2006 Buick Lacrosse

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE CX, WITH APPROX. 47,000 MILES. AS I ENTERED THE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE, AT WORK, TUESDAY MORNING, I DISCOVERED I HAD NO LOW BEAMS. THE HIGH BEAMS AND PARKING LIGHTS BOTH WORKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING I GOT THE CAR THERE WHEN I DID. (I COULD'VE HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD)...THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THE FUSE BOX, AGAINST THE FIREWALL, UNDER THE HOOD, HAD MELTED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, A.E., DRIVING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT, A FIRE, ETC... *TR

DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON OCCASION (ABOUT 2 TIMES PER MONTH). IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DASH LIGHTS MAY COME ON FROM FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IT HAS DONE OUT WHILE DRIVING. GM HAS OFFERED A DIAGNOSES OF THE PROBLEM BUT THIS WOULD ONLY BE BENEFICIAL IF THEY WERE OFF AND STAYED OFF WHEN I WOULD GO TO A DEALER. I HAVE TRIED THIS ANY THE LIGHTS ALWAYS COME BACK ON BEFORE I ARRIVE. MY NEIGHBOR HAS A BUICK THE SAME YEAR AS MINE AND HIS DOES THE SAME THING. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAYS IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK THAT WAY. THEY ARE WRONG ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE DASH LIGHTED AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE HIGH BEAMS FOR SUBSTANTIAL ILLUMINATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

IT STARTED WHEN DRIVING ALONG AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT, THE ONLY WAY I HAD ANY LIGHTS AT ALL IS ON HIGH BEAM, AND I WOULD CLICK BACK ON LOW BEAM AFTER I PULLED OVER AND THE LOW LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND NOW I HAVE NO LOW BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL ONLY HIGH BEAM. I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT HAS FIXED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES BECAUSE THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. AND THEY SAID IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST BE APPROXIMATELY $400-$700 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE AND I ALSO SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE FOR THE SAME THING. SO TELL ME WHY ISN'T THEIR A RECALL. THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY A HAZARD TO HAVE ON THE ROADS. SHE HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME & MY FAMILY KILLED SEVERAL TIMES, FROM LOSING POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON VERY DARK ROADS I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM BEFORE, I GUESS THEY WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE OR THEIR FAMILY IS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS FAILED. HE THEN SWITCHED TO MANUAL YET THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED ONCE THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED INSTALLING A NEW SENSOR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,400. UPDATED 12/30/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 01/04/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE REST OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS BEFORE THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND WAITED ONCE MORE FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ONCE THE LIGHTS ACTIVATED AGAIN, HE DROVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITHOUT USING HIS TURN SIGNALS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,400. UPDATED 07/09/08 *BF