GM Adds Buick Recalls to List of Unsafe Vehicles

A variety of Buick vehicles have recently been recalled. The Buick recalls are over problems with airbags, steering and ignition.

One of the defects noted in the Buick recalls is a problem with the ignition switch. This defect causes the affected ignition to switch off while in operation.

This disables essential features like power steering, power breaks and airbags. This serious defect has been linked with a number of crashes and fatalities.

According to lawsuits over the Buick recalls, GM has been aware that drivers faced risks of these ignition defects in vehicles since as early as 2001, yet failed to alert consumers about these defects.

GM added further Buick recalls in 2014, when it recalled cars that had defective side-impact airbags. When these vehicles were sold, they had defective wiring harnesses which could cause side-impact airbags, front center airbags and seat belt pretensioners to malfunction in the event of a crash.

Lawsuits claim that GM knew about these problems for considerable time before adding them to its list of recalls in 2014.

GM also reportedly sold over a million vehicles with a power steering defect between 2003 and 2010. The defect causes a vehicle’s electric power steering capabilities to suddenly fail, which increases the likelihood that a driver may lose control of a vehicle and increase their risk of crash and injury.

Buick Recalls Lawsuits

If you have a vehicle named in the Buick recalls, you may be eligible to receive compensation.

Vehicles affected in the Buick recalls include:

Buick Enclave 2008-2013

Buick Lacrosse 2005-2009

Buick Lucerne 2006-2011

Buick Enclaves have been included in these Buick recalls for a variety of potential defects, including the wiring harness problem involved with the side impact airbags. The Lacrosse and Lucerne have been noted for ignition problems and other essential functions.

Owners of the vehicles involved in the Buick recalls have been driving unsafe cars for years because of GM’s failure to warn about the safety issues linked with defects.

While Buick recalls have been announced, dissatisfied or injured customers may be able to file a lawsuit over their defective Buick vehicles. Lawsuits will seek statutory damages under consumer protection laws, as well as punitive and other damages.

If you have purchased a Buick Enclave, Buick Lacrosse or Buick Lucerne from the years listed above, or another vehicle recently recalled by GM, you may be eligible to receive compensation through a Buick recalls lawsuit or by joining a class action lawsuit.