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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1G4GC5EG8AF••••••2010 Buick LACROSSE
This build draws 4.9× more complaints than the average 2010 Buick LACROSSE build (13 vs 3).
13on this build
172on the model
65builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 3Electrical System 3Visibility 2Steering 2
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireJun 2012
The contact owned a 2010 buick lacrosse. The contact stated that moments after parking the vehicle in a garage, the front end caught on fire. The contact also stated that the fire burned down her home before the fire department could extinguish it. There were no reported…
SuspensionOct 2024
The contact owns a 2010 Buick Lacrosse. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal sound from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V00F000 (SUSPENSION). The…
Electrical SystemMar 2021
Everything I turn the car on; its saying "AC turned off due to high engine temperature and my car isn't running hot and my AC semi working. Electrical systems isn't working properly because I can't turn my radio or AC on
Exterior LightingJan 2020
On 1/22/2020 when I was driving down the road my stabilitrac light came on causing my car to slow down to 25 mph. Wouldn't go faster than that..I took the battery cables off for about 20 min. And the stabilitrac light came off so I drove the care home and right before I got home…
Vehicle Speed ControlFeb 2017
"takata recall" I have a recall letter on the throttle sensor and if I have any issues please take into a dealer right away I did this in november of 2016 and they said code did not show up, so 3 months later I have same issues with the car not going over 40 m.p.h and my engine…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G4GC5EG8AF133253 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.