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2006 Buick Lucerne air bags problems

35 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Buick Lucerne cite air bags, 11% of all 330 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
35
11% of all complaints
Crashes
18
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
18
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the air bags

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“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 says there should be a recall but once you put in the vin it nothing comes up.The vehicle is readily available upon request but has not been inspected by anyone else.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 27, 2024Electrical system, Air bagsODI 11611202
“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 mileage was unknown.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 2, 2022Air bagsODI 11482651
“TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WERE I READ ENDED A CAR BECAUSE I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND MY BREAKS FAILED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS GOING 25 IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND TOOK A CORNER TO FAST BECAUSE MY BREAKS FAILED. I HIT A CURB BUSTED MY PASSENGER TIRE OFF AND THEN HIT A STATIONARY CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I HAD ZERO AIRBAG REPLACEMENT LIGHTS ON EVERYTHING WITH THE CAR WAS FINE AND NORMAL.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 10, 2018Air bags, Service brakesCrash reportedODI 11100746
“DIC 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE IS SHOWING. MOVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FORWARD AND BACK SOMETIMES MAKES THE MESSAGE DISAPPEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG' MESSAGE IS SHOWING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2013 FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS STATED THAT THIS SAME DIC MESSAGE HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 25, 2018Air bagsODI 11064977
“DEFECTIVES AIRBAGS. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF WHEN I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I DONT FEEL SAFE IN THAT VEHICLE. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND A TRUCK WAS. STOPPED AT A YIELD SIGN WHERE THE ROAD CAME TO A T. I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO MAKE MY TURN. AS SOON AS I WAS MAKING THE TURN THE OTHER DRIVER DROVE FOWARD HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR TOTALED MY DRIVER DOOR. THE AIRBAGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAR NEVER WENT OFF.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 25, 2017Air bags, StructureCrash reportedODI 11048382
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,328.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2016Air bagsODI 10919708

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 31, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.