2008 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

2008 BUICK LACROSSE. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TA

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

AIRBAG DISPLAY SHOWS AIRBAG OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH SEATBELT ON WITH AN ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR