2006 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING EARLY IN THE MORNING TO WORK AND HAD MY LIGHT SWITCH ON AUTO AND MY HEADLIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY SHUT OFF THEN 10 MINS LATER CAME BACK ON. IT DOES THIS INTERMITTENTLY SINCE AND IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT MY BRIGHTS STILL WORK AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK HOW EVER THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK THEN COME BACK ON AFTER A SHORT WHILE I ALSO SMELL A BURNING SMELL BY THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

SERVICE ANTI THEFT STARTING DISABLED INTO BUICK SERVICE DEPT 5 TIMES EVEN AFTER NEW ANTI THEFT MODULE AND BCM REPLACED STILL WILL NOT START GM AND BUICK DEALER NO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MORE THAN ONCE WHERE THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED AND THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD FAIL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,615.

2006 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEAD LAMP CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. *SMD

I HAVE A 2006 LACROSSE WITH 28,000 MILES - THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER; THEN THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE WITH THE STEERING - HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED; AT THE SAME TIME, THE MODULE/COIL WENT BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE WAS SMOKING AND THE RUBBERS WERE MELTING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO SHUT OFF WHICH DRAINED THE BATTERY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND REQUIRED A JUMP. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND THE HEAD LAMPS WERE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE ALSO UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAD TO BE TO WORK BY 6:00 AM ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AT 5:30 TO LEAVE AND DISCOVERED UPON IGNITION THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WERE OUT OF SERVICE. AFTER CHECKING THE FUSES UNDER THE HOOD AND FINDING NO ISSUES, I WAS FORCED TO MAKE MY 20 MINUTE/9 MILE DRIVE USING THE HIGH BEAMS FOR VISIBILITY (WITH NO DAYLIGHT). THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE. (NOTE: LOW BEAM BULBS WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO). *TR

OUR HEADLIGHTS/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS JUST QUIT WORKING AS WE WERE DRIVING. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND USE THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. SOMETIMES THE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK FINE SO WE HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY DRIVING WITH JUST HIGH BEAMS ONLY. WE WERE EXCITED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OUR MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR UNTIL WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED. I FIND HIS IS VERY STRANGE!!! IT SURE SEEMS LIKE IT WAS AFFECTED TO ME!!! I CALLED GM RECALL HELP LINE AND THERE IS APPARENTLY NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. I WOULD THINK SAFETY WOULD BE A CONCERN FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS. I WOULD ALSO THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF OTHER VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. I WOULD LIKE FURTHER RESEARCH ON ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AS IT IS OBVIOUS THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT A REMEDY HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED TO PREVENT THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. AS A COURTESY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR HAD CRACKED ON EACH END WHERE THE BOLTS WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,890.