Front Air Bag Sensor Control Problems of Buick Lacrosse

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The contact's VIN was associated to the recall as of November 25, 2014. The contact stated that the recall remedy was not available. In addition, the contact reported that front passenger seat sensor would not detect an occupant when the seat was occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 141,405. Djr.

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Trapped inside of 2006 Lacrosse with a door lock that would not open. Dealer could not replicate the problem nor fix it. Gm executive offices claim the door lock is a wear item. It is unacceptable for a door lock to trap a person inside a car that has 83,000 miles and 9 years old. Enough such occurrences are discussed on various sites on the internet. This combined with a faulty passenger seat airbag sensor and executive managament's lack of concern is enough to stay away from all gm products.

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The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the air bag warning sensor illuminated intermittently. The contact informed the local dealer (new meadow motors located at 390 state rd, west bath, me) and was referred to a contractor for diagnostic testing. The mechanic diagnosed that it was just a sensor, which did not need to be replaced. The contact was advised not to place her purse on the passenger seat. In addition, the contact located NHTSA campaign number: 06v417000 (air bags), but was unable to verify if the vehicle was included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Air bag sensor malfunctions for both driver and passenger. Sometimes it works normally, sometimes it fails for passenger or driver or both. Occasionally it will function normally after driving about 15 minutes. This issue dates back to November 1, 2007.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that air bag warning sign illuminated on multiple occasions. There was a recall in October 2006 about the same issue that the contact is experiencing. The vehicle was not included under the NHTSA campaign number:06v417000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed as airbag sensor and also the air bags needed to be replaced. The contact believed this was a serious safety issue however the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. Sl.

Right front passenger seat airbag turns itself off intermittently with passenger seated and buckled. Dealer removed and reinstalled seat and replaced faulty pps module and cushion assembly 06/18/2012, 48,072 miles. Problem reoccurred, dealer rezeroed system and rechecked ok, 02/20/13, 62,481 miles. Problem reoccurred, dealer replaced pps sensor 03/13/2013, 63,441 miles. Problem is now reoccurring 10/07/2014, mileage 96,956, and has been for about 2 months, with a passenger always seated and buckled, wt. 135 lbs. Or more.

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The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag sensor illuminated and continued to flash off and on intermittently when the vehicle was driven over a bump in the road. The dealer stated that a sensor located inside the front passenger seat had malfunctioned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Passenger airbag sensor module failure/intermittent in 2005 Buick Lacrosse cx.

The passenger airbag sensor works intermittently when a person is sitting in the passenger seat. Sometimes the sensor will not turn on with my wife or I sitting in the passenger seat. Took the car in to the garage and they said that they could not find anything wrong with it. This has happened several times. This is a serious safety hazard and the manufacturer should be informed of this so I can get my auto repaired properly.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The contact was experiencing extreme difficulty with the front passenger seat air bag system sensor. He has a health condition that has affected his height and uses a seat cushion in the vehicle. While in the driver seat, the cushion is fine but when he rides in the passenger seat, he is unable to use the cushion because it sets off the sensor and deactivates the air bag. This is a safety concern because he is unable to ride in the passenger side of his vehicle with a working air bag. The manufacturer was unable to provide assistance. As of may 16, 2008, the sensor has not been deactivated. The failure and current mileages were 200. Updated 06/16/08.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lacrosse. The passenger side air bag has an indicator light that is either off or on when a passenger is seated in the seat. The light illuminates when an occupant is seated in the seat. The dealer stated that the passengers are not heavy enough and should weigh at least 80 lbs. The contact stated that his wife weighs more than 80 lbs. The dealer stated that nothing could be done to correct the defect. The failure mileage was 12 and current mileage was 1,500. Updated 02-19-08 updated 02/19/08.

The contact owns a 2007 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the air bag sensory light does not illuminate when the front passenger seat was occupied. The passenger in the seat weighed 98 pounds. The manufacturer stated that there was no weight standard in order for the air bags to deploy or light to illuminate. The frontal air bag sensors were replaced, but still failed to activate. The air bag light illuminates when passengers with a greater weight are seated. The current and failure mileages were 871. Updated 12/12/2007 updated 12/12/07.

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: the contact stated while an 8 year old child, who weighed 55 pounds, sat in the front passenger seat, the airbag activation light flashed on and off. The dealership and manufacturer stated the passenger side airbag would activate at 90 pounds and the child should sit in the rear of the vehicle. Updated 02/27/07.

No incident as of now, but is a serious safety concern. The passenger sensing device is not working properly. At times the passenger front airbag will not turn on with my wife in passenger seat. It may work for two weeks and then not enable at random for two or three days. Sensor was replaced with no improvement.

We have a serious defect with the 2006 Buick Lacrosse. At cool/cold temperatures (below 57 of) the passenger air bag sensor does not work! the passenger airbag is off. Having the passenger jump up and down in the seat does not activate the sensor/airbag. The dealer so far has refused to repair the device.

We have a serious safety issue with the 2006 Buick Lacrosse. This model has a passenger side seat sensor which detects whether a passenger is seated in the seat or not. If it detects no passenger, the passenger air-bag is turned "off. " at temperatures below 55. This passenger side seat sensor does not work! my wife first noticed it on a cold morning, I had her bounce up and down on the seat - no response. The air-bag remained "off. " this happened everytime the temperature as indicated on the dash was 55 of or lower. Only after the heater was on and the cabin temperature came closer to room temperature did we hear a "click!" and the indicator then said the air-bag was "on. " if this is a design or manufacturing flaw in these seat sensors, then I can see thousands of passengers being possibly thrown through the front windshield because "the computer" "knows" that no one is sitting in the front seat and has therefore turned the air-bag "off. " this occurred at least 5 times in January when we were in virginia the first week of January. Have referred this to the dealer and wrote a two page letter to the owner; the service manager says that "that's the way they're supposed to work. " my wife and I are skeptical.

Wife needs to sit on a cushion with a cutout to ease pressure on her tailbone. She has a statement from the dr. To do this. With the cushion in place on the passengers seat, the airbag sensor in the seat will not detect her presence, and therefore the airbag is turned off. Without the cushion the airbag is turned on.

The consumers wife is too light to activate air bag on the front passenger side. The manufacturer said they couldn't do anything about it. The dealer did not know anything about how to bypass the switch. The consumer had no idea at the time he bought his vehicle that the airbag would not be activated for his wife.

The air bag sensor for the passenger side front is showing, air bag off. Passenger weighs 90 lbs, and the sensor still reads the same. This means that front passenger does not have an air bag. Manufacturer stated they will try to figure out what was going on. General motors has agreed to repurchase the vehicle.

2006 Buick Lacrosse with defective passenger airbag sensor. Consumer states that the light will go from off to on at any time while someone who weighs more then 125 pounds is in the front passenger seat. The consumer stated when the drivers seat belt was buckled, the red light on the dash would display the seat belt was unbuckled.