2008 BUICK LUCERNE Electrical System Problems

MY BUICK HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY BREAKING DOWN AND EVERY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE SEAT. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUYING THIS CAR IN 2016. BUT, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND ALL I SEE ARE RECALLS ON MY BUICK. EVERYTIME I CALL IN TO COMPLAIN AND ASK ABOUT THE RECALL ITS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW AND THAT YOU GUYS CAN'T DO ANYTHING. THIS WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY AND I NEVER WANT A BUICK EVER AGAIN. IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT COULD HELP ME REGARDING MY FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX PLEASE CONTACT ME AND MAYBE YOU COULD DO BETTER AND SEND ME THE PARTS TO FIX MY CAR. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE SOMEONE COULD CONTACT ME RIGHT AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY OVERHEATED AND MELTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE FUSE/RELAY ENCLOSURE MELTED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE FUSE/RELAY ENCLOSURE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL AND A FUSE BOX INTERNALLY FAILED WITH A WIRES MELTED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN AND THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PART MAY FAIL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE FUEL RELAY HAD OVER HEATED AND MELTED THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE BACK SEAT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND ON REPAIR PAL THAT 105 OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. EBAY SELLER HAS SOLD 1264 FUSE BOXES LIKE THIS ANOTHER EBAY SELLER SOLD 275 FUSE BLOCKS FOR BUICK AND GM CARS. DID SOME MORE RESEARCH FOUND PROBLEMS BACK TO 1996 2006-2011 BUICK LUCERNE'S HAD ISSUES.

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHICH CAUSED POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO BECOME HARD TO USE. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAD OVER HEATED CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP. I LOOKED ON RECALLS ON THE INTERNET AND SAW WHERE THIS HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANERVOUS CONDITION AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED.

I BOUGHT THIS BUICK USED A COUPLE OF MONTH AGO WITH 87K. I'VE SINCE DRIVEN OVER 4K MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG TOURING CAR AND I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE AND COMFORTABLE FOR LONGS DAYS ON THE ROAD. SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AGO IT JUST WOULDN'T START IN THE DRIVEWAY. RESEARCH LED ME TO THE FUSE BOARD. CHECKED THE FUSES AND RELAYS FOUND NOTHING OBVIOUS. CAR STARTED UP A FEW MINUTES LATER. THIS HAPPENED LATER THAT DAY WHEN IN ANOTHER CITY AND THEN A FEW MORE TIMES THAT DAY. ALMOST HAD IT TOWED BUT THEN IT STARTED. NOW, AFTER ALMOST 1000 MILES IT GAVE UP THE GHOST AND I FOUND ONE OF THE TEETH ON THE RELAY BURNED AND THE PLASTIC PARTIALLY MELTED ON THE RELAY HOUSING AND THE FUSE PANEL. WENT TO THE PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT A RELAY REPLACEMENT BUT IT DIDN'T DO ANY GOOD....

FUEL PUMP REPACED 2015 , 54000 MILEAGE , THEN FUSE BOX MELTED 1-04-2017 74000 MILEAGE AND WAS STRANDED. FOUND OUT THESE TWO PROBLEMS TIED TOGETHER FROM OTHER COMPAINTS.NO RECALLS OR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINT ISSUES I FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD COME OUR WAY FOR OWNING A BIUCK WHICH I GREW UP BEING TOLD YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A BUICK ... NOT RIGHT. $ 1300 LATER STILL WAITING!

OUR 2008 BUICK LUCERNE WAS IN THE HOV LANE TRAVELING ON 84 W TOWARD HARTFORD, CT. WITHOUT WARNING - NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON - THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. MY DAUGHTER TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENED; SHE THEN TRIED TO BRAKE TO PULL OVER AND WAS UNABLE TO FREELY TURN THE WHEEL. SHE STRUGGLED TO MOVE TO SAFETY TO THE SHOULDER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THEN FELT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCK COMPLETELY AS THE CAR STALLED. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR TO MOVE TO SAFETY, THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHOOK. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL PARTIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, MY HUSBAND AND I CALLED THE CT STATE POLICE TO REQUEST HELP WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE WAITING FOR AAA. WHEN THE TROOPER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE HE CALLED US TO SAY THAT THE CAR WAS PARTIALLY IN THE ROAD AND THAT TWO CRUISERS...

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...

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

ELECTRIC COMPONENTS OF FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM SHORT CAUSING FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND UNDER SEAT FUSE PANEL MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE RELAY AND FUSE PANEL TO OVERHEAT AND MELT DOWN. THE HEAT BUILDS WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STARTING. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A WEEK.

ON JULY 26, 2016, WHILE DRIVING ON CLEVELAND DRIVE, LOTS OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FIRE STARTED TO SHOOT OUT AS WELL. THERE WERE NO ISSUES PREVIOUSLY WITH THE CAR AS IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. I CONTACTED BUICK TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS EVER RECALLED BUT IT WAS NOT, HOWEVER, IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I ATTACHED PICTURES BUT DID NEED TO UPLOAD THE FIRE DEPT REPORT.

CAR WOULD CRANK OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. HAD FUEL PUMP AND BURNT RELAY REPLACED AND AND AN HOUR LATER THE CAR FUEL RELAY FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

FUEL RELAY BURNT SO REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND RELAY AND MY BRAND NEW RELAY JUST BURNT UP WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN CAR STOPPED AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF A FRIENDS HOME WHERE I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND FOUND OUT RELAY WAS BURNT AND NOW IT'S MELTING RELAYS

FUEL PUMP SHORTS OUT AND MELTS THE FUSE BOX THIS WAS WITH THE CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD IF THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR AND MAKES IT A DEATH TRAP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL BURNING SMELL AND WOULD NOT OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX OVERHEATED AND MELTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP AND VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000...UPDATED 05-10-16 *BF UPDATED 6/14/18*JB

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO EMIT SMOKE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,200.

HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. IT WAS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE. HAD IT TOW TO GARAGE. THEY DIAGNOSED IT WAS A FUEL RELAY BURNING UP. A NEW RELAY DID START THE CAR.WE TOOK A SHORT TRIP OUT OF TOWN AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING...LEFT US STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RELAY GAVE OUT AGAIN. A MECHANIC WILL NOW LOOK INTO THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. AND ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER THE SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAYS AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL PUMP STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED THEN FOUND OUT FUSE BOX UNDER BACK SEAT WAS MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE.

THE FUEL PUMP RELAY OVERHEATED AND MELTED IN THE FUSE BOX. I HAD TO HAVE THE RELAY AND FUSE BOX REPLACED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FUSE BOX COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. HE TOLD ME TO GOOGLE THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BECAUSE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CAR OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH I DID JUST THAT AND I SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MODEL CAR. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEBODY DIES FIRST BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OF THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THE FUSE BOX? BTW I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SECOND RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE SECOND NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED, BUT THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, BY HER LOCAL MECHANIC AND SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. RECALL #10V240000 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE KEY RECALL NOTICE AND STATES NOT SURE REPAIRS WILL BE A REMEDY. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND BELL STARTED FLASHING, AND MESSAGE CENTER SAID "ENGINE POWERING DOWN", THEN IMMEDIATELY SAID "ENGINE POWERED OFF". THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL SOMEWHAT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY, AND NO RESPONSE. AFTER APPROX. FIVE MINUTES, I TRIED THE KEY AGAIN, AND THE CAR STARTED (NOT SMOOTHLY), AND WAS FINE. AFTER ONE WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20 MPH (AUG 24), AND AGAIN HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH (AUG 27). EACH TIME, WE WERE FORTUNATELY NOT AROUND OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER THE SECOND STALL, WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. TALKED TO THE RECALL CENTER, WHO TOLD US IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW IF THE KEY HAD ACTUALLY TURNED OFF. WE HAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,126. UPDATED 11/12/14*LJ UPDATED 92/03/15.*JB

2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DASHBOARD LIGHTS ISSUES AND VEHICLE KEY FOB RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. ESPECIALLY, IN THE EVENING. BY THE TIME HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL, WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO FOUR VEHICLES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FRONT END, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND MIRROR WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. PAM

IN AUGUST OF 2011 I PURCHASED WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED BUICK SUPERIOR BUICK. I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT I TRIED TO GET FIXED UNDER WARRANTY(SUSPENSION, THERMOSTAT, AIR BAGS, STEERING ETC.) OR GOOD FAITH (ONLY BRAKES) JUST TO NAME A FEW, AND TRIED TO GET A REFUND UNDER MY WARRANTY OR DIFFERENT CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 72 HOURS/150 MILES OF RESIGNING MY CONTRACT AND WAS DENIED. I MADE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THESE PROBLEMS SERVICED AND WAS TOLD EVERY TIME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG, THEY FOUND DEBRIS HERE A SCREW THERE, TIGHTENED THIS, BLAMED IT ON THIS ETC. THEY NEVER FIXED OR REPLACED ANYTHING BUT A WATER PUMP AND A COUPLE OF ELECTRICAL BULBS (THE SAME ONES). AFTER AT LEAST 5 ATTEMPTS TO GET IT FIXED( PER LAWS SET FORTH) I HAD A COUPLE OF FACE-TO- FACE MEETINGS WITH THE G.M./PART OWNER LOUIS FALLER....

2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOUR MECHANIC'S WORKED ON THE VEHICLE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 78,200 MILES ON THE CAR. IN DECEMBER 2013 I WAS PLAYING MUSIC IN MY VEHICLE WITH OUT THE CAR BEING ON. THE CAR BATTERY WAS DRAINED BUT, WHAT SURPRISING TO ME WAS THE FACT THAT I COULDN'T GET THE KEY TO MOVE (UP OR DOWN/ IN OR OUT ) THE IGNITION . AFTER WAITING 45 MINUTES FOR AAA, ALL IT TOOK WAS A JUMP, AND THE KEY WAS RELEASED . SO I *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2013 I WAS PLAYING MUSIC IN MY VEHICLE, ( 2008, BUICK LUCERNE) THE BATTERY GOT GO DRAINED. THE THING THAT SURPRISED ME WAS THE FACT THAT AFTER, THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED THE IGNITION CEASED. I COULDN'T MOVE THE KEY UP/DOWN OR IN/OUT OF THE IGNITION. I THINK THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF I HAD LOST POWER ON THE HIGH WAY. (ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY) WHEN AAA CAME ON THE SCENE AS SOON AS THEY HOOKED UP MY VEHICLE TO A PORTABLE BATTERY AND, TURNED IT ON THE KEY WAS RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STARTER RELAY SWITCH; HOWEVER WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 44,000.

2008 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LOCKING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK ON THEIR OWN. A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE DOORS LOCKED WITH THE CONSUMER STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT, EVEN THOUGH SHE PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON. THE DOOR LOCK PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE IGNITION , MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JB

CAR WOULD NOT START, AND THE FUEL RELAY FUSE HAD BLOWN, DAMAGING THE FUSE BOX. FUSE WAS REPLACED AND ON DEC 4, 2013 THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. NEW FUSE BLOCK HAD TO BE INSTALLED. MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSES SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT RECEIVING GOOD VOLTAGE AT TIME, FURTHER INSPECTION AND TESTING SHOWED UNDER THE REAR SEAL LEFT SIDE FUSE BLOCK IS RECEIVING GOOD VOLTAGE BUT SENDING A LOW VOLTAGE SIGNAL TO THE FUEL PUMP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS A BURNT AND MELTED HIGH RESISTANCE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. NORMALLY, I UNDERSTAND THE FUSE NEXT TO THE RELAY SHOULD HAVE BLOWN. PROBLEM SEEMS TO STEM WITH THE FUSE BOX AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES ON 12/4/2013 WHICH I GOT. MY MECHANIC WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND IT COULD TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO RECEIVE ONE. SO THERE IS AN...

MY CAR DROVE PERFECTLY FINE IN THE MORNING. EARLY AFTERNOON I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND ALTHOUGH IT CRANKED, IT DID NOT AND WOULD NOT START. I TOOK IT THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP PULLED TOO MUCH AMPERAGE, CAUSING THE RELAY AND THE FUSE BOX TO BURN. HE STATED I WAS LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. HE FURTHER ADVISED ME THAT I HAD TO CHANGE ALL THREE PARTS AT A COST OF OVER $1600!! I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. I AM AMAZED THAT I WAS NOT ADVISED OF THIS POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND THAT EVEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, GM DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE ASKED GM TO PAY FOR THE FIXING OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DECISION AS TO...