2008 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM FOR ACCESSING THE TRUNK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS CON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY, CAUSING LIMITED VISUALIZATION OF THE GAUGES WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. IN 2009, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE AIR BAG FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONSTANT PROBLEM AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 09/30/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE TECHNICIAN DISPENSED ONE GALLON OF FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK AND WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE FAILURE HAD NOT YET RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/18/11

I HAVE HAD TWO FAILURE INCIDENTS WITH THE JACK AND THE LUG WRENCH THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE FROM BUICK. APPROXIMATE 1 YEAR AGO I WAS USING THE JACK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT CAME APART WITH THE VEHICLE RAISED ON IT. BUICK REPLACED THE JACK. I WAS USING THE REPLACEMENT JACK FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK AND THE ORIGINAL LUG WRENCH SPLIT AT THE SOCKET END. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS WRENCH WAS USED. I AM CONCERNED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE JACK/WRENCH DESIGN OR METAL IT IS MADE OUT OF. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. *TR

COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY 2008 BUICK LACROSSE COULD NOT HANDLE LOW SPEED SNOW AND ICE ISSUES WITHOUT MY REAR END SWAYING. I REPLACED THE ALL THE TIRES AND STILL HAD ISSUES WITHREAR SWAYING ON SNOW AND ICE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IS MAKING A WHINING NOISE. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR AND IT'S NOT NORMAL TO HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME. BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG OTHER THAN THE SOUND. IT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING BUT ISN'T AT THAT POINT YET, PROBLEM BEING MY WARRANTY WILL EXPIRE BY THE TIME IT DOES. *TR

THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIRST IN DEC. 2008 (7574 MILES), THEN NOV. 2009 (21145 MILES), AND NOW DEC. 2010 (37344 MILES). THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAIRLY COMMON (IN FACT, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR THIS TIME, THERE WAS A PONTIAC AZTEC WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BEING REPAIRED). THE TECH ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE IS SULFUR IN THE GAS CAUSING THE SMALL WIRES IN THE SENSOR TO CORRODE AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. THE MODULE ERROR CODE ERROR IS P0463.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DIM BEFORE THEY EVENTUALLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500.

REMOTE, REMOTE STARTER (RKE) FOB FOR CAR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED BATTERIES EVEN THOUGH DIC DID NOT SHOW BATTERIES NEEDED CHANGING. THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM ALSO. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WORKED PERFECTLY FINE, THEN PROBLEMS STARTED. 99% OF THE TIME IT WILL NOT START THE CAR. 50% OF THE TIME IT WILL OR WILL NOT, LOCK OR UNLOCK CAR. I HAVE TRIED RESETTING AND/OR PERSONALIZING KEYS & FOB THROUGH DIC CENTER. CAR WILL SOUND HORN TO SHOW IT HAS BEEN RESET PROPERLY, BUT ISN'T. STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ALSO WHEN USING RKE, THE DOOR LOCK KNOB WILL NOT COME UP ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR IS NOT UNLOCKED. ALSO, THE DOOR LICK KNOW WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY IF I USE THE RKE FOB. IF I USE THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR KNOB WILL COME UP ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR WILL UNLOCK. IF I USE THE RKE FOB TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR KNOB WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND THE DOOR WILL NOT BE LOCKED. I HAVE TRIED USING THE FOB AWAY FROM ALL POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WHICH I DO NOT THINK IS THE PROBLEMS, IT STILL ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. *TR