2006 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

MY LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT CAUSE. SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY INOPERABLE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

THE STEERING IS TIGHT, HARD TO TURN THE FRONT WHEELS. IT MAKES A WHINING & GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE HAD IT TO 3 MECH'S, PLUS I CALLED BUICK. THEY ALL SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 LACROSS' . THIS HAPPENS FROM 0 TO 60 MPH

HEADLIGHTS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. MY GRANDSON NOTICED A RECALL HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED. SAME MODEL AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS.. HE REPLACED HEADLIGHT MODULE AND BOTH BULBS ABOUT 70 DOLLARS LOST. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD IN HEAVY RAIN ON 2 LANE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO VIEW NECESSARY INFORMATION WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE AFTERMARKET SEAT COVERING INDICATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE COVERING TO BE REPLACED DESPITE THE MANUFACTURER ASSURING THEM IT WAS THE SAME MATERIAL USED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT RECEIVED A SECOND REPAIR FOR THE ABS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17002 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE RELATED TO THE MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14291 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS INDEPENDENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ

LOW BEAM LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. WE REPLACED THE BULBS ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD WORK FOR 1 HOUR TO 2 MONTHS THEN IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. NOW I HAVE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL. REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH AND IT DID NOT HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PART AVAILABILITY THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 05/31/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HEADLAMP RECALL, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. UPDATED 08/03/217*JS

MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE HAS A SQUEALING , MOANING NOISE, COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, FOR 2 YRS NOW. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE & MORE, VERY HARD TO STEER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I CAN'T STEER IT ANY LONGER , A BAD ACCIDENT. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT 4 TIMES, NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. UPON LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, ON-LINE, I SEE IT COULD BE THE STEERING BOX, LINE, OR R & P. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT?