2006 Buick Lucerne electrical system problems
101 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Buick Lucerne, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 31 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 67 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Buick Lucerne
- Body & structure 60 complaints
- Steering 43 complaints
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Engine 33 complaints
- Latches & locks 24 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Cruise control 21 complaints
- Wheels 19 complaints