2006 Buick Lucerne Driver assistance Problems

I have a 2006 buick lucerne that loses power randomly as I'm driving whether its pulling outbjnto traffic, which could cause injuries possibly even death, or maintain a certain speed for any amount of time , it just randomly loses power and wont go for however long until it starts to accelerate again . Also if I'm at a red light or stopped waiting to pull out somewhere , although I have my foot on the break, my car begins to accelerate and almost pulling me out into traffic. I have a service engine light and the code reads h02s heating control circuit sensor but I've yet to have it inspected because there isn't a recall for my car on that problem even though I've heard and read many complaints with the same or similar issues

NHTSA ID

11434995

Incident

Sep 29, 2021

CAR DRAINS MY BATTERY AND IT MESSED UP MY ALTERNATOR. I REPLACED BOTH AND ONCE AGAIN MY BATTERY KEEPS BEING DRAINED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ABOUT 10 CODES POPPED UP SAYING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. OTHER MODELS OF THIS BUICK HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IL DRIVE MY CAR AND IT WILL COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON ME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IL FIND MY PAPER WORK FROM THE MECHANIC IF NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS NOW. IT DIDNT HAPPEN JUST ONCE. SO I CANT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL ITS FIXED.

NHTSA ID

11319418

Incident

Mar 9, 2020

Mileage

125,000 mi

PERIODICALLY AT CRUISING SPEED OF 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, SPEEDOMETER WILL FLUCTUATE WILDLY BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH. WHEN IT DOES THIS TRANSMISSION DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN, AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE GOES ALL THE WAY TO ZERO, IT WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL EVEN IF YOU'RE IN GEAR, ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS PULL OFF AND SHUT IT DOWN AND WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES FOR IT TO ENGAGE ONCE AGAIN WHEN YOU START IT BACK UP. THIS IS AN 06 BUICK LUCERNE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND 3.8 V6

NHTSA ID

11298864

Incident

Jan 12, 2020

Mileage

256,400 mi

WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE, ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE TO OVER 115 MPH QUICKLY, AND THE SPEED CONTINUED TO CLIMB. COULD NOT DEACCELERATE. BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, NO LUCK, SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR, NO LUCK, PUSHED MANY BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL, NO LUCK, ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A HIGH SPEED DELIBERATE ROLLOVER. FINALLY AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT, THROTTLE DISENGAGED.

NHTSA ID

11183646

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY ALTENATOR STOPPED WORKING AND AFTER IT WAS REPLACED MY FUSE BOX WOULD NOT READ NOR WOULD MY CAR CRANK. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A BUICK DEALERSHIP WHERE I THOUGHT ALL OF MY PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED. THEY REPLACE MY FUSE BOX WITH A USED ONE BECAUSE THE BOX HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED THIS WAS IN APRIL 2017 IT IS NOW MAY 2017 AND I'VE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TES RAN ON IT BECAUSE MY FANS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING MY NOTHSTAR MOTOR TO OVERHEAT. THE DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINED THAT FUSE BOX IS WHAT'S CAUSING ALL OF MY PROBLEMS. EVERY CODE LED STRAIGHT TO THAT SAME FUSE BOX. MY VEHICHEL WAS ON AND STATIONARY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING CONNECTOR CRACKED AND ALL OF MY FLUIDS STARTED TO LEAK OUT FROM A RESULT OF OVERHEATING AND THE CONNECTORS BEING MADE OF PLASTIC AND BASICALLY WEARING FROM THE HEAT.

NHTSA ID

10991770

Incident

May 19, 2017

Mileage

107,533 mi

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 90 MPH, AS SHE WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE-THRU. IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING INTO TRAFFIC, SHE TURNED INTO A VACANT LOT, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR FIVE DAYS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10805799

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

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.

NHTSA ID

10743272

Incident

Jul 22, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ID

10630020

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SPEED DOES NOT PLAY A PART IN THIS PROBLEM NOR DOES THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSS POWER AND HAVE A BIG JERK AND BANG WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A PARKED POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHEN TURNING ONTO A STREET AND START BACK UP. THIS MORNING IN PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,THE CAR LOST POWER, BUT REGAINED POWER BEFORE I GOT HIT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD IF THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN NO CODES WILL BE SET TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SO WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS CAR? I KNOW I HAVE PASSED THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT. BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS SAFETY, NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT FOR OTHERS. JUST SAYING WHAT IF THIS MORNING MY CAR HAD NOT REGAINED POWER AND THAT FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH THEIR BABIES COULDN'T STOP AND HIT ME. I DON'T WANT TO THINK THAT THOSE BABIES COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BECAUSE I HAVE A CAR THAT HAS A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM. SO MORALLY WHAT DO I DO, TRADE AND LET SOMEONE ELSE DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM? KEEP ON PAYING ON A VEHICLE, THAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING? ALSO, I WAS A SERVICE ADVISER FOR 12 YEARS IN A GM AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF VEHICLES. PLEASE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION, DON'T BLOW SMOKE AT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576262

Incident

Nov 15, 2012

Mileage

37,000 mi

VEHICLE IS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE CX WITH 40,000 MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED TO GO DEAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JAN 15, 2014 WITH MY WIFE DRIVING. THE NEXT SHUTDOWN ON MAR 4, 2014, OCCURRED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL ACCOMPANIED BY A "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING AND COMPLETE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 2 TRAFFIC LANES INTO A PARKING AREA WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY WHILE STEERING AND BRAKING WITHOUT POWER ASSIST. TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT GOT ?THROTTLE DISABLED? MESSAGE. AFTER 2-4 MINUTES WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LAST SHUTDOWN WAS ON MARCH 10, 2014, ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. I HAD DISABLED TRACTION CONTROL EARLIER IN HOPES OF AVOIDING ANOTHER UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN. AFTER COASTING OFF THE INTERSTATE, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED AFTER THE RESTART. TWO GM DEALERS CHECKED THE CAR ON MAR 11, 2014. THE FIRST WAS A CHEVROLET DEALER, AND AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC WORK THEY SENT ME TO A BUICK DEALER DOWN THE STREET. BOTH DEALERS SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR MESSAGES AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR. THEY SAID WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK IN IMMEDIATELY FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE 3 SHUTDOWNS HAVE BEEN ON COLD MORNINGS, TEMPS LESS THAN 40 DEGREES. I BELIEVE IN ALL THREE CASES THE WARNING ?WATCH FOR ICY CONDITIONS? HAS APPEARED PRIOR TO FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE THAT LEAVES NO TRACKS IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT! MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND I AM VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10569063

Incident

Jan 15, 2014

Mileage

39,362 mi

THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STATED SERVICE STABILITRAC AND THEN WENT OFF.TWO WEEKS LATER CAME ON AGAIN, AND WENT OFF.THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN STOPPING.ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND MAKING A NOISE THAT WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR AS IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PRESSING OF THE BRAKES TO THE WHEEL HUBS.MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND I TURNED AROUND WENT BACK HOME AND PARKED THE CAR AND DROVE MY TRUCK TO VISIT OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS THAT DAY.TWO WEEKS LATER I TOOK THE BUICK 2006 LUCERNE TO HAVE A GM CERTIFIED MECH PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND THE REPORTED THAT NOTHING SHOWED UP AS NEEDING REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536540

Incident

Jan 4, 2013

Mileage

75,350 mi

THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. WE ASKED THE BUICK DEALER IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS AND THEY SAID NO. IT HAS HAPPENED THE LAST 4 YEARS AND AGAIN TODAY AND IT IS KIND OF SCARY AS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF WE DIDN'T PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY WHEN IT HAPPENS. WHAT HAPPENS IS IF WE ARE PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE OR OUR GARAGE SLOWING TO A STOP THE ACCELERATOR GOES DOWN ON ITS OWN AND IF WE DID NOT PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. IT LAST ONLY A FEW SECONDS MAYBE 5 OR SO AND THEN IT STOPS. WE HAVE CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT AND THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10496678

Incident

Feb 6, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WHEN THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CYCLE WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS SINCE MIGRATED TO TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THE REMOTE START WILL START THE CAR BUT WILL SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUE DURING EVERY OPERATION. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS A P140 CODE AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 3 TO 4 HOURS TO DIAGNOSE WHERE THE PROBLEM AT $80.00 PER HR. PLUS REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10445261

Incident

Jan 2, 2012

2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH STABILITRAK SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STABILITRAK PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR ALMOST A YEAR, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND IT IS MUCH WORSE. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE ONLY ERRONEOUS WARNING LIGHTS AND BEEPS. NOW, THE STABILITRAK SYSTEM IS OCCASIONALLY DECIDING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10419070

Incident

Apr 26, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD PROVIDE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES BUT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,591.

NHTSA ID

10360510

Incident

Oct 6, 2010

Mileage

23,000 mi

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY '06 BUICK LUCERNE (3.8 L)WENT INTO UNCONTROLABLE EXCELLERATION. ON LONG ROAD TRIPS, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN I EXCELLERATEDHARD, INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE CRUISE SPEED IT SEEMED TO LOCK INTO A PASSING GEAR. BRAKING DIDN'T STOP IT, PUTTING IT INTO DID NOT SLOW THE ENGINE REVS., HOWEVER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTING AFTER COASTING A LITTLE WHILE WORKED ONCE OR TWICE TO STOP THE REVS.. THE OTHER TIMES I HIT THE BRAKES REALLY HARD AND IT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE AND EXCELLERATION PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE, SINCE I HAD ROOM ON THE HIGHWAY TO DO THIS. THE BUICK DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHEN THEY TRIED. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR WHEN THE LAST INCIDENT OCURRED. PS TURNING OFF THE CRUISE SWITCH DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

NHTSA ID

10322903

Incident

Feb 9, 2010

Mileage

62,128 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10319900

Incident

Sep 1, 2006

Mileage

1 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10316860

Incident

Feb 6, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPEEDOMETER, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-50 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REMOTE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,430 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,700. THE CUISE CONTROL LOOSES SPEED. UPDATED 07/19/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10193436

Incident

Apr 25, 2007

Mileage

2,700 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STALL, BUT WHEN PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON ,AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 9,500 MILES, AND FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. DURING HIS SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INSTALLED A VEHICLE EVENT DATA RECORDER, AND HE HAS BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS, AND HAS CAUGHT FOUR SNAP SHOTS WITH THE DATA RECORDING SYSTEM. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND THE VEHICLE RAN WELL FOR A MONTH, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS RECURRED, THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500.*AK

NHTSA ID

10186257

Incident

Dec 15, 2006

Mileage

1,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY 25 SECONDS BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. HE HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR TIME OF THE DAY, AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN CLEAR DURING EVERY OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INSTALLED A DATA PROCESSOR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PUSH DATA PROCESSOR BUTTON WHEN PROBLEMS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW STARTED TO GIVE FALSE WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. ALSO, RECEIVED A SERVICE BRAKE ASSISTANCE WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 12000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7500.*AK

NHTSA ID

10183374

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

7,500 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDINGTHE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. BEFORE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD ALIGN THE VEHICLE BEFORE HE TOOK DELIVERY. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 MPH. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL CAME BACK TO THE CENTER, BUT IT STILL DRIFTED 3 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MUST KEEP PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER HAS DONE 3 FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCED THE TIRES. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2400.*AK

NHTSA ID

10182429

Incident

Nov 9, 2006

Mileage

30 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE THAT HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWED THAT AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE SERVICE. THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO SHOW ON DASHBOARD. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - INTERMITTENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181334

Incident

Jan 24, 2007

Mileage

11,626 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.

NHTSA ID

10164686

Incident

Aug 5, 2006

Mileage

6,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD 5 TO 7 MPH. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THE VEHICLE TAKES 15 TO 30 SECONDS TO RETURN TO THE SET SPEED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. UPDATED 7/11/2006 - DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FOGGED UP. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD MOVE TO FULL. WIND WAS COMING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10160915

Incident

May 12, 2006

Mileage

6,200 mi