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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G4HD57207U152516 · Checked Aug 5, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 9

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1G4HD57207U•••••• 2007 Buick LUCERNE

This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2007 Buick LUCERNE build (9 vs 4).

9on this build
141on the model
39builds in total
2involved a crash
4injuries
Most reported Air Bags 4 Electrical System 2 Visibility 1 Interior Lighting 1

What owners of this build wrote

Air Bags crash Mar 2016
The contact owned a 2007 buick lucerne. While driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained back and neck injuries and the driver sustained…
Steering Feb 2019
Power steering leaks, steering is jerky, pump makes noise
Electrical System Dec 2014
2007 buick lucerne consumer wants the internal mechanism of the automobile adjusted *cn the consumer stated gm's recall fix, was not a solution of fixing the problem
Suspension Nov 2010
Repeated failure of front strut bushings on 2007 buick lucerne the first failure occurred at about 25,000, then again at 50,000 and now it is failing again at 70,000
Visibility Mar 2007
Instrument panel on 2007 buick lucerne difficult to read in the daylight. The gauges are recessed in tunnels such that the light doesn't make reading the temperature ,gas and speedometer readable. This is a design defect
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G4HD57207U152516 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.