Buick Lacrosse owners have reported 10 unknown or other related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common unknown or other problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's unknown or other (10 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
When turning left at a traffic light, my car lost power and I wasn'¿¿t sure I was going to make it around the corner. After a few seconds my car regained power. 45 minutes later, I made a right turn into heavy traffic and then felt a sudden lurch. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that my trunk had popped open. I managed to get off the highway, parked the car and turned off the ignition. I got out, closed the trunk, got back in the car, and fastened my seatbelt. Before I could close the door, the trunk popped open again. This occurred three times before the trunk finally stayed closed. A few minutes later, I parked the car, opened the door, started to get out and the warning chime sounded. I got back in and saw that the ¿p� on the console shift lever that indicates your car is in park was lit up even though the car was turned off. In order to get the ¿p� light to go off, I had to restart my car and then turn it off again. Next I pushed the onstar phone button and asked to ¿call my home�. I got a busy signal. I called a second time and my husband at the number I was calling, heard me telling onstar ¿call my home� but I couldn't hear him trying to talk to me. All of these things happened within 1 1/2 hours. The next day, I found that I could not lock the door by touching the lock spot on the outside door handle. Then I could not unlock the car door by pulling on the door handle when the key was in my pocket. I have had the car for 1 year and eight months and the driver¿s memory seat has often lost its memory. Sometimes just one button but most of the time both buttons. Prior to this I had been having trouble with my trunk. I'd leave my car parked in a public parking lot and come out to find my trunk wide open. On may 3rd the gm dealer replaced a part hoping to fix this problem.
I recently purchased a 2012 Buick Lacrosse with eassist. I had it less than 48 hours and had to take it to the dealer due to check engine light coming on. They stated the generator was faulty and needed replaced and there were 7 codes that showed up. After about a week they were finally able to have one shipped from the assembly plant. It was installed on 10/21/11 at which time I went to pick it up. After starting the vehicle I noticed the check engine light on again. They tested it and 5 codes came up which they said are related to the generator or eassist system. The car is still there so they will be trying again to find out the issue. There are several TSB's out there for this issue. Hopefully this can be resolved before I go the lemon law rout.
No specific events leading up to failure, the airbag warning light came on when I started the car and has not gone off. Have not repaired. Unknown consequesces but suspect it could deploy while driving or not deploy when in an accident.
Had driven the car for about 24 miles. Stopped at a garden store. Several minutes later an employee yelled your car is on fire. By the time fire dept. Got there the whole front end of car has burned off, fenders, bumper, hood and broke winshield. No fire got into passenger compartment except smoke.
I have had two failure incidents with the jack and the lug wrench that came with my vehicle from Buick. Approximate 1 year ago I was using the jack for the first time and it came apart with the vehicle raised on it. Buick replaced the jack. I was using the replacement jack for the first time last week and the original lug wrench split at the socket end. This was the second time this wrench was used. I am concerned there is something wrong with the jack/wrench design or metal it is made out of. I have contacted Buick about the problem but have not heard back from them.
I was driving and heard a loud pop looked back and realized there was a hole in my rear windshield, pulled over to see what happened there was no brick rock or any other object in the back seat and noticed the windshield was blown outward and it was almost dead center of the windshield.
As I was driving down a main route with high traffic travelling approximately 35 mph the car felt as if someone stepped on the brakes twice. The car slowed down abruptly almost to a stop. I pulled over to the side of the road and shut off the vehicle. I was 1/2 mile from my house so I decided to proceed home. I started up the car and slowly drove down the road. Within minutes the brakes automatically applied themselves again slowing the vehicle dramatically. I proceeded to drive to my garage and called the dealership in the morning. They sent a tow truck and towed it to the dealership to repair where it has been since 12/23/10. This is a major safety problem. I will never drive that car again.
2008 Buick Lacrosse has a bad odor and consumer states that she is getting sick from the odor in her car. The consumer was advised to run the ac all the time, but the odor was still present.
The contact owns a 2007 Buick Lacrosse. When the contact started the vehicle, he smelled a rotten odor inside the passenger compartment. The odor of the rotten fumes is currently making the contact ill. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not determine the origin of the odor. The ventilation system was cleaned and an anti mold cleaner was placed in the vehicle; however, the smell still persists. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that no compensation would be provided because the warranty was expired. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 27,000. Updated 08/21/09. A technican stated the odor was coming from the leather seats. Updated 08/26/09.
My 2006 Buick Lacrosse has a center arm rest. The top of the arm rest lifts up to reveal a storage compartment, which contains storage slots for cd's. Attached to the inside top of the arm rest is a foam pad, which I assume was put there to prevent the cd's from rattling and making noise. The problem is that when you are storing cd's and lift the top of the arm rest to get at the storage area, the cd's stick to the foam pad and get lifted out of the storage area. The result is cd's spilled all over the front passenger area. Beside being a major pain in the neck, this can be very disconcerting to a driver, causing distraction - which can lead to accidents. I've contacted Buick twice via their web site, and have not heard anything back from them.