2007 Buick Lucerne

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 12/27/2012· WHEELS

  HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES W/DASH WARNING LIGHT SAYING RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE LOW. JUST CAME FROM TIRE SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THEM CHROME IS PEELING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM CAUSING A POOR SEAL AT THE BEAD. FROM WHAT I AM SEEING ON DIFFERENT SITES, THIS IS NOT AN SINGLE ISOLATED INCIDENT. TIRE SHOP ALSO SAID WHEELS SIMILAR TO MINE WERE RECALLED ON CADILLAC MODELS. *TR

• 12/26/2020· ENGINE

  OIL LEAK FROM FAULTY SEALS.

• 12/26/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  VEH WHILE DRIVING JUST CUTS OFF FOR NO REASON, SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. IF GOING FAST ENOUGH YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD HOWEVER THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING IT JUST CUTS OFF. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 5 MINUTES YOU CAN RESTART THE CAR BUT HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT IT WILL KEEP GOING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. ONCE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND TWICE WHEN THERE WAS ENOUGH SPEED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING FOR FAILURE. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME NO WARNING BUT HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE S OF THIS PROBLEM WAS. I CONTACTED BUICK AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. GOT ON A BUICK FORUM AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER BUICK LUCERNE'S. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE NOT WARNING OF SUDDEN STOPS. BUICK NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND PURSUE THIS WITH DILIGENCE BEFORE THERE IS A CAR PILE UP ON A FREEWAY. THANKS *TR

• 12/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/21/2009· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THE "CHECK RIGHT FRONT TIRE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER INSERTING AIR INTO THE TIRE THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALUMINUM CHROME WHEELS EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ALUMINUM CHROME WAS PEELING FROM THE WHEEL WHILE CAUSING GRADUAL AIR PRESSURE LOSS IN THE TIRE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/18/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE NO HEAT COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VENTS. THE BLOWER WORKS BUT THERE IS NO HEAT HAD IT FLUSHED TWICE AND PUT IN A NEW THERMOSTAT NO CHANGE

• 12/15/2006· STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT, THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION WAS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 2/20/2007 - *NM

• 12/07/2014· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN STREET AND MOTOR QUIT RUNNING. THE MOTOR DID START AND I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY. LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT STARTED. I DID NOT HAVE ANY MORE OCCURRENCES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY BUICK HAD BEEN RECALLED, BUT THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IN A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 2014, I WAS NOTIFIED TO CONTACT MY DEALER AND PARTS WERE NOW AVAILABLE FOR GM RECALL 14299. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, I CALLED AND THEY HAD THE PART AND SCHEDULED ME FOR NOV. 17. I TOOK THE BUICK IN WITH FOUR KEYS. THEY WOULD ONLY FIX TWO KEYS; SO, NOW I HAVE TWO FIXED KEYS AND TWO UNFIXED KEYS FOR THE CAR. ON DECEMBER 4, THE ENGINE QUIT ON ME AGAIN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I TRIED MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR DID START AND HAS BEEN TROUBLE FREE SINCE THAT TIME. WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS SEEMED TO WORK, BUT THE STARTER WOULD NOT CRANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, BUT HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AT THAT TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL STOP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR

• 12/04/2014· TIRES,WHEELSCrash

  I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A GAS STATION IN THE AREA BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE GOING FLAT CONSTANTLY. I WAS CONTINUALLY PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES. I WOULD LOSE 10 TO 15 LBS OF AIR PER DAY! AFTER TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE BAD RIM WAS THE PROBLEM. THESE RIMS WERE NO GOOD AND A PROBLEM THAT IS DANGEROUS! I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CHROME WHEELS. I HAD GONE INTO A DITCH LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF AIR IN A REAR TIRE AND HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN COMING AT THE TIME, I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST NOW REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP HERE, BRENENGEN AUTO, WITH NEW TIRES WHICH MATCH THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THIS CAR. THEY FOUND "HEAVY CORROSION ON THE LEFT REAR RIM" AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE RIMS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF NEW RIMS IS PROHIBITIVE! THE TIRE TO ROAD IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO GO WRONG!. I STRONGLY DEMAND YOU INVESTIGATE THESE POORLY MADE RIMS AND DECLARE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

• 12/04/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 BUICK LUCERNE CONSUMER WANTS THE INTERNAL MECHANISM OF THE AUTOMOBILE ADJUSTED *CN THE CONSUMER STATED GM'S RECALL FIX, WAS NOT A SOLUTION OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. *JB

• 11/28/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  LEASED BUICK LUCERNE 2007, NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN I GOT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR BUT IT WAS FIXED, BUT THEN 5 WEEKS LATER MY CAR WON'T START...THEY PUT A FAKE RECALL INSPECTION STICKER ON THE CAR, THEY TOLD ME "DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON THE KEY...NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE PAYMENTS,DEDUCTIBLE,AND DIAGNOSTIC FEE...

• 11/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION IT WAS FIXED THEN THE CAR WAS WRECKED AND WAS TOTEL SO I NO LONGER HAVE THIS CAR SO PLEASE QUIT TELLING ME THE IGNITION NEEDS FIXING I NO LONGER HAVE THE 2007 BUICK.04

• 11/20/2014· TIRES,WHEELS

  PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING TIRE PRESSURE AT PROPER LEVEL. LATELY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. LOSING UP TO 10LBS OVER THE PERIOD OF A WEEK IN ONE OF THE TIRES. TWO OTHER TIRES LEAK SLOWLY. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I WILL CERTAINLY BE ELEVATING THIS WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. POOR CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELS CAUSING DROPPING PRESSURE IN TIRES IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/19/2007· TIRES

  MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR THE TIRE SYSTEM SENSOR. DOES BUICK KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACE THE MODULE THAT INCLUDES THE DOOR LOCKS AND A SENSOR. JUST GOT IT BACK AND IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

• 11/17/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IT'S JUST SITTING. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGN AS TO WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT'S STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESTART AFTER A SHORT WHILE, AND AT OTHER TIMES IT'S HAD TO BE TOWED. WE'VE HAD IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL IT IN THIS CONDITION. THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN MY FATHER OWNED THE CAR. HE TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR ALSO, AND AGAIN, NOTHING SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

• 11/17/2015· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR. AFTER AIR WAS ADDED TO BOTH TIRES, THEY WOULD BECOME FLAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 27 MPH, THE IGNITION TURNED OFF AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 11/17/2014· WHEELS

  THE CHROME PLATED WHEELS BECOME CORRODED AND LEAK AIR AROUND THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REMOUNTED AND SEALED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO BUY NEW WHEELS GM DEALER WON'T REPLACE THEM HAVING TO PAY FOR NEW WHEELS. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL NOW LEAKS ABOUT 10 LBS OF AIR A DAY, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY FACTOR NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS NOW WINTER AND IS A REAL PAIN HAVING TO PUT AIR IN THEM EVERY DAY. *TR

• 11/16/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DASH CLUSTER IS VERY HARD TO READ DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS UNLESS BACKLIT BY LIGHT SENSOR ON THE DASH. DURING THE DAY THE DASH CLUSTER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AND READ WITH OR WITHOUT SUN GLASSES. I HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF OF THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 2 SECONDS TO SEE MY SPEED, TACK, GAS GAUGE OR OTHER ACCESSORIES, WHICH TAKES MY CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM DRIVING AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SUSS PONTIAC TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. THE SECOND TIME WAS FOR THE SAME REASON. THE DASH CLUSTER CANNOT BE READ DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE SECOND TIME BACK I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND BUICK THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT OTHERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF I COVER THE LIGHT SENSOR ON TOP OF THE DASH, THEN THE NIGHT-TIME LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND I CAN SEE, BUT THIS DIMS THE RADIO SO THAT IT CAN'T BE READ. COVERING THE LIGHT SENSOR IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. BUICK NEEDS TO MAKE THE FACE OF THE DASH CLUSTER ANY OTHER COLOR THAN DARK BLUE OR BACK LIGHT IT. THE SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER WITH BUICK WAS 71-849515366.

• 11/16/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A DARK AREA, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A WELL LIT AREA, THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND GEAR SHIFT GAUGES ARE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CLUSTER. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE STILL EXISTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 232.

• 11/15/2010· SUSPENSION

  REPEATED FAILURE OF FRONT STRUT BUSHINGS ON 2007 BUICK LUCERNE THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 25,000, THEN AGAIN AT 50,000 AND NOW IT IS FAILING AGAIN AT 70,000. *TR

• 11/15/2006· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PRESENTED A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY DURING THE DAY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN TURNING RADIUS WAS PROBLEMATIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND EXPRESSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FEATURE THAT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

• 11/13/2013· AIR BAGS

  MY AIR BAG LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON. THE MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT DUE TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS USING THE CAR AND CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE SEAT THE CONNECTION HAS BEEN SEVERED. PER THE MECHANIC , BUICK IS REPAIRING THE CARS FOR ONLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LESS THAN 36,000 MILES. HOW CAN THEY NOT REPAIR FOR ME? WE HAVE 3 DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND ARE NOT THE SAME IN HEIGHT. ON PAGE 76 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL IT INDICATES THAT THE CAR HAS A SENSOR TO DETERMINE WHERE THE DRIVER IS SITTING. I WOULD EXPECT THE CAR TO NOT "WEAR" OUT IN SENSING AND SEVER THE CONNECTION. CAN YOU ASSIST WITH THIS? MY VEHICLE HAS 98572 MILES. *TR

• 11/10/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 11/05/2014· SUSPENSION

  MY CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING AS IT NORMALLY WAS AND I TOOK IT INTO MY MECHANIC. HE PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE VERY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. IT TOOK HIM SEVERAL DAYS TO FIND THE LEFT CONTROL ARM. HER WENT ON LINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEALER THAT HAD THE ITEM IN STOCK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. HE WAS TOLD THAT GM HAD STOPPED MAKING THE PART. HE FOUND THAT PART AT A PARTS STORE FOR ABOUT $70 MORE THAN THE ONE PART HE WAS ABLE TO GET AT A DEALER. THE SAD PART WAS THE PART HE FOUND AT THE PARTS STORE WAS NOTABLY OF A STRONGER METAL AND BETTER CONSTRUCTION THAT THE ORIGINAL GM PART. *TR

• 11/05/2012· STEERING

  OFF AND ON SCRAPING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. USUALLY OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER AND DISAPPEARS AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. THE CAR OFTEN PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TO KEEP ALERT SO IT DOES NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES FOR BOTH ISSUES BUT WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING AS IT DOESN'T MAKE A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I BRING IT IN. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS COME BACK ON AFTER I DRIVE THE 35 MILES TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE A GM 1-YEAR OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THIS CAR IT WILL SOON EXPIRE. *TR

• 11/05/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS DURING THE DAY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE CANNOT BE READ. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE READ IN THE DAYLIGHT AND WAS POORLY ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 11/26/07 *TR

• 10/31/2013· STEERING

  CAR MADE A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN TURNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THERE WAS A TSB FOR FLUID LEAK FROM STEERING GEAR LINE CONNECTION WHICH I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT - THEREFORE MY POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TSB. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT AFFECTS THE STEERING AND I BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. ALSO WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY ANOTHER MAN WAS TOLD HE NEEDED TO HAVE RACK AND PINION REPLACED ON HIS BUICK - ISN'T THAT CURIOUS. *TR

• 10/31/2012· WHEELS

  I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR NEW TIRES, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS I NOTICED MY TIRE LOOSING AIR. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE TO FIND THE RIM HAD CORROSION ON THE INSIDE. THEY HAD TO GRIND OUT THE CORROSION TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THE TIRE TO SEAL. I BELIEVE THIS WEAKENED THE RIM. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY WANT TO COST SHARE THE SAME TYPE RIMS. I BELIEVE THESE RIMS HAVE DEFECTIVE METAL AND SAID I WAS NOT WILLING TO PUT THE SAME RIMS ON. THEY DECLINED FURTHER POSSIBILITIES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. I FEEL OTHERS SHOULD B E NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

• 10/25/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  When I am driving my vehicle will just stall. If I do not let my car run for at least 5-10 minutes before I go anywhere it will stall out on me not long after. It has stalled on the highway, even a few times with my 6 year old in the vehicle. After it stalls out a lot of times I have to park it, turn it off, open my door/shut it, then wait for the inside light go out before I try to start it back up. It does start back up after I let the light go out but not everytime. I have sat there for 30 minutes to an hour more than 3 times. Now i do not have control of any of the master controls for the windows or locks. I have to lock my door manually now. I was told that it could be from my ignition switch which I know there was a recall on before. I would like another recall for this issue and for it to be fixed before something not so good happens.

• 10/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DJR

• 10/20/2016· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED GOING DOWN STEEP HILL 1/2 MILE FROM HOME PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT THE TREES AND ROCKS ON THE ROAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 06/25/18*JB

• 10/20/2014· WHEELS

  CHROME PLATED WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND/OR PEELING CAUSING LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

• 10/19/2018· AIR BAGS

  TARATA RECALL MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN YOU START IT IN SCREEN UNDER SPEED AND THE LIGHT ALSO. AND IT STAYS ON UNTIL YOU TAKE OUT KEY.

• 10/15/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LEFT HOME IN THE EVENING AND TURNED HEADLIGHTS ON. NOTED THE HIGHBEAMS WERE ON AND TRIED TO CHANGE TO LOWBEAMS, BUT HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON HIGHBEAMS. *TR

• 10/11/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL CANNOT NOT BE READ DURING THE DAYLIGHT. CUSTOMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ALL THE WAY TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ESPECIALLY THE SPEEDOMETER. *KB *TR

• 10/09/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 11/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONNECTING GROUNDS WERE CLEANED. UPDATED 12//03/12

• 10/07/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK LUCERNE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 80 MPH WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WAS GOING 70 MPH AS PER GM THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 10/07/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 73-80 MPH HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AN AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED HIM TO A HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000.

• 10/06/2016· STRUCTURE

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS COMING OFF. MY CAR WAS IN MY GARAGE WHEN ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOOR. I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR! I HAD TO ENTER THE CAR THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I THEN PUSHED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BACK INTO PLACE AND USED SHIPPING TAPE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE UNTIL I COULD GET IT REPAIRED. I CALLED THE BUICK NATIONAL HELPLINE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN UNOFFICIAL RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY CALLED MY LOCAL BUICK DEALER AND ARRANGED FOR ME TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE UNDER WARRANTY, TODAY, OCTOBER 5. THE DEALER, FOX VALLEY BUICK GMC IN ST. CHARLES, IL SAID THEY WOULD DO THE REPAIRS BUT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $200. I HAD NO OTHER OPTION AND HAD THE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED $74 FOR A $30 PART AND $134 FOR LABOR. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP OWNER TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER OF CHARGING FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS.

• 10/02/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/02/2008· INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  THE XM RADIO GPS PANEL CAN NOT BE DIMMED AT NIGHT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE IT CANT BE FIXED. *TR

• 10/01/2015· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ *TR

• 09/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  UNABLE TO READ INFORMATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER DURING THE DAY LIGHT. *TR

• 09/26/2008· INTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 BUICK LUCERNE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE DASHBOARD BECOMES INVISIBLE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WAS MODIFIED, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. *JB

• 09/25/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE SEEN IN THE DAYLIGHT. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING TO GMC SPECIFICATIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FADED TO BLACK AND WAS VIRTUALLY UNREADABLE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE MESSAGE BOARD BELOW THE SPEED INDICATOR FADED IN AND OUT WITH THE COMPASS INDICATOR BEING VISIBLE MOST OF THE TIME, AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO READ. *JB

• 09/24/2019· ENGINE

  SEVERE ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE AT 80,000 MILES SEVERE REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKAGE AT 80,000 MILES

• 09/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.