2007 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED WHICH ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY BUT IT DID RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO TEST WHICH DID NOT LIST ANY ERROR CODES REGARDING THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO ERRORS CODES TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED AND THE STEERING MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WE ARE REPAIRING A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE CX FOR A CUSTOMER AND ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE REPAIRS BECAUSE GM DOES NOT HAVE A DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AVAILABLE AND APPARENTLY DOES NOT HAVE ANY IN LINE TO BE PRODUCED. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FOR THIS SAFETY PART FOR A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE NATIONALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 BUICK LACROSSE CX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH PROPER ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 1/24/2012 *LN *TR

ROUTINE DRIVING. AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS MADE THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THE O RING HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEADING TO THE PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT RE-ILLUMINATE DESPITE THE CONTACTS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT A RELAY SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

DRIVING A DISTANCE OF THREE MILES CAR STALLED FIVE TIMES. STARTED AGAIN EACH TIME DEALERSHIP SOLD ME A NEW BATTERY THREE DAYS LATER--ACCELERATION QUIT, GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR WITH NO RESPONSE. ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF KEY AND THEN START AGAIN AND PROCEED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED IN MY MOBILE HOME PARK, STARTED THEN STALLED AND WOULDN'T START. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT WOULDN'T. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START AGAIN AND RELEASED THE KEY, THE STARTER GRABBED THE KEY AND KEPT GRINDING MOMENTARILY. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THE STARTER CLICKED AS IF IT WERE GONE. I PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT AND CALLED AAA IN THE MORNING. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND WAS DRIVEN ON TO THE TRUCK.. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TWO PARTS A STARTER AND SOMETHING ELSE. THAT WAS ON MONDAY. IT'S THURSDAY NOW AND I'M WAITING FOR ANOTHER PART. I WAS TOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT AND HAD BEEN AFFECTING THE WHOLE SYSTEM. IT IS NOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MY PART HAS BEEN SNOWED IN . THERE IS NONE TO BER HAD IN THE WHOLE CITY OF TAMPA FLORIDA! I AM A SNOW BIRD AND AM THANKFUL I WASN'T ON THE ROAD TO MICHIGAN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LOSING ACCELERATION AND/OR STALLING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BY THE WAY I DIDN'T TRUST THE CENTURY BUICK DEALERSHIP I HAD THE AAA GARAGE WORK ON IT THIS TIME. IT COST ME $300. THE FIRST TIME ) THE SECOND $0.BUT WITH NO RESULTS. NOW I'M IN IT FOR MORE THAT $400.00. MERRY CHRISTMAS. *LN

WINDSHIELD WIPER MECHANISM FAILED AND THE WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE WIPERS HAVE ALL TOGETHER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT MY LOW HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HIGHBEAMS WORK. *TR

07 BUICK LACROSSE WITH 35K MILES FAILED 5TIMES AND COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. FAILED 4/10 FL,FUEL PUMP CORRECTED FAILED JERSEY 4 TIMES TOWED TO DEALER TWICE WHO DID NOTHING BUT TIGHTEND WIRE VERY ILL WIFE MADE A NEW CAR NECESSARY. *TR