Problems with 2006 Buick LaCrosse EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed on several occasions. as a result, the high beams or the fog lights were activated when the failure occurred. the contact mentioned that the failure was progressing. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

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 not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that while reversing out of a driveway, the running lights and headlights failed to illuminate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the headlight module failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. updated 01/28/15*lj updated 10/7/2015*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlights failed without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlamp driver module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the contact stated that it was only a temporary repair. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not aware of the failure. the failure mileage was not available. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 03/16/16*lj updated 04/05/16.*jb

Gm recall # 140291 issued nov 25 2014 there is apparently no intent to ever fix this problem. it's now a year and a half later and still an open issue. we are afraid to drive our car after dark in fear that the headlights will fail. is there any nhtsa follow up on these recalls? what does it take to get this fixed?

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. updated 06/29/16*lj the consumer stated the headlamp was replaced on june 2, 2016. updated 06/30/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

2006 buick lacrosse. consumer writes in regards to head lamp driver module recall notice. *smd the consumer stated while driving, the windshield wipers started operating on their own. the consumer stopped and inspected the vehicle and discovered smoke coming from the fuse box. he disconnected the battery cable, but smoke was still coming out. he removed the cover from the fuse box and a part of the fuse box had melted and smoke continued to come out but after a minute it stopped. the wipers extended over the windshield and would not work even when the battery was re-connected later. the fuse box and wiring harness had to be replaced. *jb updated 12/22/15.*jb

2006 buick lacrosse safety recall for key ring. *mw the consumer stated after she returned home from having the recall performed, she discovered one of the keys did not work. *jb the consumer stated the headlights went out twice, while driving. she received a recall notice regarding the headlights. however, she was informed the parts were not available. also, the dash lights were inoperative. updated 11/16/15.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the headlamps failed to illuminate. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that there was a recall on the vehicle. the vehicle was repaired by the dealer prior to receiving the recall notification. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was unavailable. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlights burned out prematurely and had to be replaced multiple times. also, the fog lights failed and caused the relay switch to catch fire. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact replaced the relay switch. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 116,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving approximately 60 mph, the front head lamps failed without warning. the contact engaged the high beams and drove the vehicle to the residence. the failure recurred the next day and the contact stated that the high beams would only remain illuminated if the lever were being held in the locked position. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and was diagnosed that the low beam head lamp driver module was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the approximate failure mileage was 100,200. .....updated 02/10/16 *bf updated 4/18/18*jb *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the dealer stated that parts were not available because the manufacturer had not determined a solution to deter the failure. the contact spoke with the manufacturer directly. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure.

While driving through town during the early evening my headlights shut off. i pulled over to the side of the road to determine my options. i tried using the switch (instead of the automatic headlights) to force he headlights to turn on. that did not work. i began to head back toward home to try to determine what went wrong with my car. while driving back home (within a mile of the headlights turning off) my headlights turned back on. about a block or two later the headlights turned off again. another block or two and the headlights turned back on. i drove to get some dinner and while waiting at the drive-thru the headlights again turned off. a minute or two later the headlights turned back on and stayed on for the drive back home. i wound up driving approximately three miles without knowing if my headlights would stay on or off or if i was in danger of a car fire. i wound up replacing the hdm module. *tr

2006 buick lacrosse. consumer requests reimbursement for vehicle headlights. *smd the low beam head light, dimmer switch and relay module were replaced. updated 06/25/15*jb

2006 buick lacrosse. consumer writes in regards to vehicle head lamp control module replacement. *smd

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving at various speeds, the headlights would suddenly shut off. the contact indicated that the failure recurred on multiple occasions. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact indicated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) was received in november of 2014. after contacting both the dealer and the manufacturer, the contact was informed that the parts needed to remedy the failure were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the failure mileage was 170,000. updated 6/11/15*cn updated 10/11/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving at 55 mph, the low beam headlights and the lights on the instrument panel failed to function. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the hdm needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. 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 129,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beams shorted intermittently and the failure was progressing. the contact was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) but was unable to determine when the part and remedy would become available. the contact was waiting for a recall notice, the parts and the remedy to repair the vehicle for several months. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage and vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that after the ignition key was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start as the security warning light illuminated. the contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. in addition, the contact stated that the headlights failed to operate without warning intermittently. the contact replaced the head lamp driver module twice; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed 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 65,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlights failed. as a result, the contact had to activate the high beams. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) however, the part was available. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where she was informed that additional repairs were required prior to the recall remedy being performed. the dealer mentioned that the wires were burned. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available. updated 04/06/15*lj

Gm buick la crosse headlight control. nhtsa recall notice in 2015. failed in april 2008. out of warranty. replaced control unit with new unit cost $1048. sent detqils to north county buick dealer in march 2015. no answer.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlights shorted intermittently for the low beams and the contact had to apply the high beams as an interim repair. as the failure progressed, the low beams would illuminate and then shorted with no warning. months later, the low beams failed to work entirely. the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer who stated that the part was not available to repair according to nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the contact was also waiting for the part to become available to perform the repair for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was notified of the failure and was unable to provide a reasonable timeframe to schedule the two recall repairs. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving at various speeds, the headlights seized without warning. the failure was persistent. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. after shutting off and exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed that smoke was emitting near the front passenger side. after inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the head lamp driver module was smoking and the rubbers were melting. on another occasion, when the vehicle was shut off, the head lamps failed to shut off which drained the battery. as a result, the vehicle failed to start and required a jump. the failures recurred and the head lamps were replaced multiple times. the contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable. the dealer was notified of the failure and they were uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and they stated that they were also uncertain when the parts would become available. the approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

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

Our headlights/daytime running lights just quit working as we were driving. we were able to safely pull over and use the high beams. this has been an issue for over a year now. sometimes the regular headlights work and sometimes they don't. all other lights work fine so we have been intermittently driving with just high beams only. we were excited to find out that this issue has been recalled on our make and model and year until we later found out that our vin number was not affected. i find his is very strange!!! it sure seems like it was affected to me!!! i called gm recall help line and there is apparently nothing i can do about this. i would think safety would be a concern for your customers. i would also think you would like to know if other vehicles were affected. i would like further research on additional vehicles as it is obvious that other vehicles have been affected. please follow up with me regarding this issue. *tr

My lights go out and don't come back on. i have to drive with my high beams at night. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the low beam headlights failed. the contact was able to use the high beams in order to view the road. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlamp modules needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (lighting, electrical system), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 63,000. parts distribution disconnect. updated 02/05/16*lj updated 02/10/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the low beam headlights failed without warning. the contact mentioned that the high beams were required in order to view the roadway when the failure occurred. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 54,765.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that smoke started to emit from the front of the vehicle while parked. as a result, the contact stated that the head lamp module box melted. a police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the head lamp driver module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed to work on several occasions. as a result, the contact had to turn on the high beams or the fog lights each time the failure occurred. the contact indicated that the failure was progressing. the vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the head lights failed. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the relay switch burned out the panel box. the failure mileage and current mileages were 121,000. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlamps independently failed to illuminate. the failure occurred without warning. the failure occurred approximately five times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the low beam headlamps failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000. updated 07/13/17*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed. the contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was 19,000. *tr

Low beam headlights do not work. lights worked fine, parked the car in the garage, lights stayed on delay mode and both were fine. driving home the next night, several oncoming vehicles flashed lights, i pulled into a parking lot to check my lights... no low beam lights. switched from auto to manual mode, still no low beam lights, high beam lights work fine. i have read that several others have this same problem. nobody seems to have a solution. i do not feel i should need to pay the dealer to 'analyze the problem' and charge an outrageous price to fix this. this is a definite safety issue! *tr updated 09/10/13*lj

Low beam headlights go out, sometimes they will not come back on until car ignition is turned off and back on sometimes they don't come back on at all, very dangerous, gm has a recall but they say my vin number is not covered, i have talked to local dealer as well as general motors concerning this issue with no positive response. it appears this issue will be just like the key switch issue, people will have to die before anything is done. *tr

Started off low beam head lights would fade in and out then one day i had no low beam head lights at all every shop i take this car to no one has a clue why my low beam lights want work auto or manual. . high beam lights are ok and i have no other electrical problems. *tr

Lights keep going off and on and air bag light is on and transmission problems

I am an owner of a 2006 buick lacrosse cx, with approx. 47,000 miles. as i entered the underground parking garage, at work, tuesday morning, i discovered i had no low beams. the high beams and parking lights both worked. i took the car to a very reputable dealer to diagnose. i was told that it was a good thing i got the car there when i did. (i could've had a fire under the hood)...the technician said that the fuse box, against the firewall, under the hood, had melted. this could have been a very dangerous situation, a.e., driving at 65 mph at night, a fire, etc... *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam headlights failed on several occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic more than once where the relay switch was replaced four times but the failure recurred. in addition, the mechanic diagnosed that the headlamp driver module failed and the daytime running lights failed to illuminate. the contact later received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) but the contact was concerned that the recall remedy would fail to repair the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 77,615.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the low beam head lights were inoperable. the contact would have to engage the high beams for substantial illumination when driving at night. the dealer attempted to diagnose the failure, but was unsuccessful. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 89,800 and the current mileage was 90,000.

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. while driving at any speed, the low beam headlights failed. the contact stated that the relay switch was replaced on several occasions, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the relay switch needed to be replaced. 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 failure mileage was 40,000.

Coming home from the hospital on i-65, with my mother the low beam headlights suddenly went out we managed to pull over safely but shaken up. after a few minutes the lowbeams came back on. we have had recurring problems with this but never knew when to expect it to happen. we replaced the relay and solved the problem temporarily. the car now has 96000 miles and no low beams. if general motors don't think this issue is severe enough to do a recall maybe they might respond to a class action lawsuit. once i decide to sell this car it will be the last buick i ever own. *tr

It started when driving along and the low beam headlights would go out, the only way i had any lights at all is on high beam, and i would click back on low beam after i pulled over and the low lights would come back on. this happened a few times and now i have no low beam lights at all only high beam. i have called a local dealership that has fixed the car several times before with electrical issues because the dealer i bought it from has gone out of business. and they said it is no longer under warranty and will cost be approximately $400-$700 which i do not have and i also see other complaints on this web site for the same thing. so tell me why isn't their a recall. this car is absolutely a hazard to have on the roads. she has almost gotten me & my family killed several times, from losing power to the headlights going out on very dark roads i have written a letter to gm before, i guess they wont do anything until someone or their family is killed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated was driving approximately 50 mph when the automatic headlights failed. he then switched to manual yet the headlights did not illuminate. the lights headlights illuminated once the contact engaged the high beam lights. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. the dealer then advised installing a new sensor. the failure was reported to the manufacturer. the current and failure mileage was approximately 46,400. updated 12/30/10. *lj the consumer stated the dealer replaced the sensor and there have been no further problems. updated 01/04/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the headlamps failed to illuminate, which reduced the driver's ability to view the roadway. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 86,347.

Dash lights will not come on when starting the car. this happens on occasion (about 2 times per month). it is impossible to determine when this happens. the dash lights may come on from five minutes to an hour after the car is started. this mostly happens when the car is first started. on several occasions it has done out while driving. gm has offered a diagnoses of the problem but this would only be beneficial if they were off and stayed off when i would go to a dealer. i have tried this any the lights always come back on before i arrive. my neighbor has a buick the same year as mine and his does the same thing. the dealer refuses to find the problem and says it is suppose to work that way. they are wrong on this problem. when the lights go out you can not see anything in the dash lighted area. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while turning the vehicle at 10 mph, the headlights dimmed when the turn signals were engaged. the contact did not know if the rest of the exterior lights also failed. he waited approximately 15-20 seconds before the headlights illuminated again. he turned the vehicle again and the headlights failed. the contact pulled the vehicle over and waited once more for the lights to illuminate. once the lights activated again, he drove all the way home without using his turn signals. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they attempted to repair the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. there had been no other occurrences since the recent failure. the current mileage was approximately 16,600 and failure mileage was approximately 16,400. updated 07/09/08 *bf