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NHTSA Crash Test Results
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Frontal Crash:
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Rating:
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Driver
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Passenger
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Side Crash:
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Rating:
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Front Seat
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Rear Seat
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Rollover Resistance:
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Rating:
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Rollover Resistance
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The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) provides 3
different ratings -
full-width frontal crash test
,
side impact crash test
, and
rollover resistance
. The frontal crash test indicates how
well the safety features and restraints
will protect an occupant in a head-on
collision. The side-impact test conveys
the chance of a severe chest injury,
while the rollover resistance rating
estimates the risk of rolling over in a
single vehicle crash.
Go to
NHTSA
to learn more about these results.
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IIHS Crash Test Results
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Low-Speed Damage Repair
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Front Crash
Description:
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Front Crash Cost:
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Front into flat barrier
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Not tested by IIHS
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Front into angle barrier
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Not tested by IIHS
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Rear Crash
Description:
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Rear Crash Cost:
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Rear into flat barrier
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Not tested by IIHS
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Rear into pole
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Not tested by IIHS
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Average Damage Per
Test
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Not tested by IIHS
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Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety (IIHS) conducts four 5
mph crash tests to assess bumper
performance. These results
convey how well this
2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL
bumpers will protect the car
body from damage in low-speed
collisions.
Low-speed damage repair
costs are obtained from
the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety,
Highway Loss Data
Institute.
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Injury, Collision, & Theft
Indicators
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Index:
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Score:
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Rating:
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Injury Index
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63
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Substantially better than average
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Collision Index
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61
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Substantially better than average
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Theft Index
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31
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Substantially better than average
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These scores are stated
in relative terms, with
100 being the average
for all cars in each
category. Scores greater
than 100 represent
higher risk in each
category. For example,
an injury indicator
score of 122 means that
a passenger in this
model is 22% more likely
to be injured in an
accident.
The injury,
collision, and
theft indicators
for this
2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL
are provided by
the Insurance
Institute for
Highway Safety,
Highway Loss
Data Institute.
Learn
more
about these
results.
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Safety Recalls
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NHTSA Safety Recalls:
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Important: The following recalls were issued for the
2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL
by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA).
To find out if a specific
2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL
still has open recalls that require repair, CARFAX recommends contacting an
authorized dealership
for more information.
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Recall date:
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04-26-2005
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Units potentially affected:
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61,594
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NHTSA campaign number:
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05V156000
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Defective part or component:
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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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Description:
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On certain passenger vehicles, the clip that secures the brake pushrod to the brake pedal arm pin could have been bent when it was installed. A bent clip may come off, allowing the brake booster pushrod to separate from the brake pedal. Pushing on the pedal will not apply the brakes and a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning. Dealers will install a new brake pedal push rod bushing and retaining clip and, if the clip was missing, a new brake pedal arm assembly. The recall began on April 26, 2005. Owners may contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080.
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This 2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL safety recall information was provided by the Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety, Highway Data Loss Institute and is derived from the
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
list of safety recalls. Please call the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline at
1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236) to report safety defects or to obtain information on
cars, trucks, child seats, and highway or traffic safety. CARFAX does not review,
validate or edit the information and statements provided by the National Highway
Traffic and Saftey Administration, which do not represent the opinion of CARFAX.
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J.D. Power Ratings
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customer satisfaction syndicated studies
to create the Power Ratings at the model-level. These ratings and awards are based on
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Identifix Reliability Ratings
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Intellichoice Cost of Ownership & Value Rating
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Ownership costs are the costs to purchase and operate a vehicle over a period of time.
Understanding these costs can save you money and help you make a wiser financial
decision when it comes time to select a vehicle. Intellichoice is one of the leading
providers of automotive information in the U.S.
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Original Manufacturer Warranty
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Coverage:
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Years/Mileage:
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Basic
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3 years or 36,000 miles
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Drivetrain
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3 years or 36,000 miles
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Emissions
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2 years or 24,000 miles
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Corrosion
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6 years or 100,000 miles
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Transferable
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Transferable: no cost, unlimited owners covered.
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Roadside Assistance
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Roadside assistance is covered for 3 years or 36,000 miles.
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Safety Belt & Inflatable Restraint
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No data from source
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Specific Components
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8 years or 80,000 miles
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Notes:
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Manufacturer covers emissions components under basic warranty. Emissions coverage may vary by state. Refer to owners manual for specific details. Transferable: no cost, unlimited owners covered. Alignment and wheel balancing are considered maintenance after 7,500 miles. Basic warranty includes surface corrosion, batteries, adjustments, alternate transportation, roadside assistance, and tires. Roadside assistance is covered for 3 years 36,000 miles.
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This 2005 BUICK LACROSSE CXL warranty information
has been provided by J&L Warranty Pros.
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New Car Test Drive Review
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Summary:
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New midsize sedan is smooth, comfortable, roomy.
By Jim McCraw, NewCarTestDrive.com
Buick's long tradition of fine sedans is served and continued very well by the new LaCrosse. It is a very quiet car that surprises the new driver with its steering precision, road manners, and handling crispness. The interior has been given extra attention since Bob Lutz ordered a re-do, and that, too, has paid off handsomely.We don't know that the LaCrosse will compete directly with the Accord and Camry, but it is certainly a worthy competitor for all the American-made competition in the $30,000 sedan class. Jim McCraw filed this report from Pellston, Michigan. |
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Overview:
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The 2005 Buick LaCrosse replaces both the Regal and the Century as Buick's midsize sedan, representing 50 percent of Buick's annual car sales. Buick says it has the competition, specifically the Ford Five Hundred, Dodge Intrepid, Honda Accord, and Toyota Camry, beat on a number of fronts, including quietness and overall refinement. This is a car that was well on its way to completion when GM vice-chairman and product guru Bob Lutz joined the company, and charged the Buick team to delay the program one year, get the car right, and then introduce it. It's pretty clear that the wait, and the extra effort and money invested into the program, were worth it. LaCrosse is not an all-new car by any means. It's built in Canada on GM's W-car intermediate platform, one of the oldest in the GM chassis inventory. But about 80 percent of the parts and systems underneath are new, along with new interior and exterior designs. The LaCrosse has a rich, high-quality looking interior with attractive woodgrain trim, nicely presented instruments and controls and available leather seats with nice-looking gathered stitching. Buick's Quiet Tuning has made the new LaCrosse one of the quietest, most pleasant cars to ride and drive in among the entire class. The LaCrosse rides smoothly and quietly, but its steering is much more precise than previous models and it turns into corners crisply with little body lean. The V6 engines offer good power, growling under acceleration, but smooth and quiet when motoring along, and the transmissions work flawlessly. New features make a well-equipped LaCrosse a safe, all-weather family car with nice conveniences. Among them: a remote starting system that will work from up to 500 feet away, great on cold winter mornings; OnStar, which will dispatch emergency crews to your precise location if you have a wreck and don't respond to operators' calls; XM Satellite Radio to pick up FoxNews, CNN, ESPN and other broadcasts; and StabiliTrak, which can help keep you from skidding off a slippery road.
Read the complete
2005 Buick LaCrosse review
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