2006 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

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