general problems of the 2005 Buick Lacrosse - part 2

53 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Buick Lacrosse based on all problems reported for the 2005 Lacrosse.

36 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the parts were not available to repair the vehicle. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would be available. The manufacturer was notified of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

37 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/18/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the part that was needed to remedy the recall was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact did not experience a failure.

38 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the parts needed were not available. The dealer was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. The vehicle had not exhibited the failure.

39 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification NHTSA campaign number 14v355000(electrical system). The part that is needed to remedy the recall was unavailable. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Lb.

40 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system ) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

41 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/12/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number:14v355000 (electrical system). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded as a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Jb.

42 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that she was not able to get the vehicle started on the first and would have to for long periods before the vehicle would. The certified mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000. Ne.

43 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2014

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v355000 ( electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was also contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contacts vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact did not experience a failure. Dyd.

44 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 07/31/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick lacross. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while he drove at 65mph the contact was able coast on to the road shoulder restarted the engine however the vehicle continued to stall after each restart. The the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The contact stated the NHTSA campaign number (14v355000) electrical. The failure mileage was 90,000. Li.

45 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2014

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a NHTSA recall campaign 14v355000 (elecrical system). The dealer could not repair the vehicle for two months because the parts are not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Rg.

46 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 06/25/2014

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had experienced the failure on several occasions. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the parts were not available. The contact mentioned that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated the part was unavailable for repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000. Pam.

47 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

48 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 09/05/2013

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received the notification for recall NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

49 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 12/11/2012

My daughter has a 2005 Buick Lacrosse that the electrical system shuts off different items that can be dangerous at night. The headlights (dims) will shut off, the radio will turn off or the lights for it will dim or shut off, the dash lights dim or turn off completely, then take quite a while to come back on. Sometimes it affects only different parts of those listed above. The issue is we have had it into a repair shop at least twice for it and they have replace some parts they thought could cause it, but it hasn't stopped it from happening. It is only noticeable in the evenings when the lights are needed but it happens at any time but when you want to duplicate the problem. No one seems to know what the problem is because when we get it to the shop, the problems are no longer showing up. It has done this for her at least 6 times.

50 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 02/12/2012

I was driving out interstate taking my daughter and grandkids home it was dark and all the sudden my headlights went off, had to try and get pulled over to shoulder I was scared I would wreck because I could not see where I was going, got pulled over and after turning car off and on several times finally after about 30 mins or so my headlights came back on. I never know when this is vgoing to happen and it frightens me to think I could have a serious accident with my 8yr old child in the car with me. The dealer I purchased from will not work with me to get this properly fixed.

51 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2010

My wife and I were driving our new (to us) 2005 Buick Lacrosse with the rear window defroster on in sanford, nc. It was on for approximately 10 minutes. The rear window exploded into the vehicle while we were driving with what appeared to be an 8 inch hole in the middle. We bought the car approximately 3 weeks ago used with a 30 day warranty from steve jones Honda in aberdeen nc. We haven't even made the first payment and we still have a temporary tag on the vehicle. The dealership refused to assist in any way with the vehicle repair and now we have spent over $300 on a new rear window for our new car. The wires in the defroster were observed to be a different color in the center of the window - dark orange / red. This incident was very frightening and appeared to simply be a result of a malfunctioning rear window defroster. We had the shop not hook up the defroster to the new window to avoid another of these incidents. We could find no recall information for this issue with this vehicle. Though we did find one other incident online of the exact thing occurring to a mother who had their infant child in the back of their 2006 Lacrosse when this occurred.

52 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2008

Low beams intermittently fail at night, then self-restore within a few minutes. High beams work. Already changed the signal arm switch, the headlamp in-dash switch, the relay in the fusebox, both headlamp assemblies. Homestead Chevrolet/Cadillac dealer and various "Smart" mechanic shops seem to be outwitted by this one.

53 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2007

Upon entering the highway and approaching the 55 mph speed limit the car seemed to stall. The engine acted like it lost all power. Letting up on the gas pedal caused the engine to regain power until the gas pedal was pressed again. I did this numerous times until the car finally died and I had to pull off the road. After the long line of cars passed by I got the car started and kept it in first gear until I was more sure it could keep running. It behaved normally after that. When I got home my wife confided it happened to her once too.



Lacrosse Service Bulletins
Lacrosse Safety Recalls
Lacrosse Defect Investigations