Buick Lucerne Complaints (2006)

330 consumer complaints on file.

#10320198March 16, 2010
STEERING
MY 2006 LUCERNE WITH V-6 ENGINE HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY IT HAS DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED "BUMP} IN THE STEERING WHEN I DRIVE SLOWLY IN MY DRIVEWAY OR IN A PARKING LOT. I HAVE INSPECTED THE TIE RODS AND OTHER LINKAGE UNDER THE CAR BUT SEE OR FEEL NOTHING OBVIOUSLY AMISS. MY LOCAL TIRE STORE SAID THIS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF SEVERAL GM CARS HE SERVICES. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS A WORN PLASTIC BUSHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO READ IN THE DAYTIME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319900March 15, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 BUICK LUCERNE CXL IN 2006. I HAVE NUMEROUS TIMES EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A BUICK DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT AND SAY THEY DIDN'T NOTICE IT. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO A GMC DEALER IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND ASKED IT ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD A VEHICLE THAT JUST SPEEDS UP ON IT'S OWN. I AM FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN IN MISSOURI AND 3 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED THE SAME BUICK LUCERNE AS MINE AND ONE OF THEM SAYS HE THINKS HIS VEHICLE MAY HAVE SPED UP BEFORE, BUT HE THINKS HE MAY HAVE LET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS VEHICLE DID THIS TO ME WAS ON MY WAY TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS. I COME FROM A SMALL TOWN THERE IS REALLY NO WHERE THAT I CAN USE THE CRUISE CONTROL EXCEPT ON LARGER TRIPS. WE HAVE A LOT OF HILLS AND CURVES. GOING TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70. I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I GOT BEHIND A TRAILER THAT WAS GOING VERY SLOW AND TRAFFIC WAS A LITTLE BUSY, SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WHEN TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR I PASSED THE TRAILER. I WAS GOING TO RESUME THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT BEFORE I EVEN TOUCHED THE BUTTON, MY CAR TOOK OFF AND I WAS AT 93 MILES AN HOUR AND I HIT THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I THEN TAPPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES QUICKLY AND IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I GOT THE SPEED DOWN TO 55, I THEN APPLIED MY FOOT BACK TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I DID, THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT DOWN OR STUCK, BUT I COULD FEEL A LITTLE SOMETHING IN IT. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT FEEL IN IT ALL THE TIME. I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD MY HUSBAND ABOUT IT AND HE SAID YOU MUST HAS HIT SOMETHING WRONG. I SAID NO I'M TELLING YOU IT DID IT ON IT'S OWN. I GO TO WORK AT 4:00 AM IN THE MORNING. WHERE I LIVE THERE IS A LOT OF DEER, SO I DO NOT DRIVE FAST FOR ABOUT 3 MILES TO WORK. ONE MORNING I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH AND WHEN I CAME TO ABOUT THE TOP OF A LITTLE HILL MY CAR AGAIN DID THE SAME THING. IT JUST TAKES OFF AND IT CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316860March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PULLED UP TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WHERE I WORK TO PARK. AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. PUTTING BRAKES TO THE FLOOR DID NOT STOP IT. THE BUILDING STOPPED IT. WHEN I BACKED AWAY, THE CAR SHOT BACKWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A STORAGE UNIT. THE LOCAL BUICK DEALER CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE AND COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295672December 14, 2009
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY BUICK LUCERNE'S EXTERIOR DRIVER-SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS USELESS DUE TO THE WASH OF WATER STREAMING ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE AND IN ORDER TO CHANGE LANES I MUST RELY ON THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS LOSS OF VISIBILITY OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A WIND CONDITION, BUT IT IS MOST DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS PUSHING WATER TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR MISSES DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294305December 2, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HOOD SUPPORT WORKS INCORRECTLY, HAD TO OPEN BUT EASY TO CLOSE. WITH WIND HOOD CAN CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290992November 4, 2009
STEERING
A PUDDLE APPEARED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE IS PARKED. THE PUDDLE LOOKED LIKE POWER STEERING FLUID AND AFTER GETTING UNDER THE CAR, A POWER STEERING LEAK WAS DETECTED. I SEARCHED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH A V8 ENGINE WHICH SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH WOULD CAUSE A LEAK. I CALLED BUICK ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT MEETS THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL REQUIREMENTS AND HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THE RECALL IS FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273469June 10, 2009
STEERING, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE. SHE WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE DEALER MAKE THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THE COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE THAT COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. DURING THIS TIME, THE CONTACT HEARD A VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267449May 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE VIBRATE SEVERELY AND CONTINUE TO FAIL. WHENEVER HE IS DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES VIBRATE AND SHIMMY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT VEERS ACROSS THE ROAD. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266554April 23, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECENTLY NOTICED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THAT THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY SINK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING MY FOOT TO BE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. AT A STOP LIGHT IT CAUSES THE ANTI BRAKES TO COME ON AND TO PROCEED THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259501February 20, 2009
WHEELS
THE LEFT-FRONT CHROME PLATED WHEEL ON MY 2006 BUICK LUCERNE HAD A STRESS CRACK DEVELOP OVER TIME. AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME IMPACT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SLIGHT FLATTENING OF THE RIM, BUT THE DAY THE RIM FAILED I HAD NO IMPACT WITH ANY ROAD HAZARD WHATSOEVER; THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND I WAS LOSING AIR FAST. ONCE I COULD GET IN TO HAVE THE WHEEL CHECKED THE HAIRLINE CRACK, INSIDE THE RIM, WAS DISCOVERED. I PURCHASED A NEW WHEEL THROUGH MY BUICK DEALER, AND FILED A CLAIM WITH BUICK FOR SOME AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. IN MY OPINION A WHEEL OF THIS EXPENSE SHOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS MANNER. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE, ANOTHER BUICK, WAS DRIVEN FOR 14 YEARS AND 427,000 MILES, AND I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL. THE WHEELS ON MY LUCERNE WERE PRODUCED IN CHINA ("CHINA" IS STAMPED INSIDE THE RIM) AND ARE OF OBVIOUS POOR MATERIAL AND QUALITY - ARE THEY TESTED TO MEET D.O.T. STANDARDS? BUICK HAS DENIED MY CLAIM, BASED ON THE "AGE" OF THE WHEEL. I AM NOT JUST CONCERNED WITH THE COST OF THE WHEEL, BUT ALSO WITH THE SAFETY OF THESE WHEELS. I DRIVE 400-500 MILES A WEEK FOR WORK MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY; I AM CONCERNED OF LOSING A WHEEL AT 65-70 M.P.H. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED LIKE THIS? I STRONGLY FEEL THIS NEED TO BE CHECKED INTO, ESPECIALLY NOW, WITH TAXPAYER-BASED LOAN MONEY HAVING GONE TO GM AND WITH MORE ON THE WAY, GM NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THEY WILL STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258705February 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FACTORY REPAIR KIT IMPROVED THE DAYTIME VISIBILITY OF THE MESSAGE CENTER BUT STILL NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE GAUGES AND NEEDLES. THE CENTER GLASS LENS REFLECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL BATHED BY THE SUN FROM THE WINDOWS STILL OVERWHELMS THE MESSAGE DISPLAY AND WHEN DRIVER IS WEARING SUNGLASSES IS COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO READ IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255904January 21, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN AN '06 BUICK LUCERNE CXS WITH DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. THESE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND MANY BULLETINS HAVE BEEN POSTED, ALONG WITH MANY KNOWN CUSTOMERS GETTING THEM REPLACED. I HOWEVER HAVE HAD BAD LUCK GETTING MY LOCAL BUICK DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THEM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THE DEFECTIVE MOUNTS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE THE CAR. THIS TO ME SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THESE MOUNTS REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254945January 14, 2009
STEERING
2006 BUICK LUCERNE - STEERING HAS SHORT LOOSENESS WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEED. UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER CORRECTED THE SAME ISSUE APPROXIMATELY YEAR AND HALF AGO, BUT PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. WILL SOON RETURN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251480December 11, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE TIE RODS IN THE VEHICLE WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE FIRST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 18 MONTHS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TIGHTENED AND GREASED THE TIE RODS. THIS REPAIRED THE FAILURE FOR SIX MONTHS UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIE RODS AGAIN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIE RODS WERE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 2/2/09 *CN UPDATED 02/04/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239373August 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OUR INABILITY TO VIEW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT VARIOUS TIMES AND IN VARYING LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BUICK AND I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS (OR SO) FOR A RESOLUTION. TO DATE NONE IS FORTHCOMING, ONLY PROMISES OF A FUTURE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS DISTRACTING AND CAN LEAD TO DRIVER INATTENTION CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CANNOT DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED AT TIMES. BUICK IS AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237487August 8, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227343May 7, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221240March 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220048March 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219511February 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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