Overview & Reviews

The 2011 Buick Lucerne receives only minor updates, including streamlined trim levels, new audio systems and standard stability control on all models.

• Available six-passenger seating
• Large trunk
• Intuitive controls.
• Quiet, roomy cabin

• Sloppy handling with standard suspension
• Weak V6 engine
• Subpar brakes
• Dated four-speed automatic transmission.

User Reviews:

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  I hope this helps someone looking at purchasing one - 2011 Buick Lucerne
  By Drew - January 1 - 7:49 pm

  I bought my Lucerne from a dealership a year ago. It’s had its ups and downs. I’m only 20 and the car was previously owned by a couple in their 80’s who drove the Lucerne on a 2,000 mile round trip yearly and had grandkids out of state they visited, so it’s not super low on mileage like most of them are. The car itself is beautiful, but some of the beauty is just for show, especially on the interior. The dashboard feels quite cheap to me. Some newer Buick’s with the same price point have higher quality interiors. I have the V6 in mine, and it does get some pretty good speed, although with a V6, the gas mileage won’t be the very best, and this is not by any means a fuel efficient car. This car is also not oil efficient. I had a Chevrolet Cobalt before this and could go 6 months between oil changes. In the Lucerne, I can barely make it four months between oil changes. The Lucerne uses the “North Star” engine, which was only available in higher trim Cadillacs before it was put in the Lucerne. It’s a good engine, but North Stars knock and tick a LOT, especially when it gets cold outside. Other Lucerne owners I’ve talked to have reported hearing this from day one in their car, and my trustworthy mechanics have confirmed that it’s normal. The car has a nice touch screen radio with navigation in mine, but the GPS is messed up and is too costly to fix and I have a smartphone with maps so I just use that and my auxiliary cord for music. In the year I’ve owned it, I’ve had to put a lot of repairs into it. All 4 wheels were bent badly when I bought it, but I got the car $2500 below MSRP so it couldn’t have been perfect, so that was a $800 fix in the beginning. The car has had all headlights and tail lights replaced in it, and the tail lights are quite expensive at about $200 to replace each one, since the bumper has to be removed to replace them. The tie rods and shocks were just replaced after about a year of me having the car. The water pump was going bad, so that also had to be replaced shortly after I purchased the car. Also, please note that the steering on these cars is naturally terrible. You have to make wise turns. Oh, and forget about parallel parking; you won’t be able to make it into the spot. The reason I wrote this review is to inform others of what it’s like to own a Lucerne. A lot of young people, particularly those who don’t go to a 4 year university and choose to go into culinary work or trade school or work in customer service are buying lucernes and I will say, make sure you allocate money for the repairs. Buick’s aren’t what they once were and the repairs can be pricey. A better car for young ones starting out would be a Toyota RAV4 ,Camry or Corolla, a Honda Civic, CRV or Accord, a Chevrolet Cobalt or Malibu, or a Ford Focus or Fusion. I hope my review helps someone

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  Watch that tranny - 2011 Buick Lucerne
  By Kirby - December 6 - 6:16 am

  Replaced transmission at 53,000 miles, luckily it was still under warranty. Come on gm your making the exports look better. Got excellent service from Moses gm though