The vehicle was being driven at night when suddenly the headlights went out causing the driver to leave the road as he was going thru a turn at the time. Luckily no one was injured and the car only suffered minor damage. It had to be pulled out of the ditch. After the car was driven home less than a mile away, I opened the hood and saw that the fuse box had caught on fire and a portion melted. This also damaged the wiring connected to the fuse box. I am not sure what other components have failed as a result because the vehicle has not been operable since. I am currently trying to get the vehicle repaired and have spent $300 and countless hours on labor so far. This same problem is currently being investigated on 2006 and up Buick Lacrosse's. I would like for the 2005 models to be included in the pending recall. The vehicle was purchased six months prior to the failure for $8,000 and now I am not sure it will ever run again.

- Beckley, WV, USA

Low beams suddenly both went out along with left side touring and fog lights

- Holland, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. While driving 25 mph, the key failed to remain in the run position. The contact mentioned that the key had no additional weight. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 227,605.

- Wichita, KS, USA

While running vehicle ignition switch went off and car was left without power steering and no motor power. I have to make a complete stop in order to start the car again. It all happens after getting my car to GMC campaign 14299.

- Carolina, PR, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that the main wiring harness under the hood caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and take the vehicle to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The contact stated that there was no warning prior to the fire. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA

2005 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes on behalf of parents vehicle ignition recall problems. The consumer stated his parents noticed the door locks were not locking properly. Prior to the first visit, when the vehicle was put in park, all of the doors would unlock. After the first visit, they would have to shut the vehicle off, remove the key and after removing the key all of the doors would unlock. After the second visit, the doors worked properly, but when the consumers mother went to start the vehicle with the remote start the following morning, it did not work. The remote start worked prior to the recall. After the third visit, the consumers father was given two keys and two transmitters. The dealer informed him, they could no longer help him and the only way the problem could be corrected was to purchase two new keys, two new transmitters and the reprogram each at a cost of $ $390. The consumers parents called another dealer and was quoted a price a $100 cheaper. The vehicle was repaired.

- Racine, WI, USA

Driving down the road lost low beam headlights as well as day time lights, smelled small burning odor and discovered the headlight control in the fuse panel to be over heating and beginning to burn a hole in the fuse panel under the hood. Have read of this happening to several of these cars with the fuse panel being the direct source due to wires shorting out internally, why is this car not included in the recent recall?

- Belmont, NH, USA

GM sent out a recall for the Buick Lacrosse 2005. The recall was to fix an issue that caused the car to switch off at random while running causing for potential crash and lack of airbags to work and other possible hazards. They recommended that we take any things off of the key ring other than the key when in drive. I had never experienced the issue of my car turning off on its own previous to receiving this recall. Being proactive I took my car to the wilkins GMC Buick dealership located at 6913 ritchie highway, glen burnie, md 21061 in order to have the recall serviced. While having the recall fixed I found out from a service worker at the dealership that the recall fix is only a change in the key. Once the recall fix was completed I left and a week later had the issue of the car turning off while driving occur. I called the dealership to see if they would like to take a look at the key to ensure the fix was properly done, they informed me it was properly done and no need to come in. I then called GM corporate and was told they have no recall on the ignition part (the real problem) and the key should have fixed the issue. I was given no assistance for the true cause of the problem and am very disappointed in the lack of quality and quality assurance from this company. My car has progressively gotten worse and now will barely stay on without the key turning to the off position. I have done research and spoken with many mechanics with all of the information pointing to the need for a new proper recall on the ignition itself and not the key.

- Scottsville, KY, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that immediately after being repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system), the engine lost power. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,460.

- San Pablo, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. While driving approximately 10 mph, the headlights went out, when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Updated 1/7/15

- Johnstown, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts were unavailable. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Alamogordo, NM, USA

2005 Buick Lacrosse sent in copies of her recall notice. The consumer stated she was involved in an accident and no longer owns the vehicle.

- Shirley, NY, USA

This has happened multiple times, when driving at night, the headlamps will go off. There are other times that during the day, the message center display, radio and HVAC displays will go extremely dim. Is this a fault with the daylight sensor? regardless, I do not appreciate having a car go down the road where the headlamps go out. I couldn't see. I was able to turn on the high beams and could see again. Next time I started the car, everything was fine. I am entering this information for my mother.

- Novi, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system). However, the parts needed were not available. The dealer was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. The vehicle had not exhibited the failure.

- Shelton , WA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact experienced the failure on several occasions. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system). However, the parts were not available. The dealer stated the part was unavailable for repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000.

- Staten Island , NY, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. While driving at an unknown speed over a train track, the engine stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the key independently released from the ignition. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system), but the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The contact stated that the recall remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,356.

- Toleto, OH, USA

No incident/accident. I received a notice in the mail in August to recall my Buick. I am getting nervous as it's now October and no "second letter" to schedule repair. What's up?!

- Fortuna, CA, USA

2005 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to ignition key and brake pads recall notices. The consumer stated the rotors were made of poor material. Which resulted in premature warping. Just prior to purchasing the vehicle, the dealer claimed they replaced all of the brakes. However, a few weeks later, something cause the consumer to brake hard, and that action caused the steering wheel to break away from the consumers hands and the vehicle went into a wild skid. He almost went into a ditch, but managed to get control of the vehicle.

- Wausau, WI, USA

2005 Buick Lacrosse. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall repairs. The ignition switch was replaced.

- Springfield, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Buick Lacrosse. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Albemarle, NC, USA