2009 Buick Lucerne

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. UNABLE TO START. BURNING SMELL UNDER REAR SEAT (DRIVER SIDE). SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY GM #15-NA-051 (JULY 26, 2016). DESIGN DEFECT CAUSING NO START/STALLING CONDITION BECAUSE REAR SEAT BOTTOM BRACKET PRESSING ON FUEL PUMP RELAY CAUSING FUEL PUMP RELAY TO SHORT OUT (BURN OUT). THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH BY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN CAR STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. GM REFUSES TO ISSUE RECALL. GM SAYS TO TAKE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER AND HAVE REPAIR/MODIFICATION DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD SHUT OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CONTACT MADE APPROXIMATELY THREE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (TODD WENZEL BUICK GMC IN WESTLAND, MICHIGAN, 734-721-1144) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX HAD A SHORT, WHICH WAS SENDING THE WRONG SIGNAL TO THE FUEL RELAY DELIVERY PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND JUNE OF 2016. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

I HAD JUST DRIVEN THE CAR ON A 2 HOUR TRIP WITH NO ISSUE. I DROVE THAT TRIP IN THE MORNING AND THAT AFTERNOON I WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE STARTER WAS GOING BUT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START. I LIFTED THE BACK SEAT TO FIND AN AWFUL SMELL COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. I PULLED THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO FIND IT SINGED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE NEEDING A NEW FUSE BOX AND I'M STILL WAITING TO FIND THE PART.

CAR IS STATIONARY AND STINKS LIKE PLASTIC IS BURNING, TURNS OVER BUT WON'T START. CHECKED FUSE BOX AND FOUND FUEL PUMP RELAY AND FUSE BOX BLACKENED AND BURNT. THIS IS WIFE,S CAR SHE USES TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS TO SOCCER SO II WANT TO KNOW IF I REPLACE RELAY AND FUSE BOX IS IT FIXED OR AM I PUTTING MY FAMILY AND OTHERS AT RISK. GM SAYS NOTHING ABOUT ISSUE SO I DO NOT KNOW. 60,000 MILES.

MY 2009 BUICK LUCERNE WOULDN'T START..THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP HAD IT CHECKED OUT..THE FUEL PUMP WAS GOOD SO WE CHECK THE RELAY FUSE AND IT WAS BURNT OUT. I PUT A NEW RELAY FUSE IN AND DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON..SO WE RECHECKED THE RELAY FUSE AND IT WAS BURNT OUT AGAIN..THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE RELAY AND FUSE BOX.THIS COULD START A FIRE..I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN I NEED MY CAR BUT AT THE SAME TIME I NEED IT SAFE..I LOOKED ONLINE AND ABOUT 10 OR MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM..PLEASE RECALL THESE PARTS..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PATRIOT AUTO SALES (12100 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO DAYS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND THE RELAY SWITCH WERE MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

I AM A WIDOW LIVING ALONE ON A FIXED INCOME. I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. LONG STORY SHORT. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START - HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP - THEY PUT IT ON MACHINE - SHOWED FUEL PUMP WAS OUT - PUT IN A NEW RELAY, FUEL PUMP, ETC. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. FOUND LATER THAT FUEL BOX, RELAY FRIED, PARTIALLY MELTED AREA ON FUSE BOX . FIRE HAZARD. ENDING UP PAYING OVER $1000 FOR REPAIRS. HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE CAR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS. ALSO TOLD THAT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS. PLEASE HELP. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE.

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.