Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| PB-10037A | 04/01/2011 | 10038759 | Gm: onstar is making incomplete calls without the driver knowing. when have a data connection. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PB-10037A | 04/01/2011 | 10038759 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| SB-08-06-04-041B | 02/01/2009 | 10028754 | General motors: malfunction indicator lamp-check engine light on, hesitation, reduced engine power message, dtcs p1125, p2101, p2120, p2125 or p2138 set (perform repair as outlined). *pe | 05/22/2009 | |
| PIC-4994A | 06/01/2009 | PIC-4994B | 10028183 | General motors: intermittent rough runing with various body electrical concerns at the same time. *pe updated 6/4/10. *pe | 03/13/2009 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| PIC-4994A | 06/01/2009 | PIC-4994B | 10028183 | General motors: intermittent rough runing with various body electrical concerns at the same time. *pe updated 6/4/10. *pe | 03/13/2009 |
| 08-08-42-001 | 04/01/2008 | 080842001A | 10024791 | Difficult to read driver information center (dic), radio and hvac control head (reprogram bcm). *nj update 08/06/2008. *pe | 05/20/2008 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 4699 | 12/01/2007 | 10023727 | Abs light on and fuse 23 open. *nj | 01/29/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/20/2013 | 25000 | ||
| Experiencing problems with the automatic door locks. sometimes they work & sometimes they don't! sometimes when i hit the unlock button only the driver side unlocks. when i hit the lock button i have to manually lock all passengers doors. also having problems with the instrument panel lights intermittently will fail causing limited visualization of the gauges. also have a clunking noise on the right side. | |||
| 06/15/2012 | 91000 | 1 | |
| We have a problem with our automatic power door locks and the remote start feature. they don't work, either by key fob or the power door lock buttons in the car. the only way we can lock our doors is manually. we took to the dealer believing it to be just the drivers door but they told us all our door lock actuators needed to be replaced, close to $1000.00 repair with no guarantee that the actuators are the true problem. after going on the nhtsa site i see that we are not alone with these problem. i can understand a actuator going bad, but not all of them at one time. i am a former dealership gsm and very aware of normal wear and tear and defects. i've never in my 35 years in the business seen this with door locks. i was insulted by their offer to repair them. *tr | |||
| 06/15/2012 | 91000 | ||
| We have a problem with our automatic power door locks and the remote start feature. they don't work, either by key fob or the power door lock buttons in the car. the only way we can lock our doors is manually. we took to the dealer believing it to be just the drivers door but they told us all our door lock actuators needed to be replaced, close to $1000.00 repair with no quarantee that the actuators are the true problem. after going on the nhtsa site i see that we are not alone with thess problem. i can understand a actuator going bad, but not all of them at one time. i am a former dealership gsm and very aware of normal wear and tear and defects. i've never in my 35 years in the business seen this with door locks. i was insulted by their offer to repair them. | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 47000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. the contact stated that the lights con the instrument panel would fail sporadically, causing limited visualization of the gauges when driving at night. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer but the dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 47,000. kmj | |||
| 09/16/2011 | 47000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. the contact stated the dash board lights continue to go out making it very difficult to read the speedometer while driving at night. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer could not find a issue with the dash board lights. the contact stated the dash board lights are defective. the failure mileage was 47,000. jo | |||
| 12/31/2008 | 7837 | ||
| The fuel level sensor located in the gas tank has failed three times in the past three years. each time the dealer has replaced the fuel level sensor. this has occurred first in dec. 2008 (7574 miles), then nov. 2009 (21145 miles), and now dec. 2010 (37344 miles). the service tech at the dealership informed me that this problem is fairly common (in fact, when i took the car in for repair this time, there was a pontiac aztec with the same problem being repaired). the tech also told me that the cause is sulfur in the gas causing the small wires in the sensor to corrode and eventually break. the module error code error is p0463. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 30400 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 buick lacrosse. while driving an unknown speed she noticed the lights on the instrument panel began to dim before shutting off. after an unknown period of time the lights began to illuminate again. the failure began to recur intermittently so the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 30,400 and the current mileage was 30,500. sm. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Remote, remote starter (rke) fob for car stopped working properly. replaced batteries even though dic did not show batteries needed changing. this maybe a problem also. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. worked perfectly fine, then problems started. 99% of the time it will not start the car. 50% of the time it will or will not, lock or unlock car. i have tried resetting and/or personalizing keys & fob through dic center. car wil sound horn to show it has been reset properly, but isn't. still does not work properly also when using rke, the door lock knob will not come up all the way and the door is not unlocked. also, the door lick know wil not go down all the way if i use the rke fob. if i use the key to unlock the door, the door knob will come up all the way and the door will unlock. if i use the rke fob to lock the door, the door knob will not go down all the way and the door will not be locked. i have tried using the fob away from all possible interference which i do not think is the problems, it still only works sometimes. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 74000 | ||
| Instrument panel lights and radio display lights go dim, very hard to read.does not correct if car is turned off then back on. does not correct if battery is disconnected then re-connected. does not happen at any certain time, just happens | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Air bag passenger seat light shows off even with a passenger seated. passenger is well above 80lbs. indicator light on dic shows seat belt not being worn even when a passenger has one on. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Remote, remote starter (rke) fob for car stopped working properly. replaced batteries even though dic did not show batteries needed changing. this maybe a problem also. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. worked perfectly fine, then problems started. 99% of the time it will not start the car. 50% of the time it will or will not, lock or unlock car. i have tried resetting and/or personalizing keys & fob through dic center. car wil sound horn to show it has been reset properly, but isn't. still does not work properly also when using rke, the door lock knob will not come up all the way and the door is not unlocked. also, the door lick know wil not go down all the way if i use the rke fob. if i use the key to unlock the door, the door knob will come up all the way and the door will unlock. if i use the rke fob to lock the door, the door knob will not go down all the way and the door will not be locked. i have tried using the fob away from all possible interference which i do not think is the problems, it still only works sometimes. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 74000 | ||
| Instrument panel lights and radio display lights go dim, very hard to read.does not correct if car is turned off then back on. does not correct if battery is disconnected then re-connected. does not happen at any certain time, just happens | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Air bag passenger seat light shows off even with a passenger seated. passenger is well above 80lbs. indicator light on dic shows seat belt not being worn even when a passenger has one on. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Remote, remote starter (rke) fob for car stopped working properly. replaced batteries even though dic did not show batteries needed changing. this maybe a problem also. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. worked perfectly fine, then problems started. 99% of the time it will not start the car. 50% of the time it will or will not, lock or unlock car. i have tried resetting and/or personalizing keys & fob through dic center. car wil sound horn to show it has been reset properly, but isn't. still does not work properly also when using rke, the door lock knob will not come up all the way and the door is not unlocked. also, the door lick know wil not go down all the way if i use the rke fob. if i use the key to unlock the door, the door knob will come up all the way and the door will unlock. if i use the rke fob to lock the door, the door knob will not go down all the way and the door will not be locked. i have tried using the fob away from all possible interference which i do not think is the problems, it still only works sometimes. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 74000 | ||
| Instrument panel lights and radio display lights go dim, very hard to read.does not correct if car is turned off then back on. does not correct if battery is disconnected then re-connected. does not happen at any certain time, just happens | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Air bag passenger seat light shows off even with a passenger seated. passenger is well above 80lbs. indicator light on dic shows seat belt not being worn even when a passenger has one on. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Remote, remote starter (rke) fob for car stopped working properly. replaced batteries even though dic did not show batteries needed changing. this maybe a problem also. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. worked perfectly fine, then problems started. 99% of the time it will not start the car. 50% of the time it will or will not, lock or unlock car. i have tried resetting and/or personalizing keys & fob through dic center. car wil sound horn to show it has been reset properly, but isn't. still does not work properly also when using rke, the door lock knob will not come up all the way and the door is not unlocked. also, the door lick know wil not go down all the way if i use the rke fob. if i use the key to unlock the door, the door knob will come up all the way and the door will unlock. if i use the rke fob to lock the door, the door knob will not go down all the way and the door will not be locked. i have tried using the fob away from all possible interference which i do not think is the problems, it still only works sometimes. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 74000 | ||
| Instrument panel lights and radio display lights go dim, very hard to read.does not correct if car is turned off then back on. does not correct if battery is disconnected then re-connected. does not happen at any certain time, just happens | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Air bag passenger seat light shows off even with a passenger seated. passenger is well above 80lbs. indicator light on dic shows seat belt not being worn even when a passenger has one on. | |||
| 08/25/2008 | 75000 | ||
| Remote, remote starter (rke) fob for car stopped working properly. replaced batteries even though dic did not show batteries needed changing. this maybe a problem also. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. worked perfectly fine, then problems started. 99% of the time it will not start the car. 50% of the time it will or will not, lock or unlock car. i have tried resetting and/or personalizing keys & fob through dic center. car wil sound horn to show it has been reset properly, but isn't. still does not work properly also when using rke, the door lock knob will not come up all the way and the door is not unlocked. also, the door lick know wil not go down all the way if i use the rke fob. if i use the key to unlock the door, the door knob will come up all the way and the door will unlock. if i use the rke fob to lock the door, the door knob will not go down all the way and the door will not be locked. i have tried using the fob away from all possible interference which i do not think is the problems, it still only works sometimes. | |||
| 08/10/2008 | 74000 | ||
| Instrument panel lights and radio display lights go dim, very hard to read.does not correct if car is turned off then back on. does not correct if battery is disconnected then re-connected. does not happen at any certain time, just happens | |||
| 09/12/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Air bag passenger seat light shows off even with a passenger seated. passenger is well above 80lbs. indicator light on dic shows seat belt not being worn even when a passenger has one on. | |||
| 02/13/2010 | 9300 | 1 | |
| While driving at 55mph i ran over a road bump and my 2008 buick lacrosse super shut off(stalled). i coasted to the burm, hit brakes to a stop. the car started on the first try. continued my trip with no incidences. took to dealer and no codes showed in their computer. called gm customer assistance and they gave me a case number. no bulletins. scary to drive. traffic was light this time but may not be the next time. *tr | |||