2008 Buick Lucerne body problems

Filed Jun 13, 2026 · Body · NJ

Yes, as I was driving down the highway doing the current speed limit my hood had a complete failure where the adhesive for the hood separated completely in the top layer flew off, obstructed my driving for more than 10 seconds then flew off and almost hit multiple cars behind me. Thank goodness this caused me to pull over off the road, but the safety of others and I were at very harms way due to a malfunction in the vehicles quality of built in the glue separation.

Filed Oct 7, 2019 · Airbags, Body · 203,500 miles · MI · crash

Auto was in accident. Left front quarter panel, in front of l wheel. Basically, car was run over. See photos. Air bags did not go off. Accident on 8-28-2019. Car being held in case the federal safety agency wants to inspect it. Please contact me so I may notify ins. Co. Regarding status of said car, accident and if they should keep it.

Filed May 27, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 42,000 miles · CA

Automatic door locks on various doors have failed repeatedly. This problem has required entire replacement of the door lock/latch assembly's which is quite expensive. Failure of door locks is sometimes not immediately noticeable since it is intermittent at first, until it does not work at all. Children or persons could fall out of car as result of failed locks that you think are locked but they are not. You rely on the door locks to keep everyone safe from accidentally opening the doors.

Filed Oct 27, 2017 · Body · MI

Door latch issue on car the same as ford door latch recall. Have four door vehicle and both back doors will not open due to malfunctioning door latches. Rear passenger side stop working 2 years ago and now drivers side passenger door has failed.

Filed Dec 12, 2013 · Body, Seats · 20,000 miles · MO

Sometime between 1998 and 2008 the buick line, and almost all other lines, enlarged the size of the columns supporting the roof, modified the front side windows to add a small triangle of material at the front of the windows, and raised the height of the side mirrors and raised the height of the "dash" above the instrument cluster. I am in excess of 6 ft tall and this had little impact on my field of vision. My wife is less than 5 ft and age is taking a toll on both of us and this has a severe impact on her field of vision, even with the use of booster pillows. The current models have the same design flaw, except for the honda civic and the ford fusion. I have personally "tested" this condition by locating myself at an intersection where several crashes, some fatal, and "scrooching" down as best I could to simulate a 5 ft person with the seat at its max height, and there is a critical loss of visibility, particularly to the right. There were three crashes, all involved seniors, that were in a collision because they proceeding, after stopping, to cross the intersection in front of oncoming traffic. I heartily support your proposal to develop some type of recommendations, or "rating", for vehicles that are the most appropriate for seniors. Thank you.

Filed Nov 30, 2013 · Body · 30,400 miles · WI

Went to open driver side door when the handle pulled out from the car.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Body · 85,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle, the driver's side door handle detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2013 · Body, Fuel system · 57,000 miles · NC · crash

When my wife was parking the car in a shopping center parking lot, the engine roared (even though she had her foot on the brake) and the vehicle jumped over the curb and struck small bushes and trees in the median between the stein mart and home dept parking lots causing damage to the front grill and driver side front fender. My wife was not injured luckily. Had this event occurred under normal driving conditions somebody could have been seriously injured and or killed depending upon the circumstances. I had a similiar instance about a year ago when the car surged forward while I was stopped at a intersection. My foot was on the brake and I got the car stopped. I continued to drive the car and did not experience any further problems. I thought it might have been a stuck accelerator linkage that cleared. I've since learned the newer vehicles are drive by wire controlled. Their is no direct throttle linkage from the gas pedal. The vehicle is currently at a buick dealers body shop being repaired.. Their service manager stated they would read the computer codes and use a scan tool to determine what caused the accident. An accident report was recorded by the local police department.

Filed Dec 18, 2012 · Body · 5,587 miles · FL

Inside center pillar (column between front and rear) trims had gaps where trims didn't cover the opening. Took car to a gm repair facility (dealer) 4 times. They installed clips but still there is a gap on one.

Filed Dec 18, 2012 · Body · 16,332 miles · FL

Outside driver's chrome door handle pulls off when opening the door. Took it to a gm repair facility (dealer) who replaced it, but same problem returned with the new handle. Was told by an employee at a gm dealer that they are aware of the problem with the chrome door handle. Hazard: if a thief pulls on the handle while car is in a parking lot, or when car is stopped at a traffic light, the handle would come off and expose the inner workings of the lock, possibly allowing the door to be opened.