Battery Problems of Buick Lucerne

The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. While the vehicle was parked in the contacts driveway, it caught fire. The vehicle was destroyed. When the fire department arrived, they filed an incident report, which concluded that the battery had caused the fire to occur. He determined that a gold post had placed a hole in the battery, that should have had a cap on it. The dealer was notified and a report was filed. The current and failure mileage was 74,000. Updated 3/11/11 the consumer stated the gold post created a hole in the underside of the hood. The fireman indicated a cap should have been on the gold post. Updated 04/27/11.

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The contact owns a 2006 Buick Lucerne. The contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition or turn the key to start the vehicle. The failure began to recur intermittently. The contact stated the gear shift lever had to be moved back and forth between various gears before removing the key from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technicians stated the battery needed to be replaced. The battery was replaced but the failure continued. The dealer was contacted a second time and the contact was informed the gear shift switch in the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000.

Battery located in passenger compartment under seat, infants or whoever rides in rear are at risk, a battery can let out sulfuric acid fumes and damage safety belt system. Battery produces chemical that cause cancer,and acid & gas that can explode if a match is light. Protection is minimal to passengers.

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The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lucerne. After purchasing the vehicle, the contact realized that the battery was located under the rear passenger seat. The contact stated that if a crash occurred, battery fumes and acids could be released into the passenger compartment. The dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 25.

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