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2012 Buick LACROSSE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1689345
Internal NHTSA #	11354395
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	LACROSSE
Model Year	2012
File date	15/11/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on a city street at 20 mph the engine started knocking and the service charging system light came on. A few minutes later as i was backing into a parking spot in a parking lot at work the car shut off and would not restart. I had the car towed home and a mechanic looked at it and seen that the engine was hydro-locked which he was able to unlock. After checking the spark plugs, coils, valve cover, timing, oil, coolant, alternator, starter, battery, fuse block and wiring harness, the plugs needed replaced, there was metal shavings in the oil and some type of fluid in some of the sensor plugs on the motor. After replacing the plugs and oil and oil filter and cleaning other components i was driving the car to the store and the malfunction light came on along with service charging system and service stability trak i stopped at autozone to have them scan the engine and the code came back with malfunction with spark plug #3 so i bought a new plug and on the way home about 10 mins after leaving autozone the car completely shut down in the middle of the road. My mechanic came and we were able to get it to restart and get it back home which was only a few blocks. After doing another tuneup and getting it to drive again 2 blocks from my place a rod went right through the front bottom of the engine block which then required for a new engine. I called gm, buick, the car lot i got the car from and everyone said there was no longer a warranty on the vehicle so the only choice i would have was to pay $10,000 for a new engine not including labor price. My car insurance didn't cover mechanical failures either so i was stuck with a $30,000 car that wasn't drivable. Cause is unknown. I bought this car in jan. 2015 with 31,000 miles on it and this happened in nov 2015 with 40 some thousand miles on it. Routine maintenance was kept up to date also.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	43000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
VIN pattern	1G4GH5E35CFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	04/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Buick LACROSSE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Buick LACROSSE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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