2013 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

CAR WAS PARKED ON DRIVEWAY, DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN, DRIVER LEANED INTO CAR AND SHUT OFF CAR ENGINE WITH PUSH BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ROLLED BACK, OPEN DOOR KNOCKED DRIVER DOWN, AND WAS RUN OVER AND DIED AT HOSPITAL. BYSTANDER TRIED TO ASSIST AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY OPEN DOOR AND DRUG A SHORT DISTANCE BY THE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

2013 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTIAL/COMPLETE BLACKOUT OF MONITOR (NAV SCREEN) INCLUDING REAR VIEW CAMERA WHEN BACKING UP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE NAVIGATION SCREEN AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD GO DARK, FOR 25 SECONDS. WHICH INCLUDED THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WHICH BECAME TOTALLY USELESS FOR THE INITIAL 25 SECONDS OF BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE SAME BLACKOUT OF THE MONITOR/DASHBOARD HAPPENED WHEN HE DROVE FORWARD OUT OF A COVERED PARKING GARAGE. THE DEALER EVERYTHING WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. JB ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCONNECTED. ALL THE GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, BEFORE THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT. UPDATED 12/14/16.*JB

THE OIL FILTER WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. WE HAVE IT SERVICED AT A G M SERVICE CENTER.BUT EVERY TIME THEY CHANGE THE OIL IN ABOUT 1000 MILES THE FILTER COMES LOSE AND LEAKS. *TR

NEAR THE FLORIDA-GEORGIA ON NORTH INTERSTATE 75 I STOPPED AT A REST AREA.WHEN I STARTED THE AUTO AGAIN,I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LANE AND TO STRAIGHTEN THE CARS WHEELS TO EXIT THE AREA.I REALIZED THEN I LOST POWER STEERING.SLOWLY AND ON THE RIGHT LANE I DROVE THE AUTO TO VALDOSTA,GA .I STOPPED AT A MOTEL AND CALLED THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER.THE NEXT DAY (APRIL 2) I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE AUTO TO THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER.FORTUNATELY,THE DEALER WAS JUST A FEW MILES FROM MY MOTEL. I STAYED OVERNIGHT AT A LOCAL MOTEL.THE DEALER ARRANGED FOR ME TO RENT A AUTO. THE NEXT DAY, THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE PARTS BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO RECEIVE THE PARTS AND HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THE AUTO.THUS ,THEY REMOVED MY LUGGAGE AND BOOKS FROM MY AUTO AND PLACED THEM IN MY RENTAL CAR. THEN I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO MY HOME IN ILLINOIS. ON APRIL 27,MY REPAIRED BUICK LA CROSSE WAS DELIVERED TO MY HOME IN ILLINOIS. *JS

2013 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE REAR VIEW CAMERA PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE, THE IMAGE ON THE NAVIGATOR SCREEN WAS SUPPOSED TO SHOW A YELLOW GUIDELINE TO ASSIST IN ORIENTING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BEING BACKED UP. THE GUIDELINES WERE A CRITICAL FEATURE OF THE REAR VIEW CAMERA. THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING THOSE GUIDELINES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL GM REPRESENTATIVES AND THEY REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SAFETY PROBLEM. A FULLY FUNCTIONAL REAR VIEW CAMERA IS A SAFETY NECESSITY WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE IT HAS A VERY SMALL NARROW BACK WINDOW. COMPOUNDING THE PROBLEM WAS THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FIXED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT BLANK, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA DID NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. ..UPDATE 04-10-14 *BF

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 TO 50 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS COMPLETELY RELEASED THE SPEED IS QUICKLY REDUCED LIKE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED...TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 25 TO 30 MPH THE MOTOR RPM HAS TO BE IN THE 3500 RANGE. THIS CONDITION REMAINS UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THEN IT RETURNS BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. THIS VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTION BUT THEY SPENT TWO DAYS AND NEVER DID FIND THE PROBLEM. THAT'S WHY I'M SENDING THIS TO YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS EXTREMELY DIM AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR

PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE TOO SENSITIVE. OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DETECT ADULT SIZED PASSENGERS. HOWEVER A SMALL PURSE (6LBS) IS SUFFICIENT TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE AND RING THE CHIMES ALERTING THE DRIVER THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER IS NOT BELTED IN. TESTED WITH 8 Y/O DAUGHTER (43LBS) WITH SAME RESULT. DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE SYSTEM AND FOUND IT TO BE PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. BUICK CUSTOMER SERVICE RETURNED MY PHONE CALL AND STATED THAT BASED ON THE MALFUNCTION AND THE VERBIAGE IN BULLETIN 12-09-41-002A THIS MALFUNCTION IS OKAY AND NO FURTHER SERVICE IS REQUIRED. IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MY 2007 YUKON XL DENALI REQUIRES A WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS TO ACTIVATE THE SEATBELT INDICATOR AND ABOUT 80LBS TO TURN ON THE AIRBAG. BUICK NEEDS TO BE RECALIBRATED. *TR