TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL ABNORMALLY MOVED SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER THE CRASH. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INSPECTOR TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000...UPDATED 01/23/13 *BF.. UPDATED 02/07/2013 *JS UPDATED 04-05-13 *BF UPDATED 04/18/13 UPDATED 05/16/13
2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
2007 BUICK LUCERNE INSTRUMENT PANEL CANNOT NOT BE READ DURING THE DAYLIGHT. CUSTOMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ALL THE WAY TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ESPECIALLY THE SPEEDOMETER. *KB *TR
