NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

2010 Buick LaCrosse (Page 1 of 2)

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,829 miles

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2010 Buick LaCrosse Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #40

Jan 012011

LaCrosse

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Electronic Stability Control Systems (ESC) activates a couple times a week every other month for several years. Multiple Warning lights flash, needles on two dials rotate erratically resulting in sudden changes in vehicle handling and deceleration, and on wet roads which cause me difficulty in maintaining the vehicle's desired path of travel and desired vehicle speed, and could result in a crash without warning. I have a video. Its scary. Had it looked at twice and paid a lot but it keeps happening.

- Rockville , MD, USA

problem #39

May 302021

LaCrosse

  • miles
I was driving on the 99 freeway when my car turned completely off! I could have been killed!!!!! The check engine light came on and service stabilitrak was on the screen. Then it would not start. There was no warning at all. I got it fixed (so I thought by one mechanic) and it happened again. So I took it to the Buick dealer and they fixed it(so I thought) and it happened again. It is now at the Buick dealership and they told me it is the control module on the computer and quoted me 996 dollars!!!! I looked up online and found that other people have had the same problem with their 2010 Buick Lacrosse. Seems to be a manufacturers defect and needs to be reported and recalled.

- Manteca, CA, USA

problem #38

Mar 252021

LaCrosse

  • 175,000 miles
Everything I turn the car on; its saying "ac turned off due to high engine temperature and my car isn't running hot and my ac semi working. Electrical systems isn't working properly because I can't turn my radio or ac

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #37

Aug 032020

LaCrosse

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Air bag is on says it needs checked and also some electrical problem with the transmission that is causing the car to jerk while accelerating

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

problem #36

Feb 092020

LaCrosse

  • 90,000 miles
While driving city streets in a snow storm, I was unable to defrost the rear window and melt the snow off of the heated side view mirrors. I literally couldn't see anything behind or next to me. When I press the defroster button the light indicates that it's on but nothing happens. There were no warning indicators illuminated. I took the vehicle into the dealership twice for this problem and they said that both the rear window defogger and heated mirrors work off the same button and needed to be reprogrammed - but it never seems to work when I truly need it.

- Waukesha, WI, USA

problem #35

Aug 282019

LaCrosse

  • 60,000 miles
My Buick Lacrosse was handling just fine until I put a heavy piece of luggage into the trunk. I got back in the car and it wouldn't start. A message was on my dashboard saying there was a power steering problem. I was at the airport, so a tow truck driver was on the scene within minutes. The tow truck driver jumped my car. He handed me the trim cover that covers the battery. I'm not sure if he took it off, or whether it came off when I put the heavy suitcase in the trunk. I put the trim cover in the back of my car and drove off. The car then stalled when I put it in reverse to back into the driveway. It wouldn't start again, so I jumped it. It worked and I drove to my mechanic. Mechanic said my battery was fine. They checked the error messages. They couldn't figure out what was wrong so they sent me to a dealer. The dealer couldn't figure out what was wrong and said to come back if it happens again. For about two months the car would randomly not start or stall. Several days could go by with it working just fine. At first, when it stalled it was only when I had just started the car or put it in reverse. But then the vehicle stalled while I was driving on the interstate, at the top of a long hill, in a construction zone. I was able to coast down a half mile or so until I arrived at an emergency pull off zone. The power steering went out so the steering wheel was tight but workable. After pulling over, I tried starting the car again but it didn't work. I had a self jump start kit, and was able to jump the car again. It started back up and seemed like nothing was wrong. But about five minutes later it stalled again. Fortunately, I was by another emergency pull off. At this point, I put the trim cover back on the battery. And the car has worked fine for several months. The car should not start and then randomly stall if the trim cover is off.

- Littleton, CO, USA

problem #34

Jul 152019

LaCrosse

  • 80,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driving at nite to er and on way I thought I must have hit ignition button but car just locked up lost all power. I called GM they got back to me said they would be sending someone to see car. I did reck car not to bad but bad enough to take hole front bumper off. I am so mad because I thought I was crazy thinking car would just loos all power and even locked me in car could not open door thank god window was down. But they said they were coming to see me and car but never did

- San Jacinto, CA, USA

problem #33

Sep 012018

LaCrosse

  • 130,000 miles
Over the two years, while driving, the service stabilitrak warning light comes on; the ABS & park assist lights flash on and off; my RPM, speedometer, & temperature gauges go haywire; and the engine loses power causing the car to jerk. This happens while the vehicle is in motion at various speeds. You never know when this will happen. I have been put in dangerous situations when this happens while driving including on side streets and major highways. The check engine light also comes on and stays on throughout the rest of my drive. You can go sometimes weeks or months incident free and with no check engine light on. Then out of nowhere it happens again. I have taken my car to the dave sinclair Buick / GM dealer located in St. Louis, Missouri on 4 separate occasions over the last 2 years for the same issue yet to no avail it is still not fixed. The dealer's tech said my cars problem is almost certainly electrical. So far they have found multiple codes for ECM (they replaced at my cost) & tcm lost communication PCM malfunction & other communication issues (they reprogrammed). They have driven the car and have duplicated the issues but to this point have not been able to pinpoint the problem but said that it's electrical. I contacted Buick and chatted with an advisor (a copy was uploaded) who basically told me there is nothing that they can do. A quick search of the internet will show several other Buick owners experiencing the same issue as I describe. This is a very dangerous situation & I don't feel safe driving the car since I never know when the car will suddenly lose power, thus causing an accident.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

problem #32

Apr 212019

LaCrosse

  • miles
I can be driving down the road an all of a sudden the meters start going up an down an then it will say car parking assist is in then the car will shut of this can really cause a bad accident what if I'm in the car with my kids one day an the car shuts of an I have nowhere to pull over

- Lakeland, FL, USA

problem #31

Feb 012017

LaCrosse

  • 100,000 miles
Trunk pops open on its on without hitting the button on the remote.

- Matteson, IL, USA

problem #30

Nov 092017

LaCrosse

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have taken my car to several shops in regards to my headlight and no one can figure it out. One headlight in out which are my low beams. The entire car has been rewired and still doesn't work. It pops on and off when it wants to but still the low beam headlight does not work.

- Oak Park, MI, USA

problem #29

Sep 062017

LaCrosse

  • 85,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While depressing the brake pedal to make a sudden stop, the vehicle suddenly shut off. Also, while driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to davis GM in polaka, fl, but the failure was unable to be duplicated and no repairs were performed. The failure continued to occur. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 85,000.

- Mocksville, NC, USA

problem #28

Aug 272017

LaCrosse

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. On more than one occasion, the vehicle hesitated to start. O'reilley auto parts in West memphis, Arkansas diagnosed that there was a delay in the start up mechanism on the vehicle, which caused the hesitation. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 70,000.

- West Memphis, AR, USA

problem #27

Aug 272017

LaCrosse

  • 72,667 miles
As im traveling to my mothers house on August 27 2017 my engine just completely shuts down and wouldn't start back up. The same week it was having problems starting or wouldn't turn over to start. My daughter drove my car to O'realiys auto part store to get something for her car, get in to leave and it wouldn't start. A mechanic from the store hooked it to the diagnostic machine and it read a delay in the start up. He start moving a couple of wires on the starter to see if that would help and it did. He told my daughter don't cut it off until you get home because he may do it again and suggested I put a new starter on it. I took his advice and bought one and had it installed the same day. When done it started with no problems and the next day while driving is when the engine shuts down while driving. I looked on the internet for problems with a 2010 Buick lacross and I was shocked that people were having the same issues with their Buick. This is very dangerous and is a serous matter. Someone or a whole family could be killed because their Buick has an manufacturing problem and Buick is doing nothing about it. I am aboustley scared to drive this car with my family after reading many people problems like mine. Please help!

- West Memphis, AR, USA

problem #26

Feb 012016

LaCrosse

  • 50,000 miles
Takata recall purchased used in May 2015 with approx. 45K miles. Since I have purchased the car, I took it to a dealership in kokomo in to have it looked at for the park assist. What happens is when I am driving down the highway, usually with the cruise control on, going 60+ down the highway, the park assist comes on, all the lights on the dashboard flash and all the sounds go off in the car immediately disabling the car. At that point, the car disables itself and you cannot push the accelerator, making it difficult to get off the highway. You have to immediately pull off the highway and turn the car off. After waiting a few minutes, you can start the car up and the engine light will be displayed. The engine light will stay on until the next time you start the car and then goes off. Over the last year, I have had this happen approximately 20 times. The dealership in kokomo couldn't find anything wrong with it and they stated they cannot try to find something wrong with the car if it isn't happening when I bring in the car. I moved to Tennessee the first of January 2016. It has happened to me since living here again so I took the car into parks auto service in columbia tn. After having my car for 2 1/2 weeks, they are unable to find out what is wrong with it. I have been very fortunate thus far to not get into a bad wreck losing my life or crashing into someone else and killing them. At some point, this will cause a major wreck and lives could possibly be lost or someone could possibly be disabled the rest of my life. At what point does this have to happen before Buick will find an answer for this? I need help on this as there are no mechanics that can resolve this issue.

- Spring Hill, TN, USA

problem #25

Sep 042015

LaCrosse

  • 122,352 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the vehicle's door locks operated independently. In addition, the engine revved and the vehicle experienced a loss of power without warning. After the failure occurred, the park assist and shift panel indicators failed to illuminate as various warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,352.

- Rocklin, CA, USA

problem #24

Mar 182016

LaCrosse

  • 89,000 miles
Over the past several months, while driving, the service stabilitrak warning light comes on; the ABS & park assist lights flash on and off; my RPM, speedometer, & temperature gauges go haywire; and the engine loses power causing the car to jerk. I never know when this will happen. On 3/18/16, I was put in a dangerous situation when this happened while driving across the state of Florida on a 2 lane highway that had no safe place to pull off the road. The check engine light also came on and stayed on thru the rest of my drive. Two days later, the drive home was incident free & the check engine light was gone. On 3/22/16 I took the car to a GM dealer; showed the service tech a video of the events happening as I was driving and a letter I got from GM regarding a possible throttle sensor problem that causes reduced power and malfunction indicator lamps to appear. The GM dealer tech said my cars problems had nothing to do with GM's letter and he was 90% sure my fuel injector needed replacing. I took the car to my personal auto mechanic for 10+ yrs, who works for a very reputable company, for a second opinion. Since the codes had been cleared by the dealership service dept and the car checked out ok my mechanic said to drive it and bring it back if the problems occurred again. It recently started happening again & my check engine light came on so I took the car to my mechanic who found multiple codes for ECM & tcm lost communication PCM malfunction & other communication issues. He drove the car and experienced what I was explaining was happening. My mechanic couldn't pinpoint the problem but said there was no problem with the fuel injection system; that it's electrical. He suggested we take the car to another Buick dealer to have it checked out. This is a very dangerous situation & I don't feel safe driving the car since I never know when the problems will start happening.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #23

Apr 152014

LaCrosse

  • miles
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the inner connectors had been prematurely burning and created a short with the lighting fixture. As a result, the driver side head lamp assembly failed to work. The dealer repaired the connector in August of 2014, but the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the contact would need to schedule a repair and that there was no manufacturer recall to cover the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no immediate solution. The failure mileage was not available.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #22

Mar 182016

LaCrosse

  • 89,000 miles
Three days ago, while on a trip from the West coast of Florida to the East coast of Florida; and while driving on the highway at 65 mph, the warning bells started dinging and the messages: Service stabilitrak, ABS, and park assist off kept flashing off and on; the car began jerking and losing engine power; the tachometer, speedometer, and temperature gauges were jumping around all over the place; and the check engine light came on. (a video of what occurred was taken to show as proof). I managed to pull off the side of the road, turned the car off and sat for several minutes, then started the car again. Less than a minute after I got back on the highway, the same events occurred again. After at least 30 minutes or more of the car continuing to malfunction while driving; it suddenly stopped giving me warning signals and engine power seemed to stabilize; however, the check engine light remained on. Once I reached my destination, I didn't use the car for two days. My return trip home, which was approximately 140 miles, was uneventful; however, the very next morning on my way to work, while sitting in traffic on the expressway, the warning bells suddenly started ringing again, and the service stabilitrak and ABS lights came on. Fortunately I was able to make it to work and called the Buick dealer to bring my car in to have it checked. In the past few months, this problem has occurred 3 to 4 times, but each time only lasted moments and never to the extreme that it did. I received a letter from Buick about 3 months ago that pertained to such issues and loss of engine power; and the letter stated that the car should be taken to the Buick dealer and repaired at no cost. This is an extremely dangerous problem that needs to be addressed and resolved immediately.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #21

Oct 122015

LaCrosse

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. While driving 60 mph, the engine caught fire without warning. The fire department was notified, but the vehicle was no longer on fire when they arrived. The vehicle was towed to an independent facility. The contact stated that the wiring harness under the hood was melted from the fire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 12/30/15

- Monroeville, PA, USA

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