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2006 Buick Lucerne air bags problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2006 Buick Lucerne11% of all complaints for this model year.

35
Air Bags complaints
11%
share of all complaints
75,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
18 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The airbag lights on and there is an electrical issue also that causes the car to smoke and nearly catch fire, as soon as the battery is reconnected. Therefore rendering it non drivable. It's the same problems that are associated with the 2006 Lucern,s. When i look up the year make and model it…

    filed Aug 27, 2024

  • The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure…

    filed Sep 2, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Lucerne years

YearReportsShare
2011 Lucerne12%
2010 Lucerne36%
2009 Lucerne54%
2008 Lucerne115%
2007 Lucerne2415%
Lucerne air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.