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Problems with 2006 Buick LaCrosse EXTERIOR LIGHTING

On average, the 2006 Buick LaCrosse starts to “feel” problems with the EXTERIOR LIGHTING and its various aspects after 116 542 miles.

Components Affected by EXTERIOR LIGHTING Issues

We have classified the 142 complaints from 2006 Buick LaCrosse about EXTERIOR LIGHTING into the following categories.

HEADLIGHTS 7

Recently reported EXTERIOR LIGHTING problems on 2006 Buick LaCrosse

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicles door locks activated independently. additionally, the headlights turn on and off simultaneously whether the vehicle was stopped or being driven. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or a mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of this failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam headlights went out while the vehicle was traveling at night. the failure recurred in the morning. faulkner buick gmc harrisburg (2650 paxton st, harrisburg, pa 17111, (877) 891-7240) stated that the special warranty coverage expired in 2017 and there was no recall on the vehicle. the dealer stated that they would call the contact back with an estimate to repair the low beams headlights. the failure mileage was 121,500. *pm *tp

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that both headlights failed to operate without warning and the contact could not see the road. the failure occurred at night more than a few times and was a danger to the contact. also, the "lights or illumination required" message appeared on the instrument panel. the vehicle was driven to quirk buick (1250 s willow st, manchester, nh 03103, (603) 263-4900) who stated that the vin was not included in a recall; therefore, the contact would have to pay for the repairs. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 56,000.

Headlamp failure - known recall #14291 my vin was not part of the recall, but was diagnosed with the same issue. driving on the highway at night, the low beam and day time running lights went out. i had my youngest child with me at the time. the dealership told me the recall wasn't covered and i had to pay the $360 bill.

Hello, my 2006 buick lacrosse regular beam headlights keeps going out due to the wiring getting hot for some reason. no aftermarket highlights or bulbs been added. the wiring is melting completely. you can see smoke coming from the headlight assembly. i'm also experiencing my entire dash goes out while driving for 2-seconds then comes back on, i'm not sure if the wiring that's shorting out from my low beam headlights after burning is causing this issue or not since the wires begins to touch after the wire covering is burned. i contacted buick the manufacture, and they are giving me the run around asking me questions that doesn't even pertain to the issues at hand, like when was your last oil change? this issue with the headlights is highly dangerous and can cause a fire and prevent visibility for myself and others to see me at night, plush getting a ticket from the police for having no headlights. this should become a recall issue immediately. this is a major safety issue.

My front headlamp low-beam keep burning out ...was suppose to be repaired by re=call...have replaced lamp and wireing 4 more times since dealears fix

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving at night, the low beam headlights failed to illuminate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Every time i get in the car the lights won't stay on. i change the bulbs and it still doing the same thing. the electrical system ignition is acting up to.

Both low beam headlights stopped working at the same time when the vehicle was started. light switch was in "auto" position. switching to manual position - low beam lights still won't operate. high beam and marker lights work as they should. researching cause i found a nhtsa recall no.15v519000 (gm no.14291) for a faulty headlamp driver module (hdm) which adressed the issue. reached out to buick and was told the module for this vehicle had already been replaced in 2016 (original owner), issue closed. i appealed that if the corrective hdm failed again then the same safety issue exists and they should replace the part at fault as many times as necessary or modify the module not to fail continuously. what is the policy if a recall fix is replacing with a faulty part? thank you.

While driving at night, both headlights failed to illuminate. the area that i live is rural and back roads do not have street lights. while the brights were working, that also created a hazardous condition, as the brights could temporarily blind an oncoming driver, especially dangerous on narrow 2 lane roads. the car was taken to art moran buick dealership and i paid over $300.00 to replace headlight module. i was told that gm only covered this from date of purchase to 12 years or 150,000 miles. this happened six months past that date. the car has 98,300 miles on it as of today. this is a definite safety hazard, and nhtsa should require a full recall. i have the recall letter from gm, as well as the paid bill for the repair from the buick dealer. however, i am not a computer genious, so tell me how i can get these documents to you.

While driving with low beam headlight setting my headlights went out. i tried to go from automatic to manual but the lights remained out. high beams continued to work as normal. a very dark night on a two lane road with opposing traffic and this very dangerous situation was unpleasant and extremely dangerous. i almost went off the side into a ditch with a drop off and trees when i could not see. this was compounded by opposing traffic and a near head on situation. the buick dealership explained that the warranty and recall had just expired both by the date of a 2006 car and that my millage had exceeded the limits of the recall.. a head on crash or over a drop off into trees would have been tragic. i will be spreading the news about this problem that has not been corrected. i was never contacted by gm about this problem.the recall was not recognized by the buick dealership upon my first contact telephone call. after a little research, i have found that this problem is very well known and documented in the auto industry. ...

When i am driving sometimes the automatic lights shut off and the only lights that will work are my bright lights. can happen anytime of the day.

While driving, the low beams will randomly turn off. this is not provoked by bumps of any kind, they just turn off during random times. they have turned off on highways, on a city street, at a stoplight, there is no connection to the times it stops working. the high beams continue to work, and after a few minutes the low beams start to work again. this becomes problematic during night driving, especially in towns, when it is raining, and when it is foggy.

The headlight driver module (hdm) failed and the headlights went out.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam, high beam, day time running lamps, and emergency/hazard lighting failed to function intermittently. the failure occurred more than twice. the contact was uncertain if the lights would operate properly during the evening hours. john jones auto group corydon (1735 gardner ln nw, corydon, in 47112, (812) 722-4146) indicated that the vehicle was not included in a manufacturer recall and had not scheduled an appointment to diagnose the failure and repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 106,000. *tr