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vibrating gas pedal[lucerneowner]
by how123
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Apr 26, 2007 (11:38 am)
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Thanks for the information
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- #155 of 214
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Just got a Lucerne, no vibration FYI.
by kcwolfpack59
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Jun 02, 2007 (1:23 pm)
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Has the 17" Michelins MXV4 Plus on it. It is vibrationless. I think Buick did the right thing with changing from the Continentals to the Michelin. I am extremely happy with this car.
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- #156 of 214
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Re: Just got a Lucerne, no vibration FYI. [kcwolfpack59]
by lucerneowner
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Jun 02, 2007 (3:25 pm)
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Replying to: kcwolfpack59 (Jun 02, 2007 1:23 pm)
I'm pretty happy with my 2006 CX, now that the vibration problem caused by chassis contact with the exhaust was diagnosed/fixed by the dealer (see previous post). I've used Michelins for many years and do swear by them. I went a different route with my CX, however. What happened was that I got a CX so I could have cloth seats and the 16" wheels. Why the latter? Well, I'm an old-fashion guy who likes the dressy look of W/W tires, and W/Ws on a Lucerne are available ONLY on the 16" wheel. They look great and make it APPEAR that I have 19" wheels - sporty AND dressy too! I went to Discount Tire to upgrade my original Bridgestones to Michelins, but alas, they had only 3 of them; so, they offered to give me the higher rated (for quiet ride & most every other category) Goodyear Assurance ComforTreds for the same price (see http://tinyurl.com/2fvbfo). I decided that was a deal and took them, and am quite pleased. I've never had tire/wheel vibration problems, but do wish engine noise was better suppressed/isolated- like in my 1999 LeSabre
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- #157 of 214
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Re: Just got a Lucerne, no vibration FYI. [lucerneowner]
by kcwolfpack59
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Jun 02, 2007 (8:28 pm)
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Replying to: lucerneowner (Jun 02, 2007 3:25 pm)
I am glad you are happy with the Comfortreds and hope yours don't turn out like mine. I have them on the other car.
I strayed from Michelin, swayed by rave reviews, and learned a lesson. Sure they are quiet and have good traction, but I am not happy with the wear so far and they do vibrate more than Michelins that I had on the same car. They also have more normal bulges in the sidewalls that I am not happy with. I have about 20K on them.
As far as the engine noise, I honestly can say it is not all that noticeable. I have owned several big FWD Buicks an Olds, and this is the smoothest and most quiet 3800 by a long shot so far.
I do like the wheel design Buick chose for the 16" CX.
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- #158 of 214
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Re: Just got a Lucerne, no vibration FYI. [kcwolfpack59]
by evandro
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Jun 03, 2007 (3:57 pm)
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Replying to: kcwolfpack59 (Jun 02, 2007 1:23 pm)
Michelin MXV4+? Interestingly enough, it's the tire that kept the vibration under control on my '02 Bonneville too. Good to hear that GM did the same test as me, though they could have reacted faster than 5 years... 
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- #159 of 214
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Re: Tire brand/ [moonjoker]
by jbrich
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Jun 04, 2007 (10:20 am)
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Replying to: moonjoker (Apr 04, 2007 12:20 pm)
I've been having the same trouble with my 2006 CXL since we got it last August. Thought we had the problem solved with Michelins but still had a shimmy once tires had been in same position for about 3500 mi. Dealer agreed to rotate for free every 5000 mi. but then decided to call Michelin and get new tires under their warranty. Had them put on Saturday and the car is worse than it was from the very start. I've had enough! The car has been in the shop at least 15 times and we're back to square one. Did you say you were in PA?? Can you tell me where you found a good lemon law attorney? Thanks
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Re: Just got a Lucerne, no vibration FYI. [kcwolfpack59]
by lucerneowner
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Jun 04, 2007 (11:15 am)
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Replying to: kcwolfpack59 (Jun 02, 2007 8:28 pm)
Me too (on the 16" wheel design)! It seems strange that you would have vibration/wear problems with your ComforTreds, given they are so highly rated for 'treadwear' as well as 'quiet ride' (http://tinyurl.com/2fvbfo) with ~6 million driving miles of experience. Perhaps you got a bad lot. I've got only 8K miles on mine so far, with no apparent problems, so will keep my fingers crossed. Regarding engine noise, I agree that my CX Lucerne is probably quieter in that regard than 90+% of other cars, but I was terribly spoiled by my late model 1999 LeSabre Ltd, so the "growly/gruff" 3.8L in the CX seems somewhat noisy in comparison. There is a Technical Service Bulletin that sez some had a defective engine mount, and I had that one replaced, but it didn't help noticeably. Given this problem was 'solved' in at least some earlier G-body & H-body 3.8L models [1999 may have been best H-body & 2005 the best G-body], I think it is a problem unique to the Lucerne. I understand that there are (will be?) newer "double-isolated" engine/transmission mounts for the Lucerne, but don't know details. I'd love to find out!
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lemon law lawyer [moonjoker]
by how123
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Jun 04, 2007 (11:44 am)
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If your looking for a lemon law attorney in pa call 1800-LEMON LAW. Their web site is www.lemonlaw.com . Im using them and their is no charge.
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Re: Tire brand/ [jbrich]
by kcwolfpack59
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Jun 04, 2007 (7:50 pm)
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Replying to: jbrich (Jun 04, 2007 10:20 am)
Sorry if it has been said, but make sure they use a Hunter road force balancer for your tires. I remember seeing a post a while back saying the problem was solved by this.
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- #163 of 214
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Re: Tire brand/ [kcwolfpack59]
by jbrich
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Jun 05, 2007 (9:08 am)
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Replying to: kcwolfpack59 (Jun 04, 2007 7:50 pm)
You are correct. I thought it solved the problem with the first set of tires but later found out that the tires begin to feather on the edges and it starts to ride rough again. The dealer keeps blaming the tires but we've had Conti's and two set of Michelins with the same problem. Seems to suggest that the car has a problem not the tires...not sure why I'm the only one who sees that. We're taking it back in Wednesday for Roadforce balancing. They are also checking the steering again (there's something wrong with the linkage - also from day one). Oh, and the rotors are bad already. Service manager says that all of these things are wrong on a lot of their vehicles. I didn't know that GM built so much junk!! This is the last time to the service dept. for me...then I'm headed for the lemon law attorney!
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