Buick LACROSSE transmission problems
92 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
2,119 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,510 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
92 of 2,119 complaints match this topic (4.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10148004 · 2006-01-18 (January 18, 2006)
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGED. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND NO CODES WERE FOUND. WHILE TURNING RIGHT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148004 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10265607 · 2009-04-16 (April 16, 2009)
2005 BUICK LACROSSE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 81,000 MILES- TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH THE HARD SHIFTING PROBLEM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THEY STATED IT WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION- TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT MY COST $2,500. PER GOOGLE SEARCH THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 81,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10265607 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10276515 · 2009-07-13 (July 13, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, HE HEARS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN GEAR. AFTER A WHILE, THE ENGINE WILL REV AND FINALLY SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, IT FEELS AS IF THE GEARS ARE CHANGING AND THE CLUNKING NOISE IS HEARD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS WORKING PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE…
Owner-reported narrative. 73,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276515 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10286035 · 2009-10-01 (October 1, 2009)
2005 BUICK LACROSSE WAS BOUGHT USED WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 44,000 MILES BACK IN MAY OF 2008 AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOSING POWER WHILE GOING UP HILLS, BOGGING DOWN WHILE SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING TO PASS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIMMY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, AND CLUNK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. NATURALLY, THE DEALERSHIP PLAYED THE GUESSING GAME REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND SENSOR, AND EVEN RE-PROGRAMMED THE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10286035 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10702602 · 2015-09-09 (September 9, 2015)
S10- DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING ASSISTANCE WITH A SAFETY RECALL OF A 2005 BUICK LACROSSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST $150 TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED SLIGHTLY WHEN DRIVING UP A SHORT HILL. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THE FENDER WAS RUBBING ON THE TIRE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND THEY SIMPLY RE-POSITIONED THE RIGHT FRONT …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10702602 at NHTSA ↗