11 of the
415 complaints about the 2005 Buick Lacrosse are about the
throttle and cruise control — 3% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
6,000 miles.
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11
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Vehicle Speed Control
654.5%
Cruise Control
327.3%
Accelerator Pedal
218.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control across every Buick Lacrosse year
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50MPH AND THE CAR STALLED AND WENT DOWN TO 20MPH AND IT SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 20MPH ALL THE WAY HOME. MY CAR INSURANCE APP HAS ENGINE ALERTS AND IT STATED IT IS THE THROTTLE/PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/SWITCH 'D'/'E' VOLTAGE CORRELATION. THE THE ALERT STATED IT WAS URGENT BECAUSE IT DECREASES THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND THE ENGINE MAY ENTER LIMP HOME MODE. I WAS VERY LUCKY NO CARS WHERE BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA complaint #11365531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Deep RUN, NC
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE
NHTSA complaint #11154482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30,000 milesRupert, ID
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE OR ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT READINGS FOR THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS CONTINUOUSLY ON ALTHOUGH THE CONTROL WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE DOOR OR THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
NHTSA complaint #10626687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 milesYonkers, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOW POWER RESPONSE OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE TIE ROD AND WHEEL HUB WERE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE DRUMS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10261628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 5,000 milesWisconsin Rapids, WI
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE AFTER DRIVING 3-4 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR HOURS, IT IDLED ROUGHLY AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,800. UPDATED 3/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 40MPH. THE DEALER PERFORMED BRAKE PEDAL RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 03/19/08
NHTSA complaint #10219063 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 7,000 milesST. Louis, MOCrash
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WERE ENTERING A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE, PUT A TICKET INTO MACHINE TO OPEN THE GATE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS, AND HIT THE CAR BEHIND THEM. THEN , THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE GATE THAT WENT UP AND DOWN IN A PARKING GARAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AND FENDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECURITY GUARD ON THE SCENE MADE A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD ATTEMPT TO GET A COPY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7,000.
NHTSA complaint #10186145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 50 milesSeekonk, MA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
AT TIMES, CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING INTO HIGH SPEED, THE CAR DOES NOTHING FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT BEGINS TO BUCK, STILL WITH NO SPEED ACCELERATION. IT HAS LASTED FROM A FEW SECONDS TO 10 MINUTES. IT ONLY HAPPENS PERIODICALLY, AND NO TROUBLE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD.
NHTSA complaint #10163744 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 1,000 milesStaten Island, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 - 60 MPH, SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10114934 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooklyn, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE BRAKES CLIP, AND HE WANTS TO COMPLAIN THAT HE CANNOT GET THE PARTS FROM ANYONE IN NEW YORK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. CALLED BUICK IN MICHIGAN, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #10120518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 1,000 milesStaten Island, NY
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHEN ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 - 60 MPH, SUDDENLY THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS DOWN AFTER 60 SECONDS.
NHTSA complaint #10111291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glen Mills, PA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, SPEEDOMETER/FUEL GAUGE, AND ODOMETER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10106782 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.