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2006 Buick Lucerne engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle suddenly shut off. After restarting the engine, the vehicle continued to shut off. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 67,000. Updated 12/20/16*lj updated 12/27/16.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and there was an abnormal noise. The failure occurred on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine bracket fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. Updated 12/2/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a light pole. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was notified of recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system). However, the vehicle had not been repaired under the recall since the parts needed were not available. The contact was waiting for a response from the local dealer and manufacturer to remedy the recall repair when the failure occurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the engine stalled. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. The problem occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the coil pack connector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000. Updated 10/02/14*lj updated 3/10/2015
Lower front motor support replaced @ about 45,000 miles. Now @ 81,000 replaced torque bar ? (upper front of engine 2 big bolts replaced myself) great idea for a less powerful 3800 engine. Also constant anti-freeze leak. You know the cause. It is all over the I-net...plastic connections.!!!!!! All this is common knowledge, why has nothing been done???? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I have filed a prior claim with you on the ignition control module failure. Dealer replaced the entire module - gm subsequently issued recall for buicks, altho they are claiming the failure has to do with a slot/hole in a key. I had only the key and the lock fob on the key - I did not have lots of keys and other accessories linked to my key, nor did I hit a pothole or anything jarring. The car just died, no brakes, steering, unable to restart the car and I had to have it towed. I was fortunate that it was at a low speed and not 65 MPH on a highway. This repair cost me $939 dollars. And I am not sure that the replacement part isn't a defective duplicate, an inventory shelf item that has the same defect as the part replaced. If gm is claiming it's only a key issue, then the drivers of these larger vehicles are all at risk, as well as other vehicles that might be involved in an accident with a car unable to be controlled. Please don't let them get away with sweeping this issue under the rug. I don't want to be injured or cause a death because gm doesn't want to spend the money to replace defective modules. (I had the dealer give me the module they removed and will seek to find a good engineering test lab if gm continues to drag its feet on the lucerne issue) I understand these parts were made in china and there is also a reported history of defects - here is a copy of material reprinted from reuters: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/25/gm-ignition-switchlinkedtorecallmadeinchina.html I am living on limited resources and don't want to have to sue gm to get reimbursed for this issue. Thank you for the follow-up.
Initially the auto hesitated and then accelerate. Reported to dealer on 09/18/06. Mileage was 7,291.. Then the auto would stall when driving at various speeds, at one time at 60 MPH on the garden state parkway. Various fixes by the dealer failed to stop the problem. Have all documentation. In touch with gm on 06/13/2014 and advised to again bring back to the dealer. (kerbeck buick atlantic city nj.). The gm rep (([xxx]?) then said go to another dealer if not satisfied. Going to dealer on next week. Please advise.
My 2006 buick lucerne engines stops randomly. As I am traveling down the road the engine suddenly cut off and there is a loss of all power steering and brakes. All electrical components blacks out and when it stops you can not crank it. After waiting different amounts of time you can crank it up and continues until the next mysterious outage . This is my wife car and I do not allow her to drive it. I do not take it on any winding roads. 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. I have carried it to three other shops to no avail. One mechanical was driving it around town and it happen on a roundabout. He said he had to struggle with all his might to get though it before he could stop. I do not know what to do and hopefully nothing dreadful will happen, like gm cares.
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.
Took my car into firestone and found out that the motor mounts are sagging. Most cars only need the bolts on the mounts replace - the lucerne is the only one where you need to replace all the motor mounts because they don't have bolts in them. Another few miles and I will have an engine sitting on the highway. I am extremely upset because my husband is already handicapped and we bought this vehicle to last for more than 150,00 miles before we had to sink that kind of money in it. I have had a second opinion and it is indeed a problem.
2006 buick lucerne. Consumer states complete loss of steering *tgw the consumer stated the drive belt came off while driving 45 MPH. The consumer lost control of the steering wheel which became incredibly hard to maneuver until the engine completely stopped. The vehicle was towed to the consumers mechanic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle successfully restarted within a few hours; however, the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but he could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Since about 60,000 miles, the car it stalls out. It can stall going 70 MPH down the interstate, stall at stop signs, stall pulling out of an intersection. Last occurrence I was trying to cross a major highway when it stalled. I coasted across the highway and it restarted right away. If a car had been coming from either direction, we would have been hit. I have had 4 sensors replaced and nothing seems to fix this problem.
Tl* the contact owns 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the engine would violently shake. The contact took the vehicle to their mechanic and was informed that three of the four engine mounts needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and the contact was informed that later model year vehicles were being repaired free of charge for the same failure. No reason was provided as to why the failure occurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
2006 buick lucerne. Consumer states starter motor will at various times stay engaged and unhealthy levels of an electric magnetic field inside the passenger compartment *tgw the consumer discovered a cadillac chassis was used to route electrical wires to the rear seat which caused elevated magnetic fields.
While driving the car looses all engine power and will just roll and this continues for up to 2-10 seconds. You do have ps,pb and all electric items the engine just falls to a idle.then the engine races for a few seconds when it recovers. You have no idea this is happen until you fell the car is not powering. We owned the car since new in 06. This happen several time when the car was new now 2.5 years latter it is starting this again. Buick has not been able to fix this issue. Milage on car is 42,000.
06 buick lucerne purchased 12-3-09, dies out completely while driving at various speeds. The car has shut off on the highway 3 times with a child in the car. It has occurred a total of 7 times between1-08-10 and 4-17-10. The car is under factory warranty and has been serviced 7 times by 3 different buick dealerships.
I own an '06 buick lucerne cxs with defective motor mounts. These motor mounts are known to be defective and many bulletins have been posted, along with many known customers getting them replaced. I however have had bad luck getting my local buick dealership to replace them. The problem happens while taking off from a stop. The defective mounts cause the engine to vibrate and shake the car. This to me seems like a very dangerous issue to have to deal with and would like to get these mounts replaced as soon as possible.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. The contact stated that at 6,000 miles, the check engine light illuminated. She took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the motors wiring harness had fallen into the manifold and burned some wires. The vehicle was repaired in august of 2006. In september of 2006, while driving on the interstate, the vehicle suddenly shut off in the middle of traffic. In october of 2006, the vehicle would not start again. She took the vehicle back to the mechanic, but no failures were found because the vehicle started immediately. Two weeks later, the vehicle failed to start again. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and it would not start for them as well. The mechanic stated that the ignition wire code appeared when the vehicle was diagnosed and they made the repair. After the repair was made, while driving 65 MPH downhill, the failure recurred. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral and it restarted. The buick dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Five days later, the vehicle shut off and failed to restart. The dealer kept the vehicle for five days and stated that the cause of failure was the wiring harness and a burned module. The current mileage is 21,674 and failure mileage was 6,354.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. While accelerating from a stop or making a turn, the vehicle stalls but does not shut off. The failure occurs intermittently at any speed. The dealer installed an oxygen sensor in hopes that it would alleviate the failure. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer six times, but they could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle did not show a code. The failure still persists. The current mileage is 12,240 and failure mileage was 660.
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