2012 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

WE PURCHASE A EASSIST 2012 BUICK LACROSSE IN FEB.2017 WITH 46845 MILES.WE RECENTLY STARTED HAVING SEVERAL ISSUE EITHER WHEN IN SLOW MOTION BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR TURNING ON A CITY STREET WITH THE CAR DOING A HARD JERK, SURGING FORWARD THEN LOOSING COMPLETE POWER! , NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IN THE DARK AS ALL THE LIGHT SHUT OFF, CAN'T STEER THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING, ALL THE WHILE IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER PEOPLE YEARS AGO BY MY RESEARCH AND STILL NO RECALL?!?! JUST THE OTHER NIGHT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND WE WERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM HOME AT NIGHT HAVING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, FEELING THE CAR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE AND FEELING THE SURGES WAS QUITE SCARY! WE HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH BUT SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WITHIN THE SAME DAY. ONE MORNING BEFORE WORK I NOTICED A MESSAGE ON THE DIC TO SERVICE STABILITRAK. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT THE ISSUE TO FIX IT OR TO GET THE CAR TO DO WHAT WE ARE TELLING THEM IT'S DOING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NO LONGER ON. AGAIN THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN THE LINE OF MOVING TRAFFIC IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MUST BE MADE RIGHT WITH THE CARS OWNER!

CAR STALLED OUT TWICE, LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT SPACE; RESTARTED AND THEN STALLED WHILE PULLING ONTO STREET. FEAR IS IT STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND GETTING REAR-ENDED. I TOOK TO GARNER BUICK WHERE HAD PURCHASED NEW. WHEN CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW AND STILL ON WARRANTY HAD HAD SIMILAR ISSUE, BUT DEALER NEVER FOUND PROBLEM. NOW OCCURS AGAIN. THEY FOUND TWO SENSORS THAT FAILED BUT OK NOW SO TOLD ME TO DRIVE OVER WEEKEND AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I SEE THIS AS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. BUICK SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THIS HAPPENS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME I AM THE ONE INJURED.

MY CAR WAS MOVING AND CUT OFF ON ME AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS IS BEEN A GOING ON FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. SOMETIMES I RESTART IT MYSELF SOMETIMES IT AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTS. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR A DAY AND THEN GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. YATES BUICK GMC (13845 W TEST DR, GOODYEAR, AZ) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

CHECK AIR BAG WARNING IN DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER IN MY WIFE'S 2012 LACROSSE W E-ASSIT COMES ON SOMETIMES ,BUT GOES OFF IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS. HAS 87,000 MILES. IS THIS COVERED OR DO I HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND PAY FOR IT? SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF THE AIR BAG IS WORKING ALL THE TIME, OR WHAT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CHARGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILEY BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 3535 W LOOP 820 S, FORT WORTH, TX 76116 817-632-8800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, STREETS, ETC . CANNOT BREAK , STEER , ETC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES WILL START RIGHT BACK UP WITH A JUMP BUT WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN AS DRIVING. BRAND NEW BATTERY . VERY UNSAFE !!! TAKEN TO GMC DEALERSHIP BUT STILL NOT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COACHELLA VALLEY BUICK/GMC, INDU, CALIFORNIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS PROGRAMMED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

ALL POWER FEATURES SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON STREET. LOSS PARTIAL CONTROL OF STEERING, BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY AND ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.