TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE HEARD A WINDING NOISE AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE CONNECTORS HAD BEEN INADEQUATELY CRIMPED WHICH RESULTED IN A FLUID LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V105000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,193.
2006
VISIBILITY
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN MY BUICK LUCERNE'S EXTERIOR DRIVER-SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS USELESS DUE TO THE WASH OF WATER STREAMING ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE AND IN ORDER TO CHANGE LANES I MUST RELY ON THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR. THIS LOSS OF VISIBILITY OCCURS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A WIND CONDITION, BUT IT IS MOST DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS PUSHING WATER TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR MISSES DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
