2006 Buick Lucerne complaints

MY PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THEIR CAR WAS TOTALED; THE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN SO THAT THEY HAD TO PRY OPEN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO REMOVE THEIR PERSONAL PAPERS AND THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED; THE FRONT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY FATHERS MOST SEVERE INJURIES WERE DUE TO THE FRONT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE GM RECALL OF CARS WHOSE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT-END COLLISIONS. IT'S TAKEN GM 10 YEARS; 13 FATALITIES; AND COUNTLESS OTHER INJURIES; TO FINALLY RECALL SOME MODELS; BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL. SHAME ON THE NHTSA FOR NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH. UPDATED 05/12/14

TRAVELING AT 20 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE COLLAPSING THE SUSPENSION PUSHING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT HIT A MAILBOX AND A TREE. *TR

HAD JUST GOT HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS NOT ALL THE WAY SHUT. SO I SHUT IT AND THEN LOCKED IT. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND SAME DOOR WON'T OPEN EVEN THOUGH THE VISIBLE LOCK IS UP IN THE UNLOCK POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED THREE TIMES, SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RUSTED GAS LINE ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE NOTICED A PETROLEUM ORDER AND NO SIGN OF LEAKING EVIDENCE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM NOT DRIVE THE CAR, DUE TO A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RUSTED FUEL AND EVAP LINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE LATCHING MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR CHROME RIMS WERE FLAKING AND LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TIRES BECAME DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE SCRAPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STATED SERVICE STABILITRAC AND THEN WENT OFF.TWO WEEKS LATER CAME ON AGAIN, AND WENT OFF.THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN STOPPING.ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND MAKING A NOISE THAT WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR AS IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PRESSING OF THE BRAKES TO THE WHEEL HUBS.MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND I TURNED AROUND WENT BACK HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND DROVE MY TRUCK TO VISIT OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DAY.TWO WEEKS LATER I TOOK THE BUICK 2006 LUCERNE TO HAVE A GM CERTIFIED MECH PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE REPORTED THAT NOTHING SHOWED UP AS NEEDING REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD A WINDING NOISE AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS HAD BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH RESULTED IN A FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,193.

THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS OF THE CAR DO NOT OPEN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THE MECHANISM DESIGN HAS FAILED BECAUSE THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASES DO NOT WORK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT (OR ENTER) THE CAR FROM THE BACKSEAT. THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR DO NOT OPEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PRIOR DAMAGE. SINCE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE OFTEN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR (ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY) UNLESS REACHING OVER THE FRONT SEAT FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INSIDE OR OUT SIDE JUST STOPPED WORKING !!!SOME ONE COULD GET STUCK IN THE BACK BECAUSE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!! I WAS TOLD GM WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAD NO RECALL BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO !!!! THIS IS NOT FAIR ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD OF BEEN FIXED WITH A RECALL !!!! *TR

WAS STOPPED IN A TRAFFIC JAM ON THE HWY WHEN A FULL SIZE VAN RAN INTO THE REAR OF MY CAR PUSHING MY CAR INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE REAR AND FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I GOT A MESSAGE TO SERVICE AIR BAGS. CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN AND ALSO A CLUNK AT TIMES IN STEERING COLUMN. I AM WONDERING IF AIR BAGS WILL WORK IN A CRASH? SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE GONE NOW ALONG WITH THE LIGHT? *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MURPHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING TIRE DELAMINATION AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. (SEND RESPOND TO STUART OFFICE) *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TIRE WAS DELAMINATED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND THE BUMPER ON THE VEHICLE...UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF SEVERAL MONTH LATER, THE RIGHT REAR AND TWO FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO DELAMINATED. UPDATED 10/21/13 UPDATED 12/5/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. *TR

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED ON OR ABOUT THE ABOVE DATE. THE LIGHT ABOVE THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD DISPLAYS "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF". THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT DRIVE DUE TO A SELF IMPOSED DECISION RELATING TO MEDICAL PROBLEMS. MY WIFE IS 63 Y/O AND A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER WITH A "SAFE DRIVER" DRIVERS LICENSE (MINE IS ALSO DESIGNATED IN THIS WAY). I AM A PASSENGER IN THE CAR ABOUT 99% OF THE TIME SHE IS DRIVING. NEITHER OF US CAN RECALL A TIME WHEN ANYTHING OCCURRED THAT WOULD HAVE SET THIS OFF. *TR

I CLOSED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I THEN LOCKED THE CAR. LATER AFTER UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN; FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. AFTER CHECKING FORUMS I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY BUICK LUCERNE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS CAR. I'M SCARED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT BY CHANCE WE ARE IN A ACCIDENT AND THEY ARE INJURED. *TR

RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW WE ARE AT 120,000 MILES AND IT IS ALREADY MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS GOING OUT AGAIN ALREADY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

THE REAR DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. IF THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER PULLS THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WHILE THE DOOR IS LOCKED, AND HOLDS IT IN PLACE WHEN THE POWER LOCK MECHANISM ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, THE MECHANISM BINDS INTERNALLY MAKING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES ON OUR LUCERNE OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS REMOVE THE INNER DOOR PANEL. REACH INTO THE LOCK THROUGH THE ACCESS HOLES AND FREE UP THE MECHANISM. UNTIL THE DOOR IS REPAIRED THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER SITTING NEXT TO THE FROZEN DOOR CANNOT GET OUT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINEERING TEAM AT GM HAS NOT DISCOVERED A FIX FOR THIS CONDITION. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

THE LEFT REAR DOOR IS LOCKED AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THIS CONSTITUES A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE REAR SEAT FROM THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. WE ASKED THE BUICK DEALER IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS AND THEY SAID NO. IT HAS HAPPENED THE LAST 4 YEARS AND AGAIN TODAY AND IT IS KIND OF SCARY AS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF WE DIDN'T PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY WHEN IT HAPPENS. WHAT HAPPENS IS IF WE ARE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR OUR GARAGE SLOWING TO A STOP THE ACCELERATOR GOES DOWN ON ITS OWN AND IF WE DID NOT PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. IT LAST ONLY A FEW SECONDS MAYBE 5 OR SO AND THEN IT STOPS. WE HAVE CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT AND THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKES WHEN APPLYING COMING DOWN HILLS MAKE THE FRONT END SHIMMY AND SHAKE AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN ACCORDING TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I CALLED THE DEALER HERE IN BUTTE, MT AND THEY SAID SHE THINKS THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SOMEWHAT WORSE AS TIME AND USE OF THE BRAKES INCREASE AND IT IS BECOMING AS MAJOR ISSUE FOR US. WE LOVE THE CAR BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR HAS 45800 MILES AS OF NOW. WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2006. *TR

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION DID NOT COME OUT OF PARK AT A LARGE GAS STATION. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED BUY ANY MEANS. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO VARIOUS REPAIR SHOPS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE INTERLOCK PIN WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS TOLD THAT GM DID NOT BUILD AN OVERRIDE INTO THE SHIFTER. AFTER 1 PLUS HOURS OF TRYING THE PIN FINALLY RELEASED. BY NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE PART WAS SUPERSEDED TWICE. THE PART FAILED THREE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CAR COULD HAVE LOCKED UP IN A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAN MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK AND A SEPARATED, AND BROKEN KNEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL ABNORMALLY MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER THE CRASH. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000...UPDATED 01/23/13 *BF.. UPDATED 02/07/2013 *JS UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF UPDATED 04/18/13 UPDATED 05/16/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOURS WHEEL CHROME RIMS WERE FLAKING CAUSING THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE INDICATING THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NOR THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

LEFT REAR RIM, VALVE STEM AND TWO WHEEL WEIGHTS REPLACED. CHROME COMING OFF DUE TO POOR QUALITY. CAUSING FREQUENT BALANCING OF TIRES AND ADJUSTMENT OF WHEEL WEIGHTS. VIBRATION PROBLEMS SINCE 10/24/06. FEBRUARY 22, 2008, TECH REPLACED LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR WHEEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MAY 7, 2008, TECH REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM PEELING CHROME. EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS NOW. VIBRATION IN CAR AT 50 MPH. TIRES DO NOT STAY BALANCED DUE TO FLAKING OFF CHROME. TECHNICIAN WILL NOT ROTATE TIRES DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE DOCUMENTATION, PICTURES AND STATEMENTS FROM TECHNICIAN AND GARAGE ATTENDANTS. BUICK COMPANY WILL DO NOTHING FOR US BECAUSE OUR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. RIMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES SIZE (225/60/16). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT THEN MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/03/12 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2012 *JS

THE BACK DOORS ON MY BUICK LUCERNE 2006 HAVE NOT UNLOCKED FOR OVER A MONTH. STRANGELY, ONE DAY I LEANED ON ONE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT UNLOCKED FOR A FEW HOURS AND THEN RELOCKED. I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. THE DEALERS WERE NOT HELPFUL OR SYMPATHETIC AND CHARGED ME ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THIS IN FIVE MINUTES, WITH A TWO GRAND ESTIMATE. IT IS UNSAFE FOR BACK SEATERS WHO CANNOT GET IN OR OUT SAFELY. THIS SHOULD BE ON A RECALL FROM GM RIGHT AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

UNABLE TO OPEN REAR PASSENGER DOOR. TRIED FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, TRIED MANUALLY UNLOCKING AND USING REMOTE TO UNLOCK. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. AFRAID TO USE BACK SEAT NOW IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR DOOR IS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IT REMAINS THAT WAY SINCE THE DEALER WANTS $320 TO DO THE WORK. THE LEFT REAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE CAR WAS RELATIVELY NEW. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL? MY WIFE'S COUSIN HAD A LUCERNE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. SHE GOT RID OF HERS. AS SOON AS WE CAN AFFORD ANOTHER CAR WE WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING. AND I GUARANTEE IT WON'T BE A GM!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THREE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUFFERING FROM AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

TOOK MY CAR INTO FIRESTONE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE SAGGING. MOST CARS ONLY NEED THE BOLTS ON THE MOUNTS REPLACE - THE LUCERNE IS THE ONLY ONE WHERE YOU NEED TO REPLACE ALL THE MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE BOLTS IN THEM. ANOTHER FEW MILES AND I WILL HAVE AN ENGINE SITTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS ALREADY HANDICAPPED AND WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO LAST FOR MORE THAN 150,00 MILES BEFORE WE HAD TO SINK THAT KIND OF MONEY IN IT. I HAVE HAD A SECOND OPINION AND IT IS INDEED A PROBLEM. *TR

UNABLE TO OPEN REAR PASSENGER DOOR. TRIED FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, TRIED MANUALLY UNLOCKING AND USING REMOTE TO UNLOCK. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. AFRAID TO USE BACK SEAT NOW IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY DETECTED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 06V105000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WHEN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CYCLE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS SINCE MIGRATED TO TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THE REMOTE START WILL START THE CAR BUT WILL SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUE DURING EVERY OPERATION. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS A P140 CODE AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS TO DIAGNOSE WHERE THE PROBLEM AT $80.00 PER HR. PLUS REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 235/55/17. WHILE AT A TIRE SHOP FOR A TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY BALD AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL FURTHER WEAR OCCURRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 19,940. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,200. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. UPDATED 02/24/12

SLOW SPEED STEERING FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS CATCHING, MAKES NOISE AND DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT SO IT WOULD COST $300 PLUS TO HAVE IT FIXED, THIS IS A GM DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY THAT IS COMMON TO THE 2006 LUCERNE AND NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE OF CONCERN ( REVIEWED COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE SAME ISSUE) FOR SAFETY. MY PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK BOTH FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAD PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT, THIS COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. I CANNOT IMAGE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE. AFTER TALKING TO GM, THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION UNTIL NOTIFIED BY NHTSA-ODL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED? *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE BELT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH BECAME INCREDIBLY HARD TO MANEUVER UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW HOURS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT HE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. VEHICLE AIR BAG MODULE AND CONNECTOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES OVER PAST FEW MONTHS. CURRENTLY LIGHT IS BACK ON AND CONTINUES TO STAY ON. THIS RECURRING SITUATION INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAG SYSTEM THAT SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS OBVIOUSLY IN QUESTION AND PERSONAL SAFETY IS BEING COMPROMISED. *TR

SINCE ABOUT 60,000 MILES, THE CAR IT STALLS OUT. IT CAN STALL GOING 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE, STALL AT STOP SIGNS, STALL PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION. LAST OCCURRENCE I WAS TRYING TO CROSS A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED. I COASTED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND IT RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY. IF A CAR HAD BEEN COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. I HAVE HAD 4 SENSORS REPLACED AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STABILITRAK SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STABILITRAK PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR ALMOST A YEAR, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND IT IS MUCH WORSE. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE ONLY ERRONEOUS WARNING LIGHTS AND BEEPS. NOW, THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM IS OCCASIONALLY DECIDING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT LATER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES WERE BEING REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE SAME FAILURE. NO REASON WAS PROVIDED AS TO WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS THEN NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V105000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,209. UPDATED 07/29/11*LJ THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRIMPED. UPDATED 08/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS AND EVENTUALLY THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED A SHIFT MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 07/18/11

VEHICLE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF SQUEAKING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE. INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED LEFT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD COLLAPSED. THE STRUT HOUSING FAILED AT THE COIL SPRING SUPPORT ALLOWING THE STRUT HOUSING TO CONTACT THE TIRE WEARING THE TREAD ON THE TIRE BELOW MINIMUM SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MAGNETIC RIDE SUSPENSION. STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR