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Newest filingsElectrical System
Filed Oct 25, 2022OH
When I am driving my vehicle will just stall. If I do not let my car run for at least 5-10 minutes before I go anywhere it will stall out on me not long after. It has stalled on the highway, even a few times with my 6 year old in the vehicle. After it stalls out a lot of times I have to park it, turn it off, open my door/shut it, then wait for the inside light go out before I try to start it back up. It does start back up after I let the light go out but not everytime. I have sat there for 30 minutes to an hour more than 3 times. Now i do not have control of any of the master controls for the windows or locks. I have to lock my door manually now. I was told that it could be from my ignition switch which I know there was a recall on before. I would like another recall for this issue and for it to be fixed before something not so good happens.
Structure › Body2 injured
Filed Jul 25, 2021MI
The trunk allows water to enter each time it rains. This causes water to collect in the spare tire department in the trunk. After it rains, trunk must be vacuumed out in order to retrieve water out of trunk. Unfortunately, this has caused my trunk liner to mold completely, as well as to begin molding under my back seat. My daughter and I have a mold allergy which has been affected by the mold in the car which is impossible to get rid of due to the location it has grown.
Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed May 10, 2021NV
I'VE HAD THE SENSOR TO MY TIRE MONITOR REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND CAUSE MY TIRE LIGHT TO COME ON, ALTHOUGH MY TIRES ARE FINE. IT CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN I'M GOING INTO 1ST GEAR OR CHANGING GEARS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ACCELERATING MY PEDAL WILL SHAKE
Engine
Filed Dec 26, 2020IN
OIL LEAK FROM FAULTY SEALS.
Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jul 19, 2020NY
FUSE BOX SHORT DO TO LOCATION CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO STOP WORKING AND YOU KNEW ABOUT IT FOR YEARS , KNOW FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING AND FUSE BOX NEED'S REPLACED AND ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED STARTED HAPPENING FROM DAY ONE AND BROKE DOWN OVER TIME CAUSE IS SEAT BRACKET LOCATION AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL DO TO FACTORY DEFECT .#15-NA-051 NO START CONDITION ,THANK GOD THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND MY SON HAVE M.D. WAS NOT DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR'S
Power Train
Filed Jan 23, 2020120,000 milesNY
IT'S THROWING CODE PO742. WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND TRY TO GO IT HESITATES AND ALMOST CAUSES ACCIDENTS. I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE OF THESE CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO IT'S DEFINITELY A DEFECT , CONSIDERING IT HAS 120K MILES ON IT
Engine
Filed Sep 24, 201983,000 milesIN
SEVERE ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE AT 80,000 MILES SEVERE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKAGE AT 80,000 MILES
Steering
Filed Aug 22, 201975,000 milesOH
POWER STEERING LEAKS, STEERING IS JERKY, PUMP MAKES NOISE
Electrical System
Filed Mar 16, 201963,000 milesIL
I PURCHASED MY '07 BUICK LUCERNE CXL ABOUT A YEAR AGO AGO AN I ACTUALLY LOVE THE CAR HOWEVER; ABOUT 3 OR SO MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A WHAT I AM SUSPECTING IS THE TRANSMISSION OR POSSIBLY A CENSOR OR RELAY ISSUE CAUSING THE CAR TO MAKE A HESITATION AND DRAG WHEN I TRY TO KEEP A CONSISTENT SPEED AND ONLY QUITS WHEN I PRESS OR DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL MAKING THE CAR EITHER ACCELERATE OR DECREASE IN SPEED DRASTICALLY. ALSO, ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GET BRIGHTER AND THEN DIMMER IN A FLASHING MANNER AT NO CERTAIN INTERVAL; NOW THE "SERVICE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM" DIC MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE RED BATTERY DASH LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF ALSO AT NO SPECIFIC TIME OR INTERVAL ( AT WHICH TIME MY HEATER/SEAT WARMERS/RADIO/ETC SHUT OFF ). I AM ABLE TO FORCE THE DIC MESSAGE AND BATTERY DASH LIGHT TO GO AWAY UPON MY REVVING THE ENGINE OR ACCELERATING DRASTICALLY. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND BOTH ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER SO NOW, AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I WILL CHECK THE FUSES AND RELAY SWITCHES MORE INTENSELY. I PRAY I AM ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION AS I REALLY DO LOVE MY CAR. ALSO, LAST WEEK MY TRANSPONDER KEY QUIT WORKING IN THE IGNITION AND HAD TO USE THE FOB REMOTE START TO START THE ENGINE, THANKFULLY UPON CHECKING THE FUSES UNDER THE BACK SEAT ( I GUESS FROM REMOVING AND REPLACING THEM ), THE KEY AND CONSOLE IGNITION DID START OPERATING NORMALLY AGAIN. AND I CHECKED MY VIN # ON THIS SITE AND IT IS RETURNING CLEAR TO HAVING NO CU
Service BrakesCrash
Filed Feb 20, 201936,000 milesGA
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 1 MIKE FROM MY HOUSE. THE ROAD IS A COUNTRY ROAD AND IS STRAIGHT. I WASN'T DISTRACTED OR SPEEDING. IT HAPPENED SO FAST BUT I THINK I MAY HAVE HIT A SLIGHT BUMP ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE CAR STARTED FISH TAILING AND THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD AND WAS STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A DIRT DRIVEWAY. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED WITH ONLY 36000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH I LUCKILY JUST SIDESWIPED A TREE. THE CAR ALWAYS SEEMED HARD TO STEER AS IF THE STEERING WAS LOOSE AND YOU REALLY HAD TO PAY ATTENTION AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WAS MY ELDERLY IN-LAWS WHO BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2007. THEY BOTH PASSED AWAY IN NOVEMBER 2018 AND THEN I INHERITED IT AND HAD JUST RECENTLY STARTED DRIVING IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 9, 201939,391 milesFL
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT HEADLIGHTS, BOTH HI-BEAMS AND LOW BEAMS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. ALL OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK. AC DELCO 22860591 BODY CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROGRAMED. ALL FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE BEEN CHECKED. HEADLIGHT SWITCH # 15926061 (WITHOUT FOG AND TRUNK RELEASE) REPLACED. HEAD LAMBS STILL DO NOT WORK. WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 17, 201896,696 milesWI
VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IT'S JUST SITTING. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT'S STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART AFTER A SHORT WHILE, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT'S HAD TO BE TOWED. WE'VE HAD IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL IT IN THIS CONDITION. THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN MY FATHER OWNED THE CAR. HE TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR ALSO, AND AGAIN, NOTHING SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
Air Bags
Filed Oct 19, 2018MN
TARATA RECALL MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN YOU START IT IN SCREEN UNDER SPEED AND THE LIGHT ALSO. AND IT STAYS ON UNTIL YOU TAKE OUT KEY.
Steering
Filed Aug 3, 201894,000 milesSC
WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT A SLOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP (WOULDN'T TURN) FOR A SECOND. AFTER THAT I WAS ABLE TO RESUME STEERING THROUGH THE CORNER. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF.
Electrical System
Filed May 22, 201863,894 milesDC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE IGNITION KEY WAS UNABLE TO TURN TO THE ON OR OFF POSITION. ADDITIONALLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER TWENTY MINUTES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (OURISMAN CHEVROLET OF MARLOW HEIGHTS, 4400 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20748, (240) 455-3386), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,894.
Electrical System
Filed Mar 6, 2018100,300 milesTN
I BOUGHT A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE FROM (REDACTED) IN MEMPHIS,TN.I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM.FIRST IT WAS THE DRIVER SEAT THAT WOULDN'T MOVE BACK,THEN THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY.NEXT WAS THE MOTOR ENGINE RUNNING HOT.NOW IT'S THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS RUNNING FINE.NOW IT WON'T RUN IN DRIVE ONLY GEARS 2&3.I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN 2009 I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FIXED THEN OR NOT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE ORIGINAL OWNER.IF YOU DRIVE THE CAR IT WILL RUN AND CUTOFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.(VERY DANGEROUS) .THEN IT WILL RUN FOR A MILE OR TO AND DO THE SAMETHING NOW IT'S PARKED .I'M NOT TRYING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN THIS CONTRAPTION.I'M ALREADY DISABLE I'M NOT TRYING TO KILL MYSELF OR GET KILLED IN THIS CAR.THEY ARE DANGEROUS.ALL NEED TO BE RECALLED THEY ARE NOT TOP OF THE LINE BUICKS THEY ARE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Electrical System
Filed Dec 18, 2017MN
I HAVE NO HEAT COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VENTS. THE BLOWER WORKS BUT THERE IS NO HEAT HAD IT FLUSHED TWICE AND PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT NO CHANGE
Power Train
Filed Aug 12, 201715,410 milesAL
TAKATA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING GOING TO PICK MY KIDS UP I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GO AS SOON AS I CAME TO A RED LIGHT I THOUGHT IT WOULD STOP BY THE TIME I HAD GOTTEN READY TO PULL OFF AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE GAS AND GOT READY TO MAKE MY TURN ON TO THE NEXT STREET THE LINE FROM MY TRANSMISSION POPPED OFF SO I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TAKE A LOOK TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND ALL I SEEN WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR.
Engine
Filed Aug 1, 201767,000 milesVA
67K, POWER STEERING LEAKING, DIFFICULTY TO STEER; 72K, ENGINE TORQUE STRUT MOUNTS TORN, VIBRATES WHEN MOVING; 77K, ENGINE OIL LEAKING, VALVE COVER GASKET, STATIONARY; 77K, ENGINE OIL LEAKING, FRONT TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET, STATIONARY; 78K, HARD TO START CRANK SENSOR, STATIONARY; 79K, WONT START, STARTER MOTOR, STATIONARY; 79K, TRUNK LEAKING WHEN RAINS, TAIL LIGHT PANEL SEAMS AND INTERNAL BUMPER SEAM HOLES, SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL FILLED WITH WATER, STATIONARY; ENGINE OIL LEAKS, GASKETS, AND ENGINE MOUNTS, MOST LIKELY RELATED; ALL ISSUES ARE POOR ENGINEERING, DESIGN, OR WORKMANSHIP!
Engine
Filed Jul 5, 201758,000 milesKY
THIS CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AS YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED! I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC FIRST TIME HE TIGHTENED A BATTERY WIRE. IT DID START BACK UP BUT DIED GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND TOWED IT BACK. HE THEN TIGHTENED WIRE ON IGNITION MODULE. IT STARTED AND RAN A FEW DAYS AND DID IT AGAIN. IT NOW DID IT A THIRD TIME. IT THROWS NO CODES ON THE CAR SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. TH
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