2009 BUICK LACROSSE Complaints

THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT AT NIGHT NO REASON BACK ON AUG 6 WITH MY WIFE DRIVING AFTER SHE TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS. I ASSUMED SHE UNINTENTIONALLY TURNED THEM OFF. LAST NIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING THEY WENT OFF AGAIN FOR NO REASON. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

LEFT HOME FOR LOCAL RESTAURANT ABOUT 7:AM ON MAY 8. TRAVELING DOWN HWY 2 LANE, MUST HAVE DROPPED WHEEL OFF PAVEMENT AND THE CAR WENT CRAZY. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED. THE ACCIDENT REPORT SAYS VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD, HIT A BANK HEAD FIRST AND FLIPPED THE VEHICLE. ONE CAR ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL, THEN TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER STATE TO A TRAUMA CENTER. MULTIPLE INJURIES. I WAS IN HOSPITAL FOR 12 DAYS AND THEN A NURSING REHAB FOR 2 WEEKS. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE UNTIL THIS MONTH AUGUST 2014. NO OTHER CARS WERE INVOLVED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK USING MY NORMAL DRIVING ROUTE IN THE MORNING ABOUT SIX AM . THE CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND CLEAR. THIS ROUTE HAS NO SERIOUS ROAD HAZARDS AND IS APPROXIMATELY 13.5 MILES IN DISTANCE. I ROLLED UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. UPON WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN ARROW TO COME ON THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN .... NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR WOULD WORK AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I PUSHED THE CAR MY SELF INTO A GAS STATION ENTRANCE WITH SOME DIFFICULTY I WILL SAY. I AM A BIG PERSON SO IT WAS NOT THAT HARD TO ROLL THIS CAR A FEW FEET. I REMOVED THE KEY AND GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS. THEY WERE CONNECTED AND TIGHT. I SHUT THE HOOD THINKING TO MYSELF WHAT I SHOULD DO? SO I TRIED TO START THE CAR WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB START SEQUENCE. TO MY SURPRISE IT STARTED!! ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES WERE WORKING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO COMPLETE MY DRIVE TO WORK. I HAD ABOUT 1 MILE TO GO. AS I DROVE AWAY THE HEAD LAMPS SHUT DOWN. ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND POSSIBLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS. I ARRIVED AT WORK AND PARKED LEAVING THE CAR RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SWITCHES TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHTS ON BUT HAD NO SUCCESS . NO LIGHTS AT ALL NO GAUGES AT ALL. LATER THAT DAY I WAS LEAVING WORK AND EVERYTHING OPERATED ON MY DRIVE HOME. SAFE TO SAY I AM A BIT PISSED OFF. I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BY MY DEALER O'REILLY BUICK OF NEWTOWN SQUARE PA. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WAS LISTED AS 'GM CERTIFIED USED CAR'. LOOKS LIKE AFTER I AM DONE WITH THIS REPAIR, THIS CAR IS GOING TO BE TRADED IN. ALONG WITH THIS RECALL THERE HAS BEEN A FEW MAJOR ELECTRONIC REPAIRS TO THIS CAR. ALONG WITH REAR ALIGNMENT ISSUES THAT WERE PRESENT WHEN THIS CAR WAS ASSEMBLED. I AM DONE WITH GM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER RESPONDED AS IF IT WOULD BREAK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. AFTER TURNING THE HIGH BEAMS LIGHT ON THE TAIL LIGHT WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RESET BUTTON FOR THE HEADLIGHT FUSE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. UPDATED 1/13/2015 *JS

THE OWNER HAD BEEN SMELLING A BAD ODOR WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER DESTINATION IN A MALL PARKING LOT. THE ODOR DID NOT FADE WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY OPENED THE HOOD. BLACK SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FUSE BLOCK. UPON REMOVING THE COVER TO THE FUSE BLOCK, THE OWNER OBSERVED A SMALL FIRE WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING CONSULTANT WHO IDENTIFIED THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. THE ORIGIN WAS PLACED AT THE # 35 POSITION IN THE FUSE BLOCK WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THE HDM MODULE. IT WAS LATER LEARNED FROM THE OWNER THAT AN UNEXPLAINED HEADLIGHT OUTAGE HAD OCCURRED SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND THAT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON AGAIN. THE EVENT NEVER OCCURRED AGAIN. IT WAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF HIGHLIGHT FAILURE THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE "COMPLAINTS" SECTION OF A SEARCH FOR RECALLS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS EITHER BLINKED, HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON OR HASN'T BEEN ON AT ALL. INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY, IE: MILEAGE INDICATOR, TEMPERATURE DISPLAY, TRIP INDICATOR HASN'T WORKED ON OCCASION, RADIO AND/OR INTERIOR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY DOESN'T COME ON UNTIL YOU DRIVE FOR FIVE TO FORTY FIVE MINUTES. DOOR LOCKS HAVE ACTUATED EITHER UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. REMOTE DOOR LOCKS EITHER DON'T WORK AT ALL OR ONE OR MORE DOES, ONE OR MORE DOESN'T WORK, WHEN MANUALLY USING A KEY SECURITY SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED THUS SOUNDING THE HORN. MANY OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH MY DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD BY THEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THERE ISN'T A FIX AT THIS TIME. *TR