2009 Buick Lucerne Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the fuel pump relay overheated and burned the fuse box. The accelerator pedal and steering wheel became inoperable. The contact was able to control the vehicle and park the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact replaced the relay, but the vehicle failed to start. The contact called the local dealer and was advised to schedule an appointment for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

NHTSA ID

11510367

Incident

Mar 4, 2023

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTHWEST HILLS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 2065 E MAIN ST, TORRINGTON, CT 06790, (860) 626-5296) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR FUSE BLOCK AND THE RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,818. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK WAS MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB *TR

NHTSA ID

11254465

Incident

Aug 17, 2019

Mileage

71,818 mi

TAKATA RECAL.L ALL OF THE ABOVE .RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK.KEY FOB.PERMANENT CARBON MONOZIDE POSION.SEE THE COMPLAINTS ON FILE.

NHTSA ID

10966678

Incident

Sep 11, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE ISSUE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,800. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10939667

Incident

Jan 3, 2017

Mileage

92,800 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10876147

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

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 ID

10721980

Incident

May 27, 2015

Mileage

68,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10680899

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

Mileage

108,290 mi

ENGINE OIL LEAKS,TIMING COVER GASKET, OIL PAN GASKET-08/27/12 BOTH HEAD GASKETS-04/02/13 FOUND OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR TODAY. GOING TO DEALER 06/03/13. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514653

Incident

Sep 21, 2010

Mileage

2,123 mi

THE BUICK WAS IN MY GARAGE WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE, BEFORE GOING TO BED I ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE TO BE SURE THE GARAGE DOOR IS DOWN AND THE FLAG IS INSIDE. DID SO THAT NIGHT AND ALL WAS NORMAL. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE TO PUT THE BIG DOOR UP AND THE FLAG OUT THE GARAGE WAS VERY WARM. NO OTHER INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, ASSUMED HE FURNACE HAD ACTED UP. WE TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE BREAKFAST DID NOTICE THE HOOD WAS VERY WARM AS IF THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING (I DO NOT HAVE A SENSE OF SMELL SO DID NOT SMELL AN EXHAUST) FUEL WAS VERY LOW ( I WONDERED IF THERE WAS ENOUGH TO GET TO A SERVICE STATION) FILLED HE CAR HAD BREAKFAST THEN CAME HOME NOT APPARENT PROBLEMS. LATER THAT MORNING MY WIFE USE THE CAR TO GO TO AN APPOINTMENT WHEN IT STARTED TO MISS, SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA WHO TOWED THE CAR TO THE NEAREST BUICK DEALER. THE CAR IS THERE NOW, THEY HAD NO YET DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436382

Incident

Nov 17, 2011

ON APRIL 27 WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON I-94 E IN OUR 2009 BUICK LUCERNE WITH 6,127 MILES ON IT. WHILE PULLING BACK ON I-94 THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL AND WE HELD THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP IT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THE CAR WAS STILL WIDE OPEN. I HAVE NOTIFIED GM AND THEY SENT US ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE UNTIL IT FINALLY WAS SENT TO THE GM EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IF. WE ARE ASKING THAT THEY PROVE TO US THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY STILL REFUSE THEY TRIED AT FIRST TO TELL US THAT IT WAS THE WINTER MATS THAT WE HAD IN OUR CAR BUT WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT THE MATT NOW GM STILL HAS NOT GOT BACK WITH ME. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT WAS HER THAT WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR RAN AWAY. IF I-94 WAS BACKED UP THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE CRASH BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER WE TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAW THAT THE BRAKES WERE SMOKED AND NEED WORK TO CORRECT THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342381

Incident

Apr 27, 2010

Mileage

6,127 mi