2010 Buick Lacrosse

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHT COMES ON; THE ABS & PARK ASSIST LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF; MY RPM, SPEEDOMETER, & TEMPERATURE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE; AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. ON 3/18/16, I WAS PUT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON THRU THE REST OF MY DRIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DRIVE HOME WAS INCIDENT FREE & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GONE. ON 3/22/16 I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER; SHOWED THE SERVICE TECH A VIDEO OF THE EVENTS HAPPENING AS I WAS DRIVING AND A LETTER I GOT FROM GM REGARDING A POSSIBLE THROTTLE SENSOR PROBLEM THAT CAUSES REDUCED POWER AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPS TO APPEAR. THE GM DEALER TECH SAID MY CARS PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH GM'S LETTER AND HE WAS 90% SURE MY FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED REPLACING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY PERSONAL AUTO MECHANIC FOR 10+ YRS, WHO WORKS FOR A VERY REPUTABLE COMPANY, FOR A SECOND OPINION. SINCE THE CODES HAD BEEN CLEARED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND THE CAR CHECKED OUT OK MY MECHANIC SAID TO DRIVE IT AND BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED AGAIN. IT RECENTLY STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN & MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO FOUND MULTIPLE CODES FOR ECM & TCM LOST COMMUNICATION PCM MALFUNCTION & OTHER COMMUNICATION ISSUES. HE DROVE THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING WAS HAPPENING. MY MECHANIC COULDN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; THAT IT'S ELECTRICAL. HE SUGGESTED WE TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER BUICK DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION & I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE PROBLEMS WILL START HAPPENING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INNER CONNECTORS HAD BEEN PREMATURELY BURNING AND CREATED A SHORT WITH THE LIGHTING FIXTURE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE CONNECTOR IN AUGUST OF 2014, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR AND THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL TO COVER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THREE DAYS AGO, WHILE ON A TRIP FROM THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA; AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE WARNING BELLS STARTED DINGING AND THE MESSAGES: SERVICE STABILITRAK, ABS, AND PARK ASSIST OFF KEPT FLASHING OFF AND ON; THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND LOSING ENGINE POWER; THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE JUMPING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE; AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. (A VIDEO OF WHAT OCCURRED WAS TAKEN TO SHOW AS PROOF). I MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED AGAIN. AFTER AT LEAST 30 MINUTES OR MORE OF THE CAR CONTINUING TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING; IT SUDDENLY STOPPED GIVING ME WARNING SIGNALS AND ENGINE POWER SEEMED TO STABILIZE; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION, I DIDN'T USE THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS. MY RETURN TRIP HOME, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 140 MILES, WAS UNEVENTFUL; HOWEVER, THE VERY NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE WARNING BELLS SUDDENLY STARTED RINGING AGAIN, AND THE SERVICE STABILITRAK AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND CALLED THE BUICK DEALER TO BRING MY CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TO 4 TIMES, BUT EACH TIME ONLY LASTED MOMENTS AND NEVER TO THE EXTREME THAT IT DID . I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BUICK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THAT PERTAINED TO SUCH ISSUES AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND THE LETTER STATED THAT THE CAR SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE BUICK DEALER AND REPAIRED AT NO COST. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ON FIRE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED FROM THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/30/15*LJ

APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A BUICK LACROSSE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED OR IDLE. SHORTLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER CERTIED REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I GET AND UPPER ENGINE FLUSH. SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS KNOWN FOR MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CARBON BUILD UP. SO, I GOT THE UPPER ENGINE FLUSH ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE. MACHANIC ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN ONE ENGINE FLUSH TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO AFTER NOT TWO BUT THREE UPPER ENGINE FLUSHES THE PROBLEM OF HAVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY IS NOT RESOLVED . NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND A DIAGNOSIS FOR MY VEHICLE PROBLEMS NOT EVEN THE DEALER. MOST RECENTLY, THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY LIGHT PERIODICALLY GOES OUT, AND AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MACHANIC AND THE ISSUE IS NOT DETECTABLE.

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE, MY WIFE DROVE IT HOME, THE CAR DIED AFTER 8 MILES. SHE SLOWED FOR STOP LIGHT, CAR SUDDENLY DIED. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT CRAZY, CAR LOST POWER, DIED. I BACKTRACKED TO HELP,. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMPRESSION. I CALLED DEALER, THEY SENT TOLL TRUCK. ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY CHECKED IT, DROVE IT A FEW TIMES, SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, CALLED GM FOR HELP. THE DEALER'S SERVICE REP SAID GM TOLD THEM HEARD OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN LACROSSE. GM RECOMMENDED THEY APPLY LUBRICANT CABLES CONNECTING TO ECM. DID SO. HAD 3 PEOPLE TEST DRIVE CAR, SAID OPERATING FINE. RECEIVED CALL FROM DEALER STATING PROBLEM CORRECTED,CAR GOOD TO GO. PICKED UP CAR IN COMPANY MECHANIC FRIEND. REP EXPLAINED WHAT THEY DID, CHECKED ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, BREAKERS, CONNECTIONS, ETC AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING FINE. TOLD HIM THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR NOW BECAUSE OF INCIDENT AND HE SAID CAR SHOULD BE FINE FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS. I ASKED WHAT IF FIX IDIDN'T WORK? HE SAID THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE A NEW ECM. WELL, CAR DIED AGAIN YESTERDAY, APRIL 4, ABOUT 1:30 PM WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE TO OUR SON'S HOUSE. WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MILES/HR AFTER EXITING HIGHWAY, CAR STARTING STALLING, JERKING AND ALL OF THE CONSOLE LIGHTS WERE GOING CRAZY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, A SERVICE STABILITY TRACK WARNING AND THE KEY SYMBOL APPEARED ON CENTER CONSOLE, IT DIED COMPLETELY. TRIED RESTARTING IT BUT IT WOULDN'T. WAITED FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS, THEN I ROLLED CAR BACKWARDS TOWARD THE CURB TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED THE CART AGAIN. I WENT A FEW HUNDRED FEET, THEN IT DIED AGAIN. I DID THIS 3 MORE TIMES UNTIL GETTING TO MY SON'S HOUSE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PARK IT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD ALREADY CLOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,076.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER CONTROL KNOB FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.