Equipment Problems of Buick Lucerne - part 2

Freeze plug failed (not due to freezing). Dealer indicated not to drive vehicle. Was necessary to tear out transmission to make repairs with a new type of replacement plug. Dealer had car from Wednesday noon to following Tuesday evening. New type of seal cost $24. 50 and the labor was $1,114. 00. Gateway Buick in dallas, texas. Indicated that if seal was not replaced I could loose all coolant and hot engine could cause steam that would hinder my vision and leave me stranded along the road. The next morning after repairs were completed the check engine light came on and vehicle would not shift out of low. Had to return vehicle to dealer for additional repairs. Seems to me that the original freeze plug was badly designed and that gm had to develope a new type of seal in order to prevent accidents and damage. .

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Both rear doors do not open. The latches have failed. It is impossible to get out of the backseat, unless you crawl through the front. The latches have latched forever. The door does not open from the inside or outside. It started intermittently with one door then the next. They have been closed now for over year with being unable to open them. We have three children who will be stuck in the back if there is an accident. This needs to be under extended warranty. This is unacceptable and is a safety hazzard.

I put my car in park, 5 minutes later I go to take it out of park and it does not shift. It has happened 3 times since I got the car in 2013. The gear shift is giving me a big problem and of course only the first incident was covered under my warranty.

My rear doors will not open from the inside or the outside. My 4 door vehicle has been forced to be a 2 door coupe. I have 80,000 miles on the vehicle.

Back door will not open inside or out side just stopped working !!!some one could get stuck in the back because door will not open saftey issue !!!!!!!! I was told gm was tod about this problem and had no racall because im not the only person this has happened too !!!! this is not fair its a saftey issue that should of been fixed with a recall !!!!.

Reported this to dealer on 7/2/13 and was diagnosed as inside door lock assy at 58. 97$, and 410$ plus tax to repair. Went home banged on in side of door and was able to open until this week when problem reacurred and no amount of banging would open door. Went on google and noted this to be prevelent with many owners. This can be fatal in an accident where the passenger cannot exit the vehicle. Do we have to wait for a fatality before the gm acknowleges either a faulty design or faulity part,and repair without customer cost. Please advise.

I closed the rear driver's side door. I then locked the car. Later after unlocking the vehicle the door would not open; from the outside or inside. It appears to be locking and unlocking. After checking forums I see that there are many Buick Lucerne owners that have also experienced this issue. This is a major safety issue! I can't believe there isn't a recall on this car. I'm scared to put my children in the back seat by chance we are in a accendent and they are injured.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that the power locks on the vehicle do not open the locks with the fob. The dealer was notified who diagnosed,it to be an actuator failure. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. An.

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With only 85 miles left on my warranty for my 2008 Buick Lucerne the driver's side door handle fell off. My husband was able to temporarily push it back on. We immediately drove to the dealership. They replaced the door handle under the warranty. The bill would have been $94 otherwise. No way should a door handle fall off a vehicle which is still barely new.

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