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 computer, and could no longer duplicate any problems once they had run out of their options two months ago the car developed a clicking noise while turning the steering wheel either direction, the dealer was able to determine within an hour that it was the intermediate steering shaft and proposed lubrication to resolve the issue for a cost of over $300. Sounds like they were already aware of this popular issue.
2005 Buick Lacrosse transmission complaints
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My 2005 buick lacrosse has had a problem with acceleration since I bought it used in 2006, if you step on the gas between 50 and 60mph the engine dies, no warning lights come on and you have to idle out of traffic until the system comes back on, I took it to buick and they told me they couldn't find anything wrong, to this day you have to watch your speed when passing so that you do not lose power.
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 was 76,000.
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.
At times, car will not accelerate. When attempting to increase speed, usually when accelerating into high speed, the car does nothing for a few seconds, then it begins to buck, still with no speed acceleration. It has lasted from a few seconds to 10 minutes. It only happens periodically, and no trouble lights appear on the dashboard.
Consumer complaint concerning 2005 lacrosse would not accelerate. *ts
Car looses power while trying to accelerate. Have almost been rear ended on a couple of occasions. Once while on I-95 in georgia, a semi-truck almost rear ended the vehicle. The dealership says it cannot duplicate the problem even though they say it could be the wireless accelerator they will not replace it unless they can personally duplicate the problem.
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.
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.
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