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2006 BUICK LUCERNE — WHEELS

crash · 1321937 · 2016-09-30

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LUCERNE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

2006 BUICK LUCERNE CHROME WHEELS FAILURE. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE FLAT TIRES CONSTANTLY. TOOK THE CAR IN TO A TIRE SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHROME WHEELS ARE CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT THEY WILL NOT SEAL PROBABLY. I INFORMED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND GM WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WHEELS. THE LAST TIME I DROVE THE CAR THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DEFLATED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED WITH ME GOING IN THE MEDIUM. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THE MILEAGE IS 80,000. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL DONE ON THE CHROME RIMS. GM KNOWS THAT THIS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10910728
Machine
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