2006 Buick Lucerne Tires & wheels Problems

I OWN A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. I TOOK ON 6-11-16 TO DEALER HAD MY TIRES REPLACED. EVER SINCE, ALL FOUR NEW TIRES ARE LOSING AIR. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THE CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF THE RIMS, LOSING THE SEAL. DEALER HAS RE-SEALED THE FOUR TWICE SINCE 6-11-16 ONLY 51,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. 2016 IS THE FIRST THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. CORROSION IS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE BATCH OF CHROME PLATING WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 08/08/16 *BF

NHTSA ID

10889053

Incident

Jun 11, 2016

I LOST ENGINE POWER AS I WAS DRIVING ON I75 APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES SOUTH OF VENICE FLORIDA. ONE OF THE TIRES EXPLODED AND THE WHOLE WIRING SYSTEM WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE TIRE EXPLOSION, AS WELL AS THE BACK BUMPER. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BUICK DEALER IN VENICE FLORIDA. REPAIR COSTS INCLUDING TOWING AND RENTAL CAR FOR THE PERIOD MY VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED ELEVATED TO APPROXIMATELY $1600.00. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE BACK BUMPER WHICH WOULD COST AN ADDITIONAL $1400.00 PER BUICK'S QUOTE. I WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL BY BUICK DUE TO THE EXACT REASONS THAT LED TO MY ACCIDENT AND RELATED COSTS. GENERAL MOTORS IS DECLINING RESPONSIBILITY WHEREAS I DID EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THE REASONS FOR RECALL NUMBER 14299. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653498

Incident

Sep 18, 2014

Mileage

93,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WOULD LOOSE AIR PRESSURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEADS ON THE RIMS WERE DETERIORATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,300. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ

NHTSA ID

10593481

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN MURPHY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING TIRE DELAMINATION AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE. (SEND RESPOND TO STUART OFFICE) *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TIRE WAS DELAMINATED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL AND THE BUMPER ON THE VEHICLE...UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF SEVERAL MONTH LATER, THE RIGHT REAR AND TWO FRONT TIRES WERE ALSO DELAMINATED. UPDATED 10/21/13 UPDATED 12/5/13

NHTSA ID

10515246

Incident

Apr 30, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE EQUIPPED WITH UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES SIZE (225/60/16). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT THEN MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/03/12 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID

10474102

Incident

Aug 23, 2012

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

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

AFTER MY 2006 BUICK LUCERNE CXS SITS FOR AWHILE, 10-12 HOURS, I GET A REALLY BAD VIBRATION OUT OF THE CAR. IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR AS IF IT IS GOING TO FALL APART. AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT SMOOTHES OUT A BIT BUT DOESN'T COMPLETELY GO AWAY. MOSTLY NOTICEABLE WHEN ITS COLD OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND AND MODEL, BUT THE VERY NEXT DAY, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TIRES. I HAVE TALKED TO THE 2 DEALERS, BUICK CUSTOMER SUPPORT, BRIDGESTONE CONSUMER LINE, A FIRESTONE CORP. CENTER, AND BUICK AGAIN, ALL THEY CAN SAY IS THE TIRES WERE MADE THAT WAY AND THERE IS NO DEFECT. NO ONE WANTS TO STAND UP AND TAKE BLAME. NOW I OWN A NEW $42,000 VEHICLE THAT THEY SAY IS NORMAL TO HAVE THIS VIBRATION WITHIN THE FIRST 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND NEVER COMPLETELY GOES AWAY. I ALSO NOTICE IT WHEN DRIVING ON CURVED ROADS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, FROM TIME TO TIME THE CAR FLOATS OR SUDDENLY TURNS SLIGHTLY ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS 50-60 MPH. VERY UNHAPPY, NO CUSTOMER SERVICE ANYWHERE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10179199

Incident

Dec 28, 2006

Mileage

5,200 mi

WHILE ENTERING A CURVE ON THE EAST -WEST CONNECTOR IN FRANKFORT, KY, MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF OUR 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 AND SHE WAS GOING NO MORE THAN 35-40. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. THE RIGHT FRONT PART OF OUR CAR HIT A GUARDRAIL, SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL MOMENTARILY, THEN LOST CONTROL AGAIN. THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER, WHERE THE CAR STOPPED. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RIGHT REAR AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM THE VEHICLE. WE HAD NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEFORE, ALTHOUGH SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER, WHEN I DROVE THE CAR, I NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO MY CONTROLS. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS NOT INJURED AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $10,000 IN DAMAGES TO THE CAR. OUR PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT THE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM THE CAR. THE TIRE IS NOT FLAT, BUT THE WHEEL SEPARATED AT THE HUB (I THINK THAT IS THE CORRECT TERM). SINCE THIS IS A NEW CAR (2006 WAS THE FIRST MODEL), WE WONDER WHETHER THERE MAY BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT? WE CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE (INTACT) WHEN SHE WAS NEVER GOING MORE THAN 35-40 AND, MOST LIKELY, SLOWER THAN THAT WHEN SHE HIT THE CEMENT BARRIER. IF NECESSARY, WE CAN PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT, A LIST OF REPAIRS TO BE MADE ON THE VEHICLE, AND PICTURES THAT WE TOOK OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178070

Incident

Dec 21, 2005

Mileage

18,000 mi

EXPERIENCED FRONT END VIBRATION ON DELIVERY. DEALER DID A WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT A SLIGHT VIBRATION CONTINUED. EVENTUALLY IT INCREASED AND I TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT FOR BALANCING AND ROTATION BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER ANALYZED IT AS "DEFECTIVE" TIRES ON THE FRONT AND REPLACED THEM. AS I DROVE HOME THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SWITCHED THE LEFT FRONT TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT FRONT TO THE LEFT AND CLAIMED THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE BADLY. RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE DEFECTIVE. AS I LEFT THE DEALER I NOTICED THAT THERE STILL IS A VIBRATION. TRIED FOR 10 DAYS TO HAVE GM TALK WITH THE DEALER BUT THEY CONTINUALLY TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH THEM. BECAUSE THIS CAR HAD THE DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT NO ONE CAN SEE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, FRONT END AND BRAKE PROBLEMS I DEEMED THIS BUICK LUCERNE UNSAFE AND HAVE SOLD IT TO A DEALER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173018

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

100 mi

VEHICLE HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN DELIVERED IN APRIL. A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT 125 MILES. NOW, AT 3750 MILES THE PROBLEM RETURNED BUT MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. AT 45 MPH IT FELT LIKE A FLAT TIRE OR A WHEEL WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MY WAY HOME I EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SWAPPED TIRES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. HOW WILL THIS IMPACT MY VEHICLE WHEN I NEXT ROTATE MY TIRES? THE VIBRATION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND, ONCE AGAIN, WILL RETURN TO MY DEALER FOR A SOLUTION. TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL P235-55R17 WHICH THE NHTSA SITE DOES NOT HAVE AS AN OPTION WHEN FILLING OUT THE "COMPONENT" SECTION OF THIS REPORT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171882

Incident

Oct 23, 2006

Mileage

3,700 mi