2009 BUICK LUCERNE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SEAT FUSE BOX MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL RELAY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RELAY MELTED PART OF THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE A RELAY SWITCH FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. FURTHERMORE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,600.

2009 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OPEN RECALL #15272 CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING FILLED WITH FUEL AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FUSE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH, STARTER RELAY, AND STARTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH THE FUSES AND THAT THE FUSE BOX BURNED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, FUSE BOX AND FUSES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER DISTRIBUTION/FUSE BLOCK UNDER BACK SEAT SHORTED AND GOT HOT ENOUGH TO MELT WIRES.VISIBLE SIGNS OF HEAT AND SMOKE ON THE UNIT AND PLUGS. PICTURES ATTACHED I CAN FWD MY LETTER TO BUICK IF NEEDED.

WE GOT SEVERAL WARNING MESSAGES CONCERNING TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITRAC, AND BRAKE SYSTEM. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUND THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH COMPONENTS. ONLINE SEARCHES REVEALS THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN THE BUICK LINE AND OTHER GM PRODUCTS. OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS FAILURE WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT COULD HAVE A TRAGIC ENDING IF ONE WAS TO CONTINUE DRIVING AN AFFECTED VEHICLE WITH LOW OR LACKING BRAKE FLUID.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT HAD WORKED FINE THE DAY PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS CRANKING AND CLEARLY HAD POWER BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT HEAR THE FUEL PUMP PRIME WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. LIKE MANY OTHERS, I FOUND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO BE CHARRED LIKE IT HAD BEEN BURNING. THE FUSE BLOCK WAS ALSO MELTED AT PIN 30. THIS IS SUCH A FIRE HAZARD BEING UNDER THE BACK SEAT, DEALING WITH THE FUEL PUMP, AND OVERHEATING LIKE IT DOES. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS TO REPLACE THE MELTED FUSE BLOCK AND THE RELAY.