995, probably my last GMC car. Then they wonder why they're not doing well.

Buy yourself a new Avalon. Not only will you love it, but it's also an American car, unlike that Buick that was built in Canada.

Yeah, an American Toyota. Does Toyota sound like an American name to you, it doesn't to me. That's because it is a Japanese company. I don't care if the car is manufactured here, it is a product of a Japanese company. The Canadian Buick does a lot more for the American economy than the Avalon, don't try to fool yourself. Anyway, they are very boring cars and very over priced.

The Avalon is a boring car, yet you don't think the Buick LaCrosse is?

My 2007 Buick LaCrosse CXL has 28724 miles. Not a lick of trouble yet. Running great and I don't have to add oil between changes.

"Yeah, an American Toyota. Does Toyota sound like an American name to you, it doesn't to me. That's because it is a Japanese company. I don't care if the car is manufactured here, it is a product of a Japanese company. The Canadian Buick does a lot more for the American economy than the Avalon, don't try to fool yourself. Anyway, they are very boring cars and very over priced."

You have to understand the tremendous amount of brainwashing and outright deception that is done by Japanese car companies to bilk the U.S. citizenry into thinking that they are HELPING our economy.

Here are the FACTS: With regards to those LIVING IN THE U.S. who are employed in AUTO RELATED BUSINESSES, roughly 10% of those jobs are the result of Japanese companies, and even then, THE PROFITS GO TO JAPAN. When you buy a Honda or Toyota you HURT 90% of the people in THIS COUNTRY who work in auto-related jobs. In addition, U.S. industry gets NOT ONE PENNY of profit. It doesn't MATTER if GM or Ford build out of the U.S. and a handful of Japanese plants are on U.S. soil. THOSE ARE THE FIGURES: 90% versus 10%. If you want to stab 90% of your neighbors in the back, go buy that Toyota. Just note before you do that the Toyota Camrys reviewed on this site from 2000 through 2010 have a LESS THAN 50% APPROVAL RATING, and the 2006 Camry has a ZERO PERCENT approval rating. That's from ACTUAL OWNERS.

Excessive oil consumption is obviously a problem with the Lacrosse. Admit it people. There are (at the time of writing this) 2 different reviews stating they have a massive oil consumption problem. Obviously a defect. Sounds like a terrible motor worth avoiding. Oh yes, and this is the 3.8L that has been infamously bad for over a decade now. People claim it's a great motor. It was, once upon a time before GM starting modifying and fussing over it to a fault. They first ruined it by adding a plastic intake manifold, which resulted in premature self destruction. Now apparently they've fussed with the design again, causing chronic oil consumption issues. Good riddance. Ditch this motor GM!

My Grandpa and Memaw had a 2007 LaCrosse. They never have one problem with it at all as yet. It runs really, really, really, really, really good without a mistake for the moment.

"My 2007 Buick LaCrosse CXL has 28724 miles. Not a lick of trouble yet. Running great and I don't have to add oil between changes."

The only vehicles we ever owned that used oil excessively were a Japanese built Mazda and a Japanese built Honda (before they started making them here). Our GM's are so good about not using ANYTHING that I never check the oil between changes, and generally never check any of the other fluids before 50,000 miles or so.

To he who posted this: "Ditch this motor GM!"

Why ditch it? Just start making the same version they made back in 1992 again. It would be better than any other modern motor.

"The only vehicles we ever owned that used oil excessively were a Japanese built Mazda and a Japanese built Honda (before they started making them here). Our GM's are so good about not using ANYTHING that I never check the oil between changes, and generally never check any of the other fluids before 50,000 miles or so."

I never check any fluids in my Honda either. The last Chevy I owned I never checked the fluids either, and boy did I regret that the day my odometer turned 41,000 miles and my engine seized because it lost all of its oil...

I watch my GM guages; no issues. Better than idiot lights on cheap models.

To poster 14:29: This motor is not infamously bad. It is infamously reliable. When a Buick, Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, or Pontiac with this engine breaks down, it's usually just a fault in the wiring. Overall, this is a good engine design that works well. The main problem these people are experiencing is dealer-related. I wish that it weren't true that a dealer would refuse a simple fix like this one, and I wish that it also weren't true that GM uses bargain-basement plastic, but that is the case.