2006 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,328.

WE DROVE 40 MILES ROUND TRIP TO HAVE THE RECALL #14299 SAFETY RECALL PERFORMED ON THE KEYS TO OUR CAR AND THEY REFUSED TO PREFORM THIS SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE THE CAR WITH US. WE HAD THE RECALL NOTICE AND OWNERS CARD. THE SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS NOTHING ABOUT VERIFYING THAT THE VIN NUMBER MATCHES OUR OWNER'S CARD AND THE RECALL NOTICE.

2006 BUICK LUCERNE CHROME WHEELS FAILURE. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE FLAT TIRES CONSTANTLY. TOOK THE CAR IN TO A TIRE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHROME WHEELS ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WILL NOT SEAL PROBABLY. I INFORMED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DEFLATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED WITH ME GOING IN THE MEDIUM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THE MILEAGE IS 80,000. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL DONE ON THE CHROME RIMS. GM KNOWS THAT THIS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ UPDATED 12/27/16.*JB

VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES OVER THE YEARS. 80K MILES CURRENTLY, TIRES LEAK AIR BECAUSE OF CORROSION ON THE RIMS, THIS IS MY 2ND SET OF TIRES NOT COUNTING THE SET THE VEHICLE CAME WITH, BREAKS HAVE BEEN DONE TWICE, ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BOTH FRONT DOOR HANDLES HAVE COME OFF, PROBLEMS WITH THE LEVELER, NOW DOOR LOCKS LOCK/UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING BUT NOT JUST ONCE (MIGHT HAPPEN 6-8 TIMES). LOCAL DEALER & SERVICE STATION HAVE PERFORMED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. ALREADY BEEN UNDER 2 RECALLS.

I OWN A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. I TOOK ON 6-11-16 TO DEALER HAD MY TIRES REPLACED. EVER SINCE, ALL FOUR NEW TIRES ARE LOSING AIR. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THE CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF THE RIMS, LOSING THE SEAL. DEALER HAS RE-SEALED THE FOUR TWICE SINCE 6-11-16 ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. 2016 IS THE FIRST THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. CORROSION IS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE BATCH OF CHROME PLATING WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 08/08/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, GREATER EFFORTS WERE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,998. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS TOLD MY GARAGE KEPT BUICK LUCERN WITH 18,000 MILES NEEDS GAS LINE AND BRAKE LINING REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF RUST.

WHEN BRAKING DOWN HILL THE ROTORS WARP MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY. DEALERSHIP PAID FOR THE SECOND REPAIR, CAR WAS ABOUT A YEAR OLD, SAYING IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, LIGHTWEIGHT ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS. LUCKILY I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS FLAT. EVERY TIME I GO OUT OF TOWN I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS FEAR AND A REPAIR JOB. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO UPGRADE TO HEAVY DUTY ROTORS AND CALIPERS. SAID THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM IN A CADILLAC WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S A 2K FIX BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO FIX IT BECAUSE I AM A WOMAN AM HEAVY ON THE BRAKES DOWNHILL AND THAT HIS WIFE CAN'T DRIVE EITHER. ALSO SAID THEY WON'T FIX THE DEFECT DUE TO ME TAKING THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. I HAD TO AS THEY KEPT TURNING THE ROTORS EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN ONLY BE TURNED 2 X. THIS DEFECT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BUT UNTIL THEN I JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST.

ON MAY 13, 2016 I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. TO MY UTTER SURPRISE, THE HANDLE CAME COMPLETELY OFF! ON MAY 25, I TOOK IT TO REICHARD, DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE CAR HAS ONLY 54, 589 MILES ON IT I ASKED THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE IN PAYING TO FIX IT. HE REFUSED, SAYING "WE GET A LOT OF THESE. THE MANUFACTURER USED PLASTIC INSTEAD OF METAL AND THE PLASTIC BREAKS." I ASKED THE ADVISOR TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS. SHE DID AND REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. ONE OF THE ADVISORS TOLD ME THAT I CAN EXPECT THE OTHER THREE DOOR HANDLES TO BREAK AS WELL. SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 54K MILES, HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN? I HAVE THREE OTHER CARS AND ONLY DRIVE THE LUCERNE A FEW TIMES A YEAR, MAINLY ON OUT-OF-TOWN TRIPS. THEREFORE, I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONLY ABOUT 5,500 MILES PER YEAR. I CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1,000. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF/WHEN A I NEED TO TO ENTER THE CAR AND WHEN SOMEONE HAS TO BE QUICKLY EXTRACTED FROM THE CAR! ALSO, A FEW FRIENDS AND COMPLETE STRANGERS WHO OWN BUICK LUCERNES HAVE TOLD ME THAT I CAN EXPECT TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. HAVE YOU HAD COMPLAINTS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS?