Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||||
| 3812 | 3812A | 10018920 | Door locks actuators cycle and interior light turns on and off at random. *tt | 01/24/2006 | |
| 3787 | 10018545 | Power door locks inoperative. rear door lock fuse blown. *tt | 01/05/2006 | ||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||||
| PIC4809 | 03/01/2008 | 10024582 | Trunk opens when rvs button is pressed. *nj | 04/25/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 02/16/2013 | 96000 | 1 | |
| The rear door locks on the 2006 buick lucerne have a fundamental design flaw. if the rear seat passenger pulls the door handle to open the door while the door is locked, and holds it in place when the power lock mechanism attempts to unlock the door, the mechanism binds internally making the door impossible to open. this has occurred 5 times on our lucerne over the past 4 years. the only way to open the door is remove the inner door panel. reach into the lock through the access holes and free up the mechanism. until the door is repaired the backseat passenger sitting next to the frozen door cannot get out. i can't believe that the engineering team at gm has not discovered a fix for this condition. this is very disappointing and dangerous. *tr | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 105000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/05/2012 | 63000 | 1 | |
| Unable to open rear passenger door. tried from both inside and outside, tried manually unlocking and using remote to unlock. door will not open. afraid to use back seat now in case of emergency. *tr | |||
| 04/25/2011 | 71000 | ||
| 2006 buick lucerne - vehicle rear doors will not open from inside or out. doors are unlocked but passengers in the back seat can not exit the car without climbing over the front seat to exit the front doors. car doors will not open with inside door handle or outside door handle. requires replacement of the rear door lock assembly. | |||
| 04/10/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the rear passenger door would not open. the contact stated that when attempting to open or lock the door with the key or key fob, the actuator would move up and down as if the vehicle was locking but the door would not unlock. the vehicle was not inspected for the failure and the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileage was 76,000. | |||
| 04/10/2011 | 76000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 buick lucerne. the contact stated the rear passenger said door will not open. the contact stated when you try to open or lock the door with the key or remote, the actuator goes up and down, but the door does not unlock. the vehicle had not been inspected at the time of the complaint. the vin was unknwon. the failure mileage and current mileages were 76,000.rl | |||
| 03/19/2011 | 32000 | ||
| The rear passenger door of my 2006 buick lucerne intermittentlywill not unlock (open) from the inside or outside of the vehicle, creating a safety concern if the vehicle is to be exited quickly. | |||
| 06/10/2010 | |||
| The rear passenger and/or driver side door(s) will not open from the inside or the outside. it is as though the locking mechanisms are not engaging either door. | |||
| 11/13/2006 | 2402 | 1 | 06/01/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was placed in drive, the doors locked automatically. it was driven to the dealer who determined the door locks performed as designed. the consumer stated if he is involved in an accident, he or the passengers may not be able to exit. the passengers will not be able to exit until the switch is operated or pulls up the manual lock post , then they can unlock the door by pulling the door handle. the consumer believes that takes too much time and effort if in an emergency situation. updated 12/05/06. *jb | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 1 | ||
| 2006 buick lucerne broken rear door latch. consumer states that the rear driver side door latch jammed. mechanic stated that the latches were on backorder. then the passenger rear door began to jam. dealer would not cover the cost. *kb | |||
| 10/25/2006 | 5 | 05/31/2006 | |
| This is not a accident report | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||
| 01/13/2007 | 5 | 10/28/2006 | |
| 2006 buick lucerne with a list of concerns /problems**cc on the day of purchase the consumer's noticed wind noise from both front doors and scratches on the windshield. the dealer attempted to buff out the scratches but was unsuccessful. gm approved a windshield replacement. while driving the automatic driver's seat started moving up on it's own. the seat would not stop until it was as far forward as it could go. the cd player/radio refused to eject a cd, but after two days it finally released. the radio was also not working during this time. the consumer made a service appointment. trunk deck exploded. when the trunk release button was pushed there was a loud noise and the trunk flew open. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the doors were readjusted to stop the wind noise. the technician indicated he couldn't find anything wrong with the seat. they also couldn't find anything wrong with the cd/radio. when the technician pressed the trunk release button on the key fob, the trunk deck exploded. the vehicle was left at the dealer to be serviced. the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the trunk problem. *nm | |||