2006 Buick Lucerne Suspension Problems

DRIVING WESTBOUND ON ILLINOIS RT-7 TOWARDS LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS WHEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO ONCOMING LANE NEARLY CAUSING A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS RUSTED THROUGH AT THE MOUNTING FLANGES WHEREBY THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED FALLING DOWN ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DESTROYING THE NEW MICHELIN TIRE THROWING THE CAR OUT OF CONTROL AND INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT WITH LITTLE TO NO RUST ANYWHERE BUT ON THE STRUTS. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! I HAVE OWNED OTHER CARS FOR THIRTY YEARS WITH A LOT MORE MILES AND NEVER HAD SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM. EVEN OLD PICK-UP TRUCKS LAST A LOT LONGER. THIS DEFECT IS SURE TO CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE SHOWING THE DEFECTIVE STRUTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644423

Incident

Mar 20, 2014

Mileage

53,072 mi

MAGNETIC RIDE STRUT OPTION F E 3 . PLATE THAT HOLDS COIL SPRING FAILED CAUSING TIRE DAMAGE AND STRUT FAILURE.ALSO HAPPENED TO DRIVER SIDE 6 MONTHS AGO. RIDICULOUS PRICE USED 250. UP TO 899. NEW. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617274

Incident

Jul 18, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON REREIDENTAL STREET( 31TH NEAR CHARLES STREET) IN ROCKFORD IL. AT 8:00PM,CROSSING OVER CHARLES STREET WHILE THE INTERSECTION LIGHT IN MY DIRECTION; AND EAST BOUND VEHICLE DIS-REGARED THE LIGHT AND CROSSED INTO MY PATH TURNING LEFT GOING SOUTH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FROM THE TIRES TO THE BUMPER. THE EMPACT TURNING THE VEHICLE ( 2006 BUICK LUCRENE 4 DR.) COMPLETELY AROUND. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS ( DRIVER/PASS) DID NOT DEPORT.... QUESTION TO YOU IS THERE ANY STEPS I CAN TAKE TO SETTLE THIS ISSUE FOR COMPENSATION..THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610988

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

TRAVELING AT 20 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE COLLAPSING THE SUSPENSION PUSHING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT HIT A MAILBOX AND A TREE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566553

Incident

Jan 3, 2014

Mileage

68,000 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

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

NHTSA ID

10486599

Incident

Oct 23, 2012

Mileage

79,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE 235/55/17. WHILE AT A TIRE SHOP FOR A TIRE ROTATION, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY BALD AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED UNTIL FURTHER WEAR OCCURRED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES WAS 19,940. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,200. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. UPDATED 02/24/12

NHTSA ID

10444623

Incident

Jan 17, 2012

Mileage

46,200 mi

VEHICLE DRIVER COMPLAINED OF SQUEAKING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE. INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED LEFT FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD COLLAPSED. THE STRUT HOUSING FAILED AT THE COIL SPRING SUPPORT ALLOWING THE STRUT HOUSING TO CONTACT THE TIRE WEARING THE TREAD ON THE TIRE BELOW MINIMUM SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MAGNETIC RIDE SUSPENSION. STRUT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10401513

Incident

May 8, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, WHICH INCLUDED AN ALIGNMENT, THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE CHANGED, AND A POWER STEERING PART WAS REPLACED. YET, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 02-15-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED INSTALLED XM SAT RADIO. UPDATED 02/15/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10214797

Incident

Aug 1, 2006

Mileage

25 mi

AUTO PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING SLUGGISH, CANNOT GO OVER 40 MPH WITHOUT FRONT END VIBRATES. FEELS LIKE UNBALANCED WHEELS, BUT I HAD THAT DONE. DEALER CHANGED TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10191838

Incident

May 23, 2007

Mileage

10,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP ALIGNED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES, REPLACED THE TIRES AND INSTALLED A 5 MM THICK SHIM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10167835

Incident

Sep 11, 2006

Mileage

6,000 mi

DETAILS: I HAVE THE BUICK LUCERNE V8 MODEL AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGER TO ME THE DRIVER AND TO THE PUBLIC. *JB

NHTSA ID

10166071

Incident

Jul 31, 2006

Mileage

300 mi

PURCHASED 2006 BUICK LUCERNE, JUNE 24,2006 FROM SCOTT BUICK, OF PINELLAS PARK, FL. WE DROVE IT DOWN THE ROAD 4 MILES AND TURNED BACK TO RETURN IT TO DEALER . THE STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT REAL BAD. DEALERS SERVICE DEPT CHECKED THE MECHANICS OF THE STEERING AND COULD FIND ANY REASON FOR THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. RELEASED IT TO US ON JUNE 26,AND AFTER A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD WE PROMPTLY RETURNED AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THEY LOOKED FOR A GM BULLETIN REGARDING THIS PROBLEM THIS TIME, THEY SERVICED IT ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN SPEC'S, ON THE 28TH. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM TOTALLY THIS MAKES 3 TIMES IT WAS IN SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE STEERING PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS OF TODAY JULY 22, 2006 THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163212

Incident

Jun 24, 2006

Mileage

504 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH OR MORE, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS, ROTATED THE TIRES, AND REBUILT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. AFTERWARDS, THE FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10159584

Incident

Jun 12, 2006

Mileage

1,358 mi

I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN THE CA/NV BORDER AND EAST RENO. IN TWO INSTANCES I ENCOUNTERED PAVEMENT THAT WAS GROOVED (IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ROAD). I WAS INITIALLY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I WAS DRIVING A NEW 2006 BUICK LUCERNE V-8 VIN IG4HE5Y76U157759 WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRES. WHEN I DROVE ON THE GROOVED PAVEMENT, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BECAUSE THE FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED SO BADLY THAT IT FORCE THE CAR TO WEAVE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STEADY. THIS HAPPENED IN THE AREA WEST OF RENO IN THE MOUNTAINS AND AGAIN IN AN AREA IN RENO WHERE THE PAVEMENT WAS ALSO GROOVED. NORMALLY, THIS CAR IS REMARKABLY STEADY, SO THIS WAS A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED AND DISCONCERTING INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, WHEN I SLOWED TO 45 MPH I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR BETTER UNTIL I PASSED THAT SECTION OF PAVEMENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10159393

Incident

Jun 8, 2006

DRIVING HOME AFTER ACCEPTING DELIVERY OF MY VEHICLE I NOTICED A FRONT END VIBRATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL LUCERNES DO THIS AND THAT I SHOULD DRIVE IT 500 MILES BEFORE RETURNING. I INSISTED THAT THEY FIX IT AND WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME IT NO LONGER VIBRATED. THE PAPER WORK REVEALED THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REFERRED TO SERVICE BULLETIN NR. 000310007G. *NM

NHTSA ID

10155294

Incident

Mar 20, 2006

Mileage

5 mi