Ignition Switch problems of the 2006 Buick Lucerne

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed to function properly. Flow gm auto center of winston-salem (1400 s stratford rd, winston-salem, nc 27103, (336) 937-9049) indicated that the vehicle was not included in any manufacturer recalls for the electrical system. The contact felt that if the oem switch and key were replaced with the same part, the failure may continue without a newly designed oem ignition switch and key. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and expected the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

2006 Buick Lucerne. Ignition switch safety recall for key ring.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. After removing the key from the ignition switch, the vehicle failed to turn off. The contact stated that excessive force was required in order to turn and remove the key. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,977.

2006 Buick Lucerne. Consumer writes in regards to key ignition switch issues. The consumer stated while driving, the ignition switch went from the run position to the off position, which caused him to crash into a guard rail. The consumer experienced the failure several times.

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition switch. The contact had to push down on the gear shifter to release the key. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Letter from senator nelson on behalf of constituent re 2006 Buick Lucerne ignition switch. The consumer stated while driving down the highway, he hit a large pothole and the vehicle shut off. When he attempted to apply the accelerator, nothing happened. He decided to pull over, and at that point, he realized he had no power steering, then he realized he had no brakes to stop the vehicle. He finally stopped the vehicle and was able to re-start it, with no problem. When the consumer called the dealer, he was informed, his vehicle identification number was not included in the ignition recall.

2006 Lucerne suddenly left city roadway for no apparent reason. Lucerne collided with two telephone poles positioned next to each other. Delta v of collision between 22 and 25 mph. Pole to driver side frame impact with driver side front wheel pushed into driver floor board so floor pushed against brake pedal post collision. No airbag deployed. Pdof was near straight ahead or 12 o'clock. Driver belt spooled out allowing driver's head to significantly deform the upper steering wheel rim. Driver belt cut a notch in the b-pillar trim exiting the d-ring hole. Gm looked at this car in litigation and agreed that the driver was belted. Driver suffered jaw fractures, rib fractures and lung injury. Driver died of collision related injuries 6 months post collision. General motors may dispute whether the death was related to the airbag non-deployment, but it can not dispute the relationship of the jaw and rib fractures to the non-deployment. Download of sdm showed no "events recovered". That appears to be consistent with the 2006 cobalt ignition recall issue. The key in the ignition after the accident has a string of keys and other items hanging down several inches from the key in the ignition, also seemingly consistent with the 2006 cobalt ignition recall issue. Driver would have been protected from serious injury be a timely airbag deployment in this collision according to biomechanics retained by the driver's family in litigation against general motors. This complainant suspects that the ignition switch in the 2006 is similar to the 2006 cobalt ignition switch, but does not have definitive confirmation of that. Complainant can send photographs of the damage to the Lucerne and the Lucerne bosch cdr crash data retrieval report by email or other means at your request.