2005 Buick LaCrosse Brakes Problems

THE ANTI BRAKE LOCKING SYSTEM IS BECOMING ACTIVE WHEN DRIVING WITH UNBEARABLE SQUEAKING HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS LOOKED AT AND THEY ARE GOOD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V291000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ABS ACTIVATES EARLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BREAKING FORCE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AFTER CORRODED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *TR

2005 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY AND BRAKE PADS RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS WERE MADE OF POOR MATERIAL. WHICH RESULTED IN PREMATURE WARPING. JUST PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER, SOMETHING CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO BRAKE HARD, AND THAT ACTION CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE CONSUMERS HANDS AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A WILD SKID. HE ALMOST WENT INTO A DITCH, BUT MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HESITATED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TWO FRONT WHEEL BEARING SENSORS ON THE FRONT AND THE BACK FOR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THE REMEDY REPAIR FAILED AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 10/02/14*LJ UPDATED 3/10/2015 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A LOW POWER RESPONSE OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE NOT PERFORMING PROPERLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES AND THE TIE ROD AND WHEEL HUB WERE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE DRUMS WERE RESURFACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. ON THE LAST VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW SENSOR. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. THE GAS CAP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WAS REPLACED, BECAUSE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE TURNED ON, THE HEAT WOULD CUT OFF. UPDATED 12/12/06 *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS MUST BE MACHINED. AFTER A VISUAL INSPECTION THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE OF A DIFFERENT BRAND; THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THERE WAS NO CONCERN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TIRE BRANDS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS FROM THE OIL FILTER AND CORRECTED IT. AFTER A FEW MILES DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE PRESENTED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE IT. ALSO, AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEM WAS NOTICED WHICH WAS DETECTED DUE TO WIRING CORROSION LOCATED IN THE TRUNK. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED; THE DEALERSHIP CORRECTED THE DEFECT BUT AFTER FEW MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED THE NHTSA PHONE NUMBER WHEN ASKED FOR A RESOLUTION.

THE VEHICLE HAD A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. ALSO NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ESPECIALLY ON A COLD START. BRAKES WERE PULSATING. *JB

DT: THE BRAKES ON THE 2005 LACROSSE WERE MAKING ERRATIC NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EVERY WEEK FOR LAST 30 DAYS. THE PADS WERE CLEANED. THE ROTORS WERE THOUGHT TO BE BAD. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 30 DAYS AS OF 10-3-05 AND NO ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. *SC. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED AT 3,535 MILES. THEY LOOKED AT THEM AND TIGHTENED SOMETHING. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AT 5567 MILES, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE THIRD TIME IT OCCURRED AT 5,947 MILES. GM SAID THAT THERE WAS A FLAW IN THE BRAKES. THE PADS WERE CRYSTALLIZING. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AT 3,500 MILES. GM TOLD THE DEALER NOT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE TO THE BRAKES ON 6-30-05. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS THAT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON DUE TO POOR FUEL, AND ACCELERATION FELT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. *SC

DT: RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A MONTH AGO ON THE BRAKES. THEY CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER 3 TIMES, AND HE SAID BUICK HAD NO PARTS TO FIX THIS CAR. *AK *TT *SB

DT: CALLER WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT IS TAKING FOR THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE BRAKES WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED. HE HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, CALLED BUICK, AND HAS NOT RECEIVED TIMELY SERVICE. HE SUGGESTS THEY PROVIDE A LOANER CAR FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS WAITING ON REPAIRS. *AK *NM

DT: CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE BRAKES CLIP, AND HE WANTS TO COMPLAIN THAT HE CANNOT GET THE PARTS FROM ANYONE IN NEW YORK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. CALLED BUICK IN MICHIGAN, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE.*AK

GOT RECALL LETTER ABOUT CLIP THAT SECURES THE BRAKE PUSH ROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIN, COULD HAVE BEEN BEN. T WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED A BENT CLIP MAY HAVE COME OFF, ALLOWING THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUSH ROD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. IF THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. TRIED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, AND COULD NOT GET THROUGH. CALLED DEALER, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE PART TO FIX PROBLEM YET. SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR BEFORE THE PART WAS REPLACED.*AK

RECEIEVED RECALL LETTER STATING THE BRAKE CLIP COULD HAVE BEEN BENT WHEN INSTALLED AND COULD ACAUSE PUSHROD TO SEPERATE FROM BRAKE PEDAL AND CAUSE A CRASH. CALLER IS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNTIL PROBLEM IS FIXED.

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO TO GET THE PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THAT WAS 2 WEEKS THAT THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH UNSAFE BRAKES. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING A NOISE ONCE AND IN A WHILE. WHEN BACK OUTVEHICLE MADE THE NOISE. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ON MAY 2, AND THE DEALER ORDERED THE PARTS. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED BUICK SENT A LETTER ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IF YOU SEND THE LETTER, THEN SEND THE PARTS.