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2009 Buick Lucerne fuel/propulsion system problems

36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2009 Buick Lucerne28% of all complaints for this model year.

36
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
28%
share of all complaints
82,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 5
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Aug 1, 2024

  • 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. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF…

    filed Jan 22, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Lucerne years

YearReportsShare
2011 Lucerne48%
2010 Lucerne1222%
2008 Lucerne5023%
2007 Lucerne21%
2006 Lucerne21%
Lucerne fuel/propulsion system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.