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Take your car back to the dealer it covered there was a recall but done on as need to replace. I had both of my front doors done at the dealer no cost to me.!! On 06 CXS just this year.

The same thing happened to me today with 2007 Buick Lucerne. And, to a friend who also has a 07 Lucerne as well. Door handles are bad! Why is there not a recall notice.

I too had my 2008 Lucerne's drivers side door handle completely pull out of the door today! I shoved it back in and now have it at the dealership getting it replaced as they had one on hand! (Now I see why)
I hope this does not happen again with my other doors!
I just picked up my car from the dealership. They had a invoice prepared for me to pay, but my car is still under the basic warranty ( 5/50) and after reading about the door handle problems here, after I said something about being covered under warranty, they did just that! I did not have to pay for a thing! I was a bit disappointed though that they would try to bill me first though.

do not know! Same thing happened to me with a 2007 Lucerne.

Tried to check my 2007 Buick Lucerne door to make sure that it was locked and the driver side door handle pulled out. Fortunately, I called a Buick dealer service center and gave him the last 8 numbers of my vin and he said I was still covered under the 5/50 plan. Very disturbing that GM hasn't acknowledged a problem and issued a recall.

The above situation happened to me. Please tell me how to fix it.

06 Lucerne 26K miles owned by my 87 year old mother. Drivers door handle failed, dealer charged $192.00 for a new one installed. Yes they had the part in stock, Failure mode is two pressed together pin and socket assemblies with serrations that are supposed to grip the "die cast" and hold it "forever". This car has never spent a night outside or had to have any handle tugging due to ice issues.