2007 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A CHROME TRIM ON THE DASHBOARD THAT APPEARS IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS OF HIS VEHICLE. THE HEAT VENTS ALSO APPEAR IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AND THE DASH. LASTLY, THE REAR WINDOW SPEAKERS REFLECT IN THE REAR WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE SUN IS SHINING, THE DASHBOARD IS NOT VISIBLE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED HE IS DRIVING OR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,400 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT CHECKED NHTSA'S CRASH TEST RATING FOR THE VEHICLE AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY LOW. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED A RECALL ON GM'S WEBSITE FOR THE SIDE/CURTAIN AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. GM WAS CALLED, AND CONFIRMED RECALL # 07003. NHTSA DID NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THIS RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GM DID NOT SEND THE RECALL INFORMATION IN THE MAIL , AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REPAIR ORDER STATED THAT ONLY A PARTIAL REPAIR FOR THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. THE REPAIR SHOP'S REASON FOR NOT PERFORMING THE ENTIRE REPAIR WAS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE CONTAINED SIDE AIR BAGS, BUT THEY STILL WOULD NOT COMPLETE THE REPAIR WORK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALER TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED CASE # 71-506543527. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,730.*AK

VIBRATION FROM FRONT OF CAR. BEEN TO DEALER EDDIE WIGGENS OF WARNER ROBINS GA SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE TIRES. LAST TIME GAVE RESPONSE THAT VIBRATION WAS WITHIN THEIR SPECIFICATIONS AS GMC. ALSO, GAVE THE SAME ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM.*AK

TL * - THE CONTACT STATED THAT 2007 BUICK LACROSSE DID NOT HAVE PROGRAMMABLE DOOR LOCKS. ALL OF THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK AT THE SAME TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ENTERING PARKING GARAGES. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES. THIS FEATURE WAS AVAILABLE IN MORE EXPENSIVE MODELS, AND WAS A STANDARD FEATURE 5 YEARS AGO. THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS NOT A FEATURE THAT COULD BE ADDED, IT MUST BE FACTORY INSTALLED. *AK UPDATED 1/22/2007 - *NM