CAR CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. DIOGNOSTIC INDICATED FUEL PUMP WAS UNABLE TO GET PRESSURE. RECOMMENDED BY TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE FUEL MODULE. CAR STARTED FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF FUEL MODULE. FOLLOWING A COMPLIMENTARY WASH CAR WOULD NOT START. TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP RELAY AND BLOCK HAD BEEN BURNED. BECAUSE I WAS C…
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CAR CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. DIOGNOSTIC INDICATED FUEL PUMP WAS UNABLE TO GET PRESSURE. RECOMMENDED BY TECHNICIAN TO REPLACE FUEL MODULE. CAR STARTED FOLLOWING INSTALLATION OF FUEL MODULE. FOLLOWING A COMPLIMENTARY WASH CAR WOULD NOT START. TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP RELAY AND BLOCK HAD BEEN BURNED. BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED THAT I HAD PAID FOR PARTS AND LABOR THAT WERE NOT NECESSARY, I DID RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY BURN OUT HAD BEEN A PROBLEMS SINCE 2006. ONLINE I NOTED THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE CONCERNING THIS FUEL PUMP RELAY. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND BLOCK ACTUALLY CREATES ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE GAS TANK AND BATTERY TO IGNITE. SINCE THIS APPARENTLY HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE LUCERNE 2006,WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS IT IS LIFE THREATENING?
NHTSA ODI #10733398
58,268 miles · Jun 18, 2015
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System
6/2/15 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, FULL POWER AND CRANK BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CAR TOWED TO BUICK DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR. CK ECM CODES - NONE CK IGN AND FUEL SYSTEM - NO FUEL PRESSURE - CK FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM FOUND FUEL PUMP FAILURE. REPLACED FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY. $624.00. 6/08/15 VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. PULLED RELAY FOR FU…
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6/2/15 VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, FULL POWER AND CRANK BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. CAR TOWED TO BUICK DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR. CK ECM CODES - NONE CK IGN AND FUEL SYSTEM - NO FUEL PRESSURE - CK FUEL DELIVER SYSTEM FOUND FUEL PUMP FAILURE. REPLACED FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY. $624.00. 6/08/15 VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. PULLED RELAY FOR FUEL PUMP AND PUT IT BACK IN AND IT STARTED. I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED FUEL PUMP RELAY, FOUND REAR FUSE PANEL DAMAGED DUE TO POOR CONNECTION AT FUEL PUMP RELAY. REPLACED REAR FUSE BLOCK. COST $291.00. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH PROBLEM SEEMS COMMON AND STEMS FROM AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE FUSE BOXES. READ THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THESE FUSE BOXES AT ONE POINT. SOUNDS LIKE THIS SHOULD OF BEEN A RECALL AND REPLACED FOR FREE.
NHTSA ODI #10725973
68,000 miles · May 28, 2015
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOST POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, IT WOULD SHUTTER AND JERK. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE DURING THE FAILURE BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO NORMAL. THE ENGINE SERVICE CENTER LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT P…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOST POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, IT WOULD SHUTTER AND JERK. IN ADDITION, THE SPEED WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE DURING THE FAILURE BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO NORMAL. THE ENGINE SERVICE CENTER LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE COULD BE A BAD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE FUEL BEING SENT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
NHTSA ODI #10721980
76,000 miles · Feb 27, 2015
Electrical SystemFuel/propulsion System
MY FUSED BOX MELTED AND STOPPED THE FUEL THE FROM GOING TO MY ENGINE. THE FUSED BOX WAS HEATED TO THE POINT OF BURNING AND MELTING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10691200
84,453 miles · Feb 25, 2015
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel/propulsion SystemFire
AFTER RETURNING FROM A TWO HOUR TRIP I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD ONLY TURN OVER.A MECHANIC FOUND THE FUEL PUMP DEFECTIVE, FUEL PUMP RELAY BURNT AND THE POWER PANEL BURNT AS WELL.
NHTSA ODI #10690563
108,290 miles · Feb 3, 2015
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion SystemFire
WHILE DRIVING IN PETOSKEY THE CAR STARTED TO MISS AN BACKFIRING THEN THE MOTOR STOP RUNNING. I COULDN'T STOP OR STEER THE CAR. AFTER I GOT THE CAR FINELY STOPPED THE CAR WOULDN'T START UP AN I COULD SMELL LIKE WIRE BURNING. I HAD THE CAR DELIVERED TO AN AUTO SHOP BROWN MOTORS IN HARBOR SPRINGS MI. AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS THEY FOU…
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WHILE DRIVING IN PETOSKEY THE CAR STARTED TO MISS AN BACKFIRING THEN THE MOTOR STOP RUNNING. I COULDN'T STOP OR STEER THE CAR. AFTER I GOT THE CAR FINELY STOPPED THE CAR WOULDN'T START UP AN I COULD SMELL LIKE WIRE BURNING. I HAD THE CAR DELIVERED TO AN AUTO SHOP BROWN MOTORS IN HARBOR SPRINGS MI. AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS THEY FOUND THAT THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE REAR SEAT WAS BURNED UP AT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE, AN WAS ON FIRE AT ONE TIME.. THE FUSE BLOCK WAS BEYOND FIXING AN NEEDED A NEW ONE INSTALLED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THIS ISN'T WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE CARS, I DON' BELIEVE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THERE RECALL ARE WHAT IS WRONG, I BELIEVE THAT THE FUSE BLOCK IS WHAT WRONG WITH THERE RECALLS WHEN THE FUSE SHORTS OUT THE FUEL PUMP STOPS AN SO DOES THE CAR MOTOR. STRANGE THAT THE CAR DEALERS FOR SOME REASON HAS THEM IN STOCK, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL CAR WITH THIS TYPE OF FUSE BOX, THIS IS WHAT CAUSING THESE CAR TO STOP RUNNING AN GET IN A ACCIDENTS. TO DAY I GOT LUCKY. *TR
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2011 Buick Lucerne, 2000-2005 Cadillac DeVille, 2006-2011 Cadillac DTS, 2006-2014 Chevrolet Impala, and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a key knocked out of the run position will cause loss of engine power, power steering, and power braking, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 23, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), and 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet). GM's number for this recall is 14299.
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MODEL YEAR 2009 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM (HWFS). A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2008 TO ADD A FUSE TO THE CONTROL CIRCUIT HARNESS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NEW REPORTS OF THERMAL INCIDENTS ON HWFS MODULES AFTER THIS IMPROVEMENT WAS INSTALLED. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED FROM A NEW FAILURE MODE ATTRIBUTED TO THE DEVICE'S THERMAL PROTECTION FEATURE. THE SIGNIFICANCE VARIES FROM MINOR DISTORTION TO CONSIDERABLE MELTING OF THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HWFS FLUID CHAMBER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE HEATED WASHER MODULE TO IGNITE AND A FIRE MAY OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERMANENTLY DISABLE AND REMOVE THE HEATED WASHER FLUID MODULE. AN UPDATED PAGE FOR THE OWNER MANUAL WILL BE PROVIDED AND INSERTED IN THE OWNER MANUAL TO DOCUMENT THAT THE FEATURE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 11, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463 AND HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR AT THE OWNER CENTER AT WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM.
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