Buick LUCERNE transmission problems
22 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
22 of 943 complaints match this topic (2.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10184428 · 2007-03-07 (March 7, 2007)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE RIGHT CONTINOUSLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON 2/15/07 AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,500. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10184428 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10196413 · 2007-07-16 (July 16, 2007)
BOUGHT THE CAR "NEW" ON 7/4/07. ON 7/8/07 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. TOOK THE CAR TO A BUICK DEALER WHERE THEY FIXED A DEFECTIVE PART. DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT NIGHT AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. BROUGHT THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP TODAY. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR 11 DAYS AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 DAYS AND COUNTING. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10196413 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10204655 · 2007-10-02 (October 2, 2007)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND THE LIGHT DIMMED, HOWEVER, IT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. A MECHANIC STATED THAT A WIRE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CAUSED THE ILLUMINATION. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10204655 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10360510 · 2010-10-14 (October 14, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ON ONE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD PROVIDE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES BUT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,591.
Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10360510 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10487700 · 2012-12-07 (December 7, 2012)
MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION DID NOT COME OUT OF PARK AT A LARGE GAS STATION. THE CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED BUY ANY MEANS. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO VARIOUS REPAIR SHOPS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE INTERLOCK PIN WOULD NOT RELEASE. I WAS TOLD THAT GM DID NOT BUILD AN OVERRIDE INTO THE SHIFTER. AFTER 1 PLUS HOURS OF TRYING THE PIN FINALLY RELEASED. BY NOT PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE PART WAS SUPERSEDED TWICE. THE PART FAILED THREE TIMES BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CAR COULD HAVE LOCKED UP IN A MORE DANGEROUS…
Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487700 at NHTSA ↗