Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LUCERNE / 2006

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096996 Incident Date: Feb, 25 2007
Consumer's City: CLAREMORE Consumer's State: OK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LUCERNE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:hatchback/liftgate:hinge and attachments
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HD57216U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 19 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact heard a rattling noise coming from the trunk of the 2006 buick lucerne. the contact depressed the trunk release button inside the vehicle to open the trunk. the contact reached into the trunk to see what was causing the rattling noise. once inside the trunk, the two torsion bars that held the trunk lid open fell inside the trunk, causing the trunk lid to fall onto the contact's back. the trunk lid had to be opened by others so that he could be released from the trunk. the vehicle was taken a dealership, where they replaced the torsion bars, and informed the contact that the torsion bars were defective. the contact stated there have been no other incidents since the torsion bars have been replaced. the vehicle currently had 14000 miles. *ak updated 03/30/07. *jb