2006 Buick Lacrosse complaints

THE VEHICLE MAKES A RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY, THE 2006 LACROSSE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TWO LANES AND PARK ON THE SHOULDER. TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE SPENT 1/2 HOUR LOOKING FOR PROBLEM. TESTED AND NO CODES. MOVED THE CONNECTION AT THE DISTRIBUTOR MODULE AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. TRIED TO MAKE IT FAIL AGAIN BY MOVING, UNPLUG AND PLUGGING THE CONNECTION. I DROVE HOME AND IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL,I CONTACTED GM ON THE MATTER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DONT COVER THE BRAKING SYSTEM,I DO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HASSERD,AS MY BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES,ID LIKE TO GET SATISFACTION ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE CX, WITH APPROX. 47,000 MILES. AS I ENTERED THE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, AT WORK, TUESDAY MORNING, I DISCOVERED I HAD NO LOW BEAMS. THE HIGH BEAMS AND PARKING LIGHTS BOTH WORKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING I GOT THE CAR THERE WHEN I DID. (I COULD'VE HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD)...THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE FUSE BOX, AGAINST THE FIREWALL, UNDER THE HOOD, HAD MELTED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, A.E., DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT, A FIRE, ETC... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE CARS RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IS FAULTY. *TR

2006 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER STATES INJURY AND ACCIDENT DUE TO A MECHANICAL ANOMALY STATING VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PUT THE GEAR IN PARK, OPENED THE DOOR AND LEFT IT OPEN WHILE SHE WALKED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT STEPS. AS THE CONSUMER TURNED AROUND, SHE SAW THE VEHICLE TRAVELING BACKWARDS AND RAN TO STOP IT. SOON, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND SHE REALIZED SHE COULDN'T GET IN THE VEHICLE, BUT AT THAT POINT THE DOOR APPARENTLY HIT THE CONSUMER AND KNOCKED HER TO THE PAVEMENT. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A CONCUSSION WHICH EVENTUALLY REQUIRED BRAIN SURGERY TO REMOVE A HEMATOMA. *JB

DASH MESSAGE LIGHTING BLANKS OUT SPORADICALLY OR GOES VERY DIM DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS. *TR

DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON OCCASION (ABOUT 2 TIMES PER MONTH). IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DASH LIGHTS MAY COME ON FROM FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT HAS DONE OUT WHILE DRIVING. GM HAS OFFERED A DIAGNOSES OF THE PROBLEM BUT THIS WOULD ONLY BE BENEFICIAL IF THEY WERE OFF AND STAYED OFF WHEN I WOULD GO TO A DEALER. I HAVE TRIED THIS ANY THE LIGHTS ALWAYS COME BACK ON BEFORE I ARRIVE. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A BUICK THE SAME YEAR AS MINE AND HIS DOES THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY. THEY ARE WRONG ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE DASH LIGHTED AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS FOR SUBSTANTIAL ILLUMINATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPRXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR/MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PARTS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NO SPECIFIC EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES BUT SUSPECT IT COULD DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING OR NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS EVERTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

2006 BUICK LACROSSE CXL AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BUICK LACROSSE CX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 05/05/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE CXL (NA). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE TO ENTER BY USING THE KEY FOB WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE DOOR REMAINED LOCKED. EVENTUALLY, HE WAS ABLE TO GET IN. HE THEN DROVE ABOUT 100 FEET AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS REMAINED LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BY CLIMBING INTO THE BACK SEAT AND EXITING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE MECHANISMS BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11

IT STARTED WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, THE ONLY WAY I HAD ANY LIGHTS AT ALL IS ON HIGH BEAM, AND I WOULD CLICK BACK ON LOW BEAM AFTER I PULLED OVER AND THE LOW LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND NOW I HAVE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL ONLY HIGH BEAM. I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT HAS FIXED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES BECAUSE THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. AND THEY SAID IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST BE APPROXIMATELY $400-$700 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE AND I ALSO SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THE SAME THING. SO TELL ME WHY ISN'T THEIR A RECALL. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY A HAZARD TO HAVE ON THE ROADS. SHE HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME & MY FAMILY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES, FROM LOSING POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON VERY DARK ROADS I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM BEFORE, I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE OR THEIR FAMILY IS KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD POP LOOKED BACK AND REALIZED THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY REAR WINDSHIELD, PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED THERE WAS NO BRICK ROCK OR ANY OTHER OBJECT IN THE BACK SEAT AND NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WAS BLOWN OUTWARD AND IT WAS ALMOST DEAD CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BROKE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SIR COIL HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, SIR COIL AND REALIGNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,314.

I WAS AT LOCAL GET-GO GETTING FOOD THEN I DROVE TO PICK UP MY 2 KIDS AND MY COUSINS SON ALONG WITH AN COUSIN. I PICKED THE KIDS UP IN GARFIELD AND THEM DROVE TO WILKINSBURGH TO DROP MY COUSIN AND HER SON OFF . AS WE DROVE CLOSE TO HER HOME I TURNED ON THE DEFROST BECAUSE THE WHOLE CAR GOT FOGGY. I PARKED AND THEN A LOUD POP AND THE WHOLE BACK GLASS WAS SHATTERED AND STARTED TO FALL OUT. *TR

2006 BUICK LACROSSE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS PERIODICALLY DISPLAYING, BUT IT WAS SIMPLY A PROBLEM WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. NOW AT 98,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN WITH A PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEY POINTED OUT TO ME THAT IN ADDITION TO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONING, THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ISN'T WORKING, WHICH IS WHAT THE LIGHT HAS BEEN INDICATING ALL ALONG. SO WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT, IT DOESN'T RELAY THAT INFO TO THE AIRBAG. SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING OVER 30,000 MILES WITH NO WORKING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. FIXING THE PROBLEM WILL COST NEARLY $1000. WAS THERE ANY RECALL RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, OR WERE THERE ENOUGH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO INITIATE ONE? *TR

A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE LX. HE SAID THAT COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS "WORN OUT", AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A VEHICLE WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE THEN SWITCHED TO MANUAL YET THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED INSTALLING A NEW SENSOR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,400. UPDATED 12/30/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 01/04/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

ABOUT 8:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY INFANT DAUGHTER, WHO WAS IN A FRONT FACING CARSEAT, MY SON, AND MY HUSBAND WERE PASSENGERS. IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND THE WINDOWS STARTED FOGGING. I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG! I THOUGHT SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING AT MY CAR OR SHOT OUT THE WINDOW. THERE IS A BLOCK OF WINDOW WHERE THE DEFROSTER IS SMASHED OUT AND THE REST OF THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED!! IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AND FOUND THAT THERE IS ONLY A 36,000 OR 4 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER LIMITED WARRANTY. MY CAR IS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THIS HAPPENED. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO SMELLS, NO NOTHING TO WARN YOU THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. IF I WASN'T ALERT, I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF ME. THANK GOD MY BABY WASN'T IN A REAR FACING CARSEAT PREVENTING GLASS FROM INJURING HER OR MY SON. NOW I HAVE A SHATTERED REAR WINDOW ON MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVEN'T FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE NOR THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER BUICKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WHY I WOULDN'T BE NOTIFIED OF THIS TERRIFYING PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG WILL SOMETIMES REGISTER WHEN MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE FRONT SEAT AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. IT IS SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY DETECT THEIR WEIGHT AND COME ON OR NOT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY WEIGH. THE FACT THAT IT REGISTERS SOMETIMES AND DOES NOT AT OTHERS HAS ME CONCERNED. I SAW A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR IS AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AFTER I STARTED THE CAR, IT WOULD GO OFF THEN IT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I HAD IT CHECKED AT A BUICK DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTERMITTENT MODULE INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS WHAT CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ON/OFF CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE QUIT READING "ON" WHEN I HAD A PASSENGER. I WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS "OFF" ALL MY AIRBAGS ARE WORKING. SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT FIX IT AT A COST OF $1300.00 THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE DUE TO ANY LOW CABIN TEMPERATURES. IT IS AUGUST AND 80 F. I WAS NOT USING A/C WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE A/C WAS ON AS WELL. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK (25 MINS) AND THE SAME ON MY WAY HOME. *TR

ON MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE, AT ABOUT 48K MILES THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD.....LUCKILY I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A CRACKED FLYWHEEL (FLEX PLATE)......I GO ON MY HAPPY WAY AND ABOUT 10 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM....AND SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE PORTION OF THE PART WARRANTY, GM REFUSED TO COVER IT 100%......OK, I REALIZE ITS TECHNICALLY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO THAT CAR TO CAUSE THE FLYWHEEL TO CRACK...SOMETHING IS MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND GM REFUSES TO REFUND ME. I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH GM.... *TR

NHTSA# 618086. BUICK TSB # 01-02-32-001 THIRD REPLACEMENT OF SHAFT SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 02/2006. VEHICLE HAS 19,635 MILES 7,048 MILES 1ST REPLACEMENT, 14,600 2ND REPLACEMENT, 19,635 3RD REPLACEMENT (02/10/2009). PARTS KEPT BY DEALER. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES THE SENSOR WILL NOT TURN ON WITH MY WIFE OR I SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS SO I CAN GET MY AUTO REPAIRED PROPERLY. *TR

TRAVELING TO FLORIDA I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS BUCKLED UP. THIS LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF THE WHOLE TRIP TO AND FROM FLORIDA. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK THE CAR IN THE BUICK DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED. THEY RAN A TEST ON IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE LIGHT CONTINUES GOING ON AND OFF WHEN THE PASSENGER IS BUCKLED IN. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ALLOW ME TO TRANSPORT A PASSENGER KNOWING THAT THEY RECALLED THIS CAR FOR THE SAME ISSUES I DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE REST OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAITED ONCE MORE FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ONCE THE LIGHTS ACTIVATED AGAIN, HE DROVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITHOUT USING HIS TURN SIGNALS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,400. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF

2006 BUICK LACROSSE WITH DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIGHT WILL GO FROM OFF TO ON AT ANY TIME WHILE SOMEONE WHO WEIGHS MORE THEN 125 POUNDS IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED, THE RED LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD DISPLAY THE SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED. *JB UPDATED 12/08/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. AFTER A FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW STORM, THE CONTACT'S WIFE ACTIVATED THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE DEFROSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO DEFROST THE WINDOW. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THROUGH HER REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY CONNECTION. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/11/08. *LJ

AT 12K MILES THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF DEPENDENT OF THE RPM. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A CAM SHAFT FAILURE AND DUE TO THAT FAILURE OTHER SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, MY STEERING SHAFT WAS ALSO WORN AT 12K MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AND FURTHERMORE, I HAVE HAD CHRONIC ISSUES WITH MY GAUGE LIGHTS DIMMING AND UNDIMMING INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND RETURNED THE CAR UNFIXED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW CAR AND WILL NOT BUY GM EVERY AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY, SIZE P225/60R16 (NA) TIRES. AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 18,000 MILES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE OF ALL FOUR TIRES HAD VERY LOW TREAD AND WERE BECOMING WORN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE, FAILURE SPEED, AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND VEER TO THE LEFT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE FRONT END, HOWEVER, THEY INSTALLED SPACERS AND SHIMS TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. NEVERTHELESS, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. AS OF JULY 3, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. THE NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS DUE TO THE STEERING SHAFT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE GRINDING NOISE RECURRED WITHIN 4 MONTHS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

GM 2006 BUICK LACROSSE WITH FRONT END PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE MILEAGE WAS INCREASED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES WORE PREMATURELY AND THE SHIMMY OR VIBRATION BECAME WORSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE, THAT SHE ALSO SHAKES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. STEERING CONTROL HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VEHICLE WILL FLOAT ON CURVES AND ON FLAT STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED A TOTAL OF 16 TIRES HAD BEEN ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB

NO INCIDENT AS OF NOW, BUT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE PASSENGER SENSING DEVICE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AT TIMES THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG WILL NOT TURN ON WITH MY WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT. IT MAY WORK FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEN NOT ENABLE AT RANDOM FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS. SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. *NM

IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE ROADS WERE STILL WET. I WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES APPROX. 200 FEET PRIOR TO THE TRAFFIC AND STOP LIGHT. THE CAR SKIDDED. AT 150 FEET I BROKE HARDER AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE HARDER I PUSHED THE MORE THE CAR SKIDDED. THE BRAKES NEVER STOPPED THE CAR -- IT ONLY SLOWED IT DOWN. THE ONLY TIME THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF IT, CAUSING $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR. EITHER THE BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY, OR THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TRACTION WITH THE TIRES. (GOODYEAR INTEGRITY).*JB

MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE HAS A CENTER ARM REST. THE TOP OF THE ARM REST LIFTS UP TO REVEAL A STORAGE COMPARTMENT, WHICH CONTAINS STORAGE SLOTS FOR CD'S. ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE TOP OF THE ARM REST IS A FOAM PAD, WHICH I ASSUME WAS PUT THERE TO PREVENT THE CD'S FROM RATTLING AND MAKING NOISE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU ARE STORING CD'S AND LIFT THE TOP OF THE ARM REST TO GET AT THE STORAGE AREA, THE CD'S STICK TO THE FOAM PAD AND GET LIFTED OUT OF THE STORAGE AREA. THE RESULT IS CD'S SPILLED ALL OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AREA. BESIDE BEING A MAJOR PAIN IN THE NECK, THIS CAN BE VERY DISCONCERTING TO A DRIVER, CAUSING DISTRACTION - WHICH CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. I'VE CONTACTED BUICK TWICE VIA THEIR WEB SITE, AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM. *JB

WE HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. AT COOL/COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW 57 OF) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK! THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. HAVING THE PASSENGER JUMP UP AND DOWN IN THE SEAT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSOR/AIRBAG. THE DEALER SO FAR HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEVICE. *JB

I BOUGHT A BUICK LACROSSE VIN [XXX] ON MARCH 30, 2006. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON MARCH 31, 2006, AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT THAT DAY. I WAS SICK AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR BUT ATTEMPTED TO USE ONSTAR DIAGNOSTIC WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM AND I E-MAILED THE DEALER CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. UPON MY RECOVERY, I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 7, 2006. ON APRIL 10, 2006, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTACTED AND INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR NEEDS A REPAIR TO THE CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY. THIS DEFECT EXISTED THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR, IT HAD 87 MILES ON IT WHEN I PICKED IT UP, AND SINCE THE CAR WAS INSPECTED THE MORNING I PICKED IT UP, THE DEALER ALLOWED A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT TO BE SOLD AND DELIVERED. UPON CONTACTING BUICK TO MAKING BUICK IS AWARE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED AND SEEKING RESOLUTION THE DEALER PUT A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEALER OR BUICK TO SELL A DEFECTIVE CAR AND BELIEVE THAT PUTTING A NEW ENGINE IN THE CAR RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COMPLAINT TO BUICK AND THE DEALER ABOUT THIS NUMEROUS TIME BUT I GET STONE WALLED, THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE THE PROBLEM EXISTING PRIOR TO ME BUYING AND TAKING DELIVERY OF THE CAR. I HAVE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, PARTIAL, OR TOTAL REFUND AND I'M IGNORED. ALL BUICK DOES IS OFFER OIL CHANGES AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH I FIND USELESS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ONSTAR MODULE FAILED, APRIL 22, 2006, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PU

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, INTERMITTENTLY, SHOW THE ILLUSION OF VENETIAN BLINDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD HAS LARGE REFLECTIONS OF APPROACHING VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS TOO NERVOUS WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. WANTED TO HAVE THE MONEY REFUNDED SINCE THE CONTACT REFUSED TO RIDE IN THE CAR.

COLLISION RESULTED WHEN BRAKES APPARENTLY FAILED. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PUSHROD. *NM

WE HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THIS MODEL HAS A PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR WHICH DETECTS WHETHER A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE SEAT OR NOT. IF IT DETECTS NO PASSENGER, THE PASSENGER AIR-BAG IS TURNED "OFF." AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 55. THIS PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT WORK! MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED IT ON A COLD MORNING, I HAD HER BOUNCE UP AND DOWN ON THE SEAT - NO RESPONSE. THE AIR-BAG REMAINED "OFF." THIS HAPPENED EVERYTIME THE TEMPERATURE AS INDICATED ON THE DASH WAS 55 OF OR LOWER. ONLY AFTER THE HEATER WAS ON AND THE CABIN TEMPERATURE CAME CLOSER TO ROOM TEMPERATURE DID WE HEAR A "CLICK!" AND THE INDICATOR THEN SAID THE AIR-BAG WAS "ON." IF THIS IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THESE SEAT SENSORS, THEN I CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS BEING POSSIBLY THROWN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD BECAUSE "THE COMPUTER" "KNOWS" THAT NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HAS THEREFORE TURNED THE AIR-BAG "OFF." THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN JANUARY WHEN WE WERE IN VIRGINIA THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY. HAVE REFERRED THIS TO THE DEALER AND WROTE A TWO PAGE LETTER TO THE OWNER; THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT "THAT'S THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK." MY WIFE AND I ARE SKEPTICAL. *JB

THE LOW OIL PRESSURE ALARM RANG AFTER ONLY 1542 MILES DEALER MADE APPT FOR 2/21 - WASN'T WORRIED "PROBABLY ONLY A FALSE ALARM". THE ALARM RANG AGAIN AT 1550 MILES. I MADE THE DEALER TAKE THE CAR BACK TO DEALER. GM HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO METAL IN OIL PAN. I'VE ONLY MADE ONE PAYMENT AND DON'T FEEL THE CAR IS WORTH A NEW CAR PRICE. *JB