2007 Buick Lucerne Tires & Wheels Problems

I'VE HAD THE SENSOR TO MY TIRE MONITOR REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND CAUSE MY TIRE LIGHT TO COME ON, ALTHOUGH MY TIRES ARE FINE. IT CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN I'M GOING INTO 1ST GEAR OR CHANGING GEARS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN ACCELERATING MY PEDAL WILL SHAKE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES WOULD NOT MAINTAIN AIR. AFTER AIR WAS ADDED TO BOTH TIRES, THEY WOULD BECOME FLAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE CHROME PEELING WHEELS AND HAS A TRACK RECORD OF THIS REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NOT ONLY IS IT A DEFECT BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CHROME FLAKING OFF CUTS LIKE A RAZOR AS I FOUND OUT MY SELF CLEANING THE VEHICLE

CHROME WHEELS BECOME DEFECTIVE WHEN CHROME STARTS TO FLAKE CAUSING TIRE NOT BE SEALED PROPERLY WITH RIM CAUSING TIRE PRESSURE TO LEAK AND TIRE TO GO FLAT IF NOT REINFLATED . I HAVE NEVER AD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED AND FEEL M SHOULD REPLACE AS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO A GAS STATION IN THE AREA BECAUSE MY TIRES WERE GOING FLAT CONSTANTLY. I WAS CONTINUALLY PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES. I WOULD LOSE 10 TO 15 LBS OF AIR PER DAY! AFTER TALKING TO THE MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE BAD RIM WAS THE PROBLEM. THESE RIMS WERE NO GOOD AND A PROBLEM THAT IS DANGEROUS! I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE CHROME WHEELS. I HAD GONE INTO A DITCH LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF AIR IN A REAR TIRE AND HAD ANOTHER CAR BEEN COMING AT THE TIME, I MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I JUST NOW REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT THE BUICK DEALERSHIP HERE, BRENENGEN AUTO, WITH NEW TIRES WHICH MATCH THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THIS CAR. THEY FOUND "HEAVY CORROSION ON THE LEFT REAR RIM" AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE RIMS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE COST OF NEW RIMS IS PROHIBITIVE! THE TIRE TO ROAD IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO GO WRONG!. I STRONGLY DEMAND YOU INVESTIGATE THESE POORLY MADE RIMS AND DECLARE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING TIRE PRESSURE AT PROPER LEVEL. LATELY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. LOSING UP TO 10LBS OVER THE PERIOD OF A WEEK IN ONE OF THE TIRES. TWO OTHER TIRES LEAK SLOWLY. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, I WILL CERTAINLY BE ELEVATING THIS WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. POOR CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELS CAUSING DROPPING PRESSURE IN TIRES IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

THE WIPER PUMP STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE AND THE TIRES KEEP LOSING AIR IN THEM. *TR

I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE FLAKING OF THE CHROME RIMS ON OUR 2007 BUICK LUCERNE CXL. I THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TIRE PRESSURE DROPS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE TIRES IN MAY, 2013, AT FLYNN TIRE IN PITTSBURGH, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CHROME CLAD FINISH WAS COMING OFF THE RIMS, AND THEY EVEN HAD TROUBLE BALANCING THE NEW TIRES. MY TIRE PRESSURE DROPS SO I HAVE TO PUT AIR IN THE TIRES EVERY 3 TO 4 DAYS. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR SINCE JANUARY, 2012. IT WAS PURCHASED AT COLUSSEY CHEVROLET IN BRIDGEVILLE. IT WAS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE SO I FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED IT OUT AND REALIZED THE WHEELS WERE STARTING TO FLAKE. I SPOKE TO GM REP. AT 1-866-790-5700, EXT. 21733 IN AUGUST, 2013, AND WAS ASSIGNED GM FILE NO. 71-1235298454. SHE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MGR. AT COLUSSEY, AND HE WAS GOING TO GIVE ME REFURBISHED WHEELS FOR MY CAR AT AN APPROXIMATE COST $300 A WHEEL. HE SAID THROUGH GM THEY WOULD COST ABOUT $480. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND LEFT MESSAGES, AND NO ONE HAS CALLED BACK TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE, BECAUSE ONLINE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES AND GMC TRUCKS. I BELIEVE IT IS A GM DEFECT ISSUE AND I SHOULDN'T BE EXPECTED TO PAY $300 A WHEEL. I UNDERSTAND THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE ON CADILLACS. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST BUICK. I'VE OWNED GM'S SINCE 1976. I'VE HAD SIMILAR WHEELS ON SEVERAL OF THE VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CARS HAD HIGHER MILES AND WERE OLDER.

HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES W/DASH WARNING LIGHT SAYING RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE LOW. JUST CAME FROM TIRE SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THEM CHROME IS PEELING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM CAUSING A POOR SEAL AT THE BEAD. FROM WHAT I AM SEEING ON DIFFERENT SITES, THIS IS NOT AN SINGLE ISOLATED INCIDENT. TIRE SHOP ALSO SAID WHEELS SIMILAR TO MINE WERE RECALLED ON CADILLAC MODELS. *TR

THE CHROME PLATED WHEELS BECOME CORRODED AND LEAK AIR AROUND THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. I HAVE HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REMOUNTED AND SEALED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO BUY NEW WHEELS GM DEALER WON'T REPLACE THEM HAVING TO PAY FOR NEW WHEELS. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL NOW LEAKS ABOUT 10 LBS OF AIR A DAY, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY FACTOR NOT TO MENTION THAT IT IS NOW WINTER AND IS A REAL PAIN HAVING TO PUT AIR IN THEM EVERY DAY. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR NEW TIRES, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS I NOTICED MY TIRE LOOSING AIR. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE TO FIND THE RIM HAD CORROSION ON THE INSIDE. THEY HAD TO GRIND OUT THE CORROSION TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THE TIRE TO SEAL. I BELIEVE THIS WEAKENED THE RIM. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY WANT TO COST SHARE THE SAME TYPE RIMS. I BELIEVE THESE RIMS HAVE DEFECTIVE METAL AND SAID I WAS NOT WILLING TO PUT THE SAME RIMS ON. THEY DECLINED FURTHER POSSIBILITIES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. I FEEL OTHERS SHOULD B E NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THERE IS A SLOW LEAK OF AIR FROM 2 OF THE 4 THE ALUMINUM ALLOYS WHEELS. THE WHEELS ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE CAR. ALSO THESE 2 WHEELS HAVE CHROME FLAKING OFF. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR COVERED ON WARRENTY BECAUSE IT IS VERY LIKELY A MANUFACTURING OR MATERIAL DEFECT. *TR

ON THIS DATE I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO TRIO TIRE, THE LOCAL AUTO REPAIR STORE TO CORRECT A FLAT TIRE. AFTER SEVERAL TESTS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RIM FLAT DUE TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE CHROME WHEELS ON THE CAR. A BEAD SEALER WAS MADE ON THE RIM TO SEAL THE TIRE. ON 12/23/10, MILEAGE WAS 37415,ANOTHER RIM FLAT WAS REPAIRED AT THE BURNS BUICK. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE RESEALED. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THIS WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CHROME WHEELS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND ON 6/20/2013 I REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH NEW MICHELIN P235/55R17 WHICH MATCHED THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR THIS CAR. ON 6/30/2014 TRIO TIRE HAD TO REMOVE "HEAVY CORROSION ON RIGHT REAR RIM" AND RECOMMEND REPLACING RIMS AS THEY DETERIORATED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE COST OF NEW RIMS IS PROHIBITIVE AND DOES NOT DISMISS THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRING AGAIN. WITHIN 2 1/2 YEARS MY RIMS HAVE DISSOLVED CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I REQUEST YOU INVESTIGATE THESE POORLY MADE RIMS AND DECLARE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

CHROME PLATED WHEELS ARE CORRODING AND/OR PEELING CAUSING LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

2007 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE WHEEL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE WAS LEAKING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED THE "CHECK RIGHT FRONT TIRE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER INSERTING AIR INTO THE TIRE THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALUMINUM CHROME WHEELS EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ALUMINUM CHROME WAS PEELING FROM THE WHEEL WHILE CAUSING GRADUAL AIR PRESSURE LOSS IN THE TIRE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2007 BUICK LUCERNE, CXS WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02 245/50/18 99H TIRES EQUIPPED, VIBRATES ON THE ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS CORNERING AND OUTRIGHT UNSTABLE DRIVING. I HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AT DISCOUNT TIRE AT, NO IMPROVEMENT. I WENT TO ARNIE BAUER DEALER WHO ROAD FORCED BALANCED THEM AND FOUND 2 BAD TIRES. THEY REPLACED THESE 2 BAD TIRES, SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT BUT STILL VIBRATIONS. THEY STATED "NO MORE THEY COULD DO FOR MY CAR" AND "THIS IS JUST HOW THESE CARS RIDE." I OPENED GM SERVICE TICKET 71-609196985. AMADA BORG,GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, WORKED WITH A GM AREA REP. FOR IL. I WAS DENIED TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH THE REP. GM HAD TO GO ALONG WITH ARNIE BAUER'S EVALUATION, AND THE REP STATED THEY COULD NOT GET ME NEW TIRES. I THEN DID SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM(HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F60B1/0). THERE ARE 18 OR MORE PAGES DETAILING FOLKS NIGHTMARE WITH THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. IT APPEARS MANY FOLKS ARE HAVING VIBRATION ISSUES WITH THE LUCERNE. SOME FOLKS HAD THE ISSUE RESOLVED WITH TIRE CHANGES TO MICHELIN HX MXM4 TIRES. I SENT THIS INFORMATION TO GM AND HAD IT ADDED TO MY SERVICE REQUEST FILE. NEXT I WENT TO BILL KAY TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME. THEY DID A TIRE BALANCE AND I STILL HAVE A VIBRATION. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT GET ME THE MICHELIN TIRES. THIS ISSUE WILL LEAD TO SOME CATASTROPHIC EVENT IF NOT ADDRESSED. ALL I REALLY WANTED WAS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH MICHELINS AS IT SEEMS TO SOLVE MANY OTHERS' PROBLEMS. I THINK GM OR BRIDGESTONE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS. ALSO, I WENT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND TEST DROVE 4 BRAND NEW 2008 LUCERNES AND THEY ALL VIBRATE EVEN WORSE THAN MY CAR. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TIRES. I SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR TO RIDE SO POORLY AND THEN BE TOLD THIS IS HOW IT WAS DESIGNED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES CONTROL AND HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED CAR ON 1/17/2008 AS DEMO 2007 W/6314 MI ON WAY HOME CAR WAS PULLING TO RIGHT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SHIFTED STEEL BELT ON DRIVERSIDE FRONT TIRE. TIRE WAS REPLACED. WE WANTED ALL THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE VISUALLY THE DEFECT MAY NOT BE DETECTED. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED BECAUSE GMAC POLICIES ARE THAT IT HAS TO BE PROVEN THERE IS A DEFECT. IF WE HAD A BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WERE INJURED OR KILLED I GUESS THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMETIMES A BLEB IS SEEN BUT NOT ALWAYS. WE REPLACED ALL THE TIRES W/COOPERS AT OUR EXPENSE. MAJOR RECALLS ON FORD EXPLORERS TOOK PLACE IN 2000,2003, 2004. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR THE TIRE SYSTEM SENSOR. DOES BUICK KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS? THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY REPLACE THE MODULE THAT INCLUDES THE DOOR LOCKS AND A SENSOR. JUST GOT IT BACK AND IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR