2006 Buick Lucerne body problems

Filed Jan 16, 2021 · Body · 172,997 miles · SC

Front passenger door latch has come loose multiple times while in the vehicle. It temporarily fixes itself, then randomly occurs again. Door will not open from the inside or outside. This is definitely a hazard in an accident. This isn't the first lucerne that I've driven with this problem and it's quite common. There is no safety lock on the door for this to keep happening.

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 134,000 miles · MI

Intermittent failure of windscreen wipers on a random basis

Filed Jan 11, 2020 · Body · 70,210 miles · WA

The door locks don't operate as it was designed due to a binding lock rod grommet preventing the lock rod from actuating the lock. This was not due to any accident nor was the car traveling to initiate this problem.

Filed Sep 10, 2018 · Body · 195,000 miles · VA

Door does not open using either inner or outer door handle. I have seen many people complain about this issue on line. Buick has had this problem on multiple cars for multiple years. Safety issue big time when one cannot get out of the car quickly because door won't open. There are only 2 people in my family and thus the rear doors are very seldom used. Did not break from overuse, design problem.

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · Body · 88,000 miles · MI

Rear door(s) will not open from either the outside handle or the inside. This is definitely not related to the position of the child lock protection on the doors. It appears sporadically at first until, finally, nothing can be done to open the door(s). This is a extreme safety hazard if someone needs to get out of the car in a hurry (I.e. Fire, accident, etc.) one would have to crawl over the front seats to get out in this situation. This appears to be a common problem/complaint among buick lucerne owners (via the internet) and with various model years.

Filed Apr 5, 2018 · Body · 70,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the rear passenger door would not open from inside or outside the vehicle. The contact called budd baer buick at 724‑222‑0700 and was informed that there were no recalls. The dealer suggested that the contact place a pick inside of the door to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Nov 25, 2017 · Airbags, Body · 147,000 miles · MN · crash · 2 injuries

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.

Filed Apr 3, 2017 · Body · 47,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the rear passenger door failed to open without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.

Filed Jan 18, 2017 · Body · 113,078 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the rear passenger's side door remained stuck in the the lock position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the door lock mechanism needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,078.

Filed Jun 8, 2016 · Body · 55,500 miles · OH

On may 13, 2016 I went to open the driver's side front door. The car was stationary. To my utter surprise, the handle came completely off! On may 25, I took it to reichard, dealership. Since the car has only 54, 589 miles on it I asked the dealer for assistance in paying to fix it. He refused, saying "we get a lot of these. The manufacturer used plastic instead of metal and the plastic breaks." I asked the advisor to call general motors. She did and reported back to me that gm would not do anything. One of the advisors told me that I can expect the other three door handles to break as well. Since the car only has 54k miles, how could that happen? I have three other cars and only drive the lucerne a few times a year, mainly on out-of-town trips. Therefore, I have driven the car only about 5,500 miles per year. I consider this a defect in the design and manufacturing of this vehicle. This defect will cost me about $1,000. But most importantly, it could be a safety hazard if/when a I need to to enter the car and when someone has to be quickly extracted from the car! Also, a few friends and complete strangers who own buick lucernes have told me that I can expect to have transmission problems with this car. Have you had complaints with the transmissions?