Three problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2013 Buick Lacrosse. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Buick Lacrosse based on all problems reported for the 2013 Lacrosse.
My car cuts off and gives warning of battery charging system failure when I slow to stop at red lights or turn in my driveway. . I've changed the belt and it's still doing it. I bought this car in 2017 and I am concerned that maybe the recall wasnt changed for eassist components. I have a 2 year old. I cant stearns my car because it's too hard when engine kills. It its very dangerous and something major is wrong.
My vehicle's drive belt was replaced at 4244 miles and at 58,863 miles on 02/16/16/16. I was able to drive 102 miles before that drive belt broke again causing me to abruptly stop. Luckily those around me were able to avoid hitting me. This is the 4th drive belt that my vehicle has needed in less than 59,000 miles. I was told that the drive belts are defective. I was also told that hybrid engines are much harder on drive belts and that they need to be replaced at least every 50,000 miles if not sooner. After one week my vehicle is still not repaired as they cannot find a drive belt for my vehicle that either is not defective or fear will not break again. It seems to me that there should be some type of recall on the drive belt. Additionally, I had to pay for the repair on the drive belt at 58,863 miles which seems unreasonable as this appears to be a problem with gm and their hybrid/eassist engine, not normal wear and tear.
My drive belt broke at 4244 miles and was covered by gm. It broke again at 58k miles and gm is refusing to cover stating normal wear and tear. It is not normal for a drive belt to have to be replaced twice before 60k miles. Was told regular maintenance recommends it being replaced at 50k due to hybrid engine, but owner's manual does not state this, just states to inspect it. We just had transmission replaced under warranty at 57k miles, so drive belt was inspected at that time; no issues reported.