2005 Buick Lacrosse

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

S10- DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING ASSISTANCE WITH A SAFETY RECALL OF A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $150 TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED SLIGHTLY WHEN DRIVING UP A SHORT HILL. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE FENDER WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND THEY SIMPLY RE-POSITIONED THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED, THE POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION, WATER PUMP AND ENGINE WERE ALL LEAKING FLUIDS. ALSO, THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 12/17/15 *JB

FOR MONTHS PRIOR AT NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS WOULD DIM AND GET BRIGHTER PERIODICALLY. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING ONE MORNING I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. LUCKILY I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHICH WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY. WHEN I GOT HOME I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. I IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTED THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE HDM MODULE HAD FAILED AND WAS MELTED RIGHT INTO THE FUSE BLOCK. IF I HAD DRIVEN ANY LONGER THAN I DID I FEEL LIKE MY CAR WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY I GOT HOME SAFE AND PREVENTED ANY FURTHER DAMAGE FROM MY CAR.

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE ROAD AS HE WAS GOING THRU A TURN AT THE TIME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE CAR ONLY SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. IT HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH. AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME LESS THAN A MILE AWAY, I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE FUSE BOX HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND A PORTION MELTED. THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE WIRING CONNECTED TO THE FUSE BOX. I AM NOT SURE WHAT OTHER COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED AS A RESULT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERABLE SINCE. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND HAVE SPENT $300 AND COUNTLESS HOURS ON LABOR SO FAR. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED ON 2006 AND UP BUICK LACROSSE'S. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE 2005 MODELS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PENDING RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE FOR $8,000 AND NOW I AM NOT SURE IT WILL EVER RUN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE KEY FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE RUN POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY HAD NO ADDITIONAL WEIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 227,605.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES ON BEHALF OF PARENTS VEHICLE IGNITION RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS PARENTS NOTICED THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. PRIOR TO THE FIRST VISIT, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK, ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK. AFTER THE FIRST VISIT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, REMOVE THE KEY AND AFTER REMOVING THE KEY ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK. AFTER THE SECOND VISIT, THE DOORS WORKED PROPERLY, BUT WHEN THE CONSUMERS MOTHER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE START THE FOLLOWING MORNING, IT DID NOT WORK. THE REMOTE START WORKED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. AFTER THE THIRD VISIT, THE CONSUMERS FATHER WAS GIVEN TWO KEYS AND TWO TRANSMITTERS. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THEY COULD NO LONGER HELP HIM AND THE ONLY WAY THE PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED WAS TO PURCHASE TWO NEW KEYS, TWO NEW TRANSMITTERS AND THE REPROGRAM EACH AT A COST OF $ 390.00. THE CONSUMERS PARENTS CALLED ANOTHER DEALER AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE A $100 CHEAPER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LOST LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DAY TIME LIGHTS , SMELLED SMALL BURNING ODOR AND DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL IN THE FUSE PANEL TO BE OVER HEATING AND BEGINNING TO BURN A HOLE IN THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD. HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OF THESE CARS WITH THE FUSE PANEL BEING THE DIRECT SOURCE DUE TO WIRES SHORTING OUT INTERNALLY, WHY IS THIS CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL? *TR