2006 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT VISIBLE WHILE DRIVING IN SUNNY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE EVENINGS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHTING PANEL AS A CORRECTION ISSUED BY BUICK IN TECHNICAL SERVIC EBULLETIN #189. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL REPLACEMENT DID NOT SOLVE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 5,800.*QAK SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 WAS TOLD TO DISREGARD COMPLAINT , VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *LJ

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STALL, BUT WHEN PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON ,AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 9,500 MILES, AND FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. DURING HIS SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INSTALLED A VEHICLE EVENT DATA RECORDER, AND HE HAS BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS, AND HAS CAUGHT FOUR SNAP SHOTS WITH THE DATA RECORDING SYSTEM. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND THE VEHICLE RAN WELL FOR A MONTH, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS RECURRED, THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE ROOF WAS PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. PER THE STATE FARM INSURANCE AND THE CENTER LINE CAR STAR COLLISION CENTER THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BECAUSE THE WELLS DID NOT HOLD, AND THE BONDING ADHESIVE DID NOT BOND PROPERLY. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BUICK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 5,500.*AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A MULTITUDE OF PICTURES AND ALSO LETTERS TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 08/13/07 *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 2006 BUICK LUCERNE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR DOESN'T ADJUST OUTWARD OR HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE BLIND SPOTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THREE LANES OVER, AND HIS MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE DIDN'T DO THAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, BUT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN CASE# 71-495201943. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,200. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

WHEN I WASH MY WINDSHIELD, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT DISPENSE FLUID PROPERLY. THE FLUID POOLS ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD RATHER THAN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER. THIS REQUIRES OPERATION MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL. IN AN ICE STORM ON FEBRUARY 14TH I HAD TO REFILL THE SYSTEM EVERY 25 MILES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LEFT WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE SAME CONDITION EXISTS WITH THE NEW ASSEMBLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT CONTINOUSLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON 2/15/07 AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,500. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE CONTACT REACHED INTO THE TRUNK TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE RATTLING NOISE. ONCE INSIDE THE TRUNK, THE TWO TORSION BARS THAT HELD THE TRUNK LID OPEN FELL INSIDE THE TRUNK, CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO FALL ONTO THE CONTACT'S BACK. THE TRUNK LID HAD TO BE OPENED BY OTHERS SO THAT HE COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE TRUNK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TORSION BARS, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORSION BARS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER INCIDENTS SINCE THE TORSION BARS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 14000 MILES. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY 25 SECONDS BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. HE HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR TIME OF THE DAY, AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN CLEAR DURING EVERY OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INSTALLED A DATA PROCESSOR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PUSH DATA PROCESSOR BUTTON WHEN PROBLEMS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW STARTED TO GIVE FALSE WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. ALSO, RECEIVED A SERVICE BRAKE ASSISTANCE WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 12000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7500.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDINGTHE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD ALIGN THE VEHICLE BEFORE HE TOOK DELIVERY. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 MPH. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL CAME BACK TO THE CENTER, BUT IT STILL DRIFTED 3 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MUST KEEP PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER HAS DONE 3 FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCED THE TIRES. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2400.*AK

2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH A LIST OF CONCERNS /PROBLEMS**CC ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE THE CONSUMER'S NOTICED WIND NOISE FROM BOTH FRONT DOORS AND SCRATCHES ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO BUFF OUT THE SCRATCHES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. GM APPROVED A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING UP ON IT'S OWN. THE SEAT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT WAS AS FAR FORWARD AS IT COULD GO. THE CD PLAYER/RADIO REFUSED TO EJECT A CD, BUT AFTER TWO DAYS IT FINALLY RELEASED. THE RADIO WAS ALSO NOT WORKING DURING THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. TRUNK DECK EXPLODED. WHEN THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE TRUNK FLEW OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DOORS WERE READJUSTED TO STOP THE WIND NOISE. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SEAT. THEY ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CD/RADIO. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN PRESSED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THE TRUNK DECK EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TRUNK PROBLEM. *NM