general problems of the 2008 Buick Lucerne

My car shut off will not start with key in the ignition, and when started with the keyless remote it still will not move and car will not come out of park. The whole entire ignition system is locked up. I tried my spare key the car has shut down and it had to be towed home. The car was stationary.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lucerne. Upon traveling over a puddle of water, there was a sudden loss of power steering. The contact experienced the steering wheel becoming extremely tight upon trying to turn left and right when there was excessive rain. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than twice. The technician was unable to replicate or diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The failure mileage was not available.

Clunk in steering when turning steering wheel when parked or moving. Can also hear the clunk noise when driving on rough roads. This is a problem that does not go away.

The contact owns a 2008 Buick Lucerne. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph in severe rainy weather conditions. Suddenly, the steering wheel locked without warning. The driver exerted greater effort to turn the steering wheel. The speed was reduced and the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road with caution. The gear shift was placed into " neutral" position and then to the "drive" position. The vehicle was able to resume normal operation. Whenever the vehicle was in operation in rainy weather conditions the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to the water seepage to the steering serpentine belt. The vehicle has not been repaired for the malfunction. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 17,500.

When making a turn where there is a puddle of water, the engine dies, and I lose control of the power steering for serval seconds, it seems to mostly happen when making a right turn through water. I'm not talking about a lot of water. The dealer maintenance dept. The last time I spoke to them, and for the first time in 8 years, of complaining of this problem, the service manager said it is because the engine is mounted sideways, and when the water hits the fan belts it causes it to slip, which makes it seem like the engine has died. On 10/20/2018 I have reached out to general motors and got no place, they said that the dealership suggest that I bring it in for them to diagnose the problem, and for which I would have to pay for that, and any repairs that is needed, because it is out of warrantee. This is totally unfair, for I have had this problem for over 8 years, 6 of which were under warrantee. This is so wrong with the dealership and general motors handling of this issue that I felt it should be broth to the attention of your dept. To look into it, and get them to do a recall if it is possible. On your web site under vehicle complaints there are other people who have complained about this very same problem. So I am not the only one, it is the car.