2010 Buick Lacrosse

MY CAR CURRENTLY IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND THERE IS A FAN BLOWING. IT HAS BEEN BLOWING THE PAST HOUR. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER CARS ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUES. THEY STATE THE CAUSE IS THE WATER PUMP. I PLAN ON TAKING MY CAR TO THE SHOP TOMORROW FOR A EVALUATION. I HOPE THAT I DON'T WAKE UP TOMORROW AND THE ENGINE FAN IS STILL RUNNING.

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE ALERT CAME UP SERVICE SUSPENSION. I CARRIED IT TO THE DEALER AND OF COURSE THE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT BY THEN. I TRIED RESTARTING TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THE SERVICE GUY SAID HE HAD NOT HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER SAME SITUATION. THE ALERT STILL COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS OR ANY DAMAGE AS FAR AS I KNOW.

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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING DOING ABOUT 60MPH IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER. THE DASH OR THE DIC WENT COMPLETELY BLANK, BUT NOT BEFORE ALL OF THE CHIMES, AND THE CAUTION ALERTS APPEARING AND THEN I STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AT THAT POINT I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AFTER A MINUTE I RESTARTED IT AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO WORK. THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2014. COINCIDENTLY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THEN TOO. BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK IN NOVEMBER WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. BUT OF COURSE I CAN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE AND NOW FOUR MONTHS LATER IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

ENGINE QUIT CAUSING BRAKES AND STEERING TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS TO NHTSA AND GENERAL MOTORS.I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM GM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE BUT APPARENTLY IT DID NO GOOD. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 10/16/2012 AND JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM. OUR LEFT HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY WE NOTICED THIS WAS WHEN WE DROVE UP TO A STORE AND NOTICED THE REFLECTION IN THE GLASS. WE HAD THE 2010 BUICK SERVICED LAST WEEK AND MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICEMAN; HE SAID HE FOUND NOTHING.. I HEARD APPROX 2 WEEKS AGO ON T.V. THAT THE (---?--2009) BUICK LACROSSE HEAD LIGHT OR LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. SHOULD THIS INCLUDE 2010 ALSO.SINCE OUR LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY, THIS HAPPENS DAY OR NIGHT. *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. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR IN MOTION, ALL OF THE WINDOWS FROSTED OVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MONTHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN