general problems of the 2010 Buick Lacrosse

The said vehicle was being serviced at loganville auto center. When I went to pick it up on February 9, 2024, the mechanic came out and showed me that two of the tubes were leaking and this would become a serious problem. He gave a recall sheet issued on December 13, 2023 that there was a recall involving our car for this very same issue. I called gm the next day and they stated that our car didn't come out of the barn they were recalling. I explained to them it was already happening to our car and the person stated that our VIN number may be added later. I called on April 8th and they stated it had not been added to the recall list. This car onbly has 61,230 miles on it. This is a serious issue and it should be covered under this recall because they know that is more widespread than what VIN numbers they have included.

The car continues to have serious engine issues. I keep getting a service stability track and engine power reduced warning. It has happened to me on the expressway and the car will not accelerate past 20 miles per hour. I had the car repaired on October of last year (3 months ago) and the issue persists. I decided to research online and this seems to be a major issue going on with Buicks. It sounds like gm has done nothing to remedy the malfunction. Many people state that even the dealers can seem to fix the issues and have no clue as to why this happens. This is a serious and life threatening mechanical failure that needs to be addressed.

While driving on highway the engine stopped suddenly and steering wheel was locked. The car had to be towed to repair shop.

While driving, the engine shuts down and restarts. At the same time, all four door locks unlock and lock. In most cases, the issue happens once and does not reappear for that trip. The worst can have it do this at least three times. Once, I did notice an alert message appears on my console that disappeared as soon as it happened. This instances appear not to be as bad, since I had the battery replaced (shortly after this issue appeared, the battery went from being a "good" battery, to a dead one. Nevertheless, these issues do happen on a periodic basis.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle shut-off without warning. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Driving at nite to er and on way I thought I must have hit ignition button but car just locked up lost all power. I called gm they got back to me said they would be sending someone to see car. I did reck car not to bad but bad enough to take hole front bumper off. I am so mad because I thought I was crazy thinking car would just loos all power and even locked me in car could not open door thank god window was down. But they said they were coming to see me and car but never did.

Sold a lemon car by drivetime financed through bridgecrest financial llc I purchased the car 12/22/2016 and have been reporting problems since I drove off the lot. I live beyond 300 miles of the location where I purchased the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While depressing the brake pedal to make a sudden stop, the vehicle suddenly shut off. Also, while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to davis gm in polaka, FL, but the failure was unable to be duplicated and no repairs were performed. The failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Gm 3. 6 l vvt timing chain issue I was driving our '10 Buick Lacrosse (with 65,340 mi) one evening and the car's front end began to shake and the engine started to power down, and did so for about 5-10 seconds. It then ran normal for about 75 yards and the display showed low engine power message with the exclamation point. I pulled off on a side street and shut the vehicle off. I tried to restart it, but it would not fire. I had it towed to a local dealership and was told the next day that I needed a new motor that would run $6800. I had the vehicle towed back home and while calling around to different dealerships for engine quotes, I found a dealership that asked me if they could take a look at it. I told them what happened and thy right away said it did not sound like my engine needed to be replaced. They towed the vehicle to their dealership and discovered the timing chain needed to be replaced and that when it broke, it damaged the rear valves and one of the heads. The total cost was about $3250. I called gm customer care and they will not offer any help on the repairs.

Timing chain failure @ 78263 miles. Vehicle displayed engine trouble light and was still drivable. Was told it would have stopped without repairs. Contacted local dealer and Buick customer service and both entities denied assistance with timing chain replacement due to vehicle out of warranty. I referenced TSB 11340a where gm extended warranty coverage to other models with timing chain issues, but not the 2010 Lacrosse, in my communications with them. I appealed to gm president and the state consumer affairs division where I live. Gm has closed the file on my case though I asked for confirmation that the supplier of the engine in the 2010 Lacrosse was not the same as in the engines of the vehicles referenced in the tsn 11340a.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, without warning the engine caught on fire. The fire department was notified, however 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 were melted from the fire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Ah.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the vehicle's door locks operated independently. In addition, the engine revved and the vehicle experienced a loss of power without warning. After the failure occurred, the park assist and shift panel indicators failed to illuminate as various warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,352.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

I was getting on the on ramp for the interstate and gradually attempting to gaining speed to but my vehicle would not pick up speed. I pressed the gas pedal to the floor with no pick up. Then all of a sudden my vehicle began to pick up speed. When the vehicle got up to approximately 60 mph it began to do the same thing again I had the accelerater pedal to the floor. I could here the vehicle idling and after some time had passed it began to pick up speed again. I've had my vehicle for four years and have kept up with the maintenance at the dealer ship. I have paid for diagnostics several times at the dealership to no avail. I took it to the dealer but they found nothing wrong with it. I have taken it more than 5 times in an attempt to rectify the problem with no success. It's not a constant thing, however it is quite dangerous as well as unsettling not knowing when or where my safety may be comprised in this vehicle. This is my second Buick Lacrosse which has had problems of this nature. I was hoping my problems with my 2005 Buick Lacrosse was an isolated incident but I'm beginning to think perhaps it wasn't. Maybe this can all be attributed to just poor workmanship with inferior product manufacturing.

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.

This is a reoccurring issue with the car shutting off completly while driving or loss of engine power.

Engine quit causing brakes and steering to become inoperative. This is the 5th time this has happened. I have previously reported this to ntsa 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.

The "abs light" has been coming on for the past several years. The air conditioner has not been working efficiently for the past 3 years. I have taken it to the dealer and they consistently state nothing is wrong.

I moved my car out of the driveway so my neighbor could plow our driveway. He said he smelled something. I parked the car across from our driveway put it in park, pushed the button to shut the car off, as my vehicle filled with smoke, I grabbed the door handle and jumped out. My neighbor ran to my vehicle telling me to disengage the hood, I complied. Flames jumped up and out from the passenger side of the car under the hood. He threw a lot of snow on the fire to extinguish the flame. We inhaled fumes. Car will not start. After this, my husband came out and my neighbor explained and my husband unhooked battery.

I moved my car out of the driveway so my neighbor could plow. He said he smelled something while I was in my car across from our driveway. I put the vehicle in park, pushed shut off/turn off button, vehicle instantaneously filled with dark rolls of smoke coming from the passenger side from the front of the vehicle under the hood. I grabbed the door handle jumped out. My neighbor came running telling me to disengage the hood, I complied. Flames shot up and out from under the hood as it was being released. He threw a lot of snow on the fire extinguishing it. We inhaled the most obnoxious fumes from any automobile I have had the displeasure of having in my company. Car will not start. After this, my husband came out to see what all the yelling was about. My neighbor explained it to him and he unhooked the battery. The car is still parked at the scene of the fire. Today is 2/22/2014 and no insurance adjuster has been here yet. Our town fire department was called and the fire chief assistant came the very day incident occurred and filled out a form, I contacted Buick and I have a claim number and am awaiting further contact from them. Our town highway department placed cones around my vehicle.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at 75 mph, the vehicle lost power and decelerated independently to 30 mph. The failure recurred several more times. The vehicle was taken to zimbrick Buick GMC eastside 5402 high crossing blvd, madison, WI 53718 where the dealer was unable to replicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would not assist as the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact also stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the contact purchased a new battery. The failure recurred 3-4 other times very close together. The contact also stated that when attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle would fail to detect the key fob even when placed properly. The vehicle was taken to zimbrick Buick GMC eastside 5402 high crossing blvd, madison, WI 53718 who was unable to provide a diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unsure of whether the manufacturer had been contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Np.

2010 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to "malfunction indicator lamp" came on while driving then engine cut off. The consumer stated she was able to coast into the right lane, and eventually made it into a parking lot. The consumer was able to re-start the vehicle, and was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was at the dealer for five days, where it was diagnosed as an internal mode switch short. The dealer replaced the mode switch. The consumer stated she experienced the same problem a year prior.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated rodents chewed through the oxygen 2 sensor wire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem who did not offer any assistance since the failure was not cover under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

The contact owned a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that moments after parking the vehicle in a garage, the front end caught on fire. The contact also stated that the fire burned down her home before the fire department could extinguish it. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle had not been inspected to determine what caused the fire. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.

2010 Buick Lacrosse. (lawyer on behalf of client) consumer has several defects with vehicle such as back firing, malfunction light, car falls dead in traffic, steering wheel locks.

The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While the vehicle was parked, it suddenly caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire; a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The origin of the fire was unknown. The manufacturer sent a representative who inspected the vehicle but could not find the acuse. The failure mileage was 7,800. Updated 3/7/11 updated 04/25/11.