general problems of the 2008 Buick Lacrosse

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. While the vehicle was parked or while driving, the driver's door failed to lock. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 168,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the vehicle's doors were not locking correctly. The contact would have to manually lock the doors and then activate the locks with the key in order to secure the door locks. The dealer diagnosed that the failure was common and the actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

2008 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle faulty door locks and remote key malfunction. The consumer stated three out of the four doors, did not open or close when using the remote or the key.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the rear passenger automatic door lock failed to activate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the door lock needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the key fob failed to operate the door locks. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that all door locks and the keyless entry module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated the front driver side lock failed to lock and unlock intermittently. The contact also mentioned when activating the key fob to check if the door was locked, the rear door alarm sounded. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver door lock actuator and the door handle needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired however shortly after the repair, the passenger and both rear door locks failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,078.

The contact owns 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that all the doors had become inoperable and as a result, the door locks failed to unlock or lock. The contact mentioned that in one occasion the doors failed to unlock which prevented her from exiting the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

We have a problem with our automatic power door locks and the remote start feature. They don't work, either by key fob or the power door lock buttons in the car. The only way we can lock our doors is manually. We took to the dealer believing it to be just the drivers door but they told us all our door lock actuators needed to be replaced, close to $1000. 00 repair with no guarantee that the actuators are the true problem. After going on the NHTSA site I see that we are not alone with these problem. I can understand a actuator going bad, but not all of them at one time. I am a former dealership gsm and very aware of "normal wear and tear" and "defects". I've never in my 35 years in the business seen this with door locks. I was insulted by their offer to repair them.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the four power door locks failed to unlatch or latch when accessed them with the key fob. The malfunction recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where both rear door locks were replaced at the manufacturer's expense. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.