2007 Buick Lacrosse

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING - KNOWN ISSUE AND RECALL WITH GM. CAR WOULD NOT START, THOUGH BATTERY WAS DEAD. WENT TO JUMP CAR AND FOUND OUT FUSE BOX AND WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED LIKE IT CAUGHT FIRE. NUMEROUS SITES ARE SHOWING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, MELTING, AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. CAR WAS PARKED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WAS NOT STARTED OR MOVED PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE BEING FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (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 37,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE PART OF THE BODY CONTROL FAILED CAUSING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE. I WAS ADVISED GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICES BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. A RECALL NOTICE MAY BE ISSUED . MY WIFE WAS GOING TO WORK AT 4 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING AND WAS FORCED TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO ILLUMINATE THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS.THE DEFECTIVE MODULE WAS REPLACED THIS AFTERNOON .HDM MODULE 2545 CPC 1 15016745 (S) RELAY PARTS COST $60.74 LABOR $114.00 & SALES TAX $10.48 = TOTAL COST $ 185.22.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THE COMPUTER AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE KEY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE KEY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS/TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.