2006 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

MY HUSBAND HAD HAD A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AT THE HOSPITAL AND IT WAS AFTER WHEN WE STARTED TO LEAVE, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AND GOT THE CAR TO PICK HIM UP. IT WAS AFTER DARK AND MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THEM AS I USUALLY DID AFTER DARK. I DROVE TO THE ER DISCHARGE DOOR WITH NO LIGHTS. WHILE BEING ASSISTED BY A YOUNG MAN ALSO THERE, WE FOUND WE COULD NOT USE ANYTHING BUT HIGH BEAMS. TO ME, THIS IS DANGEROUS, BUT WE DO NOT USE THE CAR MUCH AT NIGHT, WE HAVE DEALT WITH IT SO FAR, BUT HATE USING IT THIS WAY. I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER PEOPLE, ONLINE, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

TRAPPED INSIDE OF 2006 LACROSSE WITH A DOOR LOCK THAT WOULD NOT OPEN. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOR FIX IT. GM EXECUTIVE OFFICES CLAIM THE DOOR LOCK IS A WEAR ITEM. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DOOR LOCK TO TRAP A PERSON INSIDE A CAR THAT HAS 83,000 MILES AND 9 YEARS OLD. ENOUGH SUCH OCCURRENCES ARE DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS SITES ON THE INTERNET. THIS COMBINED WITH A FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR AND EXECUTIVE MANAGAMENT'S LACK OF CONCERN IS ENOUGH TO STAY AWAY FROM ALL GM PRODUCTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AS OF JULY 14, 2014. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHERE WAS A LARGE CRACK OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG COVER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WAS AIR BAG RELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HDM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

2006 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OPERATING ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE, BUT SMOKE WAS STILL COMING OUT. HE REMOVED THE COVER FROM THE FUSE BOX AND A PART OF THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED AND SMOKE CONTINUED TO COME OUT BUT AFTER A MINUTE IT STOPPED. THE WIPERS EXTENDED OVER THE WINDSHIELD AND WOULD NOT WORK EVEN WHEN THE BATTERY WAS RE-CONNECTED LATER. THE FUSE BOX AND WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 12/22/15.*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AS I WAS ON A MAJOR CITY EXPRESSWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE LOWER BEAM LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 7/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/15/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

DRIVING ON BACK ROADS AT NIGHT AND BOTH MY HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO TRY AND GET THEM BACK ON OR FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T. HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND MYSELF. *TR