2008 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ACCELERATING, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD NOISE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH SMOKE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 03/02/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES DEFLATED WHEN SALT FROM THE ROAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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.

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 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

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

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