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2008 Buick Lucerne air bags problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2008 Buick Lucerne5% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Air Bags complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
8 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Auto was in accident. Left front quarter panel, in front of l wheel. Basically, car was run over. See photos. Air bags did not go off. Accident on 8-28-2019. Car being held in case nhtsa wants to inspect it. Please contact me so I may notify ins. Co. Regarding status of said car, accident and if…

    filed Oct 7, 2019

  • The car was garaged and hardly driven by the previous owner, and the current mileage is about 43,000. Since the beginning of my ownership the check engine light comes and goes randomly. The car also says on the digital readout "service air bag," pretty much all the time. I have had three different…

    filed Jan 11, 2017

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%
2007 Lucerne2415%
2006 Lucerne3511%
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.