2012 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN CONTROL MECHANISM, ALL FOUR DOORS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,030. JCC UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

2012 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOORS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER CORNER OF THE DOOR WAS SQUARE, FORMING A POINT. IF THE DOOR WAS NOT FULLY OPENED, AS THE CASE MAY BE IN A NARROW PARKING SPACE, A PERSON ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAN BE INJURED BY THE POINTED SURFACE. *JB

FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AFTER SLOWING AND THEN ACCELERATING. THE FIRST 3 TIMES WERE NOT AS FRIGHTENING AS THE ONE THAT OCCURRED ON 7-7-2014.RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS,AS I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND BEGAN TO RAMP OFF, THE CAR STALLED TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT LURCHED TO REGAIN SPEED AND FINALLY RECOVERED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 7-10-2014 AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO WHEN THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. MY QUESTION--WHAT IF THE NEXT TIME IT CAUSES A CRASH? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET RESOLUTION AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN FEB. 2015. *TR

2012 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND HIT THE WALL OF A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

DIESEL FUEL WAS ACCIDENTALLY FUELED INTO THE CAR AT A GAS STATION HAVING A "HYBRID" PUMP--ONE HAVING TWO NOZZLES. WHILE THIS WAS A MISTAKE ON THE DRIVERS PART, A DIESEL FUEL NOZZLE IS DESIGNED NOT TO FIT INTO A CAR WITH A GASOLINE ENGINE. THIS ERROR SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. ON THIS BUICK, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. A DIESEL HOSE CAN BE FITTED INTO THE FILLER PIPE AND LEFT THERE UNATTENDED AND WILL FILL THE TANK. THE SAFETY DANGER IN THIS IS THAT THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN THE UNLEADED FUEL ALREADY IN THE FUEL LINES RUNS OUT AND THE ENGINE RECEIVES CONTAMINATED FUEL. WE WERE LUCKY AND THE CAR REACHED HOME FIRST AND THEN COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. OTHERWISE, THE CAR WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WOULD HAVE FAILED, AND THE CAR COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS CONDITION COST $1145 TO REPAIR. UPDATED 1/16/15 *JS

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPORTED TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE NEEDED, TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SERVICE NEEDED AND KEY NOT DETECTED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY TO LOOK AT THE TIRES AND ALL WERE GOOD. DROVE CAR TO DEALER AS I ASSUMED IT WOULD NOT IDENTIFY THE KEY FOB AND RESTART. DEALER CONFIRMED WARNING LIGHTS AT TIME OF DROP OFF BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY STORED FAULT CODES. RETURNED CAR WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TPMS HAS INDICATED A FLAT TIRE, USUALLY DRIVERS SIDE REAR. TPMS FALSE INDICATORS ARE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

ON APRIL 23, 2014, MY WIFE AND I WERE RUNNING ERRANDS IN OUR HOMETOWN IN OUR 2012 BUICK LACROSSE WITH EASIEST. I NOTICED THE CAR WASN'T GOING INTO AUTO-STOP AND THE STEERING BECAME ?TIGHT?. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE IN-TOWN DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WHEN I BACKED THE CAR TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY, I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I PUT THE CAR BACK UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER THE CAR FOR SERVICE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CAMSHAFT INTAKE POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THIS APPARENTLY INTERACTED WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN SUCH A WAY AS TO DISABLE IT. WHILE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE WERE NOT SERIOUS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70+ MPH. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE CABIN AIR FILTER EVERY 5,000 MILES. IF THE AIR FILTER IS NOT CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS A FOWL ORDER SMELLING LIKE MOLD/MILDEW COMES THROUGH THE VENTS. I'VE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *JS

THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE 17,000 MILES NOW ON THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME I WAS DRIVING ON OR OFF A RAMP. SPEED ESTIMATE 30 TO A MAX OF 40 MPH. THE CAR STARTS TO DIE AND I HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO GET OFF TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD SO VEHICLES DO NOT HIT ME FROM BEHIND. IT JUST LOSES ALL POWER BUT DOESN'T QUITE STALL. ONCE I PULL OVER, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE ENGINE RECOVERS AND HAS RAN FINE. I DO BELIEVE I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE "RED LIGHT" THAT CAME ON 4/11 AS I WAS GOING UP A RAMP TO MY DOCTORS OFFICE. THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON ALL THE WAY BECAUSE THE CAR AND NEVER TOTALLY DIES.........IT APPEARS TO BE A CAR WITH SWERVE MARKS BEHIND. I TOOK THIS CAR IN THE SAME WEEK ON 4/07 AND THEY SAID THE CAR IS OPERATING "AS DESIGNED" AND COULDN'T LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS TO RUN GREAT EXCEPT FOR THE 4 MISHAPS AND IT REALLY SCARES ME THAT SOMEDAY I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD OR A CAR WILL HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM. I DON'T DRIVE FAST AND I AM DEFINITELY NOT SKIDDING AROUND THE RAMP. AT AGE 61 I MIGHT NOT BE DOING THE SPEED LIMIT EVEN. HELP ME? *TR