2006 Buick Lacrosse Steering Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to shake and vibrate and the felt like that the front passenger’s side tire was about to detach from the vehicle. The contact slowed down and drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the tie rod and wheel bearing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the repairs had not been performed by the first independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

NHTSA ID

11440800

Incident

Mar 2, 2021

Mileage

113,000 mi

In spite of multiple wheel alignments, where all of the wheels are in alignment with each other, this car still pulls sharply to the right. It is noted amongst internet discussion groups that General Motors/Buick has a common problem with a steering sensor/computer interface that causes this steering problem. I have contacted dealerships, along with Buick's California "response team" with no solution. Everybody I've spoken to so far appears to be clueless about this problem which I suspect is not a truthful response from them. The pulling has been going on for approximately 10 years, but my father (the original owner of this car) was already elderly at the time and had difficulty talking with people on the phone because of hearing loss. He let this fester. This is a serious issue because of the consistent pulling that could lead to lane drifting and cause an accident.

NHTSA ID

11433711

Incident

Sep 20, 2021

NO POWER STEERING PRESENT WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND POWER STEERING FLUID KEEPS GETTING LOW. IT MUS BE TOPPED OFF EVERY WEEK..

NHTSA ID

11278446

Incident

Oct 17, 2019

STEERING PROBLEMS,

NHTSA ID

11234535

Incident

Jul 2, 2019

THE STEERING IS TIGHT, HARD TO TURN THE FRONT WHEELS. IT MAKES A WHINING & GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE HAD IT TO 3 MECH'S, PLUS I CALLED BUICK. THEY ALL SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 LACROSS' . THIS HAPPENS FROM 0 TO 60 MPH

NHTSA ID

11015860

Incident

Jan 3, 2015

Mileage

61,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL HUMMING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PART AVAILABILITY THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10978501

Incident

Feb 14, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE HAS A SQUEALING , MOANING NOISE, COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, FOR 2 YRS NOW. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE & MORE, VERY HARD TO STEER. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I CAN'T STEER IT ANY LONGER , A BAD ACCIDENT. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT 4 TIMES, NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. UPON LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, ON-LINE, I SEE IT COULD BE THE STEERING BOX, LINE, OR R & P. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT?

NHTSA ID

10960287

Incident

Jan 2, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD A LEAK AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09E005000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10855351

Incident

Oct 31, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (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 ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE MECHANICAL COUPLING BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND HIGH PRESSURE LINE HAD DISINTEGRATED. THERE WAS NO FLEXIBLE FITTING UTILIZING A HOSE ON THE LINE. THE POOR APPLICATION LEFT NO WAY TO ALLOW THE LINE TO ABSORB THE CONSTANT VIBRATION CREATED BY BOLTING THE PUMP TO THE ENGINE AND THE LINE TO THE FRAME. UPDATED 07/18/16.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER MODULE WAS REPLACED AS A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 08/03/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10839719

Incident

Feb 25, 2016

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR BRAKE PADS REPLACEMENT; THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR, WHICH CONNECTED BOTH WHEELS OF THE STEERING, WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. UPDATED 05/25/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10825777

Incident

Feb 11, 2016

Mileage

129,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 LACROSSE WITH 28,000 MILES - THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER; THEN THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE WITH THE STEERING - HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED; AT THE SAME TIME, THE MODULE/COIL WENT BAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703455

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

28,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER CONTROL FUNCTION FOR THE DOORS FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING TO THE POINT THAT ALL FOUR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN AND THE KEY FOB WAS MALFUNCTIONING. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS NOT ABLE TO ADJUST AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED BUT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10672563

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

STEERING KNUCKLE- WAS REPLACED ONCE YEARS AGO UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS NOW STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AGAIN CONSISTENTLY WORSE FOR THE LAST 1-2 YEARS.FOR MONTHS NOW, WE'VE NOTICED THAT OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL ACT WEIRD. THE THROTTLE WILL BE LESS RESPONSIVE AND IT WILL ALMOST ACT LIKE IT'S MISSING ON A COUPLE CYLINDERS OR SO, BUT IT HAS NEVER SET A CODE FOR IT. THE SHIFT POINTS ARE RAISED AND YOU HAVE TO DRASTICALLY GIVE IT MORE THROTTLE TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE, BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT KINDA LIKE SURGES AND THEN IT SHIFTS HARDER. ONCE IT IS IN ROAD GEAR AND CRUISING, THE CAR SURGES WHILE AT A CONSTANT SPEED, IT CAN BE FELT THAT THE CAR SURGES AND DOESN'T REMAIN TOTALLY SMOOTH AND CONSISTENT LIKE IT SHOULD. AN ENGINE RESTART USUALLY STOPS IT FOR THAT TIME. WE HAVE THE SAME SPORADIC PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD FOR YEARS ON OUR '98 OLDS EIGHTY-EIGHT WITH A 3800 ENGINE ALSO. BOTH CARS ARE NOW DOING THE EXACT SAME THING OCCASIONALLY, ARE 8 MODEL YEARS APART, BOTH HAVE THE 3800 ENGINE BUT ONE IS A SERIES II ENGINE AND THE OTHER IS A SERIES III. WE JUST NOTICED THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT THE CAR IS STARTING TO MAKE FRONT END NOISES LIKE THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR IS BROKE, SO I LOOKED AT IT RECENTLY AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF IT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS STRESS FRACTURED IN HALF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10638335

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE RACK AND PINION AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,446 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,289.

NHTSA ID

10610705

Incident

Sep 24, 2013

Mileage

120,446 mi

I CAN HEAR A STRANGE NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM NOT GOING FAST. IT SEEMS TO MAKE THIS NOISE AT THE SLIGHTEST TURN. I SEE WHERE YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I AM TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED PLEASE. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10596507

Incident

Oct 27, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN OCT. OF 2013. WE HAVE NOTICED A SOUND WHEN WE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HAS THERE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WITH THESE CARS? WE TRIED STEERING WHEEL FLUID BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587670

Incident

Oct 23, 2013

Mileage

30,000 mi

I HAVE JUST RECENTLY BECOME BUICK OWNER I NEEDED A NICE DEPENDABLE CAR FOR WORK. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR MONTH YET AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I HAVE HAD TO PUT IN POWER STEERING FLUID EVERY OTHER DAY BECAUSE ITS RAN OUT. MY DAD AND I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING, BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE A ENTIRE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AND MY WARRANTY JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS DOESN'T COVER THIS PART. GM NEEDS TO THINK REALLY HARD ABOUT RECALLING THE CARS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE OR MAYBE ALL THE OWNERS SHOULD GO TO THE LOCAL MEDIA ABOUT THE ISSUE. WE ALL KNOW THAT BIG CORPORATIONS HATE BAD PRESS!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10521179

Incident

May 31, 2013

STEERING WHEEL COLUMN SQUEAKS ON EVERY TURN. IT SOUNDS LIKE A TIRE SQUEAL. LIKE RUBBER RUBBING ON SOMETHING.NOTICED IT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519914

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

30,000 mi

MAKING CLUNK TYPE NOISE FROM THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN FROM THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, BUT IT WAS ONLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AND THE FREQUENCY WAS VERY RARE (1 OR TWO TIMES). RECENTLY IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. LOOKED UP THE INTERNET AND APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED BUICK AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490948

Incident

Dec 1, 2006

Mileage

5,000 mi

THE VEHICLE MAKES A RUBBING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10486184

Incident

Nov 27, 2012

Mileage

78,000 mi

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE CARS RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, IS FAULTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442343

Incident

Dec 1, 2011

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BROKE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND SIR COIL HAD BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, SIR COIL AND REALIGNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,314.

NHTSA ID

10375098

Incident

Dec 22, 2010

Mileage

40,500 mi

A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED MY 2006 BUICK LACROSSE LX. HE SAID THAT COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS "WORN OUT", AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A VEHICLE WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10361001

Incident

Oct 18, 2010

Mileage

81,000 mi

NHTSA# 618086. BUICK TSB # 01-02-32-001 THIRD REPLACEMENT OF SHAFT SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 02/2006. VEHICLE HAS 19,635 MILES 7,048 MILES 1ST REPLACEMENT, 14,600 2ND REPLACEMENT, 19,635 3RD REPLACEMENT (02/10/2009). PARTS KEPT BY DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258130

Incident

Feb 9, 2009

Mileage

7,048 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. THE NOISE GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WAS DUE TO THE STEERING SHAFT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THE GRINDING NOISE RECURRED WITHIN 4 MONTHS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

NHTSA ID

10185074

Incident

Sep 15, 2006

Mileage

11,000 mi