2006 Buick Lacrosse

2006 BUICK LACROSSE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS PERIODICALLY DISPLAYING, BUT IT WAS SIMPLY A PROBLEM WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. NOW AT 98,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR IN WITH A PROBLEM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THEY POINTED OUT TO ME THAT IN ADDITION TO THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MALFUNCTIONING, THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ISN'T WORKING, WHICH IS WHAT THE LIGHT HAS BEEN INDICATING ALL ALONG. SO WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT, IT DOESN'T RELAY THAT INFO TO THE AIRBAG. SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING OVER 30,000 MILES WITH NO WORKING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. FIXING THE PROBLEM WILL COST NEARLY $1000. WAS THERE ANY RECALL RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, OR WERE THERE ENOUGH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO INITIATE ONE? *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

ABOUT 8:30 PM, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY INFANT DAUGHTER, WHO WAS IN A FRONT FACING CARSEAT, MY SON, AND MY HUSBAND WERE PASSENGERS. IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE AND THE WINDOWS STARTED FOGGING. I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG! I THOUGHT SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING AT MY CAR OR SHOT OUT THE WINDOW. THERE IS A BLOCK OF WINDOW WHERE THE DEFROSTER IS SMASHED OUT AND THE REST OF THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED!! IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. I HAVE CONTACTED BUICK AND FOUND THAT THERE IS ONLY A 36,000 OR 4 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER LIMITED WARRANTY. MY CAR IS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE WITH OVER 100,000 MILES. I AM OUTRAGED THAT THIS HAPPENED. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO SMELLS, NO NOTHING TO WARN YOU THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. IF I WASN'T ALERT, I COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF ME. THANK GOD MY BABY WASN'T IN A REAR FACING CARSEAT PREVENTING GLASS FROM INJURING HER OR MY SON. NOW I HAVE A SHATTERED REAR WINDOW ON MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVEN'T FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE NOR THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER BUICKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WHY I WOULDN'T BE NOTIFIED OF THIS TERRIFYING PROBLEM. *TR

AIR BAG WILL SOMETIMES REGISTER WHEN MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE FRONT SEAT AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. IT IS SUPPOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY DETECT THEIR WEIGHT AND COME ON OR NOT DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH THEY WEIGH. THE FACT THAT IT REGISTERS SOMETIMES AND DOES NOT AT OTHERS HAS ME CONCERNED. I SAW A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND WAS WONDERING IF MY CAR IS AFFECTED IN THE RECALL. IT IS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF AFTER I STARTED THE CAR, IT WOULD GO OFF THEN IT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I HAD IT CHECKED AT A BUICK DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE INTERMITTENT MODULE INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS WHAT CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE ON/OFF CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE QUIT READING "ON" WHEN I HAD A PASSENGER. I WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS "OFF" ALL MY AIRBAGS ARE WORKING. SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I DID NOT FIX IT AT A COST OF $1300.00 THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I READ THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE DUE TO ANY LOW CABIN TEMPERATURES. IT IS AUGUST AND 80 F. I WAS NOT USING A/C WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE A/C WAS ON AS WELL. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK (25 MINS) AND THE SAME ON MY WAY HOME. *TR

ON MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE, AT ABOUT 48K MILES THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD.....LUCKILY I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A CRACKED FLYWHEEL (FLEX PLATE)......I GO ON MY HAPPY WAY AND ABOUT 10 MONTHS LATER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM....AND SINCE I AM OVER THE MILEAGE PORTION OF THE PART WARRANTY, GM REFUSED TO COVER IT 100%......OK, I REALIZE ITS TECHNICALLY OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO THAT CAR TO CAUSE THE FLYWHEEL TO CRACK...SOMETHING IS MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND GM REFUSES TO REFUND ME. I SPENT HOURS AND HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH GM.... *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES THE SENSOR WILL NOT TURN ON WITH MY WIFE OR I SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS SO I CAN GET MY AUTO REPAIRED PROPERLY. *TR