2006 Buick Lucerne body problems

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FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS COME LOOSE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. IT TEMPORARILY FIXES ITSELF, THEN RANDOMLY OCCURS AGAIN. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST LUCERNE THAT I'VE DRIVEN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S QUITE COMMON. THERE IS NO SAFETY LOCK ON THE DOOR FOR THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING.

NHTSA complaint #11388455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF WINDSCREEN WIPERS ON A RANDOM BASIS

NHTSA complaint #11344281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DOOR LOCKS DON'T OPERATE AS IT WAS DESIGNED DUE TO A BINDING LOCK ROD GROMMET PREVENTING THE LOCK ROD FROM ACTUATING THE LOCK. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT NOR WAS THE CAR TRAVELING TO INITIATE THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11298533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DOOR DOES NOT OPEN USING EITHER INNER OR OUTER DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON LINE. BUICK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE CARS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. SAFETY ISSUE BIG TIME WHEN ONE CANNOT GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY BECAUSE DOOR WON'T OPEN. THERE ARE ONLY 2 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY AND THUS THE REAR DOORS ARE VERY SELDOM USED. DID NOT BREAK FROM OVERUSE, DESIGN PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #11128502 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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REAR DOOR(S) WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OR THE INSIDE. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT RELATED TO THE POSITION OF THE CHILD LOCK PROTECTION ON THE DOORS. IT APPEARS SPORADICALLY AT FIRST UNTIL, FINALLY, NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO OPEN THE DOOR(S). THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A HURRY (I.E. FIRE, ACCIDENT, ETC.) ONE WOULD HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE FRONT SEATS TO GET OUT IN THIS SITUATION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM/COMPLAINT AMONG BUICK LUCERNE OWNERS (VIA THE INTERNET) AND WITH VARIOUS MODEL YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #11104235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED BUDD BAER BUICK AT 724-222-0700 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PLACE A PICK INSIDE OF THE DOOR TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA complaint #11083438 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA complaint #10970092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR REMAINED STUCK IN THE THE LOCK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,078.

NHTSA complaint #10946152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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?

NHTSA complaint #10873191 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BREAKS JUST LIKE THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE CADILLAC. WHY WAS CADILLAC RECALLED BUT NOT BUICK? LET'S BE FAIR BOTH ARE GM CARS. CLEARLY A DEFECT ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPT. THERE ARE SO MANY.

NHTSA complaint #10851236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHEN HANDLES ARE ACTIVATED. IT WILL UNLOCK WITH FOB AND STEM AT DOOR BUT IS STUCK SHUT. APPEARS TO BE LOCKED ALL THE TIME. WOULD BE UNSAFE IF ONE WAS IN A EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT HAPPEN WHEN I STOPPED AND WAS TRYING TO EXIT. IT HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY DURING A STOP ON SHOULDER.

NHTSA complaint #10817443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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

NHTSA complaint #10735395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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

NHTSA complaint #10713055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ALTHOUGH IT IS UNLOCKED. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE BOTH SEEM TO FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT NEITHER WILL OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR ISN'T STUCK. THE CHILD LOCK IS NOT ENGAGED. I HAVE SEEN FROM ONLINE SOURCES THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR A LONG TIME. IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10702668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BOTH REAR DOORS DO NOT OPEN. THE LATCHES HAVE FAILED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE BACKSEAT, UNLESS YOU CRAWL THROUGH THE FRONT. THE LATCHES HAVE LATCHED FOREVER. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WITH ONE DOOR THEN THE NEXT. THEY HAVE BEEN CLOSED NOW FOR OVER YEAR WITH BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THEM. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO WILL BE STUCK IN THE BACK IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA complaint #10700975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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HTTP://BUICKFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/THREADS/25659-2006-LUCERNE-REAR-DOOR-LOCK MY BUICK HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR STOPS WORKING. APPARENTLY A MECHANISM PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR AWHILE. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PASSENGER'S IN THE REAR SEAT WHO CAN NOT EXIT THE CAR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WITH THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

NHTSA complaint #10695267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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ATTEMPTED TO OPEN PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR AND IT DID NOT OPEN. ATTEMPTS TO SHAKE THE HANDLE DID NOT WORK AND LOCKING/UNLOCKING DID NOT FREE UP DOOR. PASSENGER HAD TO EXIT THE CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE UNABLE TO EXIT ON PASSENGER SIDE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME FOUND ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE. DOOR LATCH ISSUE IN THIS MODEL ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP.

NHTSA complaint #10693616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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UNABLE TO USE PASSENGER REAR DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT, WEATHER DOOR IS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED.

NHTSA complaint #10641341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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LOWER FRONT MOTOR SUPPORT REPLACED @ ABOUT 45,000 MILES. NOW @ 81,000 REPLACED TORQUE BAR ? (UPPER FRONT OF ENGINE 2 BIG BOLTS REPLACED MYSELF) GREAT IDEA FOR A LESS POWERFUL 3800 ENGINE. ALSO CONSTANT ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. YOU KNOW THE CAUSE. IT IS ALL OVER THE I-NET...PLASTIC CONNECTIONS.!!!!!! ALL THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE, WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE???? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10627354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE HOOD COMES ON AND SAYS HOOD OPEN ,IT'S NOT UNLATCHED AND WE ARE WONDERING WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS?

NHTSA complaint #10621238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. MY 4 DOOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN FORCED TO BE A 2 DOOR COUPE. I HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10619276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE RIG, EVEN AFTER UNLOCKING ALL OTHER DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS BACK SEAT PASSENGERS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIREHT REAR DOOR LOCKS AND WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS BACK SEAT PASSENGERS COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE AFTER AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10617066 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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REPORTED THIS TO DEALER ON 7/2/13 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS INSIDE DOOR LOCK ASSY AT 58.97$, AND 410$ PLUS TAX TO REPAIR. WENT HOME BANGED ON IN SIDE OF DOOR AND WAS ABLE TO OPEN UNTIL THIS WEEK WHEN PROBLEM RECURRED AND NO AMOUNT OF BANGING WOULD OPEN DOOR. WENT ON GOOGLE AND NOTED THIS TO BE PREVALENT WITH MANY OWNERS. THIS CAN BE FATAL IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FATALITY BEFORE THE GM ACKNOWLEDGES EITHER A FAULTY DESIGN OR FAULTY PART,AND REPAIR WITHOUT CUSTOMER COST. PLEASE ADVISE.

NHTSA complaint #10586231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BOTH REAR PASSENGERS DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN AN RECURRING PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, IT IS SUCH A SHAME HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE FILLED FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT AND THERE IS NOT ANY RECALLS.

NHTSA complaint #10574611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS OF THE CAR DO NOT OPEN. THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED TO WORK. THE MECHANISM DESIGN HAS FAILED BECAUSE THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK RELEASES DO NOT WORK. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT (OR ENTER) THE CAR FROM THE BACKSEAT. THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR DO NOT OPEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT AND THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PRIOR DAMAGE. SINCE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE OFTEN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR (ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY) UNLESS REACHING OVER THE FRONT SEAT FROM INSIDE THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10533016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN INSIDE OR OUT SIDE JUST STOPPED WORKING !!!SOME ONE COULD GET STUCK IN THE BACK BECAUSE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN SAFETY ISSUE !!!!!!!! I WAS TOLD GM WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAD NO RECALL BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO !!!! THIS IS NOT FAIR ITS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD OF BEEN FIXED WITH A RECALL !!!!

NHTSA complaint #10524251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.