2008 Buick Lacrosse

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING. THE BRAKE JAMMED WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE SECOND TIME, IT WAS STILL JAMMED SO I CRASHED MY CAR TO THE CAR IN FRONT. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS HURT. IT WAS RAINING BUT THE CAR WAS JUST SERVICED BY A BUICK DEALER LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO AND FORTUNATELY, THE CAR STOPPED JUST IN TIME THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS SYSTEM WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING AREA. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A CRACKED IGNITION COIL THAT 'FRIED' THE IGNITION MODULE AND CORRESPONDING WIRES. HE ALSO SAID IN THIRTY YEARS HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. HAD IT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AND THE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR DIED. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNED FROM "ON" TO "OFF" WITH 150 POUND PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE RED WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO CAME ON. IT STAYED ON FOR 2 OR 3 MILES THEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHT TURNED BACK TO "ON" AND THE RED WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED OFF. IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY ON MOST TRIPS, "ON" THEN "OFF" THEN BACK TO "ON". TYPICALLY, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT WILL STAY IN THE "OFF" POSITION FOR 4 OR 5 MILES. NOW AT 81,737 MILES THE AIR BAG DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT "ON/OFF" STILL OCCURS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OCCURRED WHILE CAR WAS STILL IN THE 12 MONTH GM CERTIFIED WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY DID NOT CONFIRM BY THEIR STATIC CHECK PROCEDURE. IT STILL OCCURS, INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER 10,000 FROM FIRST OBSERVANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN LATCH ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 01/22/15*CN UPDATED 01/26/15*JB

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND NO ONE IS EVEN SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ANYTHING SITTING ON THE SEAT WEIGHS MUCH LESS THAN THE 80 LBS SPECIFIED IN THE MANUAL. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER SITTING THERE, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE OFF - WHEN THEY SHOULD BE ON!!! THERE IS NO EVENT THAT CONSISTENTLY TRIGGERS THE LIGHT COMING ON. I MIGHT BE TURNING OR SLOWING DOWN OR JUST DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD. SOMETIMES, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN THE FOUR YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR, AND THE FIRST FOUR TIMES, THE DEALER FIXED IT AT NO CHARGE. THIS TIME, THE DEALER SAYS IT "HAS GONE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PASSENGER DETECTION MODULE AND IT WILL COST YOU $1250 TO FIX IT." A PASSENGER DETECTION MODULES SOUNDS RATHER IMPORTANT TO ME, AND VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT IF THERE'S NO RECALL, IT'S CUSTOMER PAY. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MADE ON THIS SITE FOR THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE, I'D SAY IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEIR OWNERS JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE. IS IT NECESSARY FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION IS MADE? I GUESS MY HUSBAND WILL JUST HAVE TO TRUST HIS LUCK - HE'S THE ONE GENERALLY SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,291.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.