2005 Buick Lacrosse

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE HEAD LAMP BULBS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE 2005 BUICK LACROSSE EXHIBITS EXACTLY THE SAME HDM RELAY FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000. THE HDM MODULE CAN OVERHEAT AND FAIL WHICH CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS OR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO FAIL TO LIGHT. IN THE OVERHEATING SITUATION THE HDM RELAY SEEMS TO SHUNT THE BATTERY CURRENT WHICH CAUSES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT THE FUSE PANEL, AND KILLING THE BATTERY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE PANEL, AND RELAY AND WITH NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE LIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. THE HDM MODULE HAS SINCE FAILED AGAIN AT 69000 MILES, ALTHOUGH I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THE FUSE PANEL WAS MELTED. EXPAND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 TO INCLUDE 2005 BUICK LACROSSE VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 04/13/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EACH TIME THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, IT WOULD BE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THEY CAME BACK ON. UPDATED 6/29/2015*JS

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LOST LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS DAY TIME LIGHTS , SMELLED SMALL BURNING ODOR AND DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL IN THE FUSE PANEL TO BE OVER HEATING AND BEGINNING TO BURN A HOLE IN THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD. HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OF THESE CARS WITH THE FUSE PANEL BEING THE DIRECT SOURCE DUE TO WIRES SHORTING OUT INTERNALLY, WHY IS THIS CAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE HEAD LAMP CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROAD WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 3/12/15*CN UPDATED 10/8/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE BURNING PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,973.

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS WILL GO OFF. THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT DURING THE DAY, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAY, RADIO AND HVAC DISPLAYS WILL GO EXTREMELY DIM. IS THIS A FAULT WITH THE DAYLIGHT SENSOR? REGARDLESS, I DO NOT APPRECIATE HAVING A CAR GO DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THE HEADLAMPS GO OUT. I COULDN'T SEE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND COULD SEE AGAIN. NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I AM ENTERING THIS INFORMATION FOR MY MOTHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.