Problems with 2008 Buick Lucerne ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2008 buick lucerne recall on the weight on the key ring. car went dead in the parking lot. *mw the ignition coil and module were replaced. *jb

2008 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to express discontent with a local dealership. *tgw the consumer stated the recall was performed, by her local mechanic and she should be reimbursed. recall #10v240000 *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer stated that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was 31,126. updated 11/12/14*lj updated 92/03/15.*jb

2008 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to vehicle key recall notice and states not sure repairs will be a remedy. *smd according to the recall notice, the parts were not available. *jb

2008 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to dashboard lights issues and vehicle key fob recall notice. *smd the consumer stated the dashboard lights would go out. especially, in the evening. by the time he arrived at the dealer, the lights would come back on. the parts for the recall, were not available. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. while driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the fuse block was defective and caused the fuel pump module to fail. the vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 77,602. updated 09/24/14*lj..updated 09/25/14 *bf the consumer states the vehicle would not start. however while driving on 9/13 at various speeds the engine died. it died once again for the mechanic.the diagnostic showed the vehicle was not receiving fuel. updated 2/24/2015 *js

While driving, i went over a bump in the road. the dashboard lights and bell started flashing, and message center said "engine powering down", then immediately said "engine powered off". there was no power steering or brakes. i was able to pull somewhat off the side of the road. i turned the key, and no response. after approx. five minutes, i tried the key again, and the car started (not smoothly), and was fine. after one week, the same thing happened while driving at approx. 20 mph (aug 24), and again happened while driving 45 mph (aug 27). each time, we were fortunately not around other vehicles. after the second stall, we received a recall notice from gm for the ignition switch. talked to the recall center, who told us it was not under the recall because we did not know if the key had actually turned off. we had taken all other keys and fobs off the key, but the third incident occurred on august 27. we then took the car to the gm dealer who did a diagnostic check on september 2. he found a loose ground wire, and felt it was fixed. we picked up the car, drove approximately 1.5 miles and the car stalled again. when it started, we drove it back to the gm dealership. it has now been at the gm dealer since september 2. they continue to test drive and run diagnostic checks and nothing shows up. we have contacted gm recall center three times since, and have had no return phone calls. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2008 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to vehicle stopped several times while driving. *smd the consumer stated four mechanic's worked on the vehicle, and they were unable to fix it. the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available. the dealer stated that the contact had to wait for the second recall notification. the second notification was received, but the parts were still not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the delay. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2008 buick lucerne. the car stalled and lost power steering and brake capability on a narrow country road. *ta the consumer received a recall letter on august 21, 2014. the problem regarding the ignition in recall, described the problem she experienced. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. while driving approximately 30 mph and changing lanes, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. the side air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the driver sustained back and neck injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who indicated that the air bags did not deploy due to a failed ignition switch. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 93,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to turn off when the key was in the ignition. the vehicle also failed to respond when the contact attempted to start the vehicle. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v355000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. while driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technician stated that the ignition coil and module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 24,863. updated 12/2/14*cn updated 05/7/2015 *js

When ready to leave work the vehicle would not start. determined the fuel pump was not operating. replaced the fuel pump and the vehicle still would not start. i found the fuel pump relay was the ultimate cause of failure. after replacing this relay two other times i decided to look further into the cause. i dismantled the fuse box to find it was not complete inside. the fuse box is filled with female to female couplers to connect the bottom wiring harness to the fuses. the fuel pump relay should have four of the couplers installed in the fuse box. there are only three installed. the male pins are long enough to touch and make contact. they will eventually overheat. this is a manufacturing defect and a fire hazard; as many people have had the issue. buick still has not issued a safety recall and refuses to actually investigate the reason this is happening. the average consumer is being hit wit a $400.00 fuse box and $600.00 fuel pump replacement. i actually have since installed my original fuel pump. the replacement pump did not have a sending unit for the fuel gauge. why are the dealers replacing probably perfectly fine fuel pumps. this has become a racket.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact stated while traveling 55 mph, there was a burning smell throughout the vehicle. a private mechanic replaced the starter relay switch; however when the contact started the vehicle the following day the fuse box was burned out. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the fuse box needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage 44,000.

I have a 2008 buick lucerne. i had approximately 78,200 miles on the car. in december 2013 i was playing music in my vehicle with out the car being on. the car battery was drained but, what surprising to me was the fact that i couldn't get the key to move (up or down/ in or out ) the ignition . after waiting 45 minutes for aaa, all it took was a jump, and the key was released . so i *tr

In december of 2013 i was playing music in my vehicle, ( 2008, buick lucerne) the battery got go drained. the thing that surprised me was the fact that after, the battery was drained the ignition ceased. i couldn't move the key up/down or in/out of the ignition. i think that this could have been very serious if i had lost power on the high way. (alternator or battery) when aaa came on the scene as soon as they hooked up my vehicle to a portable battery and, turned it on the key was released immediately. *tr

Car would not start, and the fuel relay fuse had blown, damaging the fuse box. fuse was replaced and on dec 4, 2013 the car would not start again. new fuse block had to be installed. mechanic's diagnoses said the fuel pump was not receiving good voltage at time, further inspection and testing showed under the rear seal left side fuse block is receiving good voltage but sending a low voltage signal to the fuel pump. further investigation shows a burnt and melted high resistance connection at the fuel pump relay. normally, i understand the fuse next to the relay should have blown. problem seems to stem with the fuse box and there was only one available in the united states on 12/4/2013 which i got. my mechanic was told they are on national backorder and it could take up to 6 months to receive one. so there is an obvious problem with these fuse boxes.

My car drove perfectly fine in the morning. early afternoon i went to drive the car and although it cranked, it did not and would not start. i took it the dealer who informed me that the fuel pump pulled too much amperage, causing the relay and the fuse box to burn. he stated i was lucky the car did not catch on fire. he further advised me that i had to change all three parts at a cost of over $1600!! i did further research and discovered that this is a known and common problem with the 2008 buick lucerne. i am amazed that i was not advised of this potential life threatening problem and that even with the knowledge, gm did not issue a recall. i have asked gm to pay for the fixing of this problem, but thus far there has not been any decision as to what they will do. i need gm to first pay to fix the problem, and second to issue a recall before someone gets killed. *tr

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. as a result, the contact crashed into four vehicles and the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for repairs. the front end, the front driver's side door and mirror were replaced. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign id number: 14v355000 (electrical system). however, the parts needed for the repairs were unavailable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 63,000. pam

2008 buick lucerne. consumer writes in regards to door locking problems. *smd the consumer stated the doors would lock on their own. a few weeks ago, the doors locked with the consumer still inside the vehicle, and she was unable to get out, even though she pressed the unlock button. the door lock problem was intermittent. also, the vehicle stalled, and the vehicle had to be towed. the ignition , module was replaced. *jb

As i was turning a corner in this vehicle the engine suddenly stopped running. as i was on a lightly traveled street inside a development i was able to stop near the curb. i attempted to restart the car but it would not start. i called for assistance and a flat bed tow truck came after 1 hour. the car was taken to a buick dealer that i normally use. the problem was diagnosed as the failure of the ignition module and 3 ignition coils that were supposedly damaged by the failing ignition coil. i feel that this is a serious problem as the sudden loss of power caused the power steering and braking to cease. if i had been on a busy highway or interstate it could have resulted in an crash as a result of the lack of control of the vehicle. i believe i was fortunate to be on a lightly traveled road inside a development. *tr

Purchased vehicle 4/2/12. 6/30/12 car would not start. full power and crank but would not engage. car towed and diagnosed as fuel pump/relay. the relay was melted. repaired without incident. july 23,2012 car repeated. no start. car towed again and relay is melted again. researching it seems to be a common event occurring in 2008 v8. mechanic has determined it to be an electrical problem stemming from fuse and amps being delivered to relay. *tr the consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded and a reasonable amount of time addressing the failure.*js

In august of 2011 i purchased what was supposed to be a certified pre-owned buick superior buick. i had numerous problems that i tried to get fixed under warranty(suspension, thermostat, air bags, steering etc.) or good faith (only brakes) just to name a few, and tried to get a refund under my warranty or different car within the first 72 hours/150 miles of resigning my contract and was denied. i made numerous trips to the dealership to get these problems serviced and was told every time that nothing was wrong, they found debris here a screw there, tightened this, blamed it on this etc. they never fixed or replaced anything but a water pump and a couple of electrical bulbs (the same ones). after at least 5 attempts to get it fixed( per laws set forth) i had a couple of face-to- face meetings with the g.m./part owner louis faller. during these meetings, he tells me everything from you got a lemon, that he believed the car was wrecked prior, to that he fired a couple of employees for putting bad cars on his lot and not fixing them properly under warranty, amongst other things. so after no luck with a refund i began to get opinions which uncovered everything from prior damage to several things wrong with the suspension in late 2012 etc. so in late 2013, after all the things progressed to really bad and i got my x-mas bonus i began fixing it and reached out to hendrick corporate. they lied to me and said they would give me at least the money for fixing what i already fixed and that i had to get rest from dealership. they later took it back cause i wasn't signing over no rights because i still had several thousand in damages. so i reached out g.m. customer service and executive branches. they were like automated puppets. please refer to attachments. the right front bearing, was replaced. there was an issue with the anti-lock brakes the right front strut shield was sticking and making a clicking sound, the tires were cupping, creating a rumbling sound, tie rods needed to be replaced, the pressure line from the powe

Three door locks ceased working at various times regardless of using a key fob or the switch on the inside of the door. two were repaired at a gm repair facility (dealer). that gm repair facility attempted to fix the 3rd one, but was unsuccessful. it is aggravating to have to look at all 4 doors each time the car is unlocked or locked to check the position of the lock knob. hazard: if the door would not lock when the car is left parked, it might be easily broken into, or if the door didn't unlock in an emergency, it might trap someone inside. *tr

The heated windshield washer recall 10153 is not sufficient. they are not offering a repair but to disable it. i and many others who have this option are not going to get the recall done because we want this feature to work. because of this many are at risk. what if someone does not get it done and parks their vehicle under an apartment complex garage and it ignites? even people who that do not have this car are at risk. i bought a much more expensive car then i really needed because of this feature. gm should be forced to find a new vendor to design a replacement module. it's being disabled because it is cheaper for them to give you $100 then to redesign and fix the problem. what will be next, if the abs modules start to burn and the vendor goes out of business will they then have a recall to disable the abs? i plead with you to not let gm get away with this. thank you *tr

Instrument panel gauges are difficult to read on 2008 buick lucerne i have a 2008 buick lucerne with an instrument panel lighting problem. most of the time the gauges are very difficult to read. buick has an ongoing problem with this problem. the earliest cars that i've found to exhibit this problem are 2003 buicks. the latest is 2013. buick does not acknowledge this problem and stonewalls when asked to asked correct it. i believe it is a safely issue and should be corrected. below are two of the many sites where owners address the problem. http://car-and-safety.com/buick-digital-instrument-panel.htm http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2006/buick/lucerne/instrument+panel. *tr

I took delivery of a 2008 buick lucerne.last year. almost immediately i had problems. i proceeded under pa. lemon law due to electrical issues (engine light indicating a problem) represented by counsel. i was told the problem was fixed and settled for a flat amount. since that time i have had additional engine light issues but this time it has been diagnosed (and documented) as a problem completely different than that which occurred previously. the original problem was well in excess of five times and close to 30 days down time. this new problem is now on its second occurrence and now i am in rental car. i have informed gm and the dealer that this vehicle is an accident waiting to happen. it is a potential death trap. the dealer finally admits today that this vehicle is defective. however, gm has taken a position that the first incident was settled that they refuse to acknowledge that there is a new & second problem not fixed by the first recall. i have even offered to give them their settlement money back on the first occurrence i am so disgusted. the car is a danger not only to myself but to others that i am on the road with as a travel the pa tpk. everyday for work. gm refuses to listen to their dealer who now admits that this vehicle is defective and confirms a new and second problem. gm will not listen to their dealer nor take this seriously. one problem solved another electrical problem (supposedly involving an emission systems breakdown) to go. can someone at the agency please help me? *tr

During daylight hours the instrumental panel lights will be dim or go dim while driving. you will not be able to read any information on the dash when sun shines on or near the panel. dealer replaced panel but it did no good. went back to dealer but he said they could not fix it. *tr

I have an 08 buick lucerne cxl under warranty. at times the instrument panel lights are so dim you cannot read the panel when the sun shines on them a bit. i took it to dealer and they replaced panel light. no help. they said buick will not help them. took it back and explained problem and they said yes, you and a thousand others. i contacted buick division and they file my email and give me a long number. dealer agrees it is a safety problem. when driving in mountains i want to know my speed, gear i'm in etc. it don't happen all the time so i am sure there is a simple fix. a switch or computer or something similiar. thankyou. *tr

On a sunny day it is not possible to read the instrument panel under the cowl. most important : one cannot read the speedometer so that you can only judge your speed by whether you are passing everyone or they are passing you. nor are any of the other instruments readable. at night there is no problem as the instrument lights are fine, but the instrument lights do nothing to help the day problem. these are all accidents waiting to happen. i spoke with buick in detroit and also my local buick dealer. detroit said they were aware of the problem but had no suggestion. my dealer also had no suggestion. this is clearly a design flaw that needs correction. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. the contact noticed that the lighting on the instrument control panel had a constant low intensity, resulting in poor illumination. as a result, he was unable to see the warning lights and other important information on the instrument control panel. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that it was a characteristic of the vehicle. the failure mileage was 90 and current mileage was 1,300. update 10/01/08 *cw updated 10/02/08. *jb

I purchased a new 2008 buick lucerne and unable to read instrument panel gauges especially speed, gas, etc during daylight periods with bright sun and/or hazy when auto running lights are on. driver is unable to observe the auto's speed, amount of fuel and other instruments on panel. this is caused by the instrument panel being install to far back into the console , therefore in deep shadow . also there is no back lighting when the auto running lights are on. this iis a major safety day time concern as driver is unable to proper judge his speed as well as being able to observe other instrument panel monitors. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 buick lucerne. after purchasing the vehicle, the contact realized that the battery was located under the rear passenger seat. the contact stated that if a crash occurred, battery fumes and acids could be released into the passenger compartment. the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 25.