Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Buick Lucerne submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 43 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 43, in the owner's own words
I have 2006 buick lucerne.i paid over 800 dollars get brakes fixed.now they saying messed up again power steering messed up.the front passenger side where tire hits bump makes nise like strut.power steering fluid leaking brake fliud leaking.air bags.
EVERY BUICK I HAVE EVERY HAD, HAD POWER STEERING ISSUES, INCLUDING MY NEWEST ONE. I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOPPED OFF EVERYTHING, YET MY POWER STEERING SOUNDS HORRIBLE WHEN TURNING.
WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, IT LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND THE FLUID GUSHED FROM UNDER THE CAR. NOW THE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.
STEERING WHEEL IS TURNT TO RIGHT AND THE ONLY THE FRONT LIGHT COME ON NOT THE BACK AND MY ALARM IS MESSING WITH WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE GAS
STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEED TURNS AND WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. VERY DANGEROUS. UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE WHEN RAINING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS. HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. NO SPECIFIC DATE.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNDER ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DANGEROUS.
I REPLACED MY SENSOR AND MY THERMOSTAT BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD SAID THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AFTER REPLACING IT THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO SAY THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. IT'S DOING IT WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREET AND HIGHWAYS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, GREATER EFFORTS WERE NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,998. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND RETURNED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR INLET HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUID FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR WHEN MAKING TURNS A WINDING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND NOTED IT WAS LOW. ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE WINDING NOISE WENT AWAY. A WEEK LATER THE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND HARD TO MAKE TURNS. MORE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ADDED AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK AT THE HOSE CONNECTOR NEAR THE CLAMP AND WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THE FLUID WOULD LEAK OUT. I RECENTLY, GAVE THIS CAR TO MY SON AND I WOULD BE DEVASTATED IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO HIM. HE STATED THAT THE CAR STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD WINDING NOISE AND IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE POWER STEERING RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AND HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL. MY CONCERN IS, IS MY VIN# INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? AND IF SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GROANING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN THE POWE STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 05/05/15
2006 BUICK LUCERNE WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A JARRING EVENT THAT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFFECTING THE ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING. *MW THE IGNITION, POWER STEERING HOSE AND AIR BAG MODULE AND OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE EXHIBITED A HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
2006 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14299 ISSUES. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH ONLY A SINGLE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AS RECOMMENDED, UNTIL THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE IGNITION SWITCH. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, HE HIT A LARGE POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. HE DECIDED TO PULL OVER, AND AT THAT POINT, HE REALIZED HE HAD NO POWER STEERING, THEN HE REALIZED HE HAD NO BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT, WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED, HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IGNITION RECALL. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED FROM THE CRASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES, DISLOCATED ANKLE, AND A BROKEN WRIST. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS
WE WERE SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN WE LOST ALL POWER WE COASTED TO THE CURB AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT THERE WAS A CLICKING AS IF IT WAS A LOW BATTERY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED BUT RAN ROUGH BUT WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALER WHO COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. WE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS FOR FOUR MONTHS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. WE HAVE CONTACTED G.M. CUSTOMER SVC. TWICE AND BUICK CUSTOMER SVC. WHO HAVE OPENED A CASE FILE [XXX]. AND SUGGESTED WE CONTACT A BUICK DEALER IN OREGON WHEN WE GET HOME. WE LIVE IN OREGON AND SPEND WINTERS IN CALIF. SO NOW WE MUST DRIVE A 1000 MILES NOT KNOWING WHEN OR IF OUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY DIE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD A WINDING NOISE AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS HAD BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH RESULTED IN A FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,193.
RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOW WE ARE AT 120,000 MILES AND IT IS ALREADY MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS GOING OUT AGAIN ALREADY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL ABNORMALLY MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER THE CRASH. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000...UPDATED 01/23/13 *BF.. UPDATED 02/07/2013 *JS UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF UPDATED 04/18/13 UPDATED 05/16/13
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