general problems of the 2009 Buick Lucerne

The car died suddenly and would not start, with no warnings or codes. Towed it to a midas repair shop and it was diagnosed as a corroded low profile fuel pump relay. This was replaced, and the car ran fine for 3 days before going dead in the middle of driving and left me stranded in an intersection. Had to get it towed back to midas where it was more accurately diagnosed that the issue with the relay was being caused by a faulty rear electrical center. Both of these parts have been recalled, and I have only owned this car for a little over a year. It has only around 40,000 miles on it. Despite this recall, upon taking the car to the local Buick dealership, they stated they could not cover the recall due to it being expired before I even owned the car. I do not understand how it is right or fair for this to have to be paid out of pocket, for $183. 53 and $818. 81 respectively, when it is not my fault, it is a faulty gm parts issue, and gm stated they will not stand behind their product and cover the recall despite the evident risk to my safety if I was to continue driving the car without repair. I understand it is expired, but I fail to see how this is ethical when the part is still faulty to the point of being dangerous.

Fuel pump relay fuse is getting burnt up and not allowing car to start. This is a known problem and NHTSA has already made a recall but mine isn’t recalled. You would think since mine is a 2008-2011 Buick Lucerne it would be able to get fixed. Https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2021/mc-10194133-9999. Pdf.

The fuse box or fuse holder under the back seat had the fuel pump relay fail due to pressure on the fuse box lid from the seat above it. This is a known issue by Buick as they keep the fuse box in stock (for about $300) I have owned two similar Lucernes with this issue. The fuel pump relay caused enough heat to melt into the fuse box, causing a disconnection. This caused the fuel pump to stop pumping, causing the car to stop running. The problem can be confirmed by calling any Buick dealer. I'm sure they have had several examples of this issue besides my pair. There are many examples mentioned on the internet, as well as videos as to how to fix it. There are no warning lamps prior to the failure. The engine dies and refuses to restart.

Fuel pump relay under vehicles back seat fried out due to the back seat hitting the fuse box cover and grounding out the fuel pump relay. My child was in the back seat and said there was smoke coming from the back seat and the fuse box nearly caught on fire. After reading online I am appalled that this has not been recalled yet. There was 0 warning, no lights on dash, I did not file a police report or do anything with my insurance as there was no accident. Just a car bomb manufactured by gm.

Going down highway 70 mph straightaway car stalled able to get to side of highway pulled off seat found fuse box temp hot when cooled down noticed fuel relay switch burnt out. Common problem with car due to engineering of seat brackets hitting fuse box and damaging it. This is the second time in 5 years fuse box has been replaced by certified dealership. Obviously problem is with the engineering of seat bracket but apparently dealer does not take me seriously and did not trim seat clips per my specific request bc there is only a bulletin from gm 15-na-051 not a recall. Several complaints have been made and must be common enough for a bulletin luckily no one was tailgating or this could have been a very serious accident.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2009 Buick Lucerne. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. An independent mechanic replaced the fuel relay; however, the failure recurred. The contact brought the vehicle back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel relay melted part of the fuse box. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

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.

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.

Our new 2009 Buick Lucerne accelerated out of control and the brakes would not stop the car it kept going faster finally we were able to change lanes and put the car in neutral still it was accelerating full and I though it would blow a rod the only way to stop it was the turn off the key.