2009 Buick Lucerne problems
NHTSA has received 185 complaints about the 2009 Buick Lucerne, and 41% of them involve electrical system. Next are fuel system (24%) and engine (5%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 185 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 41% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 24
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 152 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 42 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 36 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 152 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (60 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 24 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Buick Lucerne with enough data (41 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My wife was stopped waiting for a car to leave a parking spot. She had her foot on the brake ready to put it in park. The car suddenly surged forward and she could not stop it with both feet on the brake. She hit a building and 3 vehicles before she was stopped by the 3rd vehicle. She was headed for another part of the building when she stopped. The air bags did not deploy.there was less than 600 miles on the car. Fortunately no was injured badly. My wife has driven 31 years without an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lucerne. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH in inclement weather, the vehicle traveled over a sheet of ice on an incline and the contact suddenly lost control of the vehicle. The contact spun out of control until the vehicle crashed into a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained injuries to the left eye, and bruising to the breast and shoulders. The contact later suffered many complications from the crash.
Takata recal.l all of the above .right rear door lock.key fob.permanent carbon monozide posion.see the complaints on file.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 buick lucerne. The contact stated that the doors failed to unlock when using the key fob. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was advised that the actuator failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. Updated 8/11/14 updated 08/22/2014
The contact owns a 2009 Buick Lucerne. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to safely drive onto the shoulder, and the tow truck was contacted. The vehicle was later towed to the local mechanic, who diagnosed that the fuel relay had failed. The contact was informed that the relay had failed due to the location under the driver’s side rear seat, and while touching the motor terminal.