2008 BUICK LUCERNE

320 complaints filed with NHTSA.

320
Complaints
19
Crashes
44
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM107
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM50
ENGINE24
AIR BAGS11
STRUCTURE:BODY10
STEERING9
SEATS8
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5
SERVICE BRAKES5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS5

Recalls (3)

08V44100028/08/2008

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING 857,735 MY 2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MY 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL, SATURN OUTLOOK; AND MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HEATED WIP

14V35500023/06/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain

10V24000004/06/2010

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 BUICK, LUCERNE; CADILLAC DTS; HUMMER H2; MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 BUICK ENCLAVE; CADILLAC CTS; MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT; CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE; GMC ACADIA, SIERRA, YUKON, YUKON XL; SATURN OUT

Recent Complaints

20250621FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I purchased the vehicle a week before the incident. There were no warning lights or messages and nothing to indicate there was a problem. I was driving in a crowded parking lot so I was going very slow. When I turned my car suddenly died. My husband was passenger and my daughter and 2 sons were in the back. Smoke started coming from the seat and we all rushed out of the car while the seat was on fire. my husband pulled the seat out and put the fire out. I was not aware the battery is located und

20250621FireSEATS

I purchased the vehicle a week before the incident. There were no warning lights or messages and nothing to indicate there was a problem. I was driving in a crowded parking lot so I was going very slow. When I turned my car suddenly died. My husband was passenger and my daughter and 2 sons were in the back. Smoke started coming from the seat and we all rushed out of the car while the seat was on fire. my husband pulled the seat out and put the fire out. I was not aware the battery is located und

20240910FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Fuse box (rear) 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL. FUEL PUMP Relay burns fuses out quickly. The fuse box located under the back seat has been having issues of burning where the fuel pump relay is located. It then in turn shorts out the fuse box which keeps needing to be replaced. This is a safety issue as it catches fire under the back seat. Fuse box has been replaced before and continues to have issues and melts, causing the vehicle to die in mid traffic, does at stop lights or even just parked and runn

20240910FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Fuse box (rear) 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL. FUEL PUMP Relay burns fuses out quickly. The fuse box located under the back seat has been having issues of burning where the fuel pump relay is located. It then in turn shorts out the fuse box which keeps needing to be replaced. This is a safety issue as it catches fire under the back seat. Fuse box has been replaced before and continues to have issues and melts, causing the vehicle to die in mid traffic, does at stop lights or even just parked and runn

20240627FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

Electrical Relay/Fuse box in the back under the driver's side passenger seat. we thought at first it was the battery. We replaced the battery the connections. The car sometimes starts sometimes doesn't. We've messed with the relays pulling them out and back in and it trys to turn over clicks and doesn't but has full power to the car there is also signs of extreme heat maybe fire from the battery to the metal frame of the back seat insert

20231104FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The transmission started not shifting as I was driving down the road and the relay fuse box caught on fire and I think it’s where the back seat lays on top of the fuse box which rubs the fuses. Which is dangerous bc it catches on fire and could blow the car up while driving

20231104FirePOWER TRAIN

The transmission started not shifting as I was driving down the road and the relay fuse box caught on fire and I think it’s where the back seat lays on top of the fuse box which rubs the fuses. Which is dangerous bc it catches on fire and could blow the car up while driving

20210727FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

-The electrical system failed, causing the fuel pump to not work properly due to design flaw in the backseat putting pressure on the fuse box which is located under the backseat. The spot where contact is made to the fuse box, is where the fuel pump relay is. Pressure from the seat bracket (with or without a passenger in the seat) causes the pump replay to not make proper contact with the terminal, therefore causing the power to arc and get so hot that the relay starts smoking, melting the relay

20210727FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

-The electrical system failed, causing the fuel pump to not work properly due to design flaw in the backseat putting pressure on the fuse box which is located under the backseat. The spot where contact is made to the fuse box, is where the fuel pump relay is. Pressure from the seat bracket (with or without a passenger in the seat) causes the pump replay to not make proper contact with the terminal, therefore causing the power to arc and get so hot that the relay starts smoking, melting the relay

20210727FireSEATS

-The electrical system failed, causing the fuel pump to not work properly due to design flaw in the backseat putting pressure on the fuse box which is located under the backseat. The spot where contact is made to the fuse box, is where the fuel pump relay is. Pressure from the seat bracket (with or without a passenger in the seat) causes the pump replay to not make proper contact with the terminal, therefore causing the power to arc and get so hot that the relay starts smoking, melting the relay

20201220FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR WOULDN'T START KEPT TRYING TO START IT AND IT WOULD MAKE A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE STAFFED IN THE FUSE BOX IN THE REAR SEAT OF CAR

Mileage: 122,840

20201130FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE RELAYS INSIDE HAD MELTED CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER COURTESY BUICK LOCATED AT 7 AUTO CENTER DR. LOUISVILLE KY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUF

Mileage: 70,000

20201130FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE RELAYS INSIDE HAD MELTED CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO OVERHEAT AND FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER COURTESY BUICK LOCATED AT 7 AUTO CENTER DR. LOUISVILLE KY WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUF

Mileage: 70,000

20200803FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:FUSES, RELAYS, CONTACTS, AND SHUNTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED A FUSE BLOCK MELTED DUE TO THE FUEL RELAY UNDER THE REAR SEAT MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHOM INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SPOUSE ORDERED A NEW PART AND WOULD DO THE REPAIRS ON HIS OWN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAI

Mileage: 82,500

20200420FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AT A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT, WHEN HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED PLASTIC BURNING ODOR AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT READ A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM GENERAL MOTORS ON-LINE ON HOW TO RE

Mileage: 125,000

20191110FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 3 FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSES IN 3 MONTHS LAST ONE STARTED ON FIRE JUST FROM STARTING VEHICLE

20191110FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 3 FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSES IN 3 MONTHS LAST ONE STARTED ON FIRE JUST FROM STARTING VEHICLE

20191007CrashAIR BAGS

AUTO WAS IN ACCIDENT. LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL, IN FRONT OF L WHEEL. BASICALLY, CAR WAS RUN OVER. SEE PHOTOS. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. ACCIDENT ON 8-28-2019. CAR BEING HELD IN CASE NHTSA WANTS TO INSPECT IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY NOTIFY INS. CO. REGARDING STATUS OF SAID CAR, ACCIDENT AND IF THEY SHOULD KEEP IT.

Mileage: 203,500

20191007CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

AUTO WAS IN ACCIDENT. LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL, IN FRONT OF L WHEEL. BASICALLY, CAR WAS RUN OVER. SEE PHOTOS. AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. ACCIDENT ON 8-28-2019. CAR BEING HELD IN CASE NHTSA WANTS TO INSPECT IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY NOTIFY INS. CO. REGARDING STATUS OF SAID CAR, ACCIDENT AND IF THEY SHOULD KEEP IT.

Mileage: 203,500

20190618FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND TOWED TO A TRUCK STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE, DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS MELTED AND BURNT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE DISCOVERY NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS NOTICED UNDER THE REAR SEAT WHERE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS LOCATED IN THE FUSE BOX. THE CONTACT STATED HE PURCHASED AND REP

Mileage: 211,000