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Buick Lucerne Trouble Spots

Consumer Guide's® Auto Editors have scoured repair bulletins and questioned mechanics to search for commonly occurring problems for the Buick Lucerne. Their findings are listed below and the need for Buick Lucerne extended auto warranty is evident. While Buick makes a wonderful driving vehicle, we were surprised at the frequent number of troubled repair visits needed during their ownership.

A Buick Lucerne extended auto warranty will protect against Buick’s annual factory labor rate increases too. As many of us already know, Buick service facilities have raised their labor rates for shop mechanics every year over the last five and Buick parts prices are near the highest in the industry too. There is a price to pay for riding in style with an automobile like this!

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Additional Problems:

Automatic transmission: A wire for the transmission's torque converter clutch may rub on its clip and short out causing harsh shifting. (2006)

Check-engine light: The check engine (service engine soon) light may come on if the car idles over 30 minutes requiring reprogramming of the powertrain control module. (2006)

Electrical problem: When using a portable music player (e.g. iPod) there may be noise in the car's speakers whenever the vehicle's power adapter is used and a ground loop isolator (from Radio Shack) is required between the device and the power outlet to prevent the noise.
(2006-07)

Hard starting: On vehicles equipped with 3.8L engine, a wiring harness may rub on the transmission sifter cable causing a no-start condition. (2006)

Keyless entry: The remote keyless entry system may not work or may work poorly and/or the tire pressure warning may come on due to a malfunction of the receiver and antenna. (2006-07)

None: The navigation radio screen may have a variety of problems such as going blank, map reading errors, opening screen may constantly refresh, etc. due to software glitches. (2006-09)

Oil leak: Oil leaks develop on the lower area of 4.6L V8 in the area of the oil distribution plate. (2006-08)

Transmission leak: The transmission (model 4T80-E) may leak and/or slip in gear due to a worn bushing on the clutch housing that allows fluid to build up and leak at the axle seal. (2006-08)

Water leak: Water may leak into the trunk via a faulty seal patch on the sheet metal behind the bumper. (2007-08)