Problems with 2005 Buick LaCrosse EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that while driving, the low beam headlights shorted and turned off on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to a repair shop. the technician diagnosed that the relay switch and wiring needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. while driving 40 mph, the low beam head lamps failed to illuminate. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. updated 11/19/15*lj

While driving at night low beams stop working. high beams work. numerous complaints are located on various websites of same issue. dealers cant fix. *tr

Tl* the contact own a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the headlights would flicker on and off independently. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 114,500 and the current mileage was 115,001.

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that was driving approximately 3 mph and activated the headlights however, the driver's side head lamp illumination was extremely dim. in addition, whenever the high beam headlights were engaged, the driver's side head lamp would not illuminate. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 107,175.

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 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.

Driving along road and lights automatically shuts off on low beam and when you switch to high beams they will stay on automatic day run lights will shut off. replaced relay #35 and lights worked for a couple of months and they went out again and now 05/04/2014 they are still shutting off. *tr

Low beam headlight stop working (both). *tr

Low beam head lights went out while driving. i pull to the shoulder changed the switch setting from auto to on. this did not help . i drove home on high beams. as i entered the driveway the low beams came back on. this is the second time the lights have gone out only to come back on after a few minutes. *tr

My daughter has a 2005 buick lacrosse that the electrical system shuts off different items that can be dangerous at night. the headlights (dims) will shut off, the radio will turn off or the lights for it will dim or shut off, the dash lights dim or turn off completely, then take quite a while to come back on. sometimes it affects only different parts of those listed above. the issue is we have had it into a repair shop at least twice for it and they have replace some parts they thought could cause it, but it hasn't stopped it from happening. it is only noticeable in the evenings when the lights are needed but it happens at any time but when you want to duplicate the problem. no one seems to know what the problem is because when we get it to the shop, the problems are no longer showing up. it has done this for her at least 6 times. *tr

I was driving out interstate taking my daughter and grandkids home it was dark and all the sudden my headlights went off, had to try and get pulled over to shoulder i was scared i would wreck because i could not see where i was going, got pulled over and after turning car off and on several times finally after about 30 mins or so my headlights came back on. i never know when this is vgoing to happen and it frightens me to think i could have a serious accident with my 8yr old child in the car with me. the dealer i purchased from will not work with me to get this properly fixed. *tr

2005 buick lacrosse. consumer requests reimbursement for headlight recall notice. *smd

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. while driving 30 mph, the low beam headlights shut off intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

This has happened numerous times. our headlights will go out at night or anytime. we were almost in an accident on march 24,2012 with myself and my 2 children because of this there was oncoming traffic and i dimmed my light and then everything went black i couldn't see the road and the other car just missed from hitting my vehicle. please help it is very scary. there has been a time that this happened and then for 3 days afterwards i still didn't have any lights dim or bright. *tr

3 times in past month low beams headlights went off for 1-2 minutes and then came back on. high beams work. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. while driving approximately 65 mph at night, the contact realized he could not see. the headlights were automatic and had apparently turned off after he had been driving approximately three hours that night. the contact had to use the highbeams to reach his destination. the contact called the dealer who stated that there were no related recalls. the failure had been occurring since december 2010. the vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. the failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 146,000.

Low beam headlights have spontaneously failed on several occasions while driving. the problem wasn't first noticed until leaving a well lighted thoroughfare onto an unlighted side street. high beams continued to work, but low beams could not be turned back on. the next day, low beams seemed to work without any problem, but then went off unexpectedly again for no apparent reason. had to drive home with high beams for the duration of the trip. *tr

tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. while driving 35 mph, the low beam headlights would turn on and off; the contact had to stop the vehicle and turn the lights off and back on for them to work. the contact called the manufacturer who stated that there were no recalls. the failure mileage was approximately 44,800.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the contact was driving 45 mph with the headlights activated when the headlights began to fail intermittently. the vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse. the driver was driving 25 mph when other drivers began to flash their lights at her. the vehicle was pulled over and the driver noticed the headlights were not working. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the relay within the electrical system failed. the vehicle was repaired. the failure has not recurred. the failure mileage was 107,450 and the current mileage was 107,650. updated 01/06/11 *bf

I was driving to work in the dark and my headlights went out. this has happened 3 different times. the first 2 times my headlights came back on after a few minutes the 3rd time i had to use my flasher to make it into town. i have the car the shop and they can't find what is wrong with it. they said they have had the car running 2 different times and it has not happened to them. *tr

Driving home at night, the headlights of the car suddenly went out. i remembered reading that this has happened with some one else with the same model car. i turned the high beams on and they worked. the incident has not re-occurred. *tr

While driving at night. 40 mph the headlights while on low beam went out. no parking lights, no low beams. upon getting to the side of the road we discovered that the high-beams still worked. the first time a 12,000 miles it never did it again until last night at 48,000 miles. again no lows or parking but high beams got us home the next morning all was working. *tr

While driving home at night on the highway my headlights went out i tried turning them off and then back on nothing happened so i drove home using my flashers so no one would hit me. took into the dealer and they checked the car out and the headlights were now working they told me they would not be able to do anything unless it happens when they have it in the repair shop. they stated it's like finding a needle in a haystack. great response . since then it has happened three more times the most recent was yesterday. i am able to put my high beams on but while driving it's scary because i am constantly being flashed by cars due to the use of them . my job is 35 min away from home and there are three nights per week that i drive home in the evening and my driving is on the highway which is a major interstate. i'm waiting for the police to pull me over one time for using them. i am contacting the dealership again tomorrow which is dec 15, 2008. *tr

Low beams intermittently fail at night, then self-restore within a few minutes. high beams work. already changed the signal arm switch, the headlamp in-dash switch, the relay in the fusebox, both headlamp assemblies. homestead chevrolet/cadillac dealer and various "smart" mechanic shops seem to be outwitted by this one. *kb

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.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick lacrosse which was purchased on 10-14-2006. the headlights would work intermittently. the dealer made necessary repairs to the headlights by adding an unknown sensor, however a short occurred and the headlights have failed completely. the horn was also inoperable. she also stated that the water pump failed and was replaced by the dealer. all of the repairs were covered under her extended warranty plan. to date, no repairs have been made to the headlights to correct the failure. the failure mileage was 26,000 and the current was 78,000.

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 30 mph on a city street at night, upon engaging the high beam/dimmer switch, the headlights went out without warning. the headlights would not illuminate after several attempts. the headlights illuminated on their own after the vehicle was driven 2 miles to the contact's residence. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. afterwards, the problem persisted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to await further inspection. the manufacturer was notified.