2007 BUICK LUCERNE Air Bags Problems

TARATA RECALL MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN YOU START IT IN SCREEN UNDER SPEED AND THE LIGHT ALSO. AND IT STAYS ON UNTIL YOU TAKE OUT KEY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, NECK, AND BACK PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE SIX OCCUPANTS OF THE CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF *AS

Mileage: 163,000

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND NOW THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT IS ON, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CURRENTLY, BUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG READS THAT IT IS OFF - CAR IS SHIFTED IN PARK). IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED GOING DOWN STEEP HILL 1/2 MILE FROM HOME PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT THE TREES AND ROCKS ON THE ROAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 06/25/18*JB

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE SUSTAINED AT LEAST 20MPH DOWN TO MINIMUM 16MPH TRAVELING BUT MAKING A LEFT TURN. BUICK HIT ONCOMING CAR IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION. BUICK'S FRONT DAMAGED BY A PUNCH THAT DROVE INTO THE ENGINE (CORNER OF ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT OUR VEHICLE JUST OFF CENTER TOWARD DRIVER SIDE) AND RESULTING IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION, FROM INSPECTION BY ADJUSTER, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD OVER $9,000 IN FRONT END REPAIR NEEDED, ENOUGH TO TOTAL VEHICLE. BUMPER TOTALLY DESTROYED, RADIATOR AND FAN GONE, HOOD BACK TO WINDSHIELD FOLDED.

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

Mileage: 183,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 66,000

INQUIRY AS TO POSSIBLE RECALL FOR AIR BAGS

LOST POWER & CONTROL, COLLISION WITH 5 OTHER CARS & AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. COLLISION OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER POWER LOSS & NO RECOLLECTION ON MY PART UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED & TOOK ME TO EMERGENCY ROOM. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

FRONT END CRASH CAR TOTALED AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

AROUND OR ABOUT OCTOBER 2011, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, MY 2007 BUICK LUCERNE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES (AND AIRBAG?). FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. INITIAL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, SO I CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND BEFORE AAA ARRIVED, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DROVE HOME (IT WAS A SUNDAY). THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT (NEW) JUST OVER FIVE YEARS BEFORE (IT WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY). AFTER WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS A COMPLETE CHECK, NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE ENGINE QUITTING COULD BE FOUND. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND AROUND TOWN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I TOLD MY SERVICE CONSULTANT THAT I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH I OCCASIONALLY USED TO TRANSPORT MY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN, UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. WE AGREED THAT ONE OF THE MECHANICS COULD USE IT FOR HIS PERSONAL USE UNTIL THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. AND IT DID. A FEW DAYS LATER THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD AGAIN STALLED, THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD, WAS "IN A COMPUTER" THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED. I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT (BEFORE SELLING IT), AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF BOTH GENERAL MOTORS AND ON-STAR (THE LATTER, JUST IN CASE THE SHUTDOWNS HAD BEEN PROMPTED BY THAT SYSTEM) AND NOBODY WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH BUICKS HAD OCCURRED: AND THEY STILL WON'T. A CURSORY SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER BUICKS, YET THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. WHY NOT? THANK YOU. *JS

Mileage: 41,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR A 2007 IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 WITH 50000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING VARIES SPEEDS AND WHEN THE DRIVERS SEAT IS MOVED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM. EVERY TIME IT COMES ON KNOW IT LASTS LONGER THAN BEFORE. HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THAT IF ITS ON AND I GET IN A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK? WOULDN'T THAT BE A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON. THE MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT DUE TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS USING THE CAR AND CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE SEAT THE CONNECTION HAS BEEN SEVERED. PER THE MECHANIC , BUICK IS REPAIRING THE CARS FOR ONLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LESS THAN 36,000 MILES. HOW CAN THEY NOT REPAIR FOR ME? WE HAVE 3 DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY AND ARE NOT THE SAME IN HEIGHT. ON PAGE 76 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL IT INDICATES THAT THE CAR HAS A SENSOR TO DETERMINE WHERE THE DRIVER IS SITTING. I WOULD EXPECT THE CAR TO NOT "WEAR" OUT IN SENSING AND SEVER THE CONNECTION. CAN YOU ASSIST WITH THIS? MY VEHICLE HAS 98572 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE MANEUVERED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, ROLLING OVER BEFORE STOPPING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM MAJOR INJURIES TO THE ARM AND ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

Mileage: 58,000

I KEEP GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT MY AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING I TAKE MY CAR IN AND THEY SAY MY AIR BAGS ARE "BAD". THE SEATS HEATERS/COOLERS STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I CHECKED INTO GETTING THEM FIX AND IT IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY. NOW I WENT TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRES AND I AM GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE TO HAVE MY SYSTEMS FOR MY TIRES CHECKED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TIRE GAGE HAS BEEN BROKEN. *JS

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS DRIVING MY BUICK LUCERNE AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 80 MPH WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WAS GOING 70 MPH AS PER GM THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 73-80 MPH HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AN AMBULANCE TRANSPORTED HIM TO A HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2007 GM BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SWAYED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,100. UPDATED 08/12/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS $7800. UPDATED 08/12/08

Mileage: 7,100

I HAD ENTERED A LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD GOTTEN OVER THE LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR. MY AIR BAGS (SIDE AND FRONT) DID NOT DEPLOY. I STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY RIGHT CHEST (THE SEATBELTS WORKED). IT TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS FOR THE BLOOD ACCUMULATION AND BRUISING TO SUBSIDE. WHEN I CALLED MY BUICK DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD NOT HIT THE FRONT BUMPER IN THE CENTER, THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY. I CONSIDER THAT NONSENSE, SINCE EVEN THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT MIDDLE PART OF THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN STERNUM AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS AND A SPRAINED HAND. AS OF AUGUST 8, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. UPDATED 02-11-08 *BF

Mileage: 7,000

AIR BAG & AIR CURTAIN ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO MASH SWITCH IN SEAT THAT CANNOT ACCOMMODATE A PASSENGER IN THE 100 LB. RANGE. BUICK CLAIMS THERE HANDS ARE TIED AND CANNOT MODIFY BECAUSE OF FEDERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES BUT THAT LEAVE THE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY ACCOMMODATIONS UNUSABLE AND DOES NOT PROTECT THE PASSENGER. *NM

Mileage: 1,500