There are 7 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2011 Buick LaCrosse in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I was driving down the highway and when I went to apply my brakes the pedal completely broke off. It was just dangling on the floorboard. I had no brakes. I was forced to put my car in neutral to slow myself down and apply my parking break in order to stop. The road was very busy and I was going 60mph. I could have died. Luckily I was able to make it over 2 lanes and stop in the grass on the side of the road. I had the car towed to my mechanic and he had to replace the whole brake assembly. I have the broken parts and they are available for inspection. There were no warning lights
BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RAISE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. BRAKES REMAIN ENGAGED CAUSING DRAG AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MUST PULL PEDAL BACK UP TO STOP BRAKING ACTION AND GET BRAKE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF. DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY.
THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS 'STUCK' DURING NORMAL BREAKING. I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND PULL IT BACK UP OR THE BRAKES WILL NOT DISENGAGE.
BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RAISE AFTER APPLY, REMAINS APPLIED AND BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNWANTED WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY ON STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND WHILE TURNING. GM ISSUED AN INTERNAL BULLETIN ON 05/11/2018 (SEE PIC5692D) RECOGNIZING THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AMONG 5 OF ITS MODELS (BUICK LACROSSE, BUICK REGAL, CADILLAC SRX, CADILLAC XTS AND CHEVROLET MALIBU) WITH THE LACROSSE PROBLEM BEGINNING 2010 THROUGH 2015. BRUSTOLON, A GM DEALER IN MYSTIC, CT CHARGED ME $70.63 TO REPLACE THE PEDAL AND RETAINER CLIPS. GIVEN HOW WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AMONG SEVERAL GM MODELS FOR UP TO 6 YEARS, THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GM AS A RECALL AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER.THIS SITUATION IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED REMAINS APPLIED WEARING THE BRAKES OUT PREMATURELY. *JS
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT STOP SIGN BY APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP THEN ACCELERATED. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BRAKES STILL FAILED WITH VEHICLE PLYING THROUGH FIELD AND COMING TO REST ONLY WHEN PLOWING INTO AN EMBANKMENT,
BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN BRAKES FAILED. NO PRIOR WARNING OR FAILURE LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. *TR
BRAKES HAVE FAILED SEVEN TIMES AT LOW VEHICLE SPEED. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALER COULD FIND NO CAUSE. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING. PUMPING BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES CAUSES BRAKES TO START WORKING AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *TR
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