2008 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. DURING THE DAYTIME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING WAS VERY DIM, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE GAUGES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARD AND THAT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALTERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. UPDATED 10/03/14*LJ UPDATED 3/10/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM STORE MY WIFE AND I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING THREE BLOCKS FROM HOME. WE GOT HOME AND I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE RELAY/FUSE BLOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS HOT AND SLIGHTLY SMOLDERING. I WAITED A WHILE AND THE POPPED OFF THE FUSE BLOCK COVER AND SAW THE HDM MODULE (ACCORDING TO THE DIAGRAM IN THE MANUAL) HAD MELTED AND FUSED TO THE BLOCK. THE MELTING AND BURNING HAD ALSO AFFECTED THE SURROUNDING RELAYS AND FUSES. I IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND SCRAPED AWAY THE BURNT, FUSED PORTION OF THE HDM RELAY AND VISUALLY CHECKED THE FUSES WHICH WERE SINGED OR PARTIALLY MELTED AND REPLACED THE BAD ONES. I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO CHECK THE RELAYS WITH. MY WIFE IS ON OXYGEN 24-7 AND HAD A TANK IN THE PASSENGER FRONT WITH HER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WHICH, IF A FIRE HAD SPREAD, COULD HAVE BECOME A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT. AFTER CLEANING OUT THE BURNT PORTION OF THE FUSE BOX OF CHARRED REMAINS FROM THE HDM MODULE, I RE-CONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AND SOME GAUGES APPEAR TO BE ERRATIC IN THEIR READINGS ( FUEL TANK AND MILEAGE). I THEN GOT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY 2006 THRU 2011 BUICK'S HAVE REPORTED THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ( TO MY KNOWLEDGE) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY CATASTROPHIC ISSUE INHERENT IN GM AND SPECIFICALLY BUICK PRODUCTS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OR RECALL OF ANY KIND. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED GM DEALER AND WILL KNOW MORE (HOPEFULLY) IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR GOES REAL SLOW, THEN IT WONT MOVE. DOORS WONT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH REMOTE AND THEY WONT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK/UNLOCK IN PARK OR WHEN YOU START DRIVING. AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE COMES ON AND OFF, WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE. BACK TIRES WORE OFF ON INSIDES HAD TO REPLACE THEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE. DEALER SAID I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF RECALLS SO IT CAN GET MY BUICK REPAIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ABS, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON UNLESS THE KEYS WERE JIGGLE IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE WITH FOB REMOTE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/ UNLOCK AT ALL , OTHER DOORS MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR PARK. FOB WILL SOUND HORN FLASH LIGHTS. *JS

AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. SOMETIMES IT WORKS NORMALLY, SOMETIMES IT FAILS FOR PASSENGER OR DRIVER OR BOTH. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS ISSUE DATES BACK TO NOVEMBER 1, 2007. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON ALTERNATE 69 HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AT 5:00 P.M., MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOSS POWER EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND WAS UNABLE TO GET IN THE SHOULDER LANE BECAUSE I HAD NO PICKUP (UNABLE TO GIVE GAS TO ACCELERATE) SO MY HUSBAND AND I WERE CAUGHT IN FIVE 5:00 TRAFFIC WITH CARS WHIPPING AROUND US ON BOTH SIDES AND MANY EXCEEDING 65 MPH. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED ON-STAR. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THANK GOD FOR ON-STAR BECAUSE FROM THAT POINT ON, I WAS IN TERROR WITNESSING CARS COMING UPON US NOT SLOWING UNTIL THEY REALIZED I WAS AT A STAND STILL WITH LIGHTS FLASHING. THE CARS WOULD SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING US. IT TOOK THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND POLICE 15 MINUTES TO GET TO US BUT DURING THAT TIME, I RELIVED VISIONS OF US BEING KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAN'T DESCRIBE THE HORROR, LOOKING OUT MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, WITNESSING OUR DEMISE TIME AFTER TIME. THOSE 15 MINUTES SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY. WHEN THE HIGHWAY PATROL ARRIVED THEY CLOSED LANES AND ASSISTED IN PUSHING CAR OUT OF THE HIGHLY TRAFFIC LANES. IT TOOK MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CONKLIN FANGMAN KC DEALERSHIP AND I HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE THAT COST ME $933.16. THEY SAID THESE PARTS WERE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, WHICH I HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE THEN GM HAS PUT DEALERSHIPS ON NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH SUPPLYING ENOUGH MANUFACTURED PARTS TO TAKE CARE OF RECALL. IF I COULD AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR I WOULD BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE ANY LONGER IN THIS CAR. EMOTIONALLY I AM STILL SUFFERING FROM THE TRAUMA. *TR

ON OCTOBER 25, 2012, WE TOOK OUR BUICK LACROSSE IN TO SUNRISE CHEVROLET/BUICK DEALERSHIP, COLLIERVILLE, TN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR HAD BEEN SHOWING "OFF" WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED. IT WOULD SOMETIMES COME BACK ON, BUT DID THIS REPEATEDLY. THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED" IT, SAYING IT WAS A "PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE" WHICH THEY REPLACED IN THE AMOUNT OF $855.43, PARTS AND LABOR (NOT TAX). DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE SAME THING HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE INDICATOR SHOWING "OFF" WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND SOMETIMES COMING BACK ON. THE MILEAGE ON VEHICLE NOW IS 80,500. THIS WOULD SEEM TO US TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD SEEM THAT GM SHOULD BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING IT AT NO COST TO US. WE FEEL SURE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES EXPERIENCING THIS FAULT. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE? PLEASE GIVE US YOUR JUDGMENT REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR