Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Buick Lacrosse submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFOG AC BARELY RUNS TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP TO GET A RECHARGE BUT STILL NOTHING. MY SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR ON DRIVER SIDE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEOS BUT DON'T KNOW HOW SEND COPY PASTE THE LINK TO YOU...
DRIVER SEAT HAS COLLAPSED. I FIRST NOTICED THIS WHEN I GOT IN TO DRIVE AFTER MY HUSBAND HAD DRIVEN THE CAR AND I HAD TO ADJUST THE REAR VIEW MIRROR...SOMETHING I HAD NEVER HAD TO DO IN THE PAST AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY SEE ABOVE OR AROUND THE SIDE MIRRORS UNLESS I SIT ON A PILLOW.
DEFROSTER,HEAT,A/C,FAN SPEED,RECIRC, HEAT/COOL SEATS FUNCTIONS FAILED (STOPPED WORKING COMPLETLY) WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM ON JANUARY 12, 2016 ON HIGHWAY US 131 TO TRAVERSE CITY, MI. FOUND RECALL INFORMATION NHTSA # 11V149000. BROUGHT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID NOT COVERRED UNDER RECAL DUE TO VIN #, AND OWNER COST OF $400 + TO REPAIR. CONTACTED BUICK CUSTOMER CARE. SPOKE WITH ASIA AND LESLIE ON 1/15/16, WHO SAID GM COULD NOT HELP. I DESCRIBED LANGUAGE OF THE RECALL AS BEING IDENTICAL TO THE SAFETY HAZARD DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA LANGUAGE: "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS" ON THESE VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE IN THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE MAY DISABLE THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SETTINGS. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE DRIVER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE COOLING AND VENTILATION FOR THE VEHICLE. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, IT MAY DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH."
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,400. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK POPPED OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IN THE PARKING LOT, AT HIS JOB. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V447000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (SEATS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 2011 BUICK LACROSSE CXL. I LIKE THE CAR A LOT BUT AFTER A FEW TRIPS I NOTICED THAT MY NECK AND HEAD POSITION WAS CONSTANTLY BEING PUSHED FORWARD MAKING ME MORE AND MORE UNCOMFORTABLE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HEADREST IS SO LARGE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE BEHIND ME ESPECIALLY TO THE LEFT FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OBSTACLES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS WERE REQUIRED BY NHTSA TO MAKE THE HEADRESTS TOO FAR FORWARD AND TOO LARGE FOR "SAFETY" REASONS. IF SO, YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED IN MAKING MY TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL BOTH UNCOMFORTABLE AND LESS SAFE BECAUSE MY NECK IS CONSTANTLY BEING PUSHED FORWARD AND I CAN'T SEE BEHIND ME VERY WELL. I DOUBT THAT YOU WILL RESPOND OR, MORE UNLIKELY, MAKE CHANGES TO IMPROVE THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO EXPRESS MY OUTRAGE AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. *TR
MEMORY SEAT RECALL DOES NOT OPERATE AS DESCRIBED. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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