2012 BUICK LACROSSE Power Train Problems

While driving stability trac, check engine light flashed and rpm, and speed gauges start going haywire. The car loses power even while accelerating, the steering wheel locks and car stalls. Then after 15-30 minutes the car starts fine and drives. Has happened at least 8 times. Took it to Buick dealer who ran diagnostic but unable to recreate codes but acknowledged a problem. Supposedly fixed it only to return the car a few days later. This is quite scary and dangerous as it happens without warning and while driving. Thankfully I wasn't on the expressway when it happened because all steering, power and brake function is lost.

Car shut off while in stopping position. Happen 3 times before supposed problem was fixed and then two more time after oil change and transmission control module fixed. Dealership does not know what the issue. Thankful each time I was not driving on interstate.

STABILITY TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO KICK AND JURK COMES TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC . ELECTRONIC BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON , TELLING TO HAVE SERVICED. TOLD DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM .TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM RESET COMPUTER. DEALER CODE WAS. PROGRAMED IN AND CONTINUES TO ACT UP OVER AND OVER. WAS TOLD IT WAS A SHORT PROBLEM. TOLD ME THEY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM WITH A USED PUMP IN TRANSMISSION! SORRY TO SAY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESS WAY. THEN IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. COMPUTER PUT OUT A CODE P062F. NOW I HAVE TO GET A JUMP ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY.

JUST RECENTLY GOT MY CAR FULLY SERVICE AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT STARTED DECELERATING AND SHIFTING ABNORMAL. ALL MY FLUIDS WAS VISIBLE IN MY CAR AND ITS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, WONT LET ME CATCH SPEED PAST 33MPH, WONT GO IN REVERSE AND ALSO SOMETIMES IT STALL TO GO FORWARD. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON RECALL DUE TO SAFETY DRIVING ISSUES. I HAVE 2 FAMILY MEMBERS THAT OWN THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE LIKE ME AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEY CAR. GOT IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPAIR OR GET A NEW ONE. HAVENT HEARD ANYTHING BACK TO WHY SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES SO FIGURE I WOULD GIVE THIS A SHOT SO THESE VEHICLES CAN GET INSPECTED. DURING THE TIME OF MY ISSUES, MY VEHICLE WAS IN...

THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND I WENT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND ON MY WAY BACK THE CHARGING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR IN A CURVE WHEN ALL SYSTEMS WENT DOWN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP AND I LOST BRAKING, STEERING AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS. AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE WRECKED THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

THE ISSUE I'M REPORTING HAS ALREADY HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES. FIRST TIME I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AND ENGINE ON CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, DRIVING WHEEL LOCKS OR POWER STEERING GETS LOST AND BRAKE PEDAL STOPS WORKING GETS VERY STIFF AND ALL THIS HAPPENED ON A STATE HIGHWAY. ALL THAT CAN BE DONE IS LET THE CAR COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ITS OWN ALL WHILE USING ALL MY FORCE TO TRY MY BEST TO STEER CAR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC, BECAUSE IT LOCKS AND THAT TIME I COULD BARELY MAKE IT TURN SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE STIFFNESS. AFTER THAT, THE CAR'S ENGINE WONT START BUT LIGHTS AND RADIO WORK. AFTER CONSTANTLY TURNING IT IN AND OFF ENGINE FINALLY STARTS UP AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR, BUT WHEN PLACED ON DRIVE ONLY MOVES VERY SLOW EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON GAS IT WILL MOVE AT ABOUT 1 MPH. I...

MY CAR WAS MOVING AND CUT OFF ON ME AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED WHILE DRIVING. THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS IS BEEN A GOING ON FOR A FEW DAYS NOW. SOMETIMES I RESTART IT MYSELF SOMETIMES IT AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTS. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR A DAY AND THEN GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON AGAIN.

WE HAVE A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE WITH EASSIST. WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY UNLOCK AND LOCK, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND THE RPMS GO WAY UP AND A LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS "SERVICE POWER STEERING". WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE DROPPED IN THE COMPUTER WHEN IT DOES IT AND THEY DON'T HAVE IT HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE CAR HAS 53K MILES ON IT AND THIS HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED ABOUT 2 DOZEN TIMES. THE ENTIRE EVENT LASTS FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BUT IT IS VARY SCARY WHEN YOU ARE CRUSING ALONG AT 65+ MPH AND ALL OF THESE THESE EVENTS JUST HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY THE HIGH RPMS, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE ENGINE...

APROX. 1130 PM ON AUGUST 27TH, 2015, I WAS DRIVING (60 MPH) HOME FROM WORK AND LOST ALL POWER STEARING, I ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT AND CASHED MY 2012 BUICK LACROSSE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I MADE IT ABOUT A HALF OF A MILE DOWN THE STREET AND CALLED 911 FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE IT WAS DARK. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRCUK TO COME GET MY CAR AND TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER MY PART IT WAS THE SURPINTINE BELT AND IT WOULDNT BE THERE UNTIL MONDAY AUGUST 31ST. ON MONDAY 8/31/2015 THE DEALSHIP TECH SAYS IT MAY BE A MOTOR ISSUE BUT WONT KNOW UNTIL HE TRIED THE BELT FIRST. MONDAY 8/31/15 THE AUTO TECH SAID THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE TOOL. ON TUESDAY 9/1 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. AFTER PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN ITS REAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING 31 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 350.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I FOUND THAT WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER THE POWER DIES AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SINCE I HAD NOT POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE BERM AND WAITED UNTIL POWER WAS RESTORED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. UPON CHECKING WITH THE DEALER I WAS TOLD BUICK IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. THEN I BEGAN HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILITRAK - THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SURGES. AGAIN THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE LACROSSE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS OVER $2000. *TR

AT AROUND 70 MPH THE DOORS UNLOCK AND LOCK AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER REV. *TR

THE CAR WAS 5 MONTHS OLD. WE WERE GOING DOWNHILL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WV. THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER OF PROPULSION AND ACCELERATION, SO WE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR ACCELERATE AT ALL, ALTHOUGH THE TACHOMETER WOULD MOVE WHEN WE ACCELERATED. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN HIT BY A TRUCK. THE SERVICE PEOPLE FOUND NO DEFECTS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE NOT LOST POWER, BUT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION LURCHES WHEN WE STOP ACCELERATING AND SLOW TO 32 MPH. THIS GIVES US A RIDE THAT IS NOT SMOOTH, AND AT TIMES IS UNCOMFORTABLE. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUES ONLINE, AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ON HIGHWAYS. THE GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT...

FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AFTER SLOWING AND THEN ACCELERATING. THE FIRST 3 TIMES WERE NOT AS FRIGHTENING AS THE ONE THAT OCCURRED ON 7-7-2014.RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS,AS I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND BEGAN TO RAMP OFF, THE CAR STALLED TO THE POINT OF NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT LURCHED TO REGAIN SPEED AND FINALLY RECOVERED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 7-10-2014 AND THEY DID DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO WHEN THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE DEALER SAID TO BRING IT BACK IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. MY QUESTION--WHAT IF THE NEXT TIME IT CAUSES A CRASH? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET RESOLUTION AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN FEB. 2015. *TR

2012 BUICK LACROSSE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK LACROSSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND HIT THE WALL OF A HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN UPDATED 08/29/2014 *JS

THIS IS A 4CYL CAR WITH EASIEST. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION - THE CAR WHILE GOING DOWNHILL OR SOMETIMES UPHILL, ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS. JERKING - THE CAR WHILE DECELERATING FROM 50-40 MPH TO 30-20 MPH JERKS AFTER RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL (WITH AN INTENTION OF DECELERATING) OR WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT 2012. *TR

THE GENERATOR CONTROL MODULE AND **SEVERAL** OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE HYBRID ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE MAIN BATTERY (IN FRONT) ALSO EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKING, ETC. LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAMPERED THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY. HAD WE NOT BEEN IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD THE ARROW NOT TURNED GREEN AS IT FAILED, THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE, 45MPH ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR, AND WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TOO. HAD THE DRIVER NOT BEEN PHYSICALLY FIT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. NOT EVEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 2012 BUICK LACROSSE, IT STARTED SOONER THAN THIS WITH MY AIR DEFLECTOR FALLING OFF AT 75 MPH AND ALMOST FLIPPING MY CAR. THIS TIME ON JULY 30TH MY VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY OUT FROM THE MEMORY LOSS, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS STALLED IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN MY CITY. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET MY VEHICLE TO MOVE AGAIN THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND AN 18 WHEELER ALMOST BROADSIDED ME. I FOUND OUT THAT BACK IN MAY A SAFETY RECALL WAS SENT DOWN ON MY VEHICLE. THE ONES WITH EASIEST THE BATTERY IN THE BACK CAN CATCH FIRE AND CAUSE PROBLEMS. I DID NOT EVEN GET MY NOTICE UNTIL I HAD PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AND GM SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO SEND NOTICES UNTIL THEY "HAD A PROBLEM" WELL PARTS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER DUE TO...

UN SMOOTH SHIFTING AROUND 30 MPH ,CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK OR BRAKE FEELS LIKE THE ASSIST IS NOT SENSING ,CAUSING THE HAD TO DEALERSHIP NOTHING THEY CAN DO ALL CHECK OUT BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *TR

I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN PARKING BAY AT A GAS STATION AND WENT INSIDE. I WAS IN THERE APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AND A GENTLEMAN GAME INTO THE BUILDING AND ASKED DID ANYONE IN THERE OWN A BUICK LACROSSE. I SAID IT WAS MINE, HE TOLD ME IT HAD ROLLED OUT OF THE PARKING BAY TOWARDS HIS MERCEDES, HE HAD STOPPED MY VEHICLE. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND I HAD TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE SO THERE WAS NO BRAKING EFFECT. WHERE I HAD PARKED THE PAVEMENT WAS A VERY GENTLE SLOPE SO I DID NOT NOTICE ANY MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I ALIGHTED FROM IT. THIS MODEL HAS REMOTE WIRELESS KEY SO YOU DO NOT INSERT ANY KEY TO EITHER START OR STOP THE ENGINE. TO START YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE KEY WITHIN THE VEHICLE BE IN EITHER PARK OR NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS THE FOOT...