2008 Buick Lucerne

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POWER STREERING PUMP WENT BAD HAD TO REPLACE AT 79,000 MILES ALSO UNDERSEAT FUSE BLOCK BURNED OUT FUEL PUMP RELAY STOPPED WORKING THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *JS

• 12/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. ATTEMPTED TO START, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED...NO CLICK, NO CRANK, NOTHING. HAD TO WAIT 10 MIN. UNTIL KEY START ATTEMPT DID ANYTHING AND THEN RAN FINE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN TOWN ~35MPH AS WELL AS SLOWER SPEEDS AND VEHICLE WILL DO THE SAME THING...STALL. ATTEMPTED TO START, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED...NO CLICK, NO CRANK, NOTHING. HAD TO WAIT 10 MIN. UNTIL KEY START ATTEMPT DID ANYTHING AND THEN RAN FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE GM RECALL (SOLUTION WAS A KEY INSERT) HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BEFORE AND AFTER THE RECALL FIX. *TR

• 12/24/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

• 12/20/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  CAR WOULDN'T START KEPT TRYING TO START IT AND IT WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE STAFFED IN THE FUSE BOX IN THE REAR SEAT OF CAR

• 12/18/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BE DISABLED WITHOUT USING THE BRAKE OR ANY SWITCH TO DISABLE IT. TOOK IT TO A GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) WHO RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH, BUT THE CONDITION RETURNED. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHO RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR. THAT INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY THOUGHT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON BY THEMSELVES. HAZARD: SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND COULD CONFUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AS A SIGN THAT THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY STOPPING, WHICH MIGHT CAUSE THE CAR FOLLOWING TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/18/2012· EQUIPMENT

  WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, THE ONSTAR SYSTEM KEPT STATING THAT WE WERE OFF COURSE (IT DIDN'T RECOGNIZE WHERE THE CAR WAS). ONSTAR ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT REMOTELY, WHICH DIDN'T WORK. TOOK CAR TO A GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) WHO ATTEMPTED A REPAIR. AFTER THAT, ONSTAR WOULD OCCASIONALLY DIAL A NUMBER BY ITSELF USING THE BUILT IN CELL PHONE WITHOUT MY INITIATING THE CALL, AND ALSO WOULD HANG UP BY ITSELF WHILE I WAS TALKING TO AN ONSTAR REPRESENTATIVE. THE GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, BUT ONSTAR VERIFIED THAT THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND ADVISED THEM THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/18/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. READS UP TO 1/4 TO 1/2 TANK TOO FULL OR TOO EMPTY. TOOK IT TO GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) 5 TIMES WHERE NUMEROUS AND DIFFERENT REPAIRS WERE DONE OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 7 MONTHS, BUT STILL NOT FIXED. HAVE TO KEEP FILLING THE TANK SINCE FUEL LEVEL IS UNKNOWN. COLLISION HAZARD IF RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/18/2012· STRUCTURE

  INSIDE CENTER PILLAR (COLUMN BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR) TRIMS HAD GAPS WHERE TRIMS DIDN'T COVER THE OPENING. TOOK CAR TO A GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) 4 TIMES. THEY INSTALLED CLIPS BUT STILL THERE IS A GAP ON ONE. *TR

• 12/18/2012· STRUCTURE

  HORIZONTAL EXTERIOR CHROME DOOR TRIMS LOOSE AT THE ENDS AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND HAVE WORSENED. TOOK CAR IN TO GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) 3 TIMES WHO REPLACED THEM, BUT CONDITION ALWAYS RETURNED. WAS TOLD THAT IF I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN FOR REPLACEMENT, IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. CANNOT HAVE CAR WASHED BY A FACILITY THAT USES ROTATING BRUSHES SINCE THE BRUSHES WOULD PROBABLY TEAR OFF THE DOOR TRIMS AND DAMAGE THE EXTERIOR PAINT WITH THEM. HAVE TO WASH CAR BY HAND. *TR

• 12/18/2012· STRUCTURE

  OUTSIDE DRIVER'S CHROME DOOR HANDLE PULLS OFF WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. TOOK IT TO A GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER) WHO REPLACED IT, BUT SAME PROBLEM RETURNED WITH THE NEW HANDLE. WAS TOLD BY AN EMPLOYEE AT A GM DEALER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CHROME DOOR HANDLE. HAZARD: IF A THIEF PULLS ON THE HANDLE WHILE CAR IS IN A PARKING LOT, OR WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE HANDLE WOULD COME OFF AND EXPOSE THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE LOCK, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE DOOR TO BE OPENED. *TR

• 12/18/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THREE DOOR LOCKS CEASED WORKING AT VARIOUS TIMES REGARDLESS OF USING A KEY FOB OR THE SWITCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. TWO WERE REPAIRED AT A GM REPAIR FACILITY (DEALER). THAT GM REPAIR FACILITY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE 3RD ONE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. IT IS AGGRAVATING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL 4 DOORS EACH TIME THE CAR IS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED TO CHECK THE POSITION OF THE LOCK KNOB. HAZARD: IF THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS LEFT PARKED, IT MIGHT BE EASILY BROKEN INTO, OR IF THE DOOR DIDN'T UNLOCK IN AN EMERGENCY, IT MIGHT TRAP SOMEONE INSIDE. *TR

• 12/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 BUICK LUCERNE RECALL ON THE WEIGHT ON THE KEY RING. CAR WENT DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT. *MW THE IGNITION COIL AND MODULE WERE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CAR STALLED AND LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CAPABILITY ON A NARROW COUNTRY ROAD. *TA THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON AUGUST 21, 2014. THE PROBLEM REGARDING THE IGNITION IN RECALL, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED. *JB

• 12/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 BUICK LUCERNE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN SHE SUDDENLY REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE "IGNITION MODULE" HAD DEFAULTED. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION FAILED, ONE DAY PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. *JB

• 12/16/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 16,000. UPDATED 03/25/11*LJ UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID FREEZES AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT IT. UPDATED 08/05/11 UPDATED 09/19/11

• 12/13/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  The fuel pump relay keeps getting hot and burning, causing the car to not start or loosing power while driving. Lost power going up a hill and around curve with no place to pull over. Could have been hit when car died in blind spot in road. Looked it up and other people on line are saying it is the seat clips hitting fuse box causing short circuit in fuse box and damaging fuse box. People said they thought it was fuel pump but still had same problem after replacing fuel pump. A lot of upset people on line saying there should have already been recall on this problem. Have had 2 mechanics look at it. Have bought 3 relays. Afraid to drive car if it will start, fear of loosing power in middle of road and getting killed. Not to mention could cause fire since fuse box and battery are under back seat.. Genius engineer, I'll tell you! Don't know if I can ever completely trust this buick again. Never had anything like this happen to any car I've ever owned.Something needs to be done. Recall Recall Recall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 12/13/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY FATHER-IN-LAW HAD THE COMPLAINT THAT HIS CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. I CHECKED THE CAR OVER AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON HIS WAY HOME IT QUIT WORKING AFTER ABOUT 75 MILES. ANOTHER CHECK AND ALL WAS FINE. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, I JUST HAPPENED TO BE FOLLOWING HIM AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. I CONFIRMED WITH HIM THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE PEDAL. I PUT TOGETHER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY ADDED BRAKE FLUID. THE CRUISE CONTROL KEPT KICKING OUT. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS EITHER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT OR DEFECTIVE AND WROTE IT DOWN FOR HIS DEALER. IT TURNED OUT THE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE CAR HAS 68,000 AND GARAGED. AS A DRIVER YOU WON'T KNOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WITHOUT LOOKING OR FIND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING. WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS PERMANENTLY ON, OTHER DRIVERS CAN'T TELL WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING, AND THAT IS A POTENTIAL RISK FOR BEING REAR ENDED. MY FATHER-IN-LAW TRIED TO BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION BY ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN POSSIBLE. AS LONG AS IT WAS WORKING, HE KNEW HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING AS THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AND CITY, MOVING. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER STOPPING. EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL AFTER AWHILE, I SUSPECT INSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AT PLAY SOMEWHAT ALSO.

• 12/12/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY BECAME OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE RELAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/12/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK AND ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/12/2013· STRUCTURE,SEATS,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  SOMETIME BETWEEN 1998 AND 2008 THE BUICK LINE, AND ALMOST ALL OTHER LINES, ENLARGED THE SIZE OF THE COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE ROOF, MODIFIED THE FRONT SIDE WINDOWS TO ADD A SMALL TRIANGLE OF MATERIAL AT THE FRONT OF THE WINDOWS, AND RAISED THE HEIGHT OF THE SIDE MIRRORS AND RAISED THE HEIGHT OF THE "DASH" ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I AM IN EXCESS OF 6 FT TALL AND THIS HAD LITTLE IMPACT ON MY FIELD OF VISION. MY WIFE IS LESS THAN 5 FT AND AGE IS TAKING A TOLL ON BOTH OF US AND THIS HAS A SEVERE IMPACT ON HER FIELD OF VISION, EVEN WITH THE USE OF BOOSTER PILLOWS. THE CURRENT MODELS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN FLAW, EXCEPT FOR THE HONDA CIVIC AND THE FORD FUSION. I HAVE PERSONALLY "TESTED" THIS CONDITION BY LOCATING MYSELF AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SEVERAL CRASHES, SOME FATAL, AND "SCROOCHING" DOWN AS BEST I COULD TO SIMULATE A 5 FT PERSON WITH THE SEAT AT ITS MAX HEIGHT, AND THERE IS A CRITICAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY, PARTICULARLY TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE THREE CRASHES, ALL INVOLVED SENIORS, THAT WERE IN A COLLISION BECAUSE THEY PROCEEDING, AFTER STOPPING, TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HEARTILY SUPPORT YOUR PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP SOME TYPE OF RECOMMENDATIONS, OR "RATING", FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR SENIORS. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/09/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,800.

• 12/08/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  "TAKATA RECALL"RELAY TO FUEL PUMP IN FUSE BOX UNDER DRIVERS SIDE REAR SEAT. KEEPS MELTING (RELAY AND FUSE BOX) LEAVING AN ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL IN CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND BOX AND FUEL PUMP TO BE REPLACEED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.

• 12/07/2015· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 05/04/18*JB

• 12/04/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  MY BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT AND CAUGHT FLAMES YESTERDAY WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY U WOULD PUT A BATTERY UNDER A PASSENGER SEAT WHERE PEOPLE SIT ON TOP OF WITH FABRIC

• 12/03/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARNING CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE "LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM" FAILURE OCCURRED DIRECTLY AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. UPDATED 10/7/2015 *JS

• 12/01/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, AND ALSO MADE AN APPOINTMENT BUT HE WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ONE MONTH TO FIX THE VEHICLE.*SS

• 11/30/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE RELAYS INSIDE HAD MELTED CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER COURTESY BUICK LOCATED AT 7 AUTO CENTER DR. LOUISVILLE KY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 11/30/2013· STRUCTURE

  WENT TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN THE HANDLE PULLED OUT FROM THE CAR. *TR

• 11/29/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55 M.P.H. GOING DOWNHILL AT A 6% GRADE VEHICLE'S FRONT END AND STEERING COLUMN STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR 30-45 MINUTES, THEN TRAVELED ON. TOOK CAR TO BUICK DEALER AND FOUND ROTORS SEVERELY WARPED. ROTORS WERE TURNED(MACHINED) AND CAR BRAKES WERE OK FOR NEXT 2-3000 MILES. DRIVING AT 55M.P.H. NOTICED PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT SEEM IT WAS ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. DROVE CAR AT 55 M.P.H. ON HIGHWAY AND VIBRATION AND PULSATION BECAME WORSE. TOOK CAR TO A NATIONAL RETAILER AND HAD TO HAVE ROTORS REPLACED WITH HEAT DISSIPATING ROTORS. CAR SHOULD HAVE HAD THESE TYPE ROTORS TO BEGIN WITH DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR THE INABILITY TO STOP WHEN NEEDED, CAUSING POSSIBLE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *KB

• 11/25/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT HAS BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES IN UNDER 100K MILES. LOUD CLUNK IS PRESENT ON TAKE OFF, SHAKING AND VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING IS PRESENT TOO. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AT 60K MILES.

• 11/21/2023· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormal sound and failed to start. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact referred to the NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V441000 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

• 11/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 11/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  A WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON TO SAY SERVICE AIR BAG. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK FOR THE WARNING MESSAGE ON THE AIR BAG. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MY AIR BAG MODULE REPLACE. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. WHY WOULD AN AIR BAG MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED ON SUCH A NEW CAR? I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO GM. I EVEN ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK FOR THE COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE I JUST COULDN'T AND CAN'T IMAGINE A CAR THIS NEW NEEDING SUCH A REPAIR. THERE MAY BE MORE CARS LIKE MINE OUT THERE WHOSE AIR BAG MODULE HAVE OR NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WANTED THE REPAIR MADE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT MY AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED OR PERHAPS DEPLOY UNNECESSARILY. *TR

• 11/13/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHEN READY TO LEAVE WORK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT OPERATING. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AFTER REPLACING THIS RELAY TWO OTHER TIMES I DECIDED TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE CAUSE. I DISMANTLED THE FUSE BOX TO FIND IT WAS NOT COMPLETE INSIDE. THE FUSE BOX IS FILLED WITH FEMALE TO FEMALE COUPLERS TO CONNECT THE BOTTOM WIRING HARNESS TO THE FUSES. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SHOULD HAVE FOUR OF THE COUPLERS INSTALLED IN THE FUSE BOX. THERE ARE ONLY THREE INSTALLED. THE MALE PINS ARE LONG ENOUGH TO TOUCH AND MAKE CONTACT. THEY WILL EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A FIRE HAZARD; AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE. BUICK STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL AND REFUSES TO ACTUALLY INVESTIGATE THE REASON THIS IS HAPPENING. THE AVERAGE CONSUMER IS BEING HIT WIT A $400.00 FUSE BOX AND $600.00 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. I ACTUALLY HAVE SINCE INSTALLED MY ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP. THE REPLACEMENT PUMP DID NOT HAVE A SENDING UNIT FOR THE FUEL GAUGE. WHY ARE THE DEALERS REPLACING PROBABLY PERFECTLY FINE FUEL PUMPS. THIS HAS BECOME A RACKET.

• 11/10/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 3 FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSES IN 3 MONTHS LAST ONE STARTED ON FIRE JUST FROM STARTING VEHICLE

• 11/10/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH EXCESSIVE SCRATCHES ON THE EXTERIOR PAINT. THE SCRATCHES COVERED THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE OBSERVED THE DEFECTS DURING THE NEW VEHICLE INSPECTION. IMMEDIATELY, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER COLLISION CENTER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SCRATCHES WERE DUE TO FAULTY PAINT WORKMANSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE EXTERIOR PAINT AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT ONCE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF SALE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 456 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

• 11/09/2021· ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was inspected by a local mechanic and diagnosed with needing the fuel pump relay to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,479.

• 11/09/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL SURGE OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 11/08/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE, IT SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING OVER A PUDDLE, WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER BUICK GMC (772-467-0835, LOCATED AT 5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE SAME DEALER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

• 11/08/2018· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  WHEN MAKING A TURN WHERE THERE IS A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ENGINE DIES, AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING FOR SERVAL SECONDS, IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THROUGH WATER. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF WATER. THE DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPT. THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THEM, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS, OF COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS MOUNTED SIDEWAYS, AND WHEN THE WATER HITS THE FAN BELTS IT CAUSES IT TO SLIP, WHICH MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE ENGINE HAS DIED. ON 10/20/2018 I HAVE REACHED OUT TO GENERAL MOTORS AND GOT NO PLACE, THEY SAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP SUGGEST THAT I BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND FOR WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT, AND ANY REPAIRS THAT IS NEEDED, BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTEE. THIS IS TOTALLY UNFAIR, FOR I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 8 YEARS, 6 OF WHICH WERE UNDER WARRANTEE. THIS IS SO WRONG WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HANDLING OF THIS ISSUE THAT I FELT IT SHOULD BE BROTH TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR DEPT. TO LOOK INTO IT, AND GET THEM TO DO A RECALL IF IT IS POSSIBLE. ON YOUR WEB SITE UNDER VEHICLE COMPLAINTS THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, IT IS THE CAR.

• 11/07/2019· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD CRANK, BUT THERE WAS NO FUEL BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL RELAY BOTH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BORCHERDING BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 9737 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, 866-666-6291) WHERE IT WAS FURTHER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OVERHEATING OF THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX THAT BURNED THE RELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE RECCURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NO LONGER BEING COVERED UNDER THE SPECIAL COVERAGE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 11/06/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER,HESITATE , THEN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING BRAKES DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE WERE ON AN OVER PASS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BUSY INTERSECTION. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 1 HR WE MADE IT TO AUTOZONE LIMP MODE ALL THE WAY. PURCHASED COILS X 3 , COIL IGNITION MODULE, SPARK PLUG WIRES,SPARK PLUGS, CAMSHAFT SENSOR,CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THEN FIND OUT IT WAS ONLY A FREAKING FUSE UNDER SEAT THAT WAS BURNT AND MELTING AWAY. NOT VERY HAPPY. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR KNOWING ABOUT THIS AND NOT OFFERING TO FIX IT.

• 11/04/2023· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  The transmission started not shifting as I was driving down the road and the relay fuse box caught on fire and I think it’s where the back seat lays on top of the fuse box which rubs the fuses. Which is dangerous bc it catches on fire and could blow the car up while driving

• 11/04/2015· SEATS

  THIS CONCERNS MY 2008 BUICK LUCERNE, IT HAS THE CASHMERE INTERIOR COLOR. SOMETHING I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT. GM DOES NOT MAKE AN IMPORTANT REPLACEMENT INTERIOR PART ANYMORE. PN: 20954443 IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY DEALER IN THE U.S. THIS IS A SEAT TRIM PART FOR THE OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT CRACKS FROM NORMAL USE BECAUSE IT IS FORCED TO FLEX WHEN A PERSON SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, OVER TIME THIS FLEXING CRACKS THE PART. THE CRACKED PART THEN HAS SHARP EDGES WHICH CATCHES CLOTHING, AND COULD CAUSE LEG CUTS. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE SHALE COLORED PART IS PN: 15273992, AND THE TITANIUM PN: IS 15273994 (THIS PART I WAS ABLE TO STILL FIND, AND I WILL HAVE TO PAINT IT CASHMERE TO MATCH MY CAR). THESE PARTS FIT ALL THE "NOT HEATED SEATS" LUCERNE MODELS FROM 2006 TO 2011, THOUSANDS OF CARS I SUSPECT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TRIM PART (MIRROR OPPOSITE) IS STILL AVAILABLE FROM A FEW SOURCES. IT ALSO FALLS AND CRACKS FOR THE SAME REASON. HAS GM PULLED THIS PART FROM INVENTORY FOR A REDESIGN? IT HAS BEEN JUST FOUR YEARS SINCE THAT LAST BUICK LUCERNE WAS SOLD, THE 2011 MODEL; IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS.

• 11/04/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 10/30/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE STALLED AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING ABOUT 20 YARDS IN A PARKING LOT. THEN WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AND HAD BURNING SMELL INSIDE CAR. HAD TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND A MELTED FUEL PUMP RELAY AND FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER REAR SEAT. THEY SAID THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF DIDN'T REPLACE FUSE BOX TOO. CAR HAD 106,079 MILES AT TIME. *TR

• 10/29/2011· STRUCTURE

  I WAS GETTING BACK INTO MY CAR AND WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM PULLED OUT OF THE DOOR. I WAS SHOCKED....NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS IN 41YEARS OF DRIVING. *TR

• 10/28/2009· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN SEVERE RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER EXERTED GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SPEED WAS REDUCED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED INTO " NEUTRAL" POSITION AND THEN TO THE "DRIVE" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WATER SEEPAGE TO THE STEERING SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,500.

• 10/27/2017· STRUCTURE

  DOOR LATCH ISSUE ON CAR THE SAME AS FORD DOOR LATCH RECALL. HAVE FOUR DOOR VEHICLE AND BOTH BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING DOOR LATCHES. REAR PASSENGER SIDE STOP WORKING 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HAS FAILED.

• 10/26/2018· ENGINE

  VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON A HIGHWAY (AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED) AND WOULD NOT RESTART. OBVIOUSLY THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR ME AND THOSE AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER (ESP WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES). THE PROBLEM CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN ISOLATED TO THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 43K