2006 Buick Lucerne complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION OR TURN THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD TO BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN VARIOUS GEARS BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE GEAR SHIFT SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE - VEHICLE REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. DOORS ARE UNLOCKED BUT PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT CAN NOT EXIT THE CAR WITHOUT CLIMBING OVER THE FRONT SEAT TO EXIT THE FRONT DOORS. CAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN WITH INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN OR LOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY OR KEY FOB, THE ACTUATOR WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKING BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 05/26/11

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 BUICK LUCERNE INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK (OPEN) FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE IS TO BE EXITED QUICKLY. *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE WHEELS, LEAKING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST SUMMER. BEFORE I BOUGHT IT THE DEALERSHIP PUT NEW TIRES AND ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. IT STILL SLIGHTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HAS WORSENED SINCE. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE TO CHECK FOR RECALLS OR GET THEIR OPINION ABOUT IF THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE CHECKED AGAIN. I AM AFRAID IT IS CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR ON MY NEW TIRES AND IT IS QUITE IRRITATING. *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES STARTER MOTOR WILL AT VARIOUS TIMES STAY ENGAGED AND UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF AN ELECTRIC MAGNETIC FIELD INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A CADILLAC CHASSIS WAS USED TO ROUTE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE REAR SEAT WHICH CAUSED ELEVATED MAGNETIC FIELDS. *JB

THE REAR PASSENGER AND/OR DRIVER SIDE DOOR(S) WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. IT IS AS THOUGH THE LOCKING MECHANISMS ARE NOT ENGAGING EITHER DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,825 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,082.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. SHE STATES THAT THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. *KB THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACTS DRIVEWAY, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THEY FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT, WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE BATTERY HAD CAUSED THE FIRE TO OCCUR. HE DETERMINED THAT A GOLD POST HAD PLACED A HOLE IN THE BATTERY, THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A CAP ON IT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 3/11/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE GOLD POST CREATED A HOLE IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD. THE FIREMAN INDICATED A CAP SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE GOLD POST. UPDATED 04/27/11

THE TIRES CONTINUE TO LOSE AIR REQUIRING FREQUENT REFILLS. I AM TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WHEELS AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO BUY NEW ONES AT OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. CAUSES THE CAR TO STEER HARD AND WEAR ON THE TIRES. *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE, TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, ENGINE STOPS, DASH GIVES REDUCED ENGINE POWER CHECK THROTTLE AND THEN GIVES A CHECK TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS, NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED TO RESET SYSTEM, PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A GROUNDING PROBLEM OR HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTION SOME WHERE. NO ERROR CODES STORED. CAR HAS DONE THIS SO MANY TIMES I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD PROVIDE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES BUT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,591.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AND WILL JUST ROLL AND THIS CONTINUES FOR UP TO 2-10 SECONDS. YOU DO HAVE PS,PB AND ALL ELECTRIC ITEMS THE ENGINE JUST FALLS TO A IDLE.THEN THE ENGINE RACES FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN IT RECOVERS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA THIS IS HAPPEN UNTIL YOU FELL THE CAR IS NOT POWERING. WE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW IN 06. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW NOW 2.5 YEARS LATTER IT IS STARTING THIS AGAIN. BUICK HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. MILAGE ON CAR IS 42,000. *TR

MY 2006 BUICK LUCERNE DASH INSTRUMENTS ARE ALSO UNREADABLE DURING SUNNY DAYS. I HAD A REPAIR KIT INSTALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT IT DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO MORE BUICKS FOR ME. *TR

CHROME WHEELS CORRODING IN VALVE STEM OPENINGS CAUSING TIRES TO LEAK AIR PRESSURE. VALVE STEM OPENING CORRODING AWAY AND NOT ENOUGH MATERIAL LEFT TO SEAL VALVE STEM IN PLACE! *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE XL - BOUGHT NEW 2006 - THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNREADABLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ON A BRIGHT DAY. HAVE TALKED TO BUICK ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. OTHER BUICK OWNERS I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE INDICATED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

06 BUICK LUCERNE PURCHASED 12-3-09, DIES OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR. IT HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES BETWEEN1-08-10 AND 4-17-10. THE CAR IS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN SERVICED 7 TIMES BY 3 DIFFERENT BUICK DEALERSHIPS. *TR

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY '06 BUICK LUCERNE (3.8 L)WENT INTO UNCONTROLABLE EXCELLERATION. ON LONG ROAD TRIPS, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN I EXCELLERATEDHARD, INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE CRUISE SPEED IT SEEMED TO LOCK INTO A PASSING GEAR. BRAKING DIDN'T STOP IT, PUTTING IT INTO DID NOT SLOW THE ENGINE REVS., HOWEVER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTING AFTER COASTING A LITTLE WHILE WORKED ONCE OR TWICE TO STOP THE REVS.. THE OTHER TIMES I HIT THE BRAKES REALLY HARD AND IT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND EXCELLERATION PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE, SINCE I HAD ROOM ON THE HIGHWAY TO DO THIS. THE BUICK DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHEN THEY TRIED. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THE LAST INCIDENT OCURRED. PS TURNING OFF THE CRUISE SWITCH DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

MY 2006 LUCERNE WITH V-6 ENGINE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY IT HAS DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED "BUMP} IN THE STEERING WHEN I DRIVE SLOWLY IN MY DRIVEWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE INSPECTED THE TIE RODS AND OTHER LINKAGE UNDER THE CAR BUT SEE OR FEEL NOTHING OBVIOUSLY AMISS. MY LOCAL TIRE STORE SAID THIS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF SEVERAL GM CARS HE SERVICES. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS A WORN PLASTIC BUSHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN THE DAYTIME! *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 BUICK LUCERNE CXL IN 2006. I HAVE NUMEROUS TIMES EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A BUICK DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT AND SAY THEY DIDN'T NOTICE IT. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO A GMC DEALER IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND ASKED IT ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A VEHICLE THAT JUST SPEEDS UP ON IT'S OWN. I AM FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN IN MISSOURI AND 3 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME BUICK LUCERNE AS MINE AND ONE OF THEM SAYS HE THINKS HIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE SPED UP BEFORE, BUT HE THINKS HE MAY HAVE LET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS VEHICLE DID THIS TO ME WAS ON MY WAY TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS. I COME FROM A SMALL TOWN THERE IS REALLY NO WHERE THAT I CAN USE THE CRUISE CONTROL EXCEPT ON LARGER TRIPS. WE HAVE A LOT OF HILLS AND CURVES. GOING TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70. I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I GOT BEHIND A TRAILER THAT WAS GOING VERY SLOW AND TRAFFIC WAS A LITTLE BUSY, SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WHEN TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR I PASSED THE TRAILER. I WAS GOING TO RESUME THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT BEFORE I EVEN TOUCHED THE BUTTON, MY CAR TOOK OFF AND I WAS AT 93 MILES AN HOUR AND I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN TAPPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES QUICKLY AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I GOT THE SPEED DOWN TO 55, I THEN APPLIED MY FOOT BACK TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I DID, THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT DOWN OR STUCK, BUT I COULD FEEL A LITTLE SOMETHING IN IT. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT FEEL IN IT ALL THE TIME. I TRIED

I PULLED UP TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WHERE I WORK TO PARK. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. PUTTING BRAKES TO THE FLOOR DID NOT STOP IT. THE BUILDING STOPPED IT. WHEN I BACKED AWAY, THE CAR SHOT BACKWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A STORAGE UNIT. THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE AND COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY BUICK LUCERNE'S EXTERIOR DRIVER-SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS USELESS DUE TO THE WASH OF WATER STREAMING ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE AND IN ORDER TO CHANGE LANES I MUST RELY ON THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS LOSS OF VISIBILITY OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A WIND CONDITION, BUT IT IS MOST DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS PUSHING WATER TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR MISSES DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

HOOD SUPPORT WORKS INCORRECTLY, HAD TO OPEN BUT EASY TO CLOSE. WITH WIND HOOD CAN CLOSE. *TR

A PUDDLE APPEARED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE IS PARKED. THE PUDDLE LOOKED LIKE POWER STEERING FLUID AND AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CAR, A POWER STEERING LEAK WAS DETECTED. I SEARCHED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH A V8 ENGINE WHICH SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH WOULD CAUSE A LEAK. I CALLED BUICK ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT MEETS THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL REQUIREMENTS AND HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THE RECALL IS FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE. SHE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. DURING THIS TIME, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE VIBRATE SEVERELY AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND SHIMMY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VEERS ACROSS THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

RECENTLY NOTICED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY SINK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING MY FOOT TO BE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. AT A STOP LIGHT IT CAUSES THE ANTI BRAKES TO COME ON AND TO PROCEED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT. *TR

THE LEFT-FRONT CHROME PLATED WHEEL ON MY 2006 BUICK LUCERNE HAD A STRESS CRACK DEVELOP OVER TIME. AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME IMPACT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SLIGHT FLATTENING OF THE RIM, BUT THE DAY THE RIM FAILED I HAD NO IMPACT WITH ANY ROAD HAZARD WHATSOEVER; THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND I WAS LOSING AIR FAST. ONCE I COULD GET IN TO HAVE THE WHEEL CHECKED THE HAIRLINE CRACK, INSIDE THE RIM, WAS DISCOVERED. I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL THROUGH MY BUICK DEALER, AND FILED A CLAIM WITH BUICK FOR SOME AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. IN MY OPINION A WHEEL OF THIS EXPENSE SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS MANNER. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE, ANOTHER BUICK, WAS DRIVEN FOR 14 YEARS AND 427,000 MILES, AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL. THE WHEELS ON MY LUCERNE WERE PRODUCED IN CHINA ("CHINA" IS STAMPED INSIDE THE RIM) AND ARE OF OBVIOUS POOR MATERIAL AND QUALITY - ARE THEY TESTED TO MEET D.O.T. STANDARDS? BUICK HAS DENIED MY CLAIM, BASED ON THE "AGE" OF THE WHEEL. I AM NOT JUST CONCERNED WITH THE COST OF THE WHEEL, BUT ALSO WITH THE SAFETY OF THESE WHEELS. I DRIVE 400-500 MILES A WEEK FOR WORK MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY; I AM CONCERNED OF LOSING A WHEEL AT 65-70 M.P.H. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED LIKE THIS? I STRONGLY FEEL THIS NEED TO BE CHECKED INTO, ESPECIALLY NOW, WITH TAXPAYER-BASED LOAN MONEY HAVING GONE TO GM AND WITH MORE ON THE WAY, GM NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY WILL STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE FACTORY REPAIR KIT IMPROVED THE DAYTIME VISIBILITY OF THE MESSAGE CENTER BUT STILL NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE GAUGES AND NEEDLES. THE CENTER GLASS LENS REFLECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL BATHED BY THE SUN FROM THE WINDOWS STILL OVERWHELMS THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AND WHEN DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES IS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO READ IT. *TR

I OWN AN '06 BUICK LUCERNE CXS WITH DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. THESE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND MANY BULLETINS HAVE BEEN POSTED, ALONG WITH MANY KNOWN CUSTOMERS GETTING THEM REPLACED. I HOWEVER HAVE HAD BAD LUCK GETTING MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THEM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE DEFECTIVE MOUNTS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE THE CAR. THIS TO ME SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THESE MOUNTS REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE - STEERING HAS SHORT LOOSENESS WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEED. UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER CORRECTED THE SAME ISSUE APPROXIMATELY YEAR AND HALF AGO, BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. WILL SOON RETURN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE TIE RODS IN THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 18 MONTHS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED AND GREASED THE TIE RODS. THIS REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE RODS AGAIN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIE RODS WERE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR INABILITY TO VIEW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT VARIOUS TIMES AND IN VARYING LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BUICK AND I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS (OR SO) FOR A RESOLUTION. TO DATE NONE IS FORTHCOMING, ONLY PROMISES OF A FUTURE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING AND CAN LEAD TO DRIVER INATTENTION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CANNOT DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED AT TIMES. BUICK IS AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS MOISTURE VAPORS COVERING THE HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, HIS HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SHINING BRIGHT ENOUGH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD CLEAR UP WITHIN TWO TO SIX HOURS AND WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. NO REPAIR WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE BROKEN REAR DOOR LATCH. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH JAMMED. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LATCHES WERE ON BACKORDER. THEN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR BEGAN TO JAM. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE COST. *KB

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. YOU CAN ONLY READ THE ODOMETER. YOU CAN'T READ THE TACH AND THE FUEL AND ENGINE TEMP GAUGES. AT NIGHT WITH THE DASH LIGHTS ON EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS THE SAME TYPE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO LIGHTING IN THE GAUGES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, THE COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL COULD NOT BE SEEN BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO DARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER KEPT PUTTING HIM OFF AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ

2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFECTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS CHROME PLATED GADGETS AND WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD IT SHOCKS HIS EYES. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FAKE WOOD TRIM REFLECTS BADLY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, WHICH INCLUDED AN ALIGNMENT, THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE CHANGED, AND A POWER STEERING PART WAS REPLACED. YET, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 02-15-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED INSTALLED XM SAT RADIO. UPDATED 02/15/08 *TR

2006 BUICK LUCERNE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SAFETY PROBLEM. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE WAS TRYING TO PARK WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED. HE STATED HE PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND THE ABS CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY EXTENDED. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS MINIMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS SHOULD HAVE NEVER KICKED IN ON A DRY, ASPHALT SURFACE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED DURING THE DAYTIME, THE CONTACT CANNOT READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, MAINLY THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY HAD A MODULE THAT WOULD INCREASE THE INTENSITY OF THE DASH LIGHTS. UPDATED 11/06/07.

DURING BRAKING ON ANY STEEP DECLINE, THE BRAKES SHUDDER( VIBRATE) TO THE POINT THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO HANDLE. THE VEHICLE FEELS THAT CONTROL COULD BE LOST ABOVE SPEEDS OF 40 MPH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DIFFICULT TO READ IN THE DAY LIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHTS WERE WHITE. AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS ARE GREEN AND VERY CLEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,700. UPDATED 01/02/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07

I HAVE A DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE WHICH WILL MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES WHEN I FILL UP IT WILL REGISTER 3/4 WHEN IN FACT IT IS FULL. DUE TO THIS FAILURE I FILL UP EVERY TIME I GO MORE THAN 200 MILES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS I MUST KEEP A SHEET AND ENTER EVERY TIME I FILL UP AND MUST REMEMBER TO TURN THE TRIP MILEAGE BACK TO ZERO EACH TIME. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2006 AND ALL THEY SAY IS "ITS A DESIGN CHANGE".CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 2006 BUT I DID NOT NOTICE IT TILL OCTOBER 2006 BECAUSE MY WIFE HAD GONE THROUGH MAJOR BACK SURGERY IN MAY 2006 AND I WAS TOO BUSY CARING FOR HER AND RUN THE HOUSE TO NOTICE THE GAS GAUGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND THE LIGHT DIMMED, HOWEVER, IT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT A WIRE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE ILLUMINATION. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE LOUDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BUICK STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT REPAIRING THE BRAKES DUE TO THE HIGH REPAIR EXPENSES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO VISIT HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, FAILURE SPEED, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT TO NO AVAIL, THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT HIM BUT THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER IN THE AS OF YET. UPDATED 08/29/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES, BUT IS VERY DIM. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE FOCUS WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE HE IS TRYING TO READ THE GAUGES. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT A REMEDY IS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 400. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN UPDATED 06/16/08 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 6,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTORS WIRING HARNESS HAD FALLEN INTO THE MANIFOLD AND BURNED SOME WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST OF 2006. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD NOT START FOR THEM AS WELL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION WIRE CODE APPEARED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THEY MADE THE REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWNHILL, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT RESTARTED. THE BUICK DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. FIVE DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE DAYS AND STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AND A BURNED MODULE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,674 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,354.