2007 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

THE OWNER MANUAL STATES: USING ABS. DO NOT PUMP THE BRAKES. JUST HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN FIRMY AND LET ANTI-LOCK WORK FOR YOU. YOU MIGHT HEAR THE ANTI-LOCK PUMP OR MOTOR OPERATE, AND FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATE, BUT THIS IS NORMAL. AT SLOW SPEED, GOING DOWN HILL ON SLIPPER SURFACE, IF THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOLLOWED, ONE CAN END UP IN THE DITCH OR WORSE. THERE IS NO MENTION IN THE INSTRUCTIONS AS TO SPEED BEFORE BRAKES ACTIVATE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR WORSE. OWNERS' MANUAL INFORMATION IS INACCURATE. ARE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEING OVER EMPHASIZED. ARE THEY AS GOOD AS ADVERTISED? *TR

2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SPEEDOMETER CANNOT BE SEEN AT ALL BECAUSE OF BAD ILLUMINATION. CONSUMER STATES HE HAS TO LOOK AWAY FROM THE ROAD FOR 4 TO 6 SECONDS TO GUESS THE SPEED. *KB

PURCHASED CAR ON 1/17/2008 AS DEMO 2007 W/6314 MI ON WAY HOME CAR WAS PULLING TO RIGHT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SHIFTED STEEL BELT ON DRIVERSIDE FRONT TIRE. TIRE WAS REPLACED. WE WANTED ALL THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE VISUALLY THE DEFECT MAY NOT BE DETECTED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED BECAUSE GMAC POLICIES ARE THAT IT HAS TO BE PROVEN THERE IS A DEFECT. IF WE HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WERE INJURED OR KILLED I GUESS THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMETIMES A BLEB IS SEEN BUT NOT ALWAYS. WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES W/COOPERS AT OUR EXPENSE. MAJOR RECALLS ON FORD EXPLORERS TOOK PLACE IN 2000,2003, 2004. *TR

2007 BUICK LUCERNE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MADE A SHARP NOISE THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND HIT A HEDGE IN SOMEONE'S YARD. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS DUE TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SUDDENLY DISENGAGED. THE CLIP LINKED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH THE WIPER BLADES. *JB

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR THE TIRE SYSTEM SENSOR. DOES BUICK KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACE THE MODULE THAT INCLUDES THE DOOR LOCKS AND A SENSOR. JUST GOT IT BACK AND IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A DARK AREA, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A WELL LIT AREA, THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND GEAR SHIFT GAUGES ARE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS DURING THE DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE CANNOT BE READ. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE READ IN THE DAYLIGHT AND WAS POORLY ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 11/26/07 *TR

2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL CANNOT NOT BE READ DURING THE DAYLIGHT. CUSTOMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ALL THE WAY TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ESPECIALLY THE SPEEDOMETER. *KB *TR

2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE DAYLIGHT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING TO GMC SPECIFICATIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FADED TO BLACK AND WAS VIRTUALLY UNREADABLE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE MESSAGE BOARD BELOW THE SPEED INDICATOR FADED IN AND OUT WITH THE COMPASS INDICATOR BEING VISIBLE MOST OF THE TIME, AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT VISIBLE IN THE DAYTIME. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND TICKETED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW FAST HE WAS DRIVING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 10/18/07 *TR