2006 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

SUDDENLY THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR STOPPED UNLOCKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN BECAUSE THE LOCKING MECHANISM CONTINUES TO LOCK AND UNLOCKING QUICKLY PREVENTING YOU FROM OPENING THE DOOR. THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY, USING INSIDE LOCK BUTTON OR BY REMOTE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANYTIME SO YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THIS IS CAUSING DRIVERS TO CLIMB TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR EXIT PREVENTING A QUICK EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND NO RECALL ON THE MECHANISM THAT OPERATES THE DOORS LEAVING OWNERS WITH A HUGE EXPENSE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT GET OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH NO SUCCESS. I TRIED THE ELECTRIC LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM MANY INDIVIDUALS. IT APPEARS GM HAS A FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISM.

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED AFTER ENTERING, ONCE WE TRIED TO OPEN THAT DOOR IT NO LONGER OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR THE NEXT DAY, NOW NEITHER OF THE REAR DOORS OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE NOT ON PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING SO IT COULDN'T HAVE HAD AN EFFECT ON WHY THIS HAPPENED AS WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN THEM FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, NOW IT WON'T OPEN AT ALL FROM EITHER SIDE. THERE ARE 3 CHILDREN ALWAYS SITTING IN THE BACK AND HAVE TO JUMP OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE FROM THE FRONT AND THIS IS ALSO A HAZARD IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT IF TRYING TO EXIT THE CAR.

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN MAKING TURNS A WINDING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTED IT WAS LOW. ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE WINDING NOISE WENT AWAY. A WEEK LATER THE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND HARD TO MAKE TURNS. MORE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ADDED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AT THE HOSE CONNECTOR NEAR THE CLAMP AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THE FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT. I RECENTLY, GAVE THIS CAR TO MY SON AND I WOULD BE DEVASTATED IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HIM. HE STATED THAT THE CAR STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD WINDING NOISE AND IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AND HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL. MY CONCERN IS, IS MY VIN# INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? AND IF SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK OR OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LOCKS NEEDED TO BE OILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK FOUR PEOPLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. MA 10/5 UPDATED 12/04/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 007/07/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN