Problems with 2006 Buick Lucerne ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Electronics shut down while driving. nhtsa# 10972355 nhtsa id# 10908198

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the ignition switch failed to function properly. flow gm auto center of winston-salem (1400 s stratford rd, winston-salem, nc 27103, (336) 937-9049) indicated that the vehicle was not included in any manufacturer recalls for the electrical system. the contact felt that if the oem switch and key were replaced with the same part, the failure may continue without a newly designed oem ignition switch and key. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and expected the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. the vin and failure mileage were not available.

My altenator stopped working and after it was replaced my fuse box would not read nor would my car crank. so i had it towed to a buick dealership where i thought all of my problems would be solved. they replace my fuse box with a used one because the box has been discontinued this was in april 2017 it is now may 2017 and i've had a diagnostic tes ran on it because my fans stopped working causing my nothstar motor to overheat. the diagnostic determined that fuse box is what's causing all of my problems. every code led straight to that same fuse box. my vehichel was on and stationary when all of a sudden my power steering connector cracked and all of my fluids started to leak out from a result of overheating and the connectors being made of plastic and basically wearing from the heat.

I replaced my sensor and my thermostat because the dashboard said the car was overheating after replacing it the dashboard continues to say the car is overheating. it's doing it while driving on public street and highways

Heated/cooled seats stopped working. button on door lights up like they are on, but the heat/cool does not actually turn on. turns out problem is with connector at control module under passenger seat. connector is partially melted with black burn marks. this issue appears to be common on numerous gm vehicles (buick lucerne, cadillac dts, etc...) fuse does not blow, possible fire issue?

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.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the doors locked independently, and the interior and exterior lighting and windshield wipers failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the body control module failed and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 32,362.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the service air bag light remained illuminated constantly. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the failure could not be diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the theft locks activated on the vehicle, which prevented the rear doors from unlocking while the vehicle was in park. the failure recurred twice. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 61,000. ....updated 04/23/15 *bf the vehicle was repaired at a cost of $900 both rear locks were replaced. updated 04/24/15*jb....updated 06/09/15*bf updated 06/16/16*jb

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 buick lucerne. while driving 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated and flickered off and on. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it could not be diagnosed, but the failure recurred. a few months later, the contact was rear ended by another vehicle in a drive thru. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was not filed and there were two injuries. the driver had back and neck injuries and the passenger had neck injuries. both required medical attention. on another occasion, the contact crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the contact was injured. the contact had abdominal pain, left hip pain, and left shoulder bruises, which required medical attention. the vehicle was able to be driven home and was later deemed destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. the dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 1/21/15*cn updated 01/27/15*jb

2006 buick lucerne. ignition switch safety recall for key ring. *mw

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. after removing the key from the ignition switch, the vehicle failed to turn off. the contact stated that excessive force was required in order to turn and remove the key. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 51,977.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled, the steering wheel seized and the brakes failed. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system). however, the parts needed for the repairs were unavailable. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled and all lights on the instrument panel illuminated. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician advised to the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer since the failure was related to a recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000.

I am writing in regards to the gm recall #14299. ignition issue. we received a letter from buick/gm the end of september. i called the local buick gmc dealer to set up an appt to get it fixed, and she said i would have to call back in 2-3 weeks because the parts were backordered. last week on the national news gm was complaining because people weren't getting this problem taken care of and they wanted to offer gift cards. i called the local dealer again and now the parts are in but they are booked until december 15 of this year because now everyone wants to get their vehicles fixed. so i have to go a little over another month before i can get this fixed? not real happy about how this was handled. if there's a recall, the manufacturer should have the parts in stock before a letter is sent out telling up to get our vehicle fixed right away. *tr

In father's car. doors locked, but rear door was ajar. closed the door and then it wouldn't unlock for several days despite manual, electronic, and other attempts. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated while stopped at a traffic sign, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle after shifting into park. the failure recurred multiple times. the contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). however, the failure persisted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

2006 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to key ignition switch issues. *smd the consumer stated while driving, the ignition switch went from the run position to the off position, which caused him to crash into a guard rail. the consumer experienced the failure several times. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign: 14v355000 (electrical system). however, the parts needed were unavailable. the dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle under the recall. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v35500 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2006 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to recall notice 14299 issues. *smd

2006 buick lucerne. attorney representing consumer writes in regards to unsatisfactory customer service at dealership and accident caused by defect stated in recall notice. *smd according to the recall letter, the parts were not available. the letter did not go into specifics about the accident. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to remedy the recall was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed for the repair were unavailable. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

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. *jb

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. *tr

Car died while driving it. lost power steering and brakes. had car towed to dealer. it was diagnosed as having a faulty ignition module. i was lucky i was not on a highway at high speed. given the company recalls on ignition parts on other name plates, it is likely that the buick's are also seeing ignition problems and failures but gm has not issued a recall for this car platform. i hope that no one is seriously injured or killed before this defective part is recalled. i consider myself lucky. updated 10/16/14 *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition switch. the contact had to push down on the gear shifter to release the key. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Both rear passengers doors will not open from the inside or outside. this has been an recurring problem for about a year, it is such a shame how many complaints are filled for this particular defect and there is not any recalls. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. the contact almost lost control of the vehicle. in addition, the entire instrument panel was illuminated. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the contact was aware of nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact was driving with only a single key in the ignition, as recommended, until the parts became available; however, the failure recurred. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Had just got home and noticed that the rear passenger door was not all the way shut. so i shut it and then locked it. went out the next day and same door won't open even though the visible lock is up in the unlock position. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system) and nhtsa campaign number: 10v240000 (electrical system) had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for repair. the dealer and manufacturer stated the part was unavailable. the contact stated intermittently when started the vehicle will independently continue to crank. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 90,000.

The rear passenger doors of the car do not open. the automatic door locks have failed to work. the mechanism design has failed because the manual door lock releases do not work. it is impossible to exit (or enter) the car from the backseat. the rear doors on both sides of the car do not open. there has been no accident and there has never been any prior damage. since more than two people often ride in this vehicle, this is an extreme safety hazard because it is impossible to access the back seat of the car (especially in an emergency) unless reaching over the front seat from inside the car. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that while traveling 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the battery needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred multiple times. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

Letter from senator nelson on behalf of constituent re 2006 buick lucerne ignition switch. *smd the consumer stated while driving down the highway, he hit a large pothole and the vehicle shut off. when he attempted to apply the accelerator, nothing happened. he decided to pull over, and at that point, he realized he had no power steering, then he realized he had no brakes to stop the vehicle. he finally stopped the vehicle and was able to re-start it, with no problem. when the consumer called the dealer, he was informed, his vehicle identification number was not included in the ignition recall. *jb

The back doors on my buick lucerne 2006 have not unlocked for over a month. strangely, one day i leaned on one door from the inside and it unlocked for a few hours and then relocked. i see many other complaints for the same issue online. the dealers were not helpful or sympathetic and charged me one hundred dollars to diagnose this in five minutes, with a two grand estimate. it is unsafe for back seaters who cannot get in or out safely. this should be on a recall from gm right away. *tr

2006 lucerne suddenly left city roadway for no apparent reason. lucerne collided with two telephone poles positioned next to each other. delta v of collision between 22 and 25 mph. pole to driver side frame impact with driver side front wheel pushed into driver floor board so floor pushed against brake pedal post collision. no airbag deployed. pdof was near straight ahead or 12 o'clock. driver belt spooled out allowing driver's head to significantly deform the upper steering wheel rim. driver belt cut a notch in the b-pillar trim exiting the d-ring hole. gm looked at this car in litigation and agreed that the driver was belted. driver suffered jaw fractures, rib fractures and lung injury. driver died of collision related injuries 6 months post collision. general motors may dispute whether the death was related to the airbag non-deployment, but it can not dispute the relationship of the jaw and rib fractures to the non-deployment. download of sdm showed no "events recovered". that appears to be consistent with the 2006 cobalt ignition recall issue. the key in the ignition after the accident has a string of keys and other items hanging down several inches from the key in the ignition, also seemingly consistent with the 2006 cobalt ignition recall issue. driver would have been protected from serious injury be a timely airbag deployment in this collision according to biomechanics retained by the driver's family in litigation against general motors. this complainant suspects that the ignition switch in the 2006 is similar to the 2006 cobalt ignition switch, but does not have definitive confirmation of that. complainant can send photographs of the damage to the lucerne and the lucerne bosch cdr crash data retrieval report by email or other means at your request. *tr

The left rear door is locked and cannot be unlocked either manually or electronically. this constitues a safety hazard as it is impossible to enter or exit the rear seat from the left side. *tr

This electrical problem began about the first of the year when the electric door locks started to cycle while driving. it has since migrated to turning off the cruise control and causing the headlights to flash off and on. the remote start will start the car but will shut down the motor after a few seconds. these problems continue during every operation. i have been informed by the dealer that it is a p140 code and will take about 3 to 4 hours to diagnose where the problem at $80.00 per hr. plus repair. *tr

Control module failed as i entered the driveway, into my garage. the key could not be removed. directional control was lost and the engine would not turn off. the battery had to be disconnected to turn off the engine. the key switch failed once before, when the tumbler within the ignition switch stuck open when the key was removed; but the ignition circuit remained open. consequently, the battery went dead. buick service diagnosed the failed switch, and determined the switch tumbler had stuck in the on position. the problem was corrected by lubricating the key switch internally...updated 10/22/14 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle restarted after three minutes. the vehicle was then taken to the dealer. the dealer stated that they believed that the vehicle was suffering from an electrical problem. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that there was nothing they could do to assist. the failure mileage was 177,000 and the current mileage was 192,000.

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.

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. *jb