general problems of the 2006 Buick Lacrosse - part 1

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds with the headlights activated, the front driver’s and passenger’s side low-beam headlights intermittently failed to remain illuminated, making it difficult to see the roadway. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hdm headlamp driver module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced the NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

Low beam headlights intermittently go out. Work ok one minute, then go dark. Very dangerous. Known issue under gm recall # 14291. The national highway traffic safety administration campaign id number 15v-519. Problem has been confirmed by west-herr Dodge in rochester NY. Per info I have found this does not appear to have been permanently fixed by gm. As such the repair should be done at no charge going forward.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while driving 50 mph, the contact became aware that the instrument panel was inoperable. The following day the instrument panel operated as intended. On another occasion while driving at 35 mph, the headlamps failed to illuminate. The contact stated that the hi beam headlamps were used to safely operate the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The vehicle was taken hendrick Chevrolet Buick GMC southpoint located at (127 kentington dr, durham, nc 27713), where the contact was informed that the recall was expired. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

Headlamp failure - known recall #14291 my VIN was not part of the recall, but was diagnosed with the same issue. Driving on the highway at night, the low beam and day time running lights went out. I had my youngest child with me at the time. The dealership told me the recall wasn't covered and I had to pay the $360 bill.

My front headlamp low-beam keep burning out . . . Was suppose to be repaired by re=call. . . Have replaced lamp and wireing 4 more times since dealears fix.

Every time I get in the car the lights won't stay on. I change the bulbs and it still doing the same thing. The electrical system ignition is acting up to.

When I am driving sometimes the automatic lights shut off and the only lights that will work are my bright lights. Can happen anytime of the day.

While driving, the low beams will randomly turn off. This is not provoked by bumps of any kind, they just turn off during random times. They have turned off on highways, on a city street, at a stoplight, there is no connection to the times it stops working. The high beams continue to work, and after a few minutes the low beams start to work again. This becomes problematic during night driving, especially in towns, when it is raining, and when it is foggy.

I'm an old man well one trying to make it home on the interstate traffic was kind of heavy and getting bad for a good reason something didn't seem right other cars was blinking their lights at I pull to side check my running lights where not working I try everything so I had to drive almost a hour with bright lights.

My low beam headlamps go out intermittently without cause. Sometimes they come back on and sometimes they stay inoperable for extended periods of time.

Vehicles low beam lights went out for no reason both at the same time. Worked an hour before and just quit. High beams will work. Read many complaints on the same thing while looking for solutions.

My daughter borrowed my car. On the way back, at night, with two children in the car ,on the highway the lights go off. She pulls over and tries to get them on. Thank god her husband was following her in their car, who she followed ,so she could see. So I go to the auto parts store to buy bulbs to find out I don't have any lights in the front. So I go to the garage, they replace the bulbs for the daylights. Now high beams flicker and still no lights. They say I need a modular. I call Buick and they tell me my car is not under the recall. This is a bad safety issue and should not happen and should include all models.

The headlamps are developing a film (common w vehicles of this era to present) of which cannot be erased even with suggested solutions ( such as certain household compounds- toothpaste, furniture polish, etc. ) I consider this a severe safety defect in manufacturing design. The car companies should be held responsible for designing basic auto safety elements that endure the life of the vehicle.

I drive at night and the low beam light out side shots off that I can not see the road to drive until I turn on the high beam to get to my place. Now the low beam light does not work at all. I took my car to the dealer for diagnostic, they coul not find what the problem is. It is of a matter of safty issue to drive at night when lights go off . I was driving last night and the light low beam went off " dangerous " I was driving in the city streets, I could not go to hyway. I normally drive in hiway.

The hdm module failed leaving no low beams while driving in a rural area at night. VIN was not covered by the recall allowing Buick to ignore the problem and leave the owner to pay.

Takata recall, while driving at night the low beam headlamps go off. This has happened several times starting in 2011 but have come back on until 10/14/2016, while driving at night on a busy city street. Now the low beams do not work at all. The recall description matches to what is happening to my 2006 Buick Lacrosse with this problem. I have contacted the local Buick dealer informed me my car VIN # is not on their recall list.

Low beams do not function, only high beams. When headlamps are switched to low beams they go dark. This occurred while driving down a dark rural road with no street lights.

My headlamps have gone out on me three times (oct. 7, 2016, Nov. 3, 2016, and Nov. 9, 2016 ) while either driving to work or driving home from work in a straight line and in the dark. The first time, I turned the switch off and back on. The lights remained on for the duration of the trip. The second time, the lights came back on without touching the switch, and were out briefly. The third time, the lights were out longer than the second time, but they did come back on without touching the switch. The first and second times happened on a rather busy state road while driving approximately 55 mph. The third time happened on a street near my home at about 20- 35 mph.

I have not heard back about the status of a prior complaint that I submitted and was written back once about. My complaint read as followed: �the low beam headlamps permanently fail to illuminate. High beam headlamps are not affected. Gm refuses to include this VIN in it's recall of Buick Lacrosse vehicles for this item but includes others of the same make and model. The replacement part available to the consumer only repairs this issue for a short time. Buick is requiring me to pay for the repair of something that has been recalled on other automobiles of the same make and model by taking it to a dealer where the new part is only available. The dealership is quite expensive compare to my regular auto repair place. I feel that the Buick company is acting inappropriately in only covering specific VIN numbers of Lacrosse from 2006. �.

Intermittent problem with headlamps going dark while driving at night forcing me to use my high beams. Daytime running lights appear to work although I wouldn't necessarily notice if they go dark during the day. I understand gm has a recall for this problem and want to know if my vehicle qualifies. I have not received any recall notice from gm although I read they have started to send notices out in may 2016.

The low beam headlamps permanently fail to illuminate. High beam headlamps are not affected. Gm refuses to include this VIN in it's recall of Buick Lacrosse vehicles for this item but includes others of the same make and model. The replacement part available to the consumer only repairs this issue for a short time. Buick is requiring me to pay for the repair of something that has been recalled on other automobiles of the same make and model by taking it to a dealer where the new part is only available. The dealership is quite expensive compare to my regular auto repair place. I feel that the Buick company is acting inappropriately in only covering specific VIN numbers of Lacrosse from 2006.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the low beam head lamps failed. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic and the battery was replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 182,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Beginning to drive home at night and discovered that headlamps were not illuminated. Stopped car to verify that headlamps were not working. Found that high beams would work but not low beams. Tried resetting auto headlamps without success. Was able to drive home with high beams. Once home tried resetting auto headlamps again - no success. Not likely that both headlamps went out at same time but checked bulbs and fuses for low beam headlamps - all good. Have seen reports that hdm for 2006 Lacrosse fails and has a recall but my VIN is not included in recall on NHTSA site.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); 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. After having the exterior lighting for the front and rear ends illuminated for approximately an hour, all the exterior lighting failed without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the front passenger and drivers side low head beams failed without warning. The contact engaged the high beams to illuminate the road. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was driven at night. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the headlamp driver module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The approximate failure mileage was 99,000. Sw.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. While driving at various speeds, the headlamps became inoperable without warning. The contact mentioned that the lights operated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

2006 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to defective head lamp driver module recall part issues. The consumer stated he received a recall letter regarding the headlamp. The letter stated a permanent fix was currently under development and he would be notified when the parts were available. The consumer stated the driver headlamp module failed. The module was replaced the next day with a similar part with the same defect. The consumer is still waiting for a permanent fix.

Received a recall notice January 2015. Gm safety recall #14291. Campaign id number 14v-755. As of November 2015, parts still not available to fix affected headlamp driver module. Have talked to Buick. They have no timeframe for parts being available. I have talked to ntsa, they have no record of the recall. Buick told me they have a temporary fix, but also told me the high-beam lights will work, so I can drive with those on. I don't think that is an acceptable solution. My two primary concerns are: (1) Buick issued a recal and 10 months later cannot fix the defective parts and has no estimate for when they can (2) ntsa has no record of this recall notice or that this vehicle needs repairs.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. While driving various speeds, the headlamps failed to remain illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact called boucher Buick at 262-409-2600 and was informed that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The approximate failure mileage was 269,000.

While driving at night the low beams turn off without warning. This has happened on the interstate and surface streets.

While driving at night the low beams turn off without warning. This has occured 4 times, 1 on the interstate, 3 on surface streets. Very dangeruos could cause a head on collision, or driver to leave the roadway.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated they were experience the same failures explained in NHTSA campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting) but the VIN was not included into the recall. The contact stated the high beam lights failed completely. In addition the interior lights have also failed to illuminate. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they advised they would not included the contact VIN into the recall. The failure mileage was 54,000. Ng.

The headlamp driver module may be overheating or cutting out and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate at random times when car is driving or parked.

When I cut my car off the lights will turn off but then come back on, have to unplug the battery so it does not run down.