Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED DURING THE NIGHT AND THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
2007 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM, WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OUT, ON THEIR OWN. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND WIRING UNDER THE HOOD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
RETURNING FROM A MI TRIP ON PA RT 80, NOTICED PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF. SINCE THAT TIME, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY EFFECTIVE (SEE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON DEALER BILLING). RECENTLY, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR [XXX] HAS TESTIFIED A DEFECT WAS THE RESULT OF INACCURATE SUPPRESSION READ BY THE AIR BAG MODULE WHICH ACTIVATES THE SEAT BAG. WE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING SINCE, UNSURE THE PASSENGER WAS COVERED BY AN ACTIVE BAG. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. (DEALER... BILLING IS SENT UNDER SEPARATE COVER)...UPDATED 11-24/14 *BF UPDATED 5/1/2015 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING AT DARK LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. HIGH BEAM STILL WORKED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES LOW BEAMS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES NOW. *TR
MY WIFE WAS TAKING HER FATHER TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE TO COME ON THEY DID NOT. SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY WITH ONLY HER PARKING LIGHTS ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 2013 WE HAD TO REPLACE A RELAY UNDER THE HOOD IN THE FUSE BOX FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS TIME WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL PARTS SHOP TO REPLACE THE RELAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED TOGETHER AND HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO BE REPAIRED, THIS WAS ON A 2007 BUICK LA CROSS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AND A SAFETY RECALL STARTED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO GO OUT ONE AT A TIME IN 2009. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT ONE AT A TIME; WHEN REPLACED , BOTH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER THAT BOTH HIGH BEAMS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN TWICE IN 18 MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AFTER THAT. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT OFTEN REMAINED ON WHILE SEAT-BELT IS CONNECTED. WHILE TRAVELING ON A WET ROAD I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE PRIOR TO A WATER PUDDLE WHEN THE CAR SLID SIDEWAYS OFF THE ROAD INTO A SOGGY-BOG AND SPUN 2.5 TIMES IN A CIRCLE IN APP. 12" OF MUD BEFORE IT STOPPED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED OUT. PRESENTLY, THE ABS SERVICE LIGHTS REMAIN ON, THE CLOCK AND RADIO LIGHTS ARE OUT, THE CD PLAYER DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT MAY COME ON IN TRANSIT UNPROVOKED, GOING ON AND OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE TRIP. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT TURNED OFF WHEN PARKED THE GAS NEEDLE DROPS AS IF THERE IS A LEAK. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER RECALLS ON THIS CAR, THERE SHOULD BE! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT NIGHT 65 MPH AND MY HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY WENT OFF. THEY WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I DROVE WITH HIGH BEAMS UNTIL I COULD GET OFF AN EXIT. SAT THERE AND TRIED TO GET THEM ON...NO LUCK. FINALLY THEY CAME BACK ON AND 15 MINUTES LATER THEY WENT OFF AGAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON FOR 35 MINUTES. TOOK IT IN TO GM CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPT. AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LOW BEAMS. DRIVING HOME FROM SERVICE DEPT, THEY WENT OUT AGAIN !!!!!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS?. VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT....THUNDERSTORMS, NIGHT TIME, SNOW, ETC....I NEED MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS !!!! I AM CALLING THE SERVICE DEPT. AGAIN TOMORROW AND DEMANDING THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT !!!!!!!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIM LIGHT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUCK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
2007 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, WAS MORE THAN JUST A CHEAP POORLY DESIGNED PART AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL LETTER HE RECEIVED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE USED DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,424. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ UPDATED 8/17/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE SINCE THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO INDICATE THE REMEDY ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PARKED WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON MANUALLY WITH NO AFFECT. TURNED ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND HAD LIGHT. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING THE LOW BEAMS RETURNED. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. LOW BEAMS WENT OUT WAS ABLE TO SWITCH ON HIGH BEAMS, ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT DIMINISHED, LOW BEAMS RETURNED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING WITH DIMINISHED HIGH BEAMS. *TR
2007 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO ORDER PARTS TO COMPLETE RECALL. *SMD
2007 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED HE WAS VERY FORTUNATE THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE, BECAUSE THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED AND THE WIRES HAD BURNED. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT A RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE, BUT WAS CAUSED BY A FLAW IN THE FUSE BLOCK. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. YOU ARE LEFT DRIVING BLIND AT FULL SPEED. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT. WITH WINTER COMING ON AND SUNSET HAPPENING EARLIER EACH DAY, THE AMOUNT OF TIME DRIVING IN THE DARK INCREASES. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS THAT MAY NOT SEE ME DUE TO MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF ALL OF THE SUDDEN. *TR
THE CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY. SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. TAKE THE NEXT EXIT, SMOKE START COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. STOP THE CAR CHECK THE HOOD AND THE UNDERHOOD FUSE BLOCK WAS BURNING. THE WHOLE FUSE IS DAMAGED SO IS THE ENGINE HARNESS. IT LOOKED LIKE THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE AND THE FOG LAMP MICRO-RELAYS WERE THE ONES THAT MELTED FIRST AND CAUSE THE FUSE BOX TO BURN. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE FUSE BOX JUST BURNED THAT'S WHY I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS A FEW PEOPLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS THERE ARE UNREPORTED CASES AS WELL. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM THE 2007 BUICK LACROSSE HAS. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT IS STILL WORTH FIXING...UPDATED 10/05/14 *BF....UPDATED 01/12/15*BF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/15/15*JB UPDATED 3/26/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LOW BEAM WOULD TURN OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500. UPDATED 10/31/14*LJ UPDATED 4/27/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2007 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP UNETHICAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE. *SMD
WE WERE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST DIED. WE CALLED AAA AND BEFORE THEY GOT THERE THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. THEN WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM (RECALL #14299). SINCE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER WE REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM THE KEYCHAIN LEAVING ONLY ONE SINGLE KEY AS INSTRUCTED. HOWEVER, OUR CAR AGAIN DIED ON AUGUST 21, 2014 BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES STARTED UP AGAIN. TODAY, AUGUST 31, 2014 OUR BUICK DIED AGAIN IN THE LEFT TURN LANE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME BY AAA BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! WE ARE AN 80 YEAR OLD COUPLE AND WE ONLY HAVE THIS ONE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION. WE CANNOT KEEP WORRYING ABOUT OUR CAR EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT, MUCH LESS THE DANGERS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT STALLS IN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PLACES AND TIMES. WE NEED A RENTAL CAR TO USE UNTIL GM CAN GET THESE PARTS. I DON'T THINK THAT I AM ASKING TOO MUCH. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF LEAVING YOU TRAVELLING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 60 TO 75 MPH (DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE OR LIMITED ACCESS ROADWAY YOU ARE ON). THIS LEAVES YOU MOVING WITH NO IDEA WHERE THERE IS A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAVEL LANES. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND I AM ASKING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THIS DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A SPARK EMITTED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,300. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED DUE TO THE BARRONS AND ARM DAMAGE TO THE FRONT TIRES, THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE LIFTERS MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. WATER WOULD ENTER THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SEAL. THE TIRES WERE BE REPLACED. UPDATED 4/13/2015 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE HIT A POT HOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT RELAY SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,701.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
A IMPROPERLY SHIELDED WIRE GROUNDED OUT AND CAUSED THE UNDER HOOD FUSEBLOCK TO MELT, SOME REPORTS ON LINE STATE THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. CAME OUT OF RESTAURANT AND CAR WOULDN'T START. WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED WE COULD SMELL BURNING RUBBER. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS REPORTED TO GM TO TRY TO GET REIMBURSED. SAID BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON RECALL THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP US. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUSE BOX AS WE UNDERSTAND IS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/17/2014 *JS
SEAT BELT LIGHT ON DASH DOES NOT GO TO THE ON POSITION WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN SEAT,THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT FOURTEEN TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR.ITS ONLY SINCE GM HAS HAD THERE SEAT BELT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER HAS SUGGESTED A NEW SENSOR BUT TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD WORK,UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET HE WAS RIGHT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND WOUND UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,ALSO FOUND OUT THROUGH THE NET LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER GM CARS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHT RELAY FAILED SEVERAL INCIDENTS POSTED ON LINE. AFTER ARRIVING AT WORK WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENTERED A DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND REMOVED THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED10/08/15 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INSIDE OF RELAY/FUSE BOX. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ENGINE POWERED ON WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
THE LOW BEAMS ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT NIGHT FOR A FEW DAYS. THEN THE LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL ON THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 2, 2012, HIGH BEAMS WORKED BUT THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC FILLED THE CAR AND I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND ONE OF THE RELAYS, PRESUMABLY THE LOW BEAM RELAY, BURNED AND MELTED INSIDE THE FUSE BLOCK CAUSING A SMALL FIRE INSIDE THE FUSE COMPARTMENT WHICH FORTUNATELY CONTAINED THE FIRE BUT DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FUSE PANEL (BLOCK). THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2007 BUICK LACROSSE AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A TOP TIER SAFETY CONCERN AS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT A BUICK DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF $616.15. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE OR MILEAGE, YET I AM READING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO EXPERIENCE THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. I AM RESEARCHING ALL CLAIMS AND CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. I FEEL AS THOUGH GM OWES ME MY $616.15 BACK AND SHOULD CORRECT THIS ISSUE VIA A MASS VEHICLE RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND WIRES WERE SEVERELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 1/29/14*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAILED AS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE WAS ALSO EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SMOKE HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE FUSE BOX, WHICH HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT DIM, THEN OUT COMPLETELY. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. SMELLED FIRE, OPENED HOOD, SMOKE COMING FROM FUSE BLOCK / BOX UNDER HOOD. LOOKED AT FUSE BLOCK AND SEVERAL RELAYS WERE MELTED AND HAD MELTED A PORTION OF FUSE BLOCK. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS POSTED ONLINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN LOSING AIR DUE TO CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/19/13*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE RIM ON THE TIRES, THE TIRE STEM BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY LOOSING AIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE ENGINE AND ACTIVATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM MODULAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,459.
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW NOT TURNING ON AT NIGHT OR THEY BEGIN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON.. BUT TODAY I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AS I PARKED AND EXITED MY CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IT TURNS OUT THE RELAY FOR THE HEADLAMPS WAS BURNING AND MELTED. I REMOVED IT BUT IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE OTHER RELAYS NEXT TO THIS ONE AND MELTED THE ACTUAL FUSE CENTER. I HAVEN'T CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF MY CAR YET BUT I WILL IN THE MORNING... THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE AND STILL NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE.. *TR
NIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT. BAD. HIGH BEAMS ARE OK. FOG LIGHTS ARE OK FORTUNATELY SO I COULD DRIVE HOME SAFELY. TURN SIGNALS NORMAL. ONLY THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED. THEY RESUMED WORKING THE NEXT VEHICLE USE, THE NEXT DAY. *TR UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN UPDATED 09/24/2013 *JS
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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