2009 Buick Lacrosse: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Dec 2, 2023 · Lights · CO

My headlamps have been going out sporadically and until recently I was able to

Filed May 5, 2016 · Lights · 52,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving various speeds, the headlights failed intermittently. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.

Filed Mar 3, 2016 · Lights · 76,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving 35 MPH, the automatic light setting fails to work in the dark. The dealer diagnosed that the passenger side headlight assembly had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (visibility, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Feb 18, 2016 · Lights · 60,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam head lights became inoperable without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the technician informed the contact that the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 04/22/16*lj updated 12/14/2017

Filed Feb 16, 2016 · Lights · 104,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving at night, the headlights failed. In order to continue driving, the contact had to use the high beam lights to drive home. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the relay switch was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Vin tools confirms parts not available.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Lights · 110,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the low beam headlights were activated but failed to illuminate. The failure recurred on a separate occasion. In addition, the daylight running lights failed to operate. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2015 · Lights · 49,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was made aware of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000. Updated 1/12/16

Filed Nov 4, 2015 · Lights · 84,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the headlights went out without warning and could not be cut back on. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Lights · 89,500 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving 35 MPH, the low beam headlights failed without warning. The contact was able to use the high beams. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the head lamp driver module needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,500. Vin tool confirms parts are not available.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Lights · 79,000 miles · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving at approximately 70 MPH, the headlights failed to illuminate and the instrument panel became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 01/27/16

Filed Sep 15, 2015 · Lights · 32,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving 55 MPH, the headlights stalled without warning. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v755000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 32,000. Updated 11/12/15*lj updated 1/4/2016

Filed Sep 14, 2015 · Lights · 148,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lacrosse. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the front head lamps and daytime running lights failed without warning. The contact had to activate the high beams to increase his visibility. The front head lamps and day time running lights would no longer illuminate; therefore, the contact had to activate the high beams while driving at night. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v519000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 148,000. Updated 11/18/15*lj updated 12/09/15