Wiring problems of the 2013 Buick Lacrosse

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall as the battery warning light would flash on the instrument panel. Due to the failures, the contact had the vehicle towed to ross downing Buick GMC (1301 s morrison blvd, hammond, la 70403) and rainbow northshore Buick GMC, llc (2925 n hwy 190, covington, la 70433). Both dealers informed her that there were no faults with the vehicle however, the battery was replaced by both dealers. Despite the battery replacement, the failure persisted. The contact called an independent mechanic to her home, who informed her that there was burnt wiring connected to the battery which he related to the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v173000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Complete blackout of monitor (navigation screen) including rear view camera while while driving on city streets and highways and happened once during startup of vehicle. Sometimes before blackout vertical lines appear. Estimated time of blackout has lasted more than one minute and I have had to pull over until it appears. I have had passengers in the vehicle who have witnessed this occurrence. I have taken my vehicle maybe 2 or 3 times to the Buick dealership, the last time they replaced the full monitor, as they could not find what was causing the problem. The problem is still occurring and even worse because its happening more frequently. I am going to the Buick dealership tomorrow about this and a new problem with the seats not heating up, which was never a problem until the screen blanked out one night. I'm suspicious if this is related to whatever is causing the problem with the monitor. There may be some wiring/computer/technical glitch which need to be investigated. I hope the nhsa will investigate this issue, as I consider it a safety hazard. A response back would be appreciated.

4/6/2013 my 2013 Buick Lacrosse 4 cylinder model was parked in driveway. At 9pm my husband went outside to get something from the car and saw the car on fire with flames coming from the back end rear bumper. By the time he could get a hose to put out the fire, the back bumper, the rear side on the passenger side and the rear tail lights had all melted from the heat. The car has been in the body shop since 4/8/2013 and no work can be done because the shop can not get a critical part from gm. The part is the wiring harness for the eassist and gm does not have this part in their parts inventory. On 5/6/2012, I contacted gm customer service and was told that the dealer can order the part only no one can give a date when the part will be available. I was told it could be two weeks or 6 months. The wiring harness is wired by hand and gm only has the stock on hand for their assembly line. Until I saw the 5/6/2013 article on the fire risk associated with this model car, I had thought that this was arson. I now believe that I am dealing with a defective car and no one from gm told me of a recall. I found the article as a result of a web search. I have been without my car for one month and my insurance company has tried to work with the dealer to get definitive information on when part can be available. The dealer has to install the wiring harness prior to the body shop doing any work. Now based on its recall, I suspect that this is the source of the fire. Too coincidental!. . Updated 05/08/13 updated 05/15/lj the consumer stated the fire was caused by arson. Updated 05/29/2013.