Buick LaCrosse Complaints (2008)

251 consumer complaints on file.

#10679250January 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679061January 26, 2015
SEATS
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC AND REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE OCCUPIED AND FAILED. FRONT OF BOTH SEAT CUSHIONS WAS RAISED AND SEAT BACKS CONTACTED REAR SEAT. POWER SEAT MECHANISMS WERE INOPERATIVE AFTER INCIDENT AND SEATS COULD NOT BE MOVED. LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN REAR SEAT AS KNEE/LEG INJURIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED. PICTURES OF SEATS AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677049January 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAY SHORTAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661744January 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 BUICK LACROSSE. KEYS GOT STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670124January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG SYMBOL CAME ON THE DASH. STAYED ON FOR A BIT AND WENT OFF. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF AFTER A BIT. IT DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS TRIP. IT HAS DONE IT SOME SINCE ALSO / *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660603December 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
2008 BUICK LACROSSE. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663660December 11, 2014
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
THE VEHICLE START MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CUTS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER I SAT FOR A WHILE BUT IT IS STILL MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC TODAY THAT IT IS THE POWER STEERING. THAT WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED. I AM SURE THAT IT WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662302December 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD IN BACK SEAT WHEN VEHICLE JUST DIED WITH NO WARNING. SHE HAD JUST TURNED THE CORNER TRAVELING 20 MPH OR LESS AND HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING VEHICLE TO CURBSIDE. SHE STATED SHE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND WHEN MY HUSBAND INSPECTED VEHICLE HE FOUND MELTED IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDERS 2 & 5, A BLOWN FUSE, AND WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT FIRE A BAD IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661237November 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED APPROX. 55MPH THE ORANGE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND SAYS THE AIR BAG IS DISABLED. IT WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN BEING DISABLED AND NOT BEING DISABLED. THE RED WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES ALSO. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT ARE ALL OVER 125LBS.WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE PASSENGERS ALL HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658782November 18, 2014
STEERING
THERE IS A NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN ID # 10024713 RELATED TO A POWER STEERING LEAK CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART OR DESIGN. THE BULLETIN RECOMMENDS A TIE DOWN STRAP TO PREVENT HOSE WEAR AND RESULTING LEAKAGE OF FLUID. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT CAN RESULT FROM THIS LEAK. I BELIEVE BUICK HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. I QUESTION WHY GM DID NOT RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM TO REPLACE THE WORN HOSE AND ATTACH A TIE DOWN STRAP BEFORE LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS SEEN WITH THE CURRENT IGNITION RECALLS. GM IS NOT PROVIDING ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651226November 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL# 14299.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION COIL AND CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654325November 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651923November 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BRAKE JAMMED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE SECOND TIME, IT WAS STILL JAMMED SO I CRASHED MY CAR TO THE CAR IN FRONT. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. IT WAS RAINING BUT THE CAR WAS JUST SERVICED BY A BUICK DEALER LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO AND FORTUNATELY, THE CAR STOPPED JUST IN TIME THAT TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649588October 24, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649379October 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING AREA. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A CRACKED IGNITION COIL THAT 'FRIED' THE IGNITION MODULE AND CORRESPONDING WIRES. HE ALSO SAID IN THIRTY YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. HAD IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AND THE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR DIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649533October 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DISPLAY SHOWS AIRBAG OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH SEATBELT ON WITH AN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648865October 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN LATCH ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 01/22/15*CN UPDATED 01/26/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649159October 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED FROM "ON" TO "OFF" WITH 150 POUND PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE RED WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CAME ON. IT STAYED ON FOR 2 OR 3 MILES THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT TURNED BACK TO "ON" AND THE RED WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED OFF. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ON MOST TRIPS, "ON" THEN "OFF" THEN BACK TO "ON". TYPICALLY, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT WILL STAY IN THE "OFF" POSITION FOR 4 OR 5 MILES. NOW AT 81,737 MILES THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT "ON/OFF" STILL OCCURS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS STILL IN THE 12 MONTH GM CERTIFIED WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY DID NOT CONFIRM BY THEIR STATIC CHECK PROCEDURE. IT STILL OCCURS, INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER 10,000 FROM FIRST OBSERVANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648405October 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,291.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648425October 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND NO ONE IS EVEN SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ANYTHING SITTING ON THE SEAT WEIGHS MUCH LESS THAN THE 80 LBS SPECIFIED IN THE MANUAL. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER SITTING THERE, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE OFF - WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ON!!! THERE IS NO EVENT THAT CONSISTENTLY TRIGGERS THE LIGHT COMING ON. I MIGHT BE TURNING OR SLOWING DOWN OR JUST DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. SOMETIMES, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR, AND THE FIRST FOUR TIMES, THE DEALER FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE. THIS TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT "HAS GONE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PASSENGER DETECTION MODULE AND IT WILL COST YOU $1250 TO FIX IT." A PASSENGER DETECTION MODULES SOUNDS RATHER IMPORTANT TO ME, AND VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IF THERE'S NO RECALL, IT'S CUSTOMER PAY. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE ON THIS SITE FOR THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE, I'D SAY IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEIR OWNERS JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE. IS IT NECESSARY FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS MADE? I GUESS MY HUSBAND WILL JUST HAVE TO TRUST HIS LUCK - HE'S THE ONE GENERALLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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