2006 Buick Lacrosse

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS YEAR MODEL. FUSES AND BULB WERE CHECKED AND CONFIRMED TO BE GOOD.. HDM MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM. WHILE INVESTIGATING RECALLS I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HAD A PROBLEM THAT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL. MY VEHICLE HAS 55884 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER HAVING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FOR THE FRONT AND REAR ENDS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR, ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT MODULE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE HDM RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ

2006 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE RECALL PART ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE HEADLAMP. THE LETTER STATED A PERMANENT FIX WAS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER HEADLAMP MODULE FAILED. THE MODULE WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY WITH A SIMILAR PART WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONSUMER IS STILL WAITING FOR A PERMANENT FIX. *JB UPDATED 12/21/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE LOW HEAD BEAMS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000....UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF UPDATED 05/10/18*JB *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,229.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.