2009 Buick Lucerne

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

CAR WOULD TURN OVER WILL NOT START. MECHANIC SAID THAT FUSE UNDER SEAT OVER HEATED. PURCHASED WITH 95K 7 DAYS AGO. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IS AKNOW ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL. I HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER I SEE FUEL PUMP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. WILL IT TAKE A FIRE OR A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT BEFORE BUICK HAS TO UWN UP TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I AM SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. CAR WAS STAITIONARY BUT WHAT CAN PREVENT THIS HAPPENING TO THE OWNERS DRIVNG IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL RELAY FUSE MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING IN POURING RAIN, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO PARK MY CAR IN A PARKING STALL BETWEEN TWO OTHER CARS. THANK GOD I WASN'T TRAVELING FAST AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY FUSE BLOCK MELTED. BUICK/GM TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB TITLE: 15-NA-051 NO START CONDITION- SEAT BRACKET CONTACTING REAR ELECTRICAL CENTER (REC) - (NOV 5, 2015) COST ME $477.39 TO REPAIR. UNBELIEVABLE THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL DONE ON THIS PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX MELTED AND CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR BURNING ODOR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,700. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ UPDATED 01/31/17.*JB

FUEL PUMP RELAY BURNED OUT 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, CAUSING THE FUSE BLOCK TO BURN. THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, AND WOULDNT START ONE MORNING, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CALL OFF WORK. THE NEXT TIME, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING, AND THE POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION DIED, CAUSING ME TO HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

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. 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.

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.