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2010 Buick LaCrosse repairs by problem area

Engine (13%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (3%)

Brakes and Traction Control (3%)

Suspension and Steering (17%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (44%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (11%)

Other (8%)

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2010 Buick LaCrosse electrical repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (6%)

$500 - $999 (6%)

$100 - $499 (14%)

< $100 (75%)

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Chart based on 36 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2010 Buick LaCrosse

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10000 mi Radio does not remember preset stations. Clock resets to 12:00 with every shutdown. 
10800 mi Radio was replaced because it would not retain station memory. 

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2010 Buick LaCrosse 4dr Sedan

280-horsepower 3.6L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

29800 mi Radio keeps resetting. Needs replacement 
77500 mi

US $815
A/C compressor stopped working. 
91700 mi

US $406
AC compressor changed July 2015 under extended warranty changed again in July 2016 3 days prior to GM's 1 year part warranty expiring. 
105000 mi This vehicle is not cooling continuously and is showing the same identical symptom as the previously failed compressor units. I have until mid-July to get GM to provide another compressor as the units they provide fail to last one year. 
106552 mi

US $450
A/C compressor failed again for the 4th time. I was told the part number changed for the compressor so maybe GM has finally figured out they were producing an inferior/defective product and have made the needed correction to remedy the problem, hopefully forever. 
120000 mi

US $1200
Actuator that controls the flow of outside air would only close intermittently not allowing the inside of car to cool. 
9500 mi Installed new rear sunshade/new memory module for driver's seat and reprogrammed which then allowed the side mirrors heaters to work again. Driver seat memory module diagnosis Electric rear sun shade diagnosis 
23000 mi Nav and info screen went intermittently dark. did not affect runability in any way 
35300 mi Rear defog not working properly....installed software update 
10000 mi IPOD connectivity issues. Microphone for bluetooth didnt work. Nav has issues understanding street names 
38000 mi Parking assist light came on. GM couldnt duplicate the problem even though it happened to me multiple times. They refused to buy it back, so I sold it. Bluetooth, iPod connection, and microphone didn't work when sold. 
12300 mi IPod function issues started 3 weeks after purchase(4/30/10).This latest repair is the 4th time car has been in. Problem could not be duplicated until last week. New radio installed and another part on the steering wheel. 
18000 mi

US $30
tire pressure monitor didn't reset after refilling tire with air 
35000 mi the back up sensor would sound sometimes and would not turn off when putting the car back in Drive. It wasn't a major issue, only happened infrequently. A software update has seemed to take care of it. 
8000 mi blind side alert sensor malfunctioning 
3000 mi Interr AFL message related to passenger side headlamp. Reprogrammed headlamp control module. Reference # PI0219 Complete in 45 minutes. 
3200 mi Replaced passenger side fog lamp that was inoperative. 
4300 mi Rear defog inop. PI5434 referenced. Control module reprogramming. 
10300 mi Nav system defaulting to Washington D.C. Disclamer page shows every ignition cycle. HDD starts with the first tune selected every time. Clock always show AM even when you set it to PM. System was updated with 415, and this fix all the issue 
30000 mi When starting the car the time display would have a random number for the hour. The minutes were always correct. 
3380 mi Various radio malfunctions - fail to remember last audio source, fail to remember song position (USB drive playback), Nav warning screen displays at every engine start. 
6820 mi Driver seat intermittently failed to return to driving position after using the "driver seat auto exit" functionality which slides the seat back when exiting the car. 
19780 mi A previously corrected issue returned. The nav keeps reverting to Washington, DC, entering nav mode always showed disclaimer screen. 
25420 mi One of the rear ultrasonic parking assist sensors failed. Replacement ordered, required painting and had to return a second time to install it. 
39060 mi Horn was partly working. The LaCrosse has a two-tone horn - one of the tones was shorted out. Horn replaced under warranty. 
56420 mi

C $180
A/C system was making noise. Analysis showed no freon. Recharge solved it. Likely a leak exists but none was found. 
27680 mi Horn stopped working again. It's a two-tone horn and only one tone was working. If the horn was pressed more than 5 seconds it blew a fuse. 
61160 mi

C $1068
Air conditioning stopped working. Dealer found the high pressure switch, high side service port valve and condenser leaking. Parts replaced. 

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2010 Buick LaCrosse 4dr Sedan

255-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

40300 mi

US $950
squeak developed in air cond compressor. would eventually fail. 
42300 mi

US $200
Battery died. No prior sign of problem. Cleaned extensive corrosion on positive terminal. 
45000 mi

US $120
Replaced battery cable as corrosion returned. 
25200 mi After AC runs in heat for a few hours, stops blowing cool air, & fan will only blow at low, even though it is on high. if you stop car, cut if off and start it back, everything works. Car went into shop last summer and fan was replaced. 
46000 mi Blower motor problem returned in 2011. Finally after 3 resets and 4 trips for the radio/electronic hub, they have ordered a new "brain." It goes multiple times for the same thing and then they finally think they have a fix and that doesn't work.  
51000 mi "brain" of electrical central that runs a/c and nav, etc replaced 
56000 mi After "brain" was replaced in May, the air conditioning went out again and the new tech at dealership said there was a update for a/c that they could try. brain had been reset previously 
57800 mi Same problem, air conditioning will stop blowing any air, but motor is running at full speed. 
64000 mi They replaced 5 parts, resistors, blowers, and did another update.  
21080 mi Battery Leak caused fuse box damage and power steering pump leakage. 
18000 mi Intermittent operation of seat recall memory. Odor from AC 
39000 mi Battery went dead. 
22000 mi Electrical system malfunctioned. Radio screen would not turn off. Pulled a fuse myself, but something continued to draw on the battery and the car died and couldn't be jumped. Not sure what the source of the problem was. System reflashed. 
38000 mi AC blowing warm air. Hose leaking and compressor locked up. Replaced evap assembly hose and charged system. After charging system found compressor inop. Ran diag and found locked up. Replaced AC compressor. 

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2010 Buick LaCrosse 4dr Sedan

252-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

1000 mi Service airbag light. Ipod connection not functioning properly Lumbar function on drivers seat didn't work. Ipod connection not functioning properly Lumbar function on drivers seat didn't work. 
4000 mi Ipod connectivity issues. Was informed that GM is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. Memory seat button not working. New switch ordered and replaced. 
4000 mi Rear defroster stopped working. Was told it suffered from "logic lock". Apparently the module that controls the defroster had a malfunction and needed to be reprogrammed to keep it from happening again. 
4000 mi iPod connection still not working and defroster had stopped working again when traded. 

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2010 Buick LaCrosse Electrical Problems

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