Buick LUCERNE engine problems
77 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
943 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 720 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
77 of 943 complaints match this topic (8.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10186257 · 2007-03-27 (March 27, 2007)
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 BUICK LUCERNE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STALL, BUT WHEN PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON ,AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 9,500 …
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186257 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10191496 · 2007-05-22 (May 22, 2007)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 660 miles reported. Look up ODI 10191496 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10193714 · 2007-06-19 (June 19, 2007)
I OWN A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE VEHICLE SLOWS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL AND CUT OFF, IT PICKS UP SPEED ON ITS OWN ,AND WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF. IT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT MOST OF MY TRAVELING IS DONE VIA THE EXPRESSWAY. WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN I AM AT THE MERCY OF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME. IF HE IS GOING TOO FAST AND TAIL GATES THEN I AM SURE TO BE REAR-ENDED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES,AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER DROVE VEHICLE W…
Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193714 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10420279 · 2011-08-16 (August 16, 2011)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 106,578 miles reported. Look up ODI 10420279 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10430786 · 2011-10-19 (October 19, 2011)
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.
Owner-reported narrative. 85,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10430786 at NHTSA ↗