Steering: hose, piping, and connections
Free remedy
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE,THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS MAY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FLUID LEAK.
Problems · by component
2006 Buick Lucerne steering problems
43 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Buick Lucerne cite steering, 13% of all 330 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
Complaints
43
13% of all complaints
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
6
Reported by owners
What owners say about the steering
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I have 2006 buick lucerne.i paid over 800 dollars get brakes fixed.now they saying messed up again power steering messed up.the front passenger side where tire hits bump makes nise like strut.power steering fluid leaking brake fliud leaking.air bags.”
“EVERY BUICK I HAVE EVERY HAD, HAD POWER STEERING ISSUES, INCLUDING MY NEWEST ONE. I JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE AND THEY TOPPED OFF EVERYTHING, YET MY POWER STEERING SOUNDS HORRIBLE WHEN TURNING.”
“STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEED TURNS AND WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. VERY DANGEROUS. UNABLE TO OPERATE VEHICLE WHEN RAINING. UNSAFE CONDITIONS. HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. NO SPECIFIC DATE.”
“WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNDER ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DANGEROUS.”
“I REPLACED MY SENSOR AND MY THERMOSTAT BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD SAID THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AFTER REPLACING IT THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO SAY THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. IT'S DOING IT WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC STREET AND HIGHWAYS”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.”
Showing 6 of 43 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 31, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
1 recall on this component
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Oct 31, 2026
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.