2007 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 7/2013. WOULD ONLY DRIVE DURING DAY/ HAD MODULE REPLACED A YEAR AGO WHEN RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT AND HAD LIGHTS FOR A ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH NO PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING GOING AROUND A CORNER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, LIGHTS WENT OUT AND I WENT INTO DITCH CAUSING A BAD FENDER DENT AND BREAKING MY WINDSHIELD. LIGHTS CAN COME AND GO AT ANY TIME. THANK GOD, NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. YOU CAN USE BRIGHTS, BUT THAT WOULD CAUSE BLINDING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE ENGAGED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT TWICE LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE (APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH). I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND GET OFF EACH TIME. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE, BUT IT IS VERY CONCERNING. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BUICK LACROSSE. BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANY KIND OF RECALL ADDRESSING THE ISSUE...

PURCHASED CAR 11/2015 WITH 60K MILES. A MONTH LATER, I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROST WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I CAME HOME, I PARKED AND EXITED THE CAR. THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.

THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE PART OF THE BODY CONTROL FAILED CAUSING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. I WAS ADVISED GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE MAY BE ISSUED . MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AT 4 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING AND WAS FORCED TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS.THE DEFECTIVE MODULE WAS REPLACED THIS AFTERNOON .HDM MODULE 2545 CPC 1 15016745 (S) RELAY PARTS COST $60.74 LABOR $114.00 & SALES TAX $10.48 = TOTAL COST $ 185.22.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TAKAYUKI INFLATOR SO. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE AND TOLD NOTHING WRONG OR AIRBAG COULD FAIL. NOTHING WAS FIXED.