Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V417000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 08/01/2005 to 08/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 794 | 11/06/2006 | MFR | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 10/31/2006 | 11/01/2006 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain vehicles originally built with cloth seats that were equipped with an automatic air bag passenger sensing system and later reupholstered with aftermarket leather seat cover kits are involved. testing has indicated that the aftermarket leather seat covers can cause the passenger sensing system to malfunction. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the passenger sensing system malfunctions, the front air bag on the passenger side may be disabled when it should be enabled, or enabled when it should be disabled. in either case, in the event of a crash that requires air bag deployment, a front passenger's level of injury may be increased. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Because a replacement leather seat cover that is compatible with the passenger sensing system is not available, general motors (gm) will repurchase these vehicles in accordance with the terms stated in gm's letter to owners. the recall began on november 6, 2006. owners should contact gm at 1-877-477-1022 to begin the process of repurchasing their vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Gm recall no. 06102.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| SB-08-09-41-002C | 02/01/2009 | 10029924 | General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (sir) indicator/lamp on with dtc(s) b0012, b0013, b0016, b0016, b0019, b0020, b0022, b0023, b0026, b0033, b0040, b0042 or b0044 set. this may be caused by a loose, | 07/20/2009 | |
| 060941008 | 01/01/2007 | 060941008A | 10021111 | Airbag readiness light on with dtc b0081 or b0092 set in passenger presence system (pps) sdm. *kb | 03/05/2007 |
| 4011 | 12/13/2007 | 4011F | 10020881 | Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07. *nj | 01/25/2007 |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||||
| 4697 | 06/01/2009 | PIC-4697A | 10023735 | Air bag indicator on with dtc b0077, b0078, or b0092. *nj updated 6/4/10. *pe | 01/29/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Airbag readiness light flashes on and off while driving. happens evertime i drive the vehicle. | |||
| 06/18/2011 | 43500 | ||
| 2006 buick lacrosse cxl airbag warning light is on and will not go off | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 28000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the air bag light illuminated on the instrumental panel and remained illuminated. the vehicle will be taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileage was 28,000. li | |||
| 12/15/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Air bag will sometimes register when my children are in the front seat and sometimes it does not. it is suppose to automatically detect their weight and come on or not depending on how much they weigh. the fact that it registers sometimes and does not at others has me concerned. i saw a recall on this model and was wondering if my car is affected in the recall. it is a 2006 buick lacrosse. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 62000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. while driving at approximately 30 mph the contact noticed the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technicians stated the air bag sensor/module needed to be replaced in the front passenger side seat. the part for repair was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was approximately 62,000. ds | |||
| 11/03/2010 | 63000 | ||
| 2006 buick lacrosse passenger side airbag sensor not working. i purchased the vehicle used with 60,000 miles on it and was told at the time that the indicator light for the passenger side airbag was periodically displaying, but it was simply a problem with the indicator light. now at 98,000 miles, i took the car in with a problem on the driver's side seat belt assembly. they pointed out to me that in addition to the seat belt retractor malfunctioning, the sensor for the passenger side airbag isn't working, which is what the light has been indicating all along. so when someone is in the seat, it doesn't relay that info to the airbag. so i've been driving over 30,000 miles with no working passenger side airbag. fixing the problem will cost nearly $1000. was there any recall relating to this problem with this vehicle, or were there enough similar complaints to initiate one? | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 59000 | 1 | |
| My airbag light would not go off after i started the car, it would go off then it would come on randomly while i was driving the car. i had it checked at a buick dealer. i was told that the intermittent module inside the passenger seat was what came up on the computer. then i noticed that the on/off control on the passenger side quit reading on when i had a passenger. i was told that as long as light on the instrument cluster is off all my airbags are working. sounds like a safety issue to me. i was also told that if i did not fix it at a cost of $1300.00 the airbags may deploy for no reason. i read the other complaints and have not had this issue due to any low cabin temperatures. it is august and 80 f. i was not using a/c when this first happened but it has occurred while the a/c was on as well. it happens at least twice during my commute to work (25 mins) and the same on my way home. *tr | |||
| 08/21/2008 | 1 | ||
| The passenger airbag sensor works intermittently when a person is sitting in the passenger seat. sometimes the sensor will not turn on with my wife or i sitting in the passenger seat. took the car in to the garage and they said that they could not find anything wrong with it. this has happened several times. this is a serious safety hazard and the manufacturer should be informed of this so i can get my auto repaired properly. *tr | |||
| 04/04/2008 | 1 | ||
| Traveling to florida i noticed the airbag light was off when the passenger was buckled up. this light would go on and off the whole trip to and from florida. when i got home i took the car in the buick dealership to have checked. they ran a test on it and said they could not find a problem. the light continues going on and off when the passenger is buckled in. i looked on the internet and found that this was a recall on my 2006 buick lacrosse. i cannot believe the dealership would allow me to transport a passenger knowing that they recalled this car for the same issues i described above. *tr | |||
| 07/13/2007 | 1 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick lacrosse. the contact's wife was involved in a head on crash. the air bags failed to deploy. both passengers sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed. the purchase date, failure speed, and mileage information were unknown. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2006 buick lacrosse with defective passenger airbag sensor. consumer states that the light will go from off to on at any time while someone who weighs more then 125 pounds is in the front passenger seat. *kb the consumer stated when the drivers seat belt was buckled, the red light on the dash would display the seat belt was unbuckled. *jb | |||
| 07/26/2006 | 10 | 07/25/2006 | |
| No incident as of now, but is a serious safety concern. the passenger sensing device is not working properly. at times the passenger front airbag will not turn on with my wife in passenger seat. it may work for two weeks and then not enable at random for two or three days. sensor was replaced with no improvement. *nm | |||
| 03/16/2006 | 5200 | 1 | 12/02/2005 |
| We have a serious defect with the 2006 buick lacrosse. at cool/cold temperatures (below 57 of) the passenger air bag sensor does not work! the passenger airbag is off. having the passenger jump up and down in the seat does not activate the sensor/airbag. the dealer so far has refused to repair the device. *jb | |||
| 01/06/2006 | 500 | 5 | 12/02/2005 |
| We have a serious safety issue with the 2006 buick lacrosse. this model has a passenger side seat sensor which detects whether a passenger is seated in the seat or not. if it detects no passenger, the passenger air-bag is turned off. at temperatures below 55. this passenger side seat sensor does not work! my wife first noticed it on a cold morning, i had her bounce up and down on the seat - no response. the air-bag remained off. this happened everytime the temperature as indicated on the dash was 55 of or lower. only after the heater was on and the cabin temperature came closer to room temperature did we hear a click! and the indicator then said the air-bag was on. if this is a design or manufacturing flaw in these seat sensors, then i can see thousands of passengers being possibly thrown through the front windshield because the computer knows that no one is sitting in the front seat and has therefore turned the air-bag off. this occurred at least 5 times in january when we were in virginia the first week of january. have referred this to the dealer and wrote a two page letter to the owner; the service manager says that that's the way they're supposed to work. my wife and i are skeptical. *jb | |||