Buick LUCERNE fuel problems
154 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
943 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 720 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
154 of 943 complaints match this topic (16.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10550201 · 2013-10-28 (October 28, 2013)
2006 BUICK LUCERNE . CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A RUSTED GAS LINE ON VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE NOTICED A PETROLEUM ORDER AND NO SIGN OF LEAKING EVIDENCE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM NOT DRIVE THE CAR, DUE TO A FUEL LEAK WHICH WAS CAUSED BY RUSTED FUEL AND EVAP LINES.
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Owner report 10576262 · 2014-04-01 (April 1, 2014)
WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE SPEED DOES NOT PLAY A PART IN THIS PROBLEM NOR DOES THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSS POWER AND HAVE A BIG JERK AND BANG WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A PARKED POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL WHEN TURNING ONTO A STREET AND START BACK UP. THIS MORNING IN PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,THE CAR LOST POWER, BUT REGAINED POWER BEFORE I GOT HIT. THIS IS DANGEROUS. …
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576262 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11340201 · 2020-07-19 (July 19, 2020)
FUSE BOX SHORT DO TO LOCATION CAUSING FUEL PUMP TO STOP WORKING AND YOU KNEW ABOUT IT FOR YEARS , KNOW FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING AND FUSE BOX NEED'S REPLACED AND ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED STARTED HAPPENING FROM DAY ONE AND BROKE DOWN OVER TIME CAUSE IS SEAT BRACKET LOCATION AND I FEEL YOU SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL DO TO FACTORY DEFECT .#15-NA-051 NO START CONDITION ,THANK GOD THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND MY SON HAVE M.D. WAS NOT DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR'S
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Owner report 10298690 · 2010-01-08 (January 8, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HIS VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 13,600. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP, AS HE TRIED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, HE DISCOVERED HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONS…
Owner-reported narrative. 13,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298690 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10467588 · 2012-07-24 (July 24, 2012)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 86,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10467588 at NHTSA ↗