79 of the
1,332 complaints filed about the Buick Lucerne
are about the airbag system —
6% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2006.
The airbag lights on and there is an electrical issue also that causes the car to smoke and nearly catch fire, as soon as the battery is reconnected. Therefore rendering it non drivable. It's the same problems that are associated with the 2006 Lucern,s. When i look up the year make and model it says there should be a recall but once you put in the vin it nothing comes up.The vehicle is readily available upon request but has not been inspected by anyone else.
NHTSA complaint #11611202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
NHTSA complaint #11482651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AUTO WAS IN ACCIDENT. LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL, IN FRONT OF L WHEEL. BASICALLY, CAR WAS RUN OVER. SEE PHOTOS. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. ACCIDENT ON 8-28-2019. CAR BEING HELD IN CASE NHTSA WANTS TO INSPECT IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY NOTIFY INS. CO. REGARDING STATUS OF SAID CAR, ACCIDENT AND IF THEY SHOULD KEEP IT.
NHTSA complaint #11266761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WERE I READ ENDED A CAR BECAUSE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND MY BREAKS FAILED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS GOING 25 IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND TOOK A CORNER TO FAST BECAUSE MY BREAKS FAILED. I HIT A CURB BUSTED MY PASSENGER TIRE OFF AND THEN HIT A STATIONARY CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I HAD ZERO AIRBAG REPLACEMENT LIGHTS ON EVERYTHING WITH THE CAR WAS FINE AND NORMAL.
NHTSA complaint #11100746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DIC 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE IS SHOWING. MOVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FORWARD AND BACK SOMETIMES MAKES THE MESSAGE DISAPPEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE IS SHOWING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2013 FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS STATED THAT THIS SAME DIC MESSAGE HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.
NHTSA complaint #11064977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEFECTIVES AIRBAGS. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF WHEN I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I DONT FEEL SAFE IN THAT VEHICLE. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A TRUCK WAS. STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN WHERE THE ROAD CAME TO A T. I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO MAKE MY TURN. AS SOON AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN THE OTHER DRIVER DROVE FOWARD HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR TOTALED MY DRIVER DOOR. THE AIRBAGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR NEVER WENT OFF.
NHTSA complaint #11048382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, NECK, AND BACK PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE SIX OCCUPANTS OF THE CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF
NHTSA complaint #10986241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR WAS GARAGED AND HARDLY DRIVEN BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ABOUT 43,000. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY OWNERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES RANDOMLY. THE CAR ALSO SAYS ON THE DIGITAL READOUT "SERVICE AIR BAG," PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME. I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS SCAN FOR THE ERROR CODES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING FOR THEM TO RECOMMEND A NEXT STEP. WHILE I WAS IN WHITE PLAINS, NY, I GOT A NOTICE FOR AN AIR BAG SERVICE RECALL FROM THE DEALER. ALL THEY DID WAS TO PUT AN INSERT ONTO MY IGNITION KEY AFTER A TWO HOUR WAIT. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THIS HAD TO DO WITH THE CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT, THEY SAID, "IF YOU DRIVE WITH A HEAVILY LOADED KEY CHAIN THE PULLS DOWN, THE SERVICE AIR BAG/CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY COME ON." IT WAS THE MOST STUPID THING I HAVE EVER HEARD, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THE NHTSA WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THIS SHAM TO PASS AS A RECALL. HAVING READ THE BULLETIN BOARD OF COMPLAINTS I SEE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AFTER AN ACCIDENT. YOU NEED TO PUT OUT A RECALL---A REAL RECALL--ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAG. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
NHTSA complaint #10944474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ISSUE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,800. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ
NHTSA complaint #10939667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND NOW THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CURRENTLY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG READS THAT IT IS OFF - CAR IS SHIFTED IN PARK). IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM?
NHTSA complaint #10939204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10938605 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10919708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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
NHTSA complaint #10917608 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10915757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE SUSTAINED AT LEAST 20MPH DOWN TO MINIMUM 16MPH TRAVELING BUT MAKING A LEFT TURN. BUICK HIT ONCOMING CAR IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION. BUICK'S FRONT DAMAGED BY A PUNCH THAT DROVE INTO THE ENGINE (CORNER OF ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT OUR VEHICLE JUST OFF CENTER TOWARD DRIVER SIDE) AND RESULTING IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION, FROM INSPECTION BY ADJUSTER, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD OVER $9,000 IN FRONT END REPAIR NEEDED, ENOUGH TO TOTAL VEHICLE. BUMPER TOTALLY DESTROYED, RADIATOR AND FAN GONE, HOOD BACK TO WINDSHIELD FOLDED.
NHTSA complaint #10863820 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
NHTSA complaint #10855040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A DRIVE THRU. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. THE DRIVER HAD BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER HAD NECK INJURIES. BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT HAD ABDOMINAL PAIN, LEFT HIP PAIN, AND LEFT SHOULDER BRUISES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AND WAS LATER DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA complaint #10824896 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.